# Get a labeled planting map for your vegetable garden

> Your bare patch of dirt becomes a color-coded plan showing exactly where the tomatoes and basil go.

Share a photo of your garden space, its size, its sun and what you want to grow, and get a labeled top-down planting map that places each crop by sun, shade and good plant neighbors.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/vegetable-garden-planting-map/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Needs a photo: yes, attach it before you send the prompt
- Note: Check spacing and planting dates on the seed packet or with a local nursery for your climate.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Here's a photo of my garden space. It's [BED SIZE, e.g. 8 by 4 feet] and gets [SUN AND SHADE, e.g. morning sun, shade after 3pm]. I want to grow [PLANT LIST, e.g. tomatoes, basil, lettuce, bush beans]. First, plan where each plant should go based on sun and shade, spacing, height (tall plants on the side where they won't shade the others) and which plants grow well next to each other. Then draw a clean, top-down planting map with a grid, a north arrow, each plant shown as a simple colored circle with its name, and a small key. After the map, list the spacing for each plant and one growing tip for each.
```

## Step by step

1. Photograph the space and measure its length and width.
2. Upload the photo and paste the prompt with your plant list.
3. Ask for a realistic picture of the bed in midsummer to see the result.

## What you'll get

A labeled top-down planting map of your bed, plus spacing and a growing tip for each plant.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Check spacing and planting dates on the seed packet or with a local nursery for your climate.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** One clear photo to attach first, then the prompt. The prompt also asks for: bed size, sun and shade and plant list.

**What will I get back?** A labeled top-down planting map of your bed, plus spacing and a growing tip for each plant.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Zach Mink (The Rundown community): https://app.therundown.ai/community/posts/3eab116d-4e3a-4ae3-8d43-5328e2b98c65. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

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From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.