DF2014:Crop

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(This article is about crop plants. If you want information about trees, see Tree.)

Ripe for the harvest.

Crops are plants that can be farmed, traded for, or acquired by plant gathering. The farming of crops happens at farm plots. There are two types of crops: aboveground and subterranean (underground). The seeds of subterranean crops may be brought from the starting embark screen or, with some small luck, purchased from dwarven caravans. Above ground crops and seeds may be purchased from human or elven caravans or gathered by dwarves with the plant gathering labor enabled. Seeds may also be collected by processing the plants or eating them (but not by cooking!). There is a limit of 200 seeds per type (adjustable in d_init.txt), after which no additional seeds will be produced.

A few of the plants listed below are not strictly crops, as they have no seeds and can't be planted (see note "4", below). "Wet" and "Dry" determine where plants are found in proximity to watercourses when gathering wild plants, and do not affect farm plots.

Most plants can be brewed into alcohol, each plant type producing a different variation, and dwarves do prefer some variety in their drink. Some plants may be eaten raw, others must be cooked first, others must be processed (by milling or plant processing) before they are edible, and still others are inedible, producing only non-food products (their seeds may be edible, though). Drinks may be cooked as ingredients in prepared meals, but at least one of the ingredients must be a non-liquid.

All drinks require a spare barrel or large pot for storage, and some other products also require specific containers for storage. Plants can be stored in barrels or without a container; seeds are stored individually or in bags which can then be put into barrels. It may be advisable to have a small stockpile that accepts only seeds next to your farm(s), since dwarves will happily carry entire pots of seeds across the map to pick up a single seed, leading to cancellation spam and irregular planting.

Standard plants

These are the plants defined in the file plant_standard.txt. Standard plants have been changed very little from the previous version; tiles and colors have been upgraded, and brewing, pressing and processing plants to bags have been re-implemented as reactions, which means these options will be unavailable in the workshop if materials are missing.

Tile	Graphic	Name	Biome & seasons	Align	Value	Drink	Drink value1	Eat	Cook2	Product(s)5 & value
♠		Plump helmet	Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3) Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Dwarven wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	· plump helmet spawn 1☼
τ		Pig tail	Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3) Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Dwarven ale	10☼	No	No	· pig tail seed 1☼ φ pig tail thread (p) 12☼ ≈ pig tail slurry (h) 2☼
τ		Cave wheat	Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3) Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Dwarven beer	10☼	No	Pr3	· cave wheat seed 1☼ · dwarven wheat flour (m) 20☼
Φ		Sweet pod	Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3) Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Dwarven rum	10☼	No	Pr3	· sweet pod seed 1☼ · dwarven sugar (m) 20☼ ≈ dwarven syrup (l) 1001☼
♣		Quarry bush	Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3) Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	No	Pr3	♠ quarry bush leaf (b) 501☼ · rock nut 1☼ ≈ rock nut paste (m) 1☼ ≈ rock nut press cake (s) 1☼ ≈ rock nut oil (s) 5☼
♥		Dimple cup	Subterranean Water  (Layers 1-3) Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	No	No	· dimple cup spawn 1☼ · dimple dye (m) 20☼
τ		Muck root	Any Wetland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	1☼	Swamp whiskey	5☼	Yes	Yes	· muck root seed 1☼
Φ		Bloated tuber	Any Wetland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	Tuber beer	10☼	Yes	Yes	· bloated tuber seed 1☼
Φ		Kobold bulb4	Any Wetland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	5☼	None	—	No	No	≈ gnomeblight (e) 5001☼
:		Prickle berry	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	1☼	Prickle berry wine	5☼	Yes	Yes	· prickle berry seed 1☼
:		Strawberry	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Strawberry wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	% strawberry fruit 1☼ : strawberry plant 1☼ · strawberry seed 1☼
τ		Longland grass	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Longland beer	10☼	No	Pr3	· longland grass seed 1☼ · longland flour (m) 20☼
ÿ		Valley herb4	Temperate Grassland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	10☼	None	—	No	Yes	≈ golden salve (v) 5001☼
τ		Rat weed	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	1☼	Sewer brew	5☼	Yes	Yes	· rat weed seed 1☼
:		Fisher berry	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Fisher berry wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	· fisher berry seed 1☼
ƒ		Rope reed	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	River spirits	10☼	No	No	· rope reed seed 1☼ φ rope reed thread (p) 12☼ ≈ rope reed slurry (h) 2☼
τ		Blade weed	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	No	No	· blade weed seed 1☼ · emerald dye (m) 20☼
τ		Hide root	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	1☼	None	—	No	No	· hide root seed 1☼ · redroot dye (m) 10☼
τ		Sliver barb	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	Evil	1☼	Gutter cruor	5☼	No	No	· sliver barb seed 1☼ · sliver dye (m) 20☼
:		Sun berry	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	Good	9☼	Sunshine	25☼	Yes	Yes	· sun berry seed 1☼
§		Whip vine	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	Savage	1☼	Whip wine	15☼	No	Pr3	· whip vine seed 1☼ · whip vine flour (m) 25☼

