Planting Guide: Crops and Grow Times

1How it works

Sowing

You need the crop's seeds, enough light for its light need, and a spot no colder than its cold rating allows. Some planters add light or heat; the electric ones only while powered.

Growing

Grow time is the crop's base time divided by (1 + planter speed) and by (1 + fertilizer). A planter that needs power only speeds things up while it has power. Fertilizer counts in full while the planter's fertilizer is topped up.

Problems

Once a day, a growing crop with no problem rolls for pests, weeds or drought. Pest, weed and drought control on the planter lowers those odds, and so does the planting skill. Wrong light and frost are problems too. Pests and frost start a countdown, so deal with them quickly.

Pests: 50%
Weeds: 50%
Drought: 20%
Countdown: 24 h

Harvest

Every seed in the planter is harvested on its own. Each one can come out perfect, which adds the crop's bonus produce, and can give a seed back. A ripe crop waits to be picked; left too long it withers and gives only fertilizer.

Perfect harvest: 20%
Seed back: 50%
Ripe crop waits: 4.5 days

2Crops

Pick a planter, a fertilizer, whether it has power, where it stands and the weather: the table shows how many seeds fit, how long each crop takes, and whether it gets enough light or frost. Size is how much planter room one seed uses.

PlanterFertilizerWhere it standsWeatherAir Conditioning running (+2)Electric Heater running (+1)Heating Stove running (+1) Has power

Crops	Size	Light need	Cold rating	Seeds	Grow time (days)	Light	Frost	Perfect adds	Seed back	Withers into	Exp
Spinach	1	1	3	1	1.0	OK	OK	Spinach Spinach Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	30
Enoki Mushroomsx2	1	0	2	1	1.4	OK	OK	Enoki Mushroomsx2 Enoki Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	45
White Beech Mushroomx2	1	0	1	1	1.5	OK	OK	White Beech Mushroomx2 White Beech Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	45
Garden Cosmos	1	2	1	1	2.1	OK	OK	Garden Cosmos Garden Cosmos Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Straw Mushroomx2	1	0	0	1	2.3	OK	OK	Straw Mushroomx2 Straw Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	65
Chives	1	1	3	1	2.3	OK	OK	Chives Chive Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	65
Oyster Mushroomx2	1	0	2	1	2.6	OK	OK	Oyster Mushroomx2 Oyster Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	70
Shaggy Mane Mushroomx2	2	0	1	Too big	2.6	OK	OK	Shaggy Mane Mushroomx2 Shaggy Mane Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	130
King Oyster Mushroomx2	2	0	1	Too big	2.7	OK	OK	King Oyster Mushroomx2 King Oyster Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	130
Calendula	1	2	1	1	2.7	OK	OK	Calendula Calendula Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Strawberryx3	1	2	1	1	2.7	OK	OK	Strawberryx3 Strawberry Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	75
Poplar Mushroomx3	1	0	1	1	2.8	OK	OK	Poplar Mushroomx3 Poplar Mushroom Seeds	50%	Basic Fertilizer	75
Beet	2	2	3	Too big	3.2	OK	OK	Beet Beet Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	150
Pansy	1	2	1	1	3.2	OK	OK	Pansy Pansy Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Carrot	2	2	3	Too big	3.3	OK	OK	Carrot Carrot Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	155
Potatox2	1	1	2	1	3.4	OK	OK	Potatox2 Potato Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	90
Cucumberx3	4	2	0	Too big	3.7	OK	OK	Cucumberx3 Cucumber Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	305
Eggplantx2	2	2	0	Too big	3.8	OK	OK	Eggplantx2 Eggplant Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	175
Bell Pepperx3	2	2	0	Too big	3.8	OK	OK	Bell Pepperx3 Bell Pepper Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	175
Overwinter Fruitx4	4	1	3	Too big	3.8	OK	OK	Overwinter Fruitx4	No seeds back	Compound Fertilizer	400
Tomatox3	2	2	1	Too big	3.9	OK	OK	Tomatox3 Tomato Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	320
Cabbagex2	2	1	2	Too big	3.9	OK	OK	Cabbagex2 Cabbage Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	180
Cauliflower	2	1	1	Too big	4.0	OK	OK	Cauliflower Cauliflower Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	180
Daisy	1	2	1	1	4.0	OK	OK	Daisy Daisy Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Sunflower Seeds	4	2	1	Too big	4.1	OK	OK	Sunflower Seeds Sunflower Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	335
Cornx3	4	2	0	Too big	4.1	OK	OK	Cornx3 Corn Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	340
Onion	1	2	3	1	4.2	OK	OK	Onion Onion Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	105
Pumpkin	4	2	1	Too big	4.5	OK	OK	Pumpkin Pumpkin Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	360
Watermelon	4	2	0	Too big	4.7	OK	OK	Watermelon Watermelon Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	380
Garlic	1	1	3	1	4.9	OK	OK	Garlic Garlic Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	120
Petunia	1	2	1	1	5.3	OK	OK	Petunia Petunia Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Vine	1	1	3	1	5.4	OK	OK	Vine Boston Ivy Seed	50%	Basic Fertilizer	130
Banksia Rose	2	2	1	Too big	5.4	OK	OK	Banksia Rose Banksia Rose Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Matsutake	2	0	3	Too big	5.8	OK	OK	Matsutake Matsutake Seeds	50%	Premium Organic Fertilizer	250
Lingzhi Mushroom	2	0	2	Too big	5.8	OK	OK	Lingzhi Mushroom Lingzhi Mushroom Seeds	50%	Premium Organic Fertilizer	250
Coffee	4	1	0	Too big	5.8	OK	OK	Coffee Coffee Seeds	50%	Premium Organic Fertilizer	450
Trumpet Vine	2	2	1	Too big	6.5	OK	OK	Trumpet Vine Trumpet Vine Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100
Rose	2	2	1	Too big	7.7	OK	OK	Rose Rose Seeds	50%	Compound Fertilizer	100

