Farming: Difference between revisions

== Required materials == <!--T:19-->

To begin farming, a player needs good {{ll|soil|soil}} and seeds to plant crops. A specialized tool, the {{ll|hoe|hoe}} is required to convert soil into farmland. The player will also need to provide moisture for the growing crops, either via irrigation or through the use of a {{ll|watering can|watering can}}.

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=== Naturally generated soil === <!--T:5-->

Four types of naturally occurring {{ll|soil|soil}} exist in the world at different fertility rates: barren 5%, low 25%, medium 50%, and ultra-high called '''terra preta''' 80%. Soil retains its fertility levels when blocks are gathered and placed elsewhere, so a good farming strategy is to hunt soil with high nutrient levels and bring it home.

=== Player-created soil === <!--T:20-->

'''High-fertility soil''' is a player generated soil type with nutrient levels of 65%. This dirt is an alternative farming option if terra preta cannot be located. Each block of high-fertility soil is created by sealing 64 {{ll|rot|rot}} in a {{ll|barrel|barrel}} for 20 days, then combining 8 of the resulting compost in the crafting grid around a block of medium-fertility soil to create one block of high-fertility soil.

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=== Creating farmland === <!--T:21-->

{{Using|Using}} a {{ll|hoe|hoe}} + {{RMB}} on a soil block creates dry farmland. If the farmland is within 3 blocks of a freshwater source block, it will be converted from dry to moist farmland. Other solutions for creating moist farmland include daily watering using a watering can, or relying on rain in a rainy area. Moisture levels above 50% gives a bonus to growth speed. More specifically, reducing the total hours needed for a crop to grow to the next stage by up to two hours of in-game time, if at 100% moisture.

=== Soil nutrients === <!--T:7-->

All soil, dirt, dry or moist farmland, has 3 nutrient levels, N, P, and K. Each crop consumes one of these nutrients. Some crops require higher values of nutrients than others, as shown in the table below. Crop growth rates also differ. Each crop has different total growth speed, which is shown by the number of growth days.  

==== Nutrient replenishment ==== <!--T:9-->

Nutrients in farmland slowly replenish over time and return to the maximum level per soil type, for instance medium fertility will only regain nutrients to original levels. The rate of nutrient replenishment is slower if a crop is growing on it and faster when left fallow - meaning no crop growing. The nutrition type used by the currently growing crop will regenerate even slower then the two not actively used, and effectively wont replenish at all, as the currently growing crop reduces it with every growth tick. If the crop on the farmland is ripe, none of the nutrients will replenish.

==== Crop rotation ==== <!--T:30-->

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Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area over time and has been used since ancient times to maximize crop production. Nitrogen (N), phosphate (P) and potassium (K) dependent crops can be rotated on the same growing area. For example, after harvesting a nitrogen dependent crop such as turnips, the soil will have a lower level of nitrogen but high levels of the two other nutrients. Therefore a phosphate or potassium dependent crop can be planted in the same soil.  

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== Crops == <!--T:10-->

To harvest, left click on the crop with an empty hand or harvesting tool, {{ll|knife|knife}} or {{ll|scythe|scythe}}. Fully mature crops will return seeds, food, and in the case of flax, fiber. All fully mature crops have about a 5% chance to drop an extra seed when harvested.  

Each crop is characterized by a set of Crop Properties. Crop properties consist of the following individual properties:

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== Fruit trees == <!--T:43-->

{{ll|Fruit trees|Fruit trees}} were introduced in the Homesteading Update (v.1.16). There are a total of nine different types of fruit bearing trees: red apple, pink apple, yellow apple, peach, pear, cherry, orange, olive and mango. Some of the trees, like mango and orange, are specifically adapted to the warmer climates, whereas apples, pears and peaches thrive in temperate climate.

== Protecting crops == <!--T:37-->

{{ll|Hare|Rabbits}} will go after planted crops and eat them. They will leave behind a dead plant that drops one seed, but no crops. There are some crops that are ''not'' eaten by rabbits, namely onions, pineapples, and pumpkins. These can be planted without protection if grown alone.

== Underground farming == <!--T:38-->

Version 1.14 introduced significant limitations on underground farming. There is a soft limit for plant growth in relation to depth below sea level. Each level below sea level requires one extra light level for the crop to grow, and below light level 19, each farther level incurs a 10% growth penalty, which means growth will stop entirely at or below light level 9.

== Food and cooking == <!--T:13-->

:''See {{ll|cooking|cooking}} or {{ll|satiety|satiety}} for more information on player nutrition and preparing foods to eat.''

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| 100 || 150 || {{NA}}

| 75.00 || 112.50 || {{NA}}

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| 30 || 120 || 160  

| 10.58 || 42.35 || 56.47

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| 100 || 150 || {{NA}}

| 75.00 || 112.50 || {{NA}}

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| 60 || 240 || 300  

| 40.00 || 160.00 || 200.00

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| 100 || 150 || {{NA}}

| 100.00 || 150.00 || {{NA}}

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| 100 || 150 || {{NA}}

| 50.00 || 75.00 || {{NA}}

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| 60 || 280 || 330  

| 40.00 || 186.67 || 78.57

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| 60 || 240 || 300  

| 36.00 || 144.00 || 180.00

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| 150* || 240 || {{NA}}

| 81.82 || 130.91 || {{NA}}

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| 60 || 240 || 300

| 20.00 || 80.00 || 100.00

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| 100 || 120 || {{NA}}

| 35.71 || 42.86 || {{NA}}

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| {{NA}} || {{NA}} || 300

| {{NA}} || {{NA}} || 107.14

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| 160 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}

| 73.85 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}

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| 320* || 480* || {{NA}}

| 6.67 || 10.00 || {{NA}}

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| 60 || 240 || 300

| 48.00 || 192.00 || 240.00

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| 480* || 720* || {{NA}}

| 102.86 || 154.28 || {{NA}}

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| 300 || 450 || {{NA}}

| 46.15 || 69.23 || {{NA}}

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