Farming allows us to expand various resources that can be used in many other skills, such as Herblore and Cooking, as well as provide us with a source of food raw materials. Throughout the game world, there are special plots (patches) where you can plant plants for cultivation. These are Farming patches. Once you have a few seeds, you can plant them on the appropriate Farming patch to grow a plant from them. After a while, they will start to grow until you finally have your crop fully ready to harvest. Once you've harvested them, you'll be able to plant more seeds in your plot. Each Farming patch is designed for a specific type of crop: Herb patch is for herbs, Flower patch is for growing flowers (including useful limpwurt), Allotments patch is for growing vegetables and other crops like tomatoes and strawberries. This will be developed in more detail in the following sections. ====== Planting plants ====== The simplest plants are grown by planting seeds directly on a suitable empty Farming patch. You must have a seed dibber to do this - don't worry, these tools are not expensive. More information on the necessary accessories and their use in the Tools section. For crops such as vegetables and hops, it takes three or four seed plants to fully seed a farm field. Herbs, flowers and shrubs can only be grown from one seed. For example, to plant marigold, use one seed on an empty Flower patch; to plant crops such as potato, use 3 seeds in an empty plot. Larger plants, such as trees and fruit trees, cannot be planted directly as seeds. Instead, they must first be planted in a pot (you can buy them at farm supply stores or make your own on a potter's wheel). Before placing the plant seeds into the pot, fill it with soil, using it on an empty Farming patch. You must own a gardening trowel to be able to do this. After planting the seeds in pots, they only need to be sprinkled with water from a watering can. Such a tree will grow for a few minutes, just leave it in your inventory or in the bank for safekeeping. When the seedling grows, use it on an empty Tree patch or Tree fruits patch to repot your plant into the final plot. You absolutely must do it. If Farming patch is not used, it starts to overgrow with weeds. Before you can plant plants in this place, you will have to get rid of the weeds, i.e. simply rake our Farming patch. You don't have to throw away the weeds - you'll find a way to use them later! As the plants grow, you have to wait a while before they are fully developed. Simple crops grow in about an hour, but large trees can take hours or even days. They'll grow even if you're not logged in, so you don't have to spend all your time standing by your plot! Many players often move from one patch to another to check the status of their crop and harvest everything that is fully grown, and then want to plant more plants there. Don't forget to carry teleport runes with you - it can be a long way between some Farming patches! During cultivation, it can sometimes happen that the plants become sick. When this happens, don't panic. For small plots such as vegetables and herbs, simply use Plant cure to heal them and they will recover instantly. Trees can be healed by pruning their diseased branches with Secateurs. Both Plant Cure and Secateurs can be purchased at the farm supply store. If you don't treat your sick plants, they may die. If you are unlucky and find plants dead, you just have to dig them out of the patch. There are many ways to protect plants from diseases. ---- **Compost** When it comes to harvesting, those planted in patches that have been treated with compost are less likely to contract disease and should yield more. **There are two ways to get compost:** * You can buy it in shops and gardeners in Farming patches. * You can make it yourself. For someone who starts the adventure with Farming, it is probably the best idea to make your own compost. Compost is made in compost bins, which are located near all major Farming patches. Most organic produce can be thrown into these bins. You must place fifteen compostable items inside the bin. **These may include the following products:** * Weeds * Barley, Asgarnian