3Planters27

Room is how many size 1 seeds a planter holds. Speed needs power when the planter does; electric light and heat always need power.

Planter	Room	Needs power	Speed	Light	Heat	Pest control	Weed control	Drought control
Plant Grow Box (Small)	1	Yes	+30%	+2 (powered)	+1	-20%	-20%
Temperature-Stable Grow Box (Small)	1	Yes	+30%		+1 / +3 (powered)	-20%	-20%
Fertilized Flowerpot (Small)	1		+30%
Plant Light Incubator (Small)	1	Yes	+20%	+1 (powered)	+1 (powered)	-20%	-20%
Flowerpot	1
Small Planter	1
Standard Small Flowerpot	1
Clay Flowerpot (Small)	1				+1	-20%	-20%
Plant Grow Box (Medium)	2	Yes	+30%	+2 (powered)	+1	-20%	-20%
Temperature-Stable Grow Box (Medium)	2	Yes	+30%		+1 / +3 (powered)	-20%	-20%
Plant Light Incubator (Medium)	2	Yes	+20%	+1 (powered)	+1 (powered)	-20%	-20%
Exquisite Flowerpot (Medium)	2		+20%			-20%
Stone Flower Bed	2		+20%			-20%
Medium Planter	2
Standard Medium Flowerpot	2
Pest-Resistant Flowerpot (Medium)	2					-80%
Water Tank	2
Clay Flowerpot (Medium)	2				+1	-20%	-20%
Hydroponic Station (Large)	4	Yes	+50%	+2 (powered)	+2 (powered)	-100%	-100%	-100%
Plant Grow Box (Large)	4	Yes	+30%	+2 (powered)	+1	-20%	-20%
Temperature-Stable Grow Box (Large)	4	Yes	+30%		+1 / +3 (powered)	-20%	-20%
Plant Light Incubator (Large)	4	Yes	+20%	+1 (powered)	+1 (powered)	-20%	-20%
Large Planter	4
Standard Large Flowerpot	4
Clay Flowerpot (Large)	4				+1	-20%	-20%
Weed-Resistant Flowerpot (Large)	4						-80%
Hydroponic Growing Rack	4							-100%

4Rooms and weather5

Where a planter stands decides how much of the weather's light reaches it and how warm it is. Light a planter gets = the weather's light times the room's share, plus the planter's own light and, while powered, its lamp. If that is below what the crop needs, the crop has too little light. Cold left over = the weather's cold, minus the planter's heat, minus the room's warmth (running heaters add to it where they count). If that is above the crop's cold rating, the crop gets frost.

Where it stands	Share of daylight	Warmth	Heaters warm it	Food goes off
Interior	50%	+1	Yes	x1
Sunroom	100%	+1	Yes	x1
Terrace (Outdoors)	100%	0		x2
Cold Storage	50%	-2		x0.2
Basement	0%	+2	Yes	x0.5

Weather	Light	Cold
Clear	2	0
Cloudy	1	0
Rainy	1	0
Mild Cold	1	1
Moderate Cold	1	2
Severe Cold	1	3
Heavy Rain	0.5	0
Continuous Rain	0.5	0
Heavy Smog	1	0

Heaters	Warmth
Air Conditioning	+2
Electric Heater	+1
Heating Stove	+1

Not counted here: planting talents that lower light needs or raise cold rating, the talent that adds heat for each running heater, the greenhouse choice in the story (+2 light and +2 warmth at home), and Endless mode bonuses.

5Fertilizer

Fertilizer speeds growth by its boost while the planter's fertilizer is topped up.

Fertilizer	Grows faster
Basic Fertilizer	+30%
Compound Fertilizer	+50%
Premium Organic Fertilizer	+100%

6Planting skill

Lv	Fewer problems	Perfect harvest chance
0 Uninitiated	0%	20%
1 Novice Gardener	0%	20%
2 Apprentice Gardener	20%	30%
3 Skilled Gardener	20%	40%
4 Senior Gardener	30%	50%
5 Master Gardener	40%	60%