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Garden Layout Planner

by @johstracke

Plan and design garden layouts with companion planting, spacing, sun requirements, crop rotation, and exportable layout management for small gardens and farms.

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads1,557
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TERMINAL
clawhub install garden-layout-planner

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: garden-layout-planner description: Garden design and layout planning for gardeners. Plan your garden with companion planting, spacing, and sun requirements. Use when designing a new garden, planning crop rotation, or optimizing space. Security: file exports restricted to safe directories. Perfect for home gardeners, small farmers, and anyone maximizing their growing space.

Garden Layout Planner

Design your garden with smart planning tools for companion planting, spacing, and sun requirements.

Quick Start

Add a garden bed to your layout

garden_layout.py add-bed "" --width  --length  --sun "full/partial/shade"

Add plants to a bed

garden_layout.py add-plant "" "" --row  --col

Get companion planting suggestions

garden_layout.py companions ""

Get spacing requirements

garden_layout.py spacing ""

Show complete garden layout

garden_layout.py layout

Export layout to markdown

garden_layout.py export ""

Usage Patterns

For new garden setup

# Define your beds
garden_layout.py add-bed "Bed 1" --width 4 --length 8 --sun "full"
garden_layout.py add-bed "Bed 2" --width 3 --length 6 --sun "partial"
Check companion planting

garden_layout.py companions "tomato"  # Best with basil, carrots, onions
garden_layout.py companions "cucumber"   # Best with beans, corn, peas
Add plants with proper spacing

garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 1" "tomato" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 1" "basil" --row 1 --col 3  # Companion!
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 2" "beans" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 2" "corn" --row 2 --col 1  # Companion!
Review your layout

garden_layout.py layout

For companion planting optimization

# Check what grows well together
garden_layout.py companions "carrots"  # Good with tomatoes, onions, lettuce
garden_layout.py companions "onions"   # Good with carrots, tomatoes, beets
Avoid bad combinations

garden_layout.py incompatible "potatoes"  # Avoid with tomatoes, cucumbers

For small space maximization

# Use vertical growing for space efficiency
garden_layout.py add-bed "Trellis" --width 1 --length 6 --sun "full"
garden_layout.py add-plant "Trellis" "cucumber" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Trellis" "peas" --row 2 --col 1
Intensive planting with succession

garden_layout.py add-bed "Intensive Bed" --width 3 --length 4 --sun "full"
garden_layout.py add-plant "Intensive Bed" "lettuce" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Intensive Bed" "radishes" --row 1 --col 2  # Fast harvest

For crop rotation planning

# Track what you planted each year
garden_layout.py add-season "2026"  # Starts fresh layout
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 1" "tomatoes" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 2" "beans" --row 1 --col 1
Next year, change families

garden_layout.py add-season "2027"  # New layout
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 1" "carrots" --row 1 --col 1  # Different family
garden_layout.py add-plant "Bed 2" "corn" --row 1 --col 1      # Different family

Companion Planting Guide

Best Combinations (Good Together)

| Plant | Good With | Why | |-------|-----------|------| | Tomatoes | Basil, carrots, onions, marigolds | Basil enhances flavor, carrots repel pests | | Cucumbers | Beans, corn, peas, radishes | Beans fix nitrogen, corn provides support | | Lettuce | Carrots, radishes, onions | Radishes mark rows, carrots break soil | | Peppers | Basil, onions, carrots | Basil repels aphids | | Beans | Corn, potatoes, cucumbers | Nitrogen fixation benefits neighbors | | Carrots | Tomatoes, onions, lettuce | Onions repel carrot fly | | Corn | Beans, squash, cucumbers | Three Sisters method | | Squash | Corn, beans, radishes | Beans repel squash beetles |

Incompatible Plants (Avoid Together)

| Plant | Avoid With | Why | |-------|-----------|------| | Tomatoes | Potatoes, cucumbers, fennel | Same pests/diseases | | Beans | Onions, garlic | Inhibit growth | | Carrots | Dill, parsnips | Dill attracts carrot fly | | Cucumbers | Potatoes, sage | Potatoes compete for space | | Onions | Beans, peas | Inhibit bean growth |

Spacing Requirements

Small Plants (6-12 inches apart)

  • Lettuce: 6-8 inches
  • Spinach: 4-6 inches
  • Radishes: 2-3 inches
  • Onions: 4-6 inches
  • Carrots: 2-3 inches

    • Medium Plants (12-24 inches apart)

  • Peppers: 18-24 inches
  • Eggplant: 18-24 inches
  • Beans (bush): 12-18 inches
  • Cabbage: 18-24 inches

    • Large Plants (24+ inches apart)

