Kitchen Garden Aid 2 News

Release date: 2/19/2023
Bug fixes:
1) sometimes when adding a plant, the wrong variety was added
2) When adding a plant, any changes made to the planting and harvest date before adding were lost
3) Improved default bevhaior when you add a plant to the garden but have not specified a harvest date.

Release Date: May 29, 2022

New Features:

• enlarging the garden is now done by clicking an 'add' button on the edge of the garden, instead of by scrolling with a preview plant selected. (https://sourceforge.net/p/kitchengarden2/tickets/29/)
• Purple Cabbage is now a plant. (https://sourceforge.net/p/kitchengarden2/tickets/30/)

Bugs Fixed:

• Performance improvement: added partial recalculation of the cache of the point-of-time garden model view so that we spend less time converting between the time aware garden model and the point of time view. (https://sourceforge.net/p/kitchengarden2/tickets/29/)... read more

Release Date: Feb 27, 2022

Beta Notice:
This version contains major changes, and likely has not yet detected major bugs.
The save file version is also NOT compatible with version 2.x.x. Once you upgrade your garden, you will no longer be able to open it in the older version. I reccomend saving a backup before trying out this version.
If you find a bug, when reporting it please call out which version you are on, and as explicit of steps to reproduce the issue as you can. If your garden fails to upgrade properly, please open a ticket with your garden attached from before the upgrade.... read more

Release Date: May 17, 2021

New Features:

• new Russian translations. Thanks Alex for providing these!

Bugs Fixed:

• Fixed an issue where language names were not displaying properly.

Known Issues:
None

Installer Notes:
1) The Windows installer includes a bundled JVM that includes javafx.
2) The MacOS installer includes a bundles JVM that includes javafx
3) The Linux installer includes 2 bundled shell scripts, one that installs javafx, and another that starts kitchen garden aid with the correct javaFX dependency's
4) The KitchenGardenAid.jar file contains all of kitchen garden aid. The installers are provided in an attempt to simplify getting the needed dependancies up and running.

Release Date: May 2, 2021

New Features:

• Updated German translations. Thanks Thiemo for providing these!

Bugs Fixed:

• Languages with untranslated strings were getting some weird hotkeysd accidentally assigned [https://sourceforge.net/p/kitchengarden2/tickets/13/]
• Translations of plant names and animal names were not being shown in the edit translation dialog when it was closed and reopened [https://sourceforge.net/p/kitchengarden2/tickets/14/]... read more

Release Date: Apr 4, 2021

New Features:

• Updated Spanish translations. Thanks Raquel for providing these!

Bugs Fixed:
None

Known Issues:
None

a MacOSX bundle now exists. The latest version has had this bundle added for download.

Release Date: Jan 22, 2021

New Features:

• Now able to track your garden expenses, and allocate them across the plants they are for.
• Now able to see how much each plant cost to grow in the Garden Statistics query on the Analyze tab.
• now able to track your harvest

Bugs Fixed:
None

Known Issues:
None

Release Date: Jan 3, 2021

New Features:

• New Plants: Collards, Yacon
• It is now possible to filter the list of companions in the plant details pane. This lets you see, for example, only companions that repel a specific pest.
• New (Higher Resolution) images for: Melon, Apple, Peach, Cherry Tomato, Orange, Chile, Cucumber, Zucchini, Watermelon, Tomato, Bell Pepper, Broccoli, Pumpkin
• New linux zip file to simplify installation on that OS (Added on 1/7).... read more

Release Date: Nov 24, 2020

New Features:

• new Italian Translations for the new features introducts in 2.2.2. Thank you MarcoM for providing the translations.

Bugs Fixed:
None

Known Issues:
None

Release Date: Nov 21, 2020

New Features:

• Added Analytics Tab. This tab replaces the 'GardenStatistics' function from versions prior to 2.0. Amongst other things it allows you to:
  • Determine how many plants of each variety are in your garden. This helps you determine how many starts to plant.
  • Determine how much area is dedicated to each plant in your garden.
  • Compare seed lists.

Bugs Fixed:
None... read more

Release Date: Nov 09, 2020

New Features:

• Added additional translations in Italian. Thank you to MarcoM for providing the new translations! [Ticket #1]
• Plants now have a configurable size. A given plant variety can now be configured to take up a 2x2, 3x3, etc area, instead of always spanning one square. This is intended to allow larger plants, such as pumpkins, to be adjusted to the correct space needs of a given plant variety.

Bugs Fixed:
None... read more

Release Date: 10/27/2020

New Features:

• UX Updates:
  • The 'SeedManager' is now available under the 'Track' tab of the main window instead of in a dialog.
  • Seedlists are now part of the main project file. You can import your old seedlist by using the 'Import' button on the 'Track' tab.
  • Menu structures have changed.
• Restored features from 1.8.3 that were not available in 2.0.0:
  • It is now possible to autogenerate seedlists
  • Adding tags and filtering on tags works again
  • Translations can now be edited in the UI again
• Added Ability to add/delete seed lists.
• Added ability to track soil test results under the 'Track' tab of the main window.

Bugs Fixed:... read more

Release Date: 10/17/2020

New Features:

• UX Updates:
  • Moved plant properties out of a dialog, and into the main garden UI.
  • Moved 'add'/'remove'/'pick' plant toolbar out of the 'select plant' area, and into a new 'Toolbar' area.
  • Moved 'Zoom' from a dialog to the toolbar area.
  • Moved 'Add/Delete' year from a dialog to the toolbar area.
  • Updated UX for changing years.
  • Can now add new plant varieties in the main garden editor without opening the seed manager.
• Restored features from 1.8.3 that were not available in 2.0.0:
  • Fixed hint Tooltips.
  • Added automatic software update checks.
  • Added ability to 'Contact' or 'Write a Review' about Kitchen Garden Aid from in-product.
• Added a new video tutorial on how to use kitchen Garden Aid. This tutorial is linked from the help menu, and watchable at: https://youtu.be/ewd93VvlNfY

Bugs Fixed:... read more

Release Date: 10/11/2020

New Features:

1. Added the following plants: Amaranth, Broccoli Rabe, Cardoon, Chicory, Endive, Purslane, Quince
2. Garlic now shows as beneficial to potato

Bugs Fixed:

1. Fixed an issue where the seedlists were not sorting. They will now sort by plant name, then variety name.
2. Improved readability of variety names in the garden map.

Known Issues:
None

Release Date: 10/10/2020

New Features:

1. Ability to specify which variety (from seed manager) a given plant in the garden is
   
2. Automatically open last garden
3. Automatically open last seed list.
4. UI updated from Swing to JavaFX

Bugs Fixed:
None

Known Issues:
None