Flax: Difference between revisions

Flax seeds can be used in [[farming]] and can be harvested in the same way as wild flax. Flax crops take 2 months (18 days) to grow at default 9-day-per-month settings. It goes through nine growth stages, and uses 50% K nutrients from its block of farmland. It survives in temperatures from -5° to 40°C.  

Flax seeds can also be found in seed and farming [[Loot Vessels|loot vessels]] located in ruins. They may also be sold by the [[trading|agricultural trader]].

They may also drop by butchering dead [[drifter|drifters]] by shift clicking with a knife in the active hand until the process is complete and the GUI opens to allow players to remove dropped items.

Flax fibers can also be found in forage and farming [[Loot Vessels|loot vessels]] located in ruins.

Flax grain can be eaten without cooking with a satiety value of 30 but can also be ground into flour using a [[quern]] either manually or with automated [[Mechanical Power#Milling|milling]]. This flour, like flour from other grains, can be made into a dough with water which can then be baked into [[bread]] and pies. Flax bread has a satiety value of 160. Flax grain can also be used as an ingredient in the [[cooking#Advanced Cooking Recipes|advanced cooking recipe]] for porridge.

See [[Cooking|Cooking's main page]] for more details on food and satiety

Flax grain and bread have the lowest satiety values of the grains (see table below) and therefore flax grain is often used as feed for [[Animal Husbandry|domesticated animals]] rather than in cooking.  

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! Item !! Grain !! Bread  

| Flax || 30 || 160

| Spelt || 60 || 300

| Rye || 60 || 300

| Rice|| 60 || 330

Flax fibers can be used to make [[twine]] which in turn can be used to make linen, both of which unlock important technology.

You can fit twice as many flax fibers in the form of twine.

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|A2=Flax fibers|A2_name=Flax fibers

|B2=Flax fibers|B2_name=Flax fibers

|A3=Flax fibers|A3_name=Flax fibers

|B3=Flax fibers|B3_name=Flax fibers

|Output=Flax twine|Output_name=Flax twine

Flax fibers can also be used to make [[parchment]]. This requires a [[barrel]], a [[Wooden_bucket|bucket]], water and a [[sieve]].