Crop rotation lets one farm grow several crops and avoids the fertility penalty caused by consecutive identical crops. A deliberate schedule can sustain harvests while keeping soil fertility and output routes manageable.
PC / Global, current release
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Where to farm
A farm’s growth calendar, configured through its crop controls after Crop Rotation research.
After researching Crop Rotation, set a farm’s growth calendar to alternate different crops. The order can vary, but identical crops next to each other in the calendar—including across its end and beginning—incur a growth penalty. Check each crop’s fertility behavior and plan the resulting harvests into the right storage or processor.
Crop Rotation research and a farm with the relevant crop recipes unlocked.
At least two different crops suitable for that farm.
Water and separate output routes or storage for the chosen harvests.
Choose a farm and inspect the available crops and its current fertility status.
Research Crop Rotation if the farm cannot yet schedule multiple plants.
Open the growth calendar and add two different crops that serve current food or production needs.
Check neighboring entries, including the last and first calendar slots, for duplicate crops.
Connect each crop output to storage or processing that accepts that material.
Run the rotation and observe harvest flow and soil fertility over time.
If fertility falls below the intended level, adjust the schedule or consider a compatible fertilizer route.
Farming tips
A two-crop rotation is easier to route than a long calendar with several crops sharing output logistics.
Use crops with distinct output handling where possible, so one backed-up belt does not obstruct another harvest.
Repeat, collect and use
The crop calendar repeats continuously while the farm has suitable water and the scheduled crops remain available. Rotation is an ongoing production method, not a one-time reward.
Common mistakes
Repeating the same crop at the calendar boundary: check the final and first entries as adjacent.
Adding crops without a destination for their harvest: connect each output before expanding the schedule.
Using Green Manure as though it were food: it restores fertility but produces no food.
When to stop or switch
Switch crops or split production across farms if the calendar creates output congestion, fertility is unsustainable, or one harvest is no longer needed.
