- name
- garden-planner
- description
- Comprehensive garden planning — track plants, get planting recommendations, watering schedules, and frost alerts. Use when: garden, plant, planting, harvest, frost warning, watering schedule, what should I plant, garden status, garden planner.
Garden Planner Skill
Track what's growing, when to water, what to plant, and when frost threatens.
Data Location
Default: ~/.openclaw/workspace/garden/garden.json All scripts accept --data-dir PATH to override.
Scripts
All scripts are in skills/garden-planner/scripts/. Run with python3.
Add a Plant
python3 add_plant.py --name "Cherokee Purple Tomato" --type vegetable
python3 add_plant.py --name "Basil" --type herb --location container-1
python3 add_plant.py --name "Cucumber" --type vegetable --planted-date 2025-05-20 --location bed-B --notes "Spacemaster variety"Options:
--name(required) — plant name--type(required) —vegetable,herb,flower, orfruit--planted-date— YYYY-MM-DD (default: today)--location— bed/container/row label (default:unspecified)--notes— free text notes--days-to-harvest N— override auto-lookup from planting calendar
Harvest date is auto-calculated from references/planting-calendar.md.
Garden Status
python3 garden_status.py
python3 garden_status.py --all # include harvested plants
python3 garden_status.py --jsonShows: growth stage (seedling → vegetative → flowering → fruiting → ready), days since planting, expected harvest date, next action. Flags plants ready to harvest.
Weather & Frost Warnings
python3 weather_check.py --lat 37.54 --lon -77.44
python3 weather_check.py --zip 23220
python3 weather_check.py --json # reads lat/lon from garden.json configFetches 7-day forecast from Open-Meteo (free, no API key). Flags:
- ⚠️ Frost warning: low approaching 34°F / 1°C
- ❄️ Frost: low at or below 32°F / 0°C
- 🧊 Hard freeze: low at or below 25°F / -4°C
Planting Guide
python3 planting_guide.py --zone 7
python3 planting_guide.py --zone 6 --date 2025-04-01
python3 planting_guide.py --zone 7 --type vegetable
python3 planting_guide.py --zone 7 --jsonRecommends: plant now, start indoors, coming soon, or too late — based on zone frost dates and current date. Uses references/planting-calendar.md and references/zones.md.
Watering Schedules
python3 watering.py status # what needs water today
python3 watering.py list # all schedules
python3 watering.py set --target bed-A --days 2 --notes "Deep water"
python3 watering.py log --target bed-A # log watered today
python3 watering.py log --target bed-A --date 2025-06-10Garden Config (in garden.json)
Set zone, location name, and coordinates so weather/planting scripts work without extra flags:
{
"config": {
"zone": "7",
"location_name": "Backyard — Richmond, VA",
"lat": 37.5407,
"lon": -77.4360
}
}References
references/planting-calendar.md— 30 vegetables and herbs with days-to-harvest and zone rangesreferences/zones.md— USDA hardiness zones with frost date dataassets/garden.example.json— example garden file to copy and customize