  • Tomatoes: 24-36 inches
  • Squash: 24-48 inches (or trellis)
  • Corn: 12-18 inches (in blocks for pollination)
  • Potatoes: 12-15 inches

    • Sun Requirements

    Full Sun (6-8+ hours daily)

  • Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, corn, beans, cucumbers

    • Partial Sun (4-6 hours daily)

  • Lettuce, spinach, kale, peas, carrots, beets

    • Shade (<4 hours daily)

  • Some leafy greens, herbs like mint, chives

    • Examples

    Three Sisters Garden (Traditional)

    # Classic Native American companion planting
garden_layout.py add-bed "Three Sisters" --width 8 --length 8 --sun "full"
    Plant corn in center (support)
    
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "corn" --row 4 --col 4
    Plant beans around corn (nitrogen)
    
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "beans" --row 4 --col 2
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "beans" --row 4 --col 6
    Plant squash at edges (ground cover)
    
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 1 --col 8
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 8 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 8 --col 8

    Tomato-Basil Garden

    # Simple companion planting
garden_layout.py add-bed "Tomato Patch" --width 4 --length 6 --sun "full"
    garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "tomato" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "basil" --row 1 --col 3  # Companion!
garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "carrots" --row 2 --col 1  # Under tomatoes
garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "carrots" --row 2 --col 3

    Mixed Bed for Small Spaces

    # Intensive planting
garden_layout.py add-bed "Small Space" --width 3 --length 4 --sun "partial"
    garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "lettuce" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "radishes" --row 1 --col 2  # Fast, marks row
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "lettuce" --row 1 --col 3
    garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "spinach" --row 2 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "onions" --row 2 --col 2
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "spinach" --row 2 --col 3

    Search Features

  • Find compatible plants for companion planting
  • Get spacing requirements for any plant
  • Search layouts by plant name
  • Filter by sun requirements

    • Security

    Path Validation

    The export function validates output paths to prevent malicious writes:
  • βœ… Allowed: ~/.openclaw/workspace/, /tmp/, and home directory
  • ❌ Blocked: System paths (/etc/, /usr/, /var/, etc.)
  • ❌ Blocked: Sensitive dotfiles (~/.bashrc, ~/.ssh, etc.)

    • Data Storage

  • Garden layouts stored in: ~/.openclaw/workspace/garden_layout_db.json
  • Each bed tracks: dimensions, sun exposure, plants with positions
  • Companion database built-in with 50+ plant relationships
  • JSON format makes it easy to backup or migrate

    • Best Practices

    1. Plan before planting - Use layout planner to visualize before putting seeds in ground 2. Use companion planting - Plant compatible species together 3. Check spacing - Don't overcrowd, plants need room to grow 4. Track sun exposure - Different beds have different sun requirements 5. Plan for rotation - Track what you plant where each year 6. Export for reference - Keep a backup of your garden plan

    Related Skills

  • plant-tracker - Track individual plants with care schedules and harvests
  • seasonal-planting-guide - What to plant when in your growing zone

    • Use together for complete garden management!

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    Three Sisters Garden (Traditional)

    # Classic Native American companion planting
garden_layout.py add-bed "Three Sisters" --width 8 --length 8 --sun "full"
    Plant corn in center (support)
    
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "corn" --row 4 --col 4
    Plant beans around corn (nitrogen)
    
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "beans" --row 4 --col 2
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "beans" --row 4 --col 6
    Plant squash at edges (ground cover)
    
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 1 --col 8
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 8 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Three Sisters" "squash" --row 8 --col 8

    Tomato-Basil Garden

    # Simple companion planting
garden_layout.py add-bed "Tomato Patch" --width 4 --length 6 --sun "full"
    garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "tomato" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "basil" --row 1 --col 3  # Companion!
garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "carrots" --row 2 --col 1  # Under tomatoes
garden_layout.py add-plant "Tomato Patch" "carrots" --row 2 --col 3

    Mixed Bed for Small Spaces

    # Intensive planting
garden_layout.py add-bed "Small Space" --width 3 --length 4 --sun "partial"
    garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "lettuce" --row 1 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "radishes" --row 1 --col 2  # Fast, marks row
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "lettuce" --row 1 --col 3
    garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "spinach" --row 2 --col 1
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "onions" --row 2 --col 2
garden_layout.py add-plant "Small Space" "spinach" --row 2 --col 3

    πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

    1. Plan before planting - Use layout planner to visualize before putting seeds in ground 2. Use companion planting - Plant compatible species together 3. Check spacing - Don't overcrowd, plants need room to grow 4. Track sun exposure - Different beds have different sun requirements 5. Plan for rotation - Track what you plant where each year 6. Export for reference - Keep a backup of your garden plan