Garden Layout Planner

What This Skill Does

The Garden Layout Planner by johstracke is a specialized OpenClaw agent skill designed to assist home gardeners, urban farmers, and horticulturists in creating organized and productive planting environments. The skill acts as an intelligent assistant that manages complex variables such as companion planting synergies, optimal sun exposure, spatial dimensions of garden beds, and seasonal crop rotation. By using this tool, users can prevent common gardening mistakes—such as planting incompatible species next to each other—and maximize yield within limited square footage.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/johstracke/garden-layout-planner Ensure you have the OpenClaw agent environment configured with the necessary permissions for the directory where you intend to save your layout files.

Use Cases

• New Garden Setup: Ideal for planning a fresh layout by defining specific dimensions and sun requirements for multiple beds before ever touching the soil.
• Companion Planting Optimization: Automatically suggests plant pairings that naturally repel pests or improve flavor, such as pairing basil with tomatoes or beans with corn.
• Space Maximization: Perfect for small-scale gardening where every square inch matters. The tool helps track intensive planting schedules and vertical growing structures like trellises.
• Crop Rotation Management: Assists in maintaining soil health by tracking what was planted in previous years, helping to prevent disease buildup and nutrient depletion.

Example Prompts

1. "Garden Layout Planner, check if I can plant potatoes in the same bed as my tomatoes, and give me some better companion options for the tomatoes."
2. "I have a 4x4 raised bed with partial sun. What are some high-yield plants that will thrive there?"
3. "Export my current garden layout for Bed 1 and Bed 2 to a markdown file named spring_garden_2026.md."

Tips & Limitations

To get the best results, always define your sun requirements accurately, as this significantly impacts the AI's suggestions for plant placement. Note that while the tool provides excellent scientific data on companion planting, it does not account for micro-climates or specific soil pH levels unique to your individual plot. Always double-check the spacing requirements for aggressive growers like squash or melons, which may require more space than standard grid placement suggests. Finally, ensure your file permissions are set correctly to allow for safe exports of your layout documentation.