Hop, Hammerstone Hop, Jute Plant, Yannilian Hop, Krandorian Hop, Wildblood Hop. * All flowers. * Dwellberries, redberries and cadavaberries. * Potato, Cabbage, onion, tomato, strawberries and sweetcorn. * Guam, marrentill, tarromin, harralander, goutweed, ranarr weed and irit leaf. * Apples, bananas, oranges and curries. Alternatively, if you forget the one about the leaf, you can just talk to the gardener who will replace the plants for you. When the container is completely full, close the lid and the fermentation process will begin. You will not be able to open the lid until this process is complete. Once the vegetation is fully digested, you can proceed to fill the empty buckets with your compost. ---- **Supercompost** You have to put fifteen items inside the bins, only they are slightly different products than in the case of regular compost. Some organic elements can be used for supercompost production. **The following ingredients can be placed in containers to produce super compost:** * the roots of all trees * Pineapples, watermelons, nuts and papaya. * Mushroom bittercap. * Poison Ivy, jangerberries and whiteberries. * Avantoe, kwuarm, snapdragon, cadantine, lantadyme, dwarf weed, torstol and toadflax. You can just show the item to the gardeners, they will tell you if the item is suitable for making super compost. It is used in the same way as normal, but it is much more effective in preventing disease and increasing yields, although it is more difficult. Fruit or vegetables intended for normal production cannot be used to create super compost. If some products for supercompost and normal compost are in one Compost bin, normal compost will be produced. **To produce supercompost, only put the supercompost products in the basket.** ---- **Examples** * 5 watermelons + 10 pineapples will make super compost * 4 watermelons + 10 pineapples + 1 weed gives normal compost You can also use the compost bins to make Rotten Tomatoes, just add the tomatoes to the bin with a lid and close it. Once they are fully fermented, you can open the lid and use them on unwitting players in the Duel Arena. ---- This gives you the experience listed in the table below: ^Item^XP for crafting^ |Compost|4.5| |Supercompost|8.5| |Tomatoes|4.5| ---- **Growth** Different crops take different amounts of time to grow to full maturity. Some grow very quickly before they are harvested, while others take several days to grow. Plants grow in real time, so they continue to grow when you log into the game. Your crops will sometimes become sick as they grow. Compost and supercompost will reduce the chance of your crops getting sick, but they won't completely prevent it. Once you have learned how long it takes for your plants to grow, you will need to test your knowledge of the plants to ensure they grow successfully. Remember that you no longer have to stand on patches waiting for plants to grow. They will happily continue to grow even if you are not there. Keep in mind that certain crops automatically develop protection around certain flowers, pay gardeners to take care of your plants for you, and try tuning Amulet of Farming or Nature to keep an eye on your crops. Even if a patch doesn't succumb to disease or death, you can make even better use of the time between planting by planting on other patches, or doing something entirely different than just standing around waiting for the plants to grow. Also, if the plants are fully grown, there is no longer any chance that they will be sick or dying, so you are free to return to harvest when it is most convenient for you. Friendly spirits appear from time to time to remind you of these facts. ---- **Disease** By using compost, you will ensure the survival of the plants, but it will not prevent the disease from infecting the crops. Flowers planted in Flower patches provide protection against pests and diseases of plants planted in the area around them. Flowers and scarecrows protect only certain types of plants that are susceptible to disease, however, with the exception of white lilies, which will protect all neighboring fruits and vegetables. ---- **Item Protection** * Marigolds,Potatoes, Onions, tomatoes * Rosemary, Cabbage * Nasturtium, Watermelons * White lily, All nearby fruits and vegetables, Scarecrow, Sweetcorn If you want to own a scarecrow, just do the following: * 1. Fill an empty bag with straw from a haystack. * 2. Put the hay bag on the bronze spear. * 3. At the top, use a watermelon as a head. * 4. Place a scarecrow on an empty Flower patch. Hiring gardeners is the most costly method, but it always ensures the survival of your crop. Gardeners accept bags or baskets full of your produce, compost buckets, and other items as payment. A cheaper alternative is just watering the plant: it reduces the chance of it becoming sick. Watering Allotment, Hop and Flower patch will help to avoid the disease, but will not protect the plants from it completely. __Similar information can be found in-game by clicking on the Farming icon in the Skills section of the control panel.__ ---- **Treatment of the disease** Plants that are grown in patches that have been treated with compost that are watered regularly will usually be harvestable without any disease. However, if they do become sick, they can be treated with Plant cure, which should be available from farm supply stores and gardeners in each patch. Larger plants such as shrubs and trees can only be treated by pruning diseased branches with a pair of secateurs. After pruning trees and shrubs, you will receive branches of individual trees and shrubs. For example, if you prune willows, you will get willow branches as a result. **Diseased plants tend to die, which means they need to be dug up with a shovel and replanted.** ---- **Harvest your crops** After enough time, hopefully your crops have survived and will need to be harvested. To do this, head towards the patch with a shovel and if you want items to store items (e.g. sack or basket) so you can keep your produce.If the plants have survived, click on the option called harvest - you will be able to dig them up and they will appear in the storage. If the plants are dead, you will need to use the shovel to dig up, dig up the dead plant, and then plant a new one, if you have the necessary items and seeds with you. For shrubs, trees and flowers, there will be a pick option. When all items from the bush are collected, then the bush can be dug up. In the case of trees and fruit trees, you must collect all the pieces and then cut down the tree before you can dig up the trunk. **After digging up non-fruit trees, you will get the roots of these trees.** ====== Tools ====== The tools needed to start farming can be bought both from the farmers themselves and from supply stores around the world. You also have the option to trade with other players like any item except the watering can. Farm shops are marked with the icon on the world map. There are four such shops, scattered around the world of 2009Scape: * North of East Ardougne. * North of Catherby. * South-east of Falador. * Northwest of Port Phasmatys. ^Icon^Tool name^Description^ |icon.png|Rake|They are used to weed your Farming patches.| |icon.png|Spade|Used to harvest or remove dead plants to clear a patch.| |icon.png|Seed dibber|Used to plant seeds.| |icon.png|Secateurs|Used to remove diseased branches of trees and shrubs.| |icon.png|Watering|can Used to water plants. Can be filled from any water source.| |icon.png|Empty sack|Used to store vegetables so they take up less space in the bag inventory. It can be purchased or made by yourself.| |icon.png|Basket|Used to carry fruit, which thus takes up less space in your inventory. It can be purchased or made by yourself.| |icon.png|Plant pot|Used to inoculate a seedling before planting in a Farming patch. It can be purchased or made by yourself.| |icon.png|Compost/Supercompost|Used to fertilize the Farming patch.| |icon.png|Plant cure|Used to heal plants that have become sick. Cannot be used on bushes or trees.| |icon.png|Amulet of Farming (8)|An amulet that can be assigned to a patch informs the user when the plant is ready to harvest, sick or dead.