How-to Guides
Guides for accomplishing common tasks with your FarmBot
Check out the guides below for step-by-step instructions, pro-tips, and new ideas for using your FarmBot to complete common tasks.
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- Axis Setup
In this guide: Learn how to find and set FarmBot’s home position and axis lengths, and restrict FarmBot from moving beyond those boundaries
- Mount and Dismount Tools
In this guide: Learn how to mount and dismount tools
- Plant Your First Garden
In this guide: Add plants to the map, group them, build planting sequences, and sow your first seeds
- Measure Soil Moisture
In this guide: Learn how to measure soil moisture and then use that data to dose more or less water
- Perform Actions on Many Plants
In this guide: Use groups, variables, and sequences to perform the same action on many plants
- Use FarmBot’s Buttons
In this guide: See examples for how to use FarmBot’s buttons
- Scan the Garden for Weeds
In this guide: Learn how to scan the whole garden for weeds using a group of points.