v0.31:Farming - Revision history

Quietust at 03:52, 2 July 2024

2024-07-02T03:52:25Z

Quietust: /* Farm plots in action */

2024-07-02T03:43:04Z

Farm plots in action

Quietust: /* Farm plots in action */ mention the red crops bug

2024-07-02T03:38:33Z

Farm plots in action: mention the red crops bug

Quietust: /* Fertilization */

2023-10-16T01:41:35Z

Fertilization

Coaldiamond: Undo revision 178429 by spambot Hrtrey (talk)

2012-10-31T22:03:54Z

Undo revision 178429 by spambot Hrtrey (talk)

Hrtrey: /* Farm plots in action */

2012-10-31T08:08:26Z

Farm plots in action

QuietBot: Fixing links within namespace (0868/2808)

2011-12-08T16:50:14Z

Fixing links within namespace (0868/2808)

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SoulTorc: correcting the information about farming above ground crops underground. correct as of 31.25

2011-11-29T20:30:32Z

correcting the information about farming above ground crops underground. correct as of 31.25

24.56.169.201 at 06:05, 23 October 2011

2011-10-23T06:05:41Z

74.100.84.160: /* Fertilization */ Minor Fix for tables

2011-10-19T23:12:52Z

Fertilization: Minor Fix for tables

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 Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither and eventually [[rot]] away. Additionally, any unharvested plants will instantly vanish at the beginning of the next season if they are incapable of growing in that season.
 Depending on the number of growers and their experience and the rate at which the plant grows, not all squares of large plots may be used. {{verify}}
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 Use the [[stocks]] menu, and go to the Kitchen tab. From here you can see how many of each kind of food you have. If you're running out of a certain kind of seed, toggle the corresponding plant "Cook" setting to red. [[Cooking]] plants doesn't leave a seed. If you have too many of a certain kind of seed, toggle the seed "Cook" setting to blue. Just make sure you check on the stocks and toggle it back before you run out, or use the seed bank idea above.
 {{Farming FAQ}}
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 * [[Tile attributes]]
 * [[Crops]]
 {{Category|Buildings}}

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 Plants take time to grow, depending on their type. Once a plant is fully grown, a dwarf will harvest it. By default, any dwarf will do this. Harvesting plants is not affected by any skill, although it provides a small amount of grower experience. So it's a good idea to set only your planters to harvest, not anyone. To do that, set option "Only Farmers Harvest" {{k|o}}{{k|h}}.
-Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither and eventually [[rot]] away. Also any plants that are still growing when their growing seasons end will be removed.
+Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither and eventually [[rot]] away. Additionally, any unharvested plants will instantly vanish at the beginning of the next season if they are incapable of growing in that season.
-Due to a bug, crops are '''not''' displayed in red when they are unsafe to plant.{{bug|747}}
+Due to a bug, crops are '''not''' displayed in red when they are unsafe to plant, and farmers will freely plant them up to the end of the current season even if they would immediately die.{{bug|747}}
 Depending on the number of growers and their experience and the rate at which the plant grows, not all squares of large plots may be used. {{verify}}

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 Plants take time to grow, depending on their type. Once a plant is fully grown, a dwarf will harvest it. By default, any dwarf will do this. Harvesting plants is not affected by any skill, although it provides a small amount of grower experience. So it's a good idea to set only your planters to harvest, not anyone. To do that, set option "Only Farmers Harvest" {{k|o}}{{k|h}}.
-Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither. These plants will eventually [[rot]] away. There's no use for withered plants.
+Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither and eventually [[rot]] away. Also any plants that are still growing when their growing seasons end will be removed.
-Also any plants that are still growing when their growing seasons end will be removed. As in DF 2010 farmers will plant up until the last day of the growing season, it might be a good idea to disable the last season of each crop so that seeds are not lost.
 Depending on the number of growers and their experience and the rate at which the plant grows, not all squares of large plots may be used. {{verify}}

