Farm inputs and automation
Crop Waste and Peat
Recycling crop waste into Peat can reduce seed replacement and improve crop output, making garden byproducts useful inputs.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Crop Waste and Peat
Kitchen Garden harvests, a Compost Heap, and garden beds; the Shepherd is an alternative Peat source.
Before you go
- Harvest crops that produce crop waste.
- Build or unlock a Compost Heap and its relevant recipe.
- Have crop waste for processing, or money to buy Peat from the Shepherd.
- An empty bed if you intend to use the resulting Peat.
Farming steps
- Harvest ripe crops and collect the crop waste separately from food and seeds.
- Check the Compost Heap’s available recipe and place the required crop waste into it.
- Collect Peat when the heap completes its processing interaction.
- If you need Peat sooner and can afford it, check the Shepherd’s stock instead.
- Carry Peat back to an empty Kitchen Garden bed.
- Apply it before planting the next crop.
- After harvest, reserve seeds and return new crop waste to the heap to continue the loop.
- Peat is a useful early yield input when seed loss is forcing repeated purchases.
- Keep the compost recipe display as your authority for inputs; do not feed valuable harvests into a recipe without checking it.
Repeat, collect and use
The crop-waste loop is repeatable when harvests provide waste and the heap recipe is available; buying from the Shepherd depends on stock and funds.
Common mistakes
- Discarding all crop waste: retain enough for the compost loop.
- Applying Peat after sowing: prepare the bed before planting.
- Assuming crop waste yields unlimited Peat: harvests and recipe inputs constrain production.
When to stop or switch
Pause composting when your Peat reserve covers the next planned beds; resume when seed replacement or crop yield becomes a constraint.
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.