Garden with Insight v1.0 Help: Browser pictures side

On the browser's pictures side, you can see different presentations depending on which type of object is selected.

The browser pictures side

To choose from the different presentations, click on the display mode drop-down list box on the pictures side under the list of objects.

For the weather, you can see a 30-day running graph of temperature, precipitation, radiation, wind speed, relative humidity, or day length.

For a soil patch, you can see aspects in the soil profile: color, texture, materials, temperature, roots, pH , nitrogen, and phosphorus.

For a plant, you can see either the drawing of the plant, a biomass breakdown between all plant parts, or plant stresses.

Buttons on the browser pictures side

For the weather, the pictures side has these four buttons.

or Object--Line graph: Show weather values as lines.
or Object--Bar graph: Show weather values as bars.
or Object--Show means: Overlay long-term averages on the simulated values.
or Object--Rescale: Rescale weather values now.

For a soil patch, the pictures side has these buttons:

or check Object--Connect layer values: Merge values for layers in the soil profile into continuous lines.
or uncheck Object--Connect layer values: Keep values for layers in the soil profile as distinct bars.
or Object--Show lines: Show lines between soil layers
or Object--Rescale: Rescale the display now.

For a plant in drawing mode, the pictures side has these buttons:

or Object--Turn left: Turn the plant to the left.
or Object--Turn right: Turn the plant to the right.
or Object--Zoom in: Zoom in on the plant.
or Object--Zoom out: Zoom out on the plant.
or Object--Center: Center the plant in the available space and reset its scale.
or Object--Grow: Grow the plant by itself in optimal conditions for five days.
or Object--Reseed: Reseed the plant (for more information on reseeding, see the Reseeding options window).
or Object--View from side: Draw the plant from the side.
or Object--View from top: Draw the plant from the top. The side and top view buttons work together; when one goes down the other goes up.
or Object--Drag mode: Selects drag mode, where you can drag the plant around in the window.
or Object--Harvest mode: Selects harvest mode, where you can pull fruits, leaves, or whole inflorescences off the plant. The drag mode and harvest mode buttons work together; when one goes down the other goes up.

Harvesting plant parts in the browser

At the bottom of the pictures side, when a plant is selected, you will see the plant harvest panel. Here you can see all the items that have been harvested from the selected plant. Items in this list will also be in the harvest panel on the garden window, but these are only the items harvested for the selected plant.

To harvest a fruit, first click the harvest mode button to enter harvest mode. The cursor will change to a hand. Move the cursor to the base of a fruit, leaf, or inflorescence. If the item you are pointing at can be harvested, a fruit or leaf icon will appear. To harvest it, click at the base of the fruit or leaf, and a harvested fruit or leaf icon will appear in the plant harvest panel.

If the item you are pointing at cannot be harvested (because it is not normally harvested, it is unripe, or it is dead), an organic matter blob will appear (a green blob). You can still pull it off the plant -- click at its base, and it will disappear. Organic matter from the plant part will appear in the garden window.

See also:
How to change the soil base color
How to change the soil patch mulch base color
How to start a plant from seed again
How to quickly grow a plant