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-Pressing {{k|f}} lets you toggle fertilization on or off.  To fertilize a farm plot, one needs [[potash]], which is produced by processing [[ash]]. It greatly increases the yield of a plot (approx. multiplied by four). However fertilization only lasts for one season, and requires plot size / 4 (round down) + 1 of [[potash]] for saturation. Therefore fully fertilizing a farm would require burning a large amount of trees each season. The table on the right illustrates the effect of the formula on potash needed per square. Generally, larger farms use less, approaching a limit of 1/4 bar per square. The worst sizes are multiples of 4, it's better to have plots one or two less than a multiple of 4. While costly, fertilization enhances productivity of not only farmers, but many industries down the line, e.g. brewing, cooking, milling and threshing, due to the large increase in stack size of the plants, which are still processed in a single action.  Fertilizing grants 30 XP of farming experience for each unit of potash used.
+Pressing {{k|f}} lets you toggle fertilization on or off.  To fertilize a farm plot, one needs [[potash]], which is produced by processing [[ash]]. It greatly improves the yield of a plot, increasing the stack size by up to 4. However fertilization only lasts for one season, and requires plot size / 4 (round down) + 1 of [[potash]] for saturation. Therefore fully fertilizing a farm would require burning a large amount of trees each season. The table on the right illustrates the effect of the formula on potash needed per square. Generally, larger farms use less, approaching a limit of 1/4 bar per square. The worst sizes are multiples of 4, it's better to have plots one or two less than a multiple of 4. While costly, fertilization enhances productivity of not only farmers, but many industries down the line, e.g. brewing, cooking, milling and threshing, due to the large increase in stack size of the plants, which are still processed in a single action.  Fertilizing grants 30 XP of farming experience for each unit of potash used.
 === Subterranean Farming ===

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 == Farm plots in action ==
-Once a farm plot has been built and crops have been selected for the current season, dwarves with the labor enabled will begin planting the selected seed. Farmers will not start planting if the tile they would start on is not muddy, even if all other tiles in the plot are.The higher a Dwarf's grower skill in planting, the more plants will be harvested from each seed planted. The farming labor is fairly low in priority, so if you want a full time farmer, it is best to disable all other labors.
+Once a farm plot has been built and crops have been selected for the current season, dwarves with the [[growing]] labor enabled will begin planting the selected seed. Farmers will not start planting if the tile they would start on is not muddy, even if all other tiles in the plot are.<sup>Verify</sup> The higher a Dwarf's grower skill in planting, the more plants will be harvested from each seed planted. The farming labor is fairly low in priority, so if you want a full time farmer, it is best to disable all other labors.
-Plants take time to grow, depending on their type. Once a plant is fully grown, a dwarf will harvest it. By default, any dwarf will do this. Harvesting plants is not affected by any skill, although it provides a small amount of grower experience. So it's a good idea to set only your planters to harvest, not anyone. To do that, set option "Only Farmers Harvest".
+Plants take time to grow, depending on their type. Once a plant is fully grown, a dwarf will harvest it. By default, any dwarf will do this. Harvesting plants is not affected by any skill, although it provides a small amount of grower experience. So it's a good idea to set only your planters to harvest, not anyone. To do that, set option "Only Farmers Harvest" {{k|o}}{{k|h}}.
-Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither. These [http://www.saleshermes.com/Hermes-Scarf-replica-c43.html Hermes Scarf Replica]will eventually rot away. There's no use for withered plants.
+Plants that remain in the field for too long will wither. These plants will eventually [[rot]] away. There's no use for withered plants.
 Also any plants that are still growing when their growing seasons end will be removed. As in DF 2010 farmers will plant up until the last day of the growing season, it might be a good idea to disable the last season of each crop so that seeds are not lost.

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 Farming is done at a '''farm plot''' building ({{k|b}}-{{k|p}}, resize with {{k|u}}{{k|m}}{{k|k}}{{k|h}}). It requires {{l|seeds}} and a worker with the "Farming (Fields)" {{l|labor}} enabled.
-Depending on where the farm plot is constructed, different crops may be planted. Farm plots built {{l|above ground}} are not suitable for the crops grown on {{L|subterranean}} farm plots and vice versa. Note that the attributes {{DFtext|Inside|6:0:0}}, {{DFtext|Dark|0:0:1}}, {{DFtext|Outside|3:0:1}} and {{DFtext|Light|6:0:1}} are of no relevance.
+Depending on where the farm plot is constructed, different crops may be planted. Farm plots built {{l|above ground}} are not suitable for the crops grown on {{L|subterranean}} farm plots and vice versa. Note that the attributes {{DFtext|Inside|6:0:0}}, {{DFtext|Outside|3:0:1}} are of no relevance. You can grow surface plants indoors by channelling out the roof above the desired plot and then constructing a floor ({{k|b}}-{{k|C}}-{{k|f}}) over the open space. Doing this changes the tile from {{DFtext|Dark|0:0:1}} to {{DFtext|Light|6:0:1}}, despite there being a roof (you do not need to make the roof out of glass for this to work).
 See the article on {{L|crop}}s for details on the conditions needed to grow the available plants.

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