| ---- **Baskets and Sacks** Baskets and bags are useful because they allow us to store our harvest, thanks to which they take up less space in the inventory. They are mainly used to store products used as fees for gardeners. The basket can fit up to five items, it can be apples, oranges, tomatoes, strawberries or bananas. The bags, on the other hand, can hold up to ten items, such as potatoes, onions and cabbages. As indicated in the table above, these two items can be crafted by the player himself, Crafting is useful for this purpose. ^Item name^Limit^ |Empty bucket|31| |Compost|255| |Supercompost|255| |Scarecrow|4| |Rake|1| |secateurs/Magic Secateurs|1| |watering can|1| |seed driller|1| |Spade|1| |Gardening Trowel|1| ---- **Seeds, patches and gardeners** There are many different seeds available in 2009Scape. Growth time depends on the type of plant. Some will grow out in less than an hour, while others may take hours. **Methods of obtaining seeds:** * Seeds can be dropped by various creatures. * A reward for fulfilling the Wise Old Man's favor. * Trade with other players. * Stealing seeds from farmers or stalls (Thieving skill). * Seeds can be obtained from random events. ---- **Olivia's Seed Stall** If you want to buy seeds, you can do so from Olivia, who has her stall in the market in Draynor village. It will also give you a clue on how to obtain rare seeds. **Bird nest** Bird nest can sometimes contain tree seeds. These types of seeds are rare, e.g. tree seeds, so when you find a nest. **Gardeners** Gardeners can do two jobs for you: sell various gardening equipment, and they can take care of your Farming patch. The Gardener will not look after every type of patch, but will only take care of an allotment, hop, bush or tree patch. Gardeners charge for this service, depending on the type of plant that requires other products and their quantity. ====== Patches ====== ===== Allotments ===== **Fruits and vegetables can be grown on Allotments patch, which are:** * North of East Ardougne. * North of Catherby. * South of Falador. * To the north-east from Port Phasmatys. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Growth time^XP per plant^Xp per harvest^Gardener fee^ |Potato seeds|Potato|1|40mins|8|9|2x Bucket of compost| |Onion seeds|Onion|5|40mins|9.5|10.5|1x Sack of potatoes| |Cabbage seeds|Cabbage|7|40mins|10|11.5|1x Sack of onions| |Tomato seeds|Tomatoes|12|40 mins|12.5|14|2x Sack of cabbages| |Sweetcorn seeds|Sweetcorn|20|50mins|17|19|10x Jute fiber| |Strawberry seeds|Strawberry|31|1h|26|29|1x Basket of apples| |Watermelon seeds|Watermelon|47|1h ​​10min|48.5|54.5|10x Curry leaves| ===== Herb ===== **Herbs can be grown on Herbs patch which are:** * North of East Ardougne. * North of Catherby. * South of Falador. * To the north-east from Port Phasmatys. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Growth time^Xp per plant^Xp per harvest^ |Guam seeds|Guam|9|1h 20min|11|12.5| |Marrentill seeds|Marrentill|14|1h 20min|13.5|15| |Tarromin seeds|Tarromin|19|1h 20min|16|18| |Harralander seeds|Harralander|26|1h 20min|21.5|24| |Goutweed seeds|Goutweed|29|1h 20min|105|45| |Ranarr seeds|Ranarr|32|1h 20min|27|30.5| |Spirit weed seeds|Spirit weed|36|1h 20min|32|36| |Toad flax seeds|Toadfax|38|1h 20min|34|38.5| |Irit seeds|Irit|44|1h 20min|43|48.5| |Avantoe seeds|Avantoe|50|1h 20min|54.5|61.5| |Kwarm seeds|Quarterly|56|1h 20min|69|78| |Snapdragon seeds|Snapdragon|62|1h 20min|87.5|98.5| |Cadantine seeds|Cadantine|67|1h 20min|106.5|120| |Lantadyme seeds|Lantadyme|73|1h 20min|134.5|151.5| |Dwarf weed seeds|Dwarf weed|79|1h 20min|170.5|192| |Torstol seeds|Torstol|85|1h 20min|199.5|224.5| ===== Flower ===== **Flowers can be grown on Flower Patch which are:** * North of East Ardougne. North of Catherby. * South of Falador. * To the north-east from Port Phasmatys. * Ruins in the Wilderness. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Growth time^Xp per plant^Xp per harvest^ |**Marigold seeds**|Marigold|2|20min|8.5|47| |**Rosemary seeds**|Rosemary|11|20min|12|66.5| |**Nasturtium seeds**|Nasturtium|24|20min|19.5|111| |**Woad seeds**|Woad leaves|25|20min|20.5|115.5| |**Limpwurt seeds**|Limpwurt root|26|20min|21.5|120| |**White lily seeds**|White lily|52|1h 20min|50|250| ===== Bushes ===== **They can be planted on bush patches that are located:** * South of East Ardougne South-west from the castle on Etceteria. * North of the chemist's house in Rimmington. * Southwest of Varrock, next to the Champions Guild. