40d:Crop

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Crops are plants that can either be farmed, traded for, or acquired by plant gathering. Farming happens at farm plots. There are two types of crops: above ground and subterranean. 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!).

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.)

Most plants can be brewed into alcohols, 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 first (by milling or plant processing) before they are edible, and still others are inedible, producing only non-food products. Drinks may be cooked as ingredients in prepared meals.

All drinks require a spare barrel for storage, and some other products also require specific containers for storage. Plants can be stored in barrels or individually, while seeds are stored individually or in bags, which can themselves be stored in barrels.

Plump helmets and pig tails can be harvested 25 days after sowing. All other crops need about 42 days.

Habitat note: In the following table, "Wet" means that the plant only grows within two squares of any natural water source (pond/river/etc), and "Dry" means that it only grows away from natural water sources. Thus, bloated tuber's "Any Wetland (Dry)" means that it grows in wetlands, but just not right next to water.

Tile	Graphic	Name	Biome & seasons	Align	Value	Drink	Drink value1	Eat	Cook2	Product(s)5 & value
♠		Plump helmet	Subterranean Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Dwarven wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	· Plump helmet spawn 1☼
τ		Pig tail	Subterranean Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Dwarven ale	10☼	No	No	· Pig tail seed 1☼ φ Pig tail thread (p) 12☼
τ		Cave wheat	Subterranean 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 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 Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	No	Pr3	♠ Quarry bush leaves (b) 251☼ · Rock nut 1☼
♥		Dimple cup	Subterranean Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	None	—	No	No	· Dimple cup spawn 1☼ ░ Dimple dye (m) 20☼
τ		Muck root4	Any Wetland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	Swamp whiskey	5☼	Yes	Yes	None
Φ		Bloated tuber4	Any Wetland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Tuber beer	10☼	Yes	Yes	None
Φ		Kobold bulb4	Any Wetland Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	10☼	None	—	No	No	~ Gnomeblight (e) 5001☼
:		Prickle berry	Not freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	2☼	Prickle berry wine	5☼	Yes	Yes	· Prickle berry seed 1☼
:		Wild strawberry	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	All	4☼	Strawberry wine	10☼	Yes	Yes	· Wild 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	2☼	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☼
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	2☼	None	—	No	No	· Hide root seed 1☼ ░ Redroot dye (m) 10☼
τ		Sliver barb	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	Evil	2☼	Gutter cruor	5☼	No	No	· Silver barb seed 1☼ ░ Sliver dye (m) 20☼
:		Sun berry	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	Good	2☼	Sunshine	25☼	Yes	Yes	· Sun berry seed 1☼
§		Whip vine	Not Freezing Wet Dry Spring Summer Autumn Winter	Savage	2☼	Whip wine	15☼	No	Pr3	· Whip vine seed 1☼ ░ Whip vine flour (m) 25☼

Notes:

¹ This is the value of 5 units, which is the amount obtained from a single plant.

² Anything that can be cooked is edible afterwards. 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 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.
• 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.
• v: process to vial (valley herb): At farmer's workshop, using plant processing.
• e: extract plant essence (kobold bulb): At still, using plant gathering.

See Also

• Farming
• Farm plot
• Shrub

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