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There are 3 things that are required in order to have a successful garden: [[seeds]], [[soil]], and tending. Each bed can take 1 seed and 1 soil. A [[Deluxe Garden Patch]] with 8 beds will therefore hold up to 8 seeds and 8 soils. There are many different types of seeds, just ask a local botanist. Most of these seeds are not very useful since the plants are easy enough to gather by a botanist. Gardening should therefore be used to crossbreed for seeds that are rare to find or even impossible to obtain otherwise. | There are 3 things that are required in order to have a successful garden: [[seeds]], [[soil]], and tending. Each bed can take 1 seed and 1 soil. A [[Deluxe Garden Patch]] with 8 beds will therefore hold up to 8 seeds and 8 soils. There are many different types of seeds, just ask a local botanist. Most of these seeds are not very useful since the plants are easy enough to gather by a botanist. Gardening should therefore be used to crossbreed for seeds that are rare to find or even impossible to obtain otherwise. | ||
The next important component of gardening is the soil. There exists three different types of soils, each with 3 different grades. The higher the grade, the more potent their effects. If you can gather or afford Grade 3 soils, then there is absolutely no reason to use Grades 1 or 2 of any soil type. The first and most useful type of soil is the [[Thanalan Topsoil]]. Thanalan Topsoil promotes | The next important component of gardening is the soil. There exists three different types of soils, each with 3 different grades. The higher the grade, the more potent their effects. If you can gather or afford Grade 3 soils, then there is absolutely no reason to use Grades 1 or 2 of any soil type. The first and most useful type of soil is the [[Thanalan Topsoil]]. Thanalan Topsoil promotes intercrossing and will be used 99 percent of the time. The second type is the [[Shroud Topsoil]], which is used to increase garden yield. It is inferior to the Thanalan Top Soil. The final soil type is the La Noscean Topsoil. It is used to increase the likelihood of obtaining high-quality yields, currently it is not very useful. [[Grade 3 Thanalan Topsoil]] is the most important and most used. It can be obtained in [[Western Thanalan]] (x18,y27), at 5 am Eorzea Time. Note that Grade 3 soils of any type can only be gathered by a [[miner]] with a at least 370 [[gathering]]. | ||
A successful garden also requires tending from time to time. An untended garden will lose its crops. Crops need to be tended at least once a day to ensure that they are doing well. While tending, you should also fertilize them. While the mechanics of fertilization have yet to be fully understood, it is believed that each time a crop is fertilized, the time it takes to grow is reduced by 1 hour. [[Fishmeal]] is quite cheap, don't be afraid to fertilize often. | A successful garden also requires tending from time to time. An untended garden will lose its crops. Crops need to be tended at least once a day to ensure that they are doing well. While tending, you should also fertilize them. While the mechanics of fertilization have yet to be fully understood, it is believed that each time a crop is fertilized, the time it takes to grow is reduced by 1 hour. [[Fishmeal]] is quite cheap, don't be afraid to fertilize often. | ||
==[[Intercrossing]]== | ==[[Intercrossing]]== | ||
Intercrossing different seeds is the most important aspect of gardening. Intercrossing is the mechanic of generating an otherwise unobtainable seed by planting two different types of crops next to each other. It is the mechanic that allows the players to plant and harvest crops such as [[Azeyma Roses]], [[Halone Gerberas]], [[Jutes]], [[Broombushes]], [[Glazenuts]] and more. When a crop becomes ready to be harvested, aside from the crop's seed you may also find a intercrossing seed. | |||
*See [[Intercrossing]] for the list of crosses. | |||
Player's goal is the perpetually grow and harvest high tier seeds without going through a lengthy process to intercrossing for them again. For example by planting Glazenut Seeds with Apricots Kernels, we will harvest not only Glazenuts and Apricots, but also find some Glazenut seeds as well. At the moment, I have discovered how to perpetually grow and harvest Glazenuts, Broombushes, and Jutes. Therefore, it is important to have a good supply of Almond, Honey Lemon, Mandrake, and Prickly Pineapple seeds. | |||
Revision as of 09:00, 16 June 2014
Basics
There are 3 things that are required in order to have a successful garden: seeds, soil, and tending. Each bed can take 1 seed and 1 soil. A Deluxe Garden Patch with 8 beds will therefore hold up to 8 seeds and 8 soils. There are many different types of seeds, just ask a local botanist. Most of these seeds are not very useful since the plants are easy enough to gather by a botanist. Gardening should therefore be used to crossbreed for seeds that are rare to find or even impossible to obtain otherwise.
The next important component of gardening is the soil. There exists three different types of soils, each with 3 different grades. The higher the grade, the more potent their effects. If you can gather or afford Grade 3 soils, then there is absolutely no reason to use Grades 1 or 2 of any soil type. The first and most useful type of soil is the Thanalan Topsoil. Thanalan Topsoil promotes intercrossing and will be used 99 percent of the time. The second type is the Shroud Topsoil, which is used to increase garden yield. It is inferior to the Thanalan Top Soil. The final soil type is the La Noscean Topsoil. It is used to increase the likelihood of obtaining high-quality yields, currently it is not very useful. Grade 3 Thanalan Topsoil is the most important and most used. It can be obtained in Western Thanalan (x18,y27), at 5 am Eorzea Time. Note that Grade 3 soils of any type can only be gathered by a miner with a at least 370 gathering.
A successful garden also requires tending from time to time. An untended garden will lose its crops. Crops need to be tended at least once a day to ensure that they are doing well. While tending, you should also fertilize them. While the mechanics of fertilization have yet to be fully understood, it is believed that each time a crop is fertilized, the time it takes to grow is reduced by 1 hour. Fishmeal is quite cheap, don't be afraid to fertilize often.
Intercrossing
Intercrossing different seeds is the most important aspect of gardening. Intercrossing is the mechanic of generating an otherwise unobtainable seed by planting two different types of crops next to each other. It is the mechanic that allows the players to plant and harvest crops such as Azeyma Roses, Halone Gerberas, Jutes, Broombushes, Glazenuts and more. When a crop becomes ready to be harvested, aside from the crop's seed you may also find a intercrossing seed.
- See Intercrossing for the list of crosses.
Player's goal is the perpetually grow and harvest high tier seeds without going through a lengthy process to intercrossing for them again. For example by planting Glazenut Seeds with Apricots Kernels, we will harvest not only Glazenuts and Apricots, but also find some Glazenut seeds as well. At the moment, I have discovered how to perpetually grow and harvest Glazenuts, Broombushes, and Jutes. Therefore, it is important to have a good supply of Almond, Honey Lemon, Mandrake, and Prickly Pineapple seeds.