Just getting started? So is your garden. New folks now get a real welcome instead of a blank screen — tell us your zip, add your first plant (or snap a photo and we'll name it for you), and every bit of advice is dialed in to your zone from the very first tap. Speaking of photos: we taught the uploader some manners. Those enormous, glorious phone pics go through smoothly now, so identifying a plant is quick instead of cranky. Now go grow something.

What's new in 1.5 Now Raisedbed knows your frost dates. Enter your zip and you'll see your real growing season — first frost to last — so "plant now" actually means now, for your yard, not some average somewhere. Your Garden AI got sharper too. It plans planting and feeding around those frost dates, and it actually keeps up with the conversation instead of asking what you just told it. Your seed timelines are all business now: every step is a real thing you do — sow, thin, feed, harvest — instead of scolding you for being "late" to a germination the seed handles on its own. And a few things that were bugging us: brand-new plants no longer show up screaming "overdue" the second you add them, plus a handful of little display gremlins have been shown the door. Go grow something.

We gave the app a voice — now use yours. Tap the mic in chat and just talk. Ask about your roses with soil under your fingernails and a trowel in your other hand. We don't judge. We prefer it, honestly. Reminders that don't ghost you. Your plants can't text, so we do it for them. A little nudge when it's time to water or feed — because "I'll remember" is a lie we all tell ourselves. A Feed Schedule with its priorities straight. The plants that actually need feeding float to the top. The ones you fed yesterday stop guilt-tripping you. Tap any of them to dig into the details. Find any plant in a heartbeat. New filters for location and type, so hunting down that one dramatic fern is a tap, not an expedition. Journal photos you can actually see. Tap to zoom. That first tomato earned its close-up. A little glow-up. Warmer tones, bigger plant names, and buttons that finally stopped arguing about what size to be. Now go get your hands dirty.

Less hanging, more gardening. Big fix first: signing in with your email and password could leave you stuck on the login screen — just you, a spinner, and your regrets. That's dead. Sign-in lets you right in now. While we were in there: The shopping list finally has a memory. Add what you need, let the AI fill in the rest, check things off — and it all stays put, even after you close the app. New plants aren't flagged "overdue" the second you pot them anymore. Turns out a seedling doesn't need feeding on day one. We were being dramatic. Got a plant that doesn't need the reminders? Turn feeding nags off for just that one. Pinch-to-zoom, bigger text, and better VoiceOver support — easier on everyone's eyes. Keep growing.

• Signing in is now a one-tap affair — Face ID, Apple, or Google. Your password can finally take a well-earned nap. • The plant-ID camera got sharper. It's been practicing. • Seed-planting reminders moved to your home screen, where you'll actually notice them. • Your garden assistant can have a name now. "Garden AI" is fine, but "Sir Sprouts-a-Lot" is right there. And yes — bug fixes. There are always bug fixes. It's the circle of software life. Now go outside. Your plants are asking about you.

Say hello to Raisedbed AI — like having a gardening expert who actually knows your backyard. • Not sure what that plant is? Snap a photo and we'll name it. • Watering and feeding schedules made for each plant AND your local weather — indoors or out. • Open the app and see exactly who's thirsty, hungry, or overdue for a trim. • Plan your seeds, keep a photo journal, and get a shopping list your plants basically wrote themselves. Now go get your hands dirty.