Structure
Beds & Zones
A bed is any discrete planting surface: a raised bed, a row, a pot, or a fence line. Beds are the unit of planting history and rotation tracking in MyPlot.
Bed types
| Type | Use case | Example name |
|---|---|---|
| Raised bed | Timber, brick, or galvanised raised bed | "Small raised bed 1" |
| In-ground row | Direct-sown row in open soil | "North row — brassicas" |
| Container / pot | Moveable pot or grow bag, specify volume | "25L pot — tomatoes" |
| Fence line | Linear planting along a boundary | "South fence — climbing beans" |
| Greenhouse bed | Indoor or covered growing area | "Greenhouse bench — seedlings" |
Naming beds well
The AI briefing refers to your beds by name — "Pak choy in Small raised bed 2 is ready to harvest." Specific names make advice actionable. Vague names like "Bed" or "Bed 1" make it harder to act on.
Use a consistent format: Size + type + number — "Large raised bed 1", "Medium raised bed 2", "Small pot 3". Or describe by location: "North fence row", "Greenhouse bench".
Adding a bed
- Go to Beds in the sidebar and click Add bed.
- Select which garden this bed belongs to.
- Enter a specific, descriptive name.
- Set the bed type and dimensions if known (used for spacing calculations).
- Save — then add plantings from the bed detail page or from Plantings.
How zones work
In the current MyPlot model, a zone belongs to a garden and can contain one or more beds. Use zones if you want to group beds by area or function inside a larger garden.
Zone structure example
🏡 Jan Juc home — property
Vegie patch — garden
North side — zone
Raised bed 1
Raised bed 2
Greenhouse edge — zone
Seedling bench
Pot cluster
- Zones are optional and most smaller gardens do not need them
- Create the zone first, then assign beds into it
- Plantings belong to beds; the zone is inherited through that bed's location
Bed history
The bed detail page shows everything that's been grown in that bed — all past and present plantings with dates and harvest totals. This is your crop rotation history. Available in full under Reports → Bed history.
See also