Interactive garden workbench

Garden Planner

Choose a plant, place it in the measured bed, then review what the combination needs.

1Choose a plant
2Drag it into place
3Review highlights

Restoring the active garden plan…

1,200 planning profiles · 233 herbs · flowers, food crops, natives, and houseplants

Plant library

Choose the general plant when the exact type is unknown, or select a type when size, support, timing, and container fit matter.

1200 matches

SpaceInside length, ftInside width, ftSun

Growth

Season

North ↑**8 × 4 ft · Summer · mature**1 ft grid

Tomato1 in plan · 24 in spacing

Selected plant

Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Position: 1, 1 ft
Mature size: 72 × 30 in
Final spacing: 24 in
Root depth: About 24 in
Water: Consistent
Support: Stake, cage, or permanent support as appropriate

Quantity in plan1

Move selected plant

Quarter-foot steps. Arrow keys work on the Plan View placement.

Plant record and evidence

A broad, branching root system benefits from deep, even watering and generous soil volume.

Keep the active root zone evenly moist while preserving drainage.

Strong horticultural rationale

University of Minnesota Extension: Planting the vegetable garden ↗University of Minnesota Extension: Companion planting in home gardens ↗USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Cooperative Extension ↗

Accuracy and Garden Portrait status

Plan View is authoritative. Canopy, root depth, and shade are dimensioned planning approximations. Cultivar, pruning, soil, weather, and season can change actual growth.

Dynamic Garden Portrait generation is not available in this Site runtime. There is no dead Generate button; the same plan already emits a future-ready rendering specification.

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