Transplanted berry bushes put a renewable berry harvest within camp reach after you provide the fertilizer they need to regrow.
PC / Global, base game with Reign of Giants-compatible notes where stated
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Where to farm
An accessible berry-bush bed near camp, with space to harvest and protection from likely hazards.
Dig berry bushes from the overworld, replant them near camp, and fertilize each transplanted bush. After that initial care, harvest berries as they return and fertilize again when the bush has used up its post-fertilization harvests. This turns a distant forage stop into a convenient food source, but the bushes are exposed to camp hazards and a transplanted bush does not regrow without fertilizer.
Manure, Rot, or Guano to fertilize each transplanted bush.
A reachable planting area with room to tend and harvest.
Find a safe overworld berry patch and dig up the mature bushes you intend to move.
Carry the dug bushes to the chosen camp-side bed.
Plant each bush with enough room to reach it without stepping through the whole bed.
Immediately fertilize each transplanted bush with Manure, Rot, or Guano.
Harvest berries when available and collect them for meals or food preparation.
Watch for the bush to exhaust its harvests after the fertilizer has supported regrowth.
Apply fertilizer again when regrowth is needed, then resume harvesting.
Farming tips
Naturally growing bushes do not need transplant fertilizer; the extra fertilizer is for dug-up and replanted plants.
Leave room to reach each bush and reduce the chance that one camp hazard affects the entire planting.
Repeat, collect and use
Berry harvests and fertilizer-supported regrowth can repeat while the bush remains planted and fertilizer is available. The initial transplant requires fertilizer, and later regrowth also needs it after the supported harvests run out.
Common mistakes
Planting a dug bush and waiting without fertilizing: apply fertilizer after planting to establish regrowth.
Assuming a natural bush also needs transplant care: reserve fertilizer for bushes you moved.
Packing bushes tightly beside hazards: make the bed accessible and manage fire risk around the planting.
When to stop or switch
Stop harvesting a bush once its post-fertilization growth is spent; fertilize it again when you are ready to restart berry production, or leave it dormant if you have enough food.
