🌱 Easy Garden Planner

Design your perfect garden layout with drag & drop ease

📏 Garden Space (feet)

Width (ft):

Height (ft):

Snap to Grid

🌾 Bed Settings (feet)

Width (ft):

Height (ft):

🥬 Vegetables

Select to plant:

📚 Garden Guides

🌡️ Your Growing Zone

✓ Zone updated! Guides will reflect your zone.

✓ Auto-saved

Tip: Your garden auto-saves to this browser. Use Export to backup to a file.

🌱 How to Use Easy Garden Planner

🎯 Getting Started

Set Garden Size: Enter your garden dimensions in feet and click "Apply Size"
Add Beds: Set bed width/height and click "➕ Add Bed"
Move Beds: Click and drag beds to position them in your garden
Rotate Beds: Click the 🔄 button on any bed to rotate 90°

🌿 Planting

Select a Vegetable: Click any vegetable from the left sidebar
Plant: Click empty cells (+ signs) in your beds to plant
Remove Plants: Hover over a plant and click the ✕ button
View Info: Hover over planted vegetables to see growing information
Edit Info: Click the blue "i" icon to customize plant details

☀️ Companion Planting

Green Border: ✓ Good companion plants together!
Red Border: ⚠ Incompatible plants - hover over icon for details
Brown Border: Neutral - no strong companions or conflicts
Sun Icons: Click ☀️ or ⛅ to toggle between full sun and partial sun

⚙️ Features

Snap to Grid: Enable in Garden Space settings for precise alignment
Auto-Save: Your garden automatically saves to your browser
Export: Download your garden as a .json file for backup
Import: Load a previously exported garden
Print: Print your garden layout
Rename Beds: Click on any bed name to edit it

💡 Tips

Pay attention to companion planting warnings to maximize garden health
Use Export regularly to backup your garden design
Check sun exposure icons to match plants with appropriate light conditions
Hover over vegetables in beds to see days to harvest and spacing info
Click "Clear Saved Data" if you want to start completely fresh

🌱

Welcome to Easy Garden Planner!

Your journey to the perfect garden starts here

🎯 Getting Started

1. Explore the Demo Garden: We've created 8 sample beds filled with vegetables to show you what's possible!

2. Clear When Ready: Click the 🗑️ Clear All button when you're ready to design your own garden.

3. Design Your Garden: Add beds, drag them around, plant vegetables, and watch companion planting indicators guide you!

💡

Pro Tips:

Hover over plants to see growing info and companion planting details
Look for ✓ green borders (good companions) and ⚠ red borders (incompatible plants)
Your garden auto-saves, but use Export to backup your design

🌿

Companion Planting Guide

Maximize your garden's health with smart plant combinations

What is Companion Planting?

Companion planting is the practice of growing different plants together for mutual benefit. Some plants help each other by repelling pests, improving soil nutrients, providing shade, or attracting beneficial insects. Other combinations should be avoided as they compete for resources or attract similar pests.

✓

Good Companions

Plants that benefit each other through pest control, pollination, or nutrient sharing

⚠

Incompatible Plants

Plants that compete for nutrients, attract similar pests, or inhibit growth

○

Neutral

No strong positive or negative interactions between plants

Complete Companion Planting Chart

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Tomatoes

✓ Good Companions

Basil (repels flies & mosquitoes), Carrots (help aerate soil), Onions & Garlic (deter aphids), Marigolds (repel nematodes)

⚠ Avoid

Cabbage family, Potatoes (compete for nutrients, similar diseases)

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Peppers (Bell & Hot)

✓ Good Companions

Basil (improves flavor & repels insects), Onions (deter pests), Spinach (provides ground cover)

⚠ Avoid

Beans (compete for nutrients), Brassicas like Cabbage & Broccoli

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Carrots

✓ Good Companions

Onions & Leeks (repel carrot flies), Tomatoes, Peas (add nitrogen to soil)

⚠ Avoid

Dill (can stunt growth), Parsnips (compete for space)

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Lettuce & Leafy Greens

✓ Good Companions

Carrots, Radishes (mature quickly), Beets, Onions, Strawberries (provide shade)

⚠ Avoid

Cabbage (competes for nutrients), Parsley (can slow growth)

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Beans (Green & Bush)

✓ Good Companions

Corn (provides support for climbing), Squash (the "Three Sisters"), Carrots, Cucumbers

⚠ Avoid

Onions, Garlic, Peppers (can inhibit growth)

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Cucumbers

✓ Good Companions

Beans (add nitrogen), Corn, Peas, Radishes (deter cucumber beetles), Sunflowers

⚠ Avoid

Potatoes (compete for water), Aromatic herbs (can affect flavor), Melons

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Onions & Garlic

✓ Good Companions

Tomatoes (repel aphids), Carrots (repel carrot flies), Beets, Lettuce, Strawberries

⚠ Avoid

Beans, Peas (onions inhibit legume growth), Asparagus

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Cabbage, Broccoli & Cauliflower

✓ Good Companions

Beets, Celery, Onions (repel cabbage moths), Potatoes, Aromatic herbs like Sage

⚠ Avoid

Tomatoes (compete for nutrients), Strawberries, Peppers

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Squash & Zucchini

✓ Good Companions

Corn, Beans (Three Sisters), Radishes, Peas, Marigolds (deter beetles)

⚠ Avoid

Potatoes (compete for space and nutrients)

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Corn

✓ Good Companions

Beans (climbing support & nitrogen fixation), Squash (ground cover), Cucumbers, Peas

⚠ Avoid

Tomatoes (attract similar pests), Celery

💡 Pro Tips for Companion Planting

• The Three Sisters: Corn, beans, and squash grown together is a traditional companion planting technique used by Native Americans
• Aromatic herbs like basil, dill, and oregano can repel many common garden pests
• Marigolds are excellent companion plants for almost everything - they repel nematodes and many insects
• Rotate crops annually - don't plant the same family in the same bed year after year
• Watch for visual cues - the planner will show green borders for good companions and red for incompatible plants

🗓️

Planting Calendar

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🌡️

USDA Hardiness Zones

Understanding climate zones for successful gardening

💧

Watering & Care Guide

Keep your vegetables healthy and thriving

🐛

Pest & Disease Guide

Identify and control common garden problems

🥕

Harvest Guide

Know when and how to harvest for best results

🔄

Crop Rotation Guide

Plan healthy rotations to maintain soil fertility