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Growth time^Xp per plant^Xp per harvest^Gardener fee^ |**Redberry seed**|Redberries|10|1h 40mins|11.5|4.5|4x Sack of cabbages| |**Cadavaberry seeds**|Cadavaberries|22|2h|18|7|3xBasket of tomatoes| |**Dwelberry seeds**|Dwelberries|36|2h 20min|31.5|12|3x Basket of strawberries| |**Jangerberry seeds**|Jangerberries|48|2h 40min|50.5|19|6x Watermelon| |**Whiteberry seeds**|Whiteberries|59|2h 40min|78|29|8x Bittercap mushrooms| |**Poison ivy seeds**|Poison ivy berries|70|2h 40min|120|45|-| ===== Seed ===== **Seeds can be grown on seeds patches, which are located:** * In the south-east parts of Entrana. On the other side of the river, on the road from Lumbrigde to Varrock. * North of McGrubor's Wood, northwest of Seer's Village. * In the northern part of Yanille. ^Seeds^Product^required lvl^Growth time^Xp per plant^Xp per harvest^Gardener fee^ |**Barley seeds**|Barley|3|40mins|8.5|9.5|3x Bucket of compost| |**Hammerstone seeds**|Hammerstone seed|4|40mins|9|10|1x Bunch of marigolds| |**Asgarnian seeds**|Asgarnian seed|8|50mins|10.5|12|1x Sack of onions| |**Jute seeds**|Jute fiber|13|50min|13|14.5|6x Handful of barley malt| |**Yanillian seeds**|Yanillian seed|16|1h|14.5|16|1x Basket of tomatoes| |**Krandorian seeds**|Krandorian seed|21|1h 10min|17.5|19.5|3x Sacks of cabbages| |**Wildblood seeds**|Wildblood seed|28|1h 20min|23|26|1x Bunch of nasturtiums| ===== Tree ===== **Trees can be planted on Tree patches found in:** * In a park in Falador. * In the North=west around Lumbrigde Castle. * In the south-east parts of Taverley. * West of Agility Training Area in Tree Gnome Stronghold. * South-east of the palace in Varrock. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Growth time^Xp per planting^Gardener Fee^ |**Acorn**|Oak logs|15|2h 40min|14|1x Basket of tomatoes| |**Willow seeds**|Willow logs|30|4h| 25|1x Basket of apples| |**Maple seeds**|Maple logs|45|5h 20min|45|1x Basket of oranges| |**Yew seeds**|Yew logs|60|6h 40min|81|10x Cactus Spine| |**Magic seeds**|Magic logs|75|8h|-|25x Coconut| ===== Fruit Tree ===== **Fruit trees can be planted on Fruit Tree patches that are located:** * In the northern part of Brimhaven. * To the south-east from Catherby. * In the south-eastparts of Lletya. * To the south-east from Grand Tree. * To the north-east from Tree Gnome Village. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Time^Growth time^Xp per planting^Gardener fee^ |Apple seeds|Apple|27|16h|22|8.5|9x Raw sweetcorn| |Banana tree seeds|Banana|33|16h|28|10.5|4x Basket of apples| |Orange seeds|Orange|39|16h|35.5|13.5|3x Basket of strawberries| |Curry seeds|Curry leaf|42|16h|40|15|5x Basket of bananas| |Pineapple seeds|Pineapple|51|16h|57|21.5|10x Watermelon| |Papaya seeds|Papaya|57|16h|72|27|10x Pineapple| |Palm tree seeds|Coconut|68|16h|110.5|41.5|15x Papaya| ---- ==== Special ==== **In the 2009Scape, there are also special species of plants that can only be grown in single plots.** * The patch is located west of Draynor Manor. * The patch is on north-east of Al Kharid. * The patch is to the south-west of Canifis. * The patch is on west of Draynor Manor. **Spirit Tree Spirit Tree can be planted on special patches (Spirit Tree patch), which are located:** * South of Castle on Etceteria. * To the north-east from Port Sarim. * To the north-east from Brimhaven. ^Seeds^Product^Required lvl^Growth time^Xp per plant^Xp per harvest^Gardeners fee^ |Evil turnip seeds|Evil turnip|42|5min|41|46 | - | |Cactus seeds|Cactus spine|55|9h|66.5| 25 | - | |Belladonna seeds|Nightshade|63|5h 20min|91 | 512| - | |Spirit tree seeds| - |83|58h 40min|199.5 | - | ---- **Summoning Familiars** When using the Summoning skill, you will find that there are several summons that can be useful when training this skill. Particularly noteworthy is the compost mound, which not only raises your Farming level, but can also be used as a rich source of compost. ---- ;#; [[skill_guides:skill_guides|Back to Skill Guides]] ;#; ;#; [[:start|Back to Main Page]] ;#;