Garden Unlocker

Herb & Lime Lab

Which plants earn their pot?

Tell us your pots, sun and favorite cuisines. We rank our 9 growable plants by how many of our recipes each one unlocks.

How to use: Choose your pot count, sun hours and cuisines, then tap "Rank my garden". Plant one of each pick — no yield or success promises, just recipe math.
How many pots can you spare?
Daily direct sun on your growing spot
Cuisines you cook most
About sun hours: our plant data does not include verified light requirements, so sun hours do not change the ranking below. Rankings are by recipes unlocked only. For low-light spots, check a grow guide before choosing.
Calculated from our 30 recipes: a plant's score is the number of recipes in your chosen cuisines that use its ingredient. Priority bands: High = 6+ recipes, Medium = 3-5, Low = 2 or fewer. We do not model whether a plant will thrive in your light, climate or soil — that call needs a grow guide, not this ranking.
Part of Herb & Lime Lab. These tools are informational helpers, not cooking lessons. Our recipes are complete posts but have not been kitchen-tested.