Notes:

¹ This is the value for a stack of 5 units, which is the number rendered from a single plant.

² Anything that can be cooked is edible afterwards. Note that cooking leaves no seeds for re-planting.

³ These plants cannot be eaten/cooked until they are further processed, either by milling or extracting; see "products" column for process product.

⁴ These plants cannot be grown on a farm plot (in unmodded games) as they have no seeds. They can only be acquired through plant gathering (in season only) or trade.

⁵ To get the products/extracts from the plants they have to be processed, in the following workshops, using the following labors:

• m: mill (cave wheat, sweet pod, longland grass, whip vine, dimple cup, blade weed, hide root, sliver barb): at quern or millstone, using milling.
• b: process to bag (quarry bush): at farmer's workshop, using plant processing.
• s: press paste into oil (quarry bush): at screw press.
• l: process to barrel (sweet pod): at farmer's workshop, using plant processing.
• p: process plant (pig tail, rope reed): at farmer's workshop, using plant processing.
• h: mash plant (pig tail, rope reed): at quern or millstone, using papermaking.
• v: process to vial (valley herb): at farmer's workshop, using plant processing.
• e: extract plant essence (kobold bulb): at still, using plant gathering.

⁶ 'Not Freezing' Biome refers to all land biomes except Mountains, Glaciers, and Tundras.

Garden plants

All garden plants are above-ground, and can grow year-round. Garden plants are defined in a separate file from standard plants, named, somewhat predictably, plant_garden.txt.

Unlike standard plants, garden plants will also produce growths - leaves, buds, flowers, pods and fruits. As a general rule, leaves can only be cooked, buds can be both cooked and brewed.

Tile	Graphic	Name	Biome & seasons	Align	Value	Drink	Drink value1	Eat	Cook2	Product(s)5 & value
:		Artichoke	Temperate Grassland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	Artichoke wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	♠ leaf — % heart 2☼ ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Asparagus	Any Temperate Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	Yes	Yes	♠ leaf — % fruit — ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Bambara groundnut6	Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest Tropical Grassland Tropical Savanna Tropical Shrubland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	None	—	No	Seed	♠ leaf — % fruit — ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		String bean6	Any Temperate Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	None	—	No	Seed	♠ leaf — % pod — ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Broad bean6	Any Temperate Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	None	—	No	Seed	♠ leaf — % pod — ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Beet	Temperate Grassland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Beetroot wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	♠ leaf — ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Bitter melon6	Any Tropical Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	None	—	Yes	Yes	♠ leaf 2☼ % fruit 2☼ ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Cabbage	Any Temperate Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	Yes	Yes	♠ leaf — ♣ flower — · seed 1☼
:		Caper	Any Desert Any Grassland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	None	—	Yes	Yes	♠ leaf 2☼ % fruit 2☼ ♣ flower — % bud 2☼ · seed 1☼
:		Wild carrot	Any Temperate Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Carrot wine	10☼