Processing and progression
Crop Mutations
Grow a specific mutated crop by pairing its seed with the listed soil condition, and keep the resulting seed stock available…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Crop Mutations
Prepared farm mounds at the homestead, using seeds from the target crop family.
Before you go
- Seeds for the crop whose mutation you want.
- A prepared mound with the matching soil condition.
- The fertilizer needed to set that soil condition.
- Storage space to keep mutation output and seeds separate.
Farming steps
- Choose one mutation target and check its listed soil pairing before planting.
- Set a prepared mound to the required condition: Potassic for Wheat, Phosphoric for Polyberry or Caroot, or Nitrogenic for Rabbage.
- Confirm the mound shows the intended soil state, then plant only the selected crop there.
- Water the mound and let the plant mature using your normal farm routine.
- Harvest the crop and separate the mutated output from ordinary crop goods.
- Keep returned standard seeds reserved for further soil-based mutation cycles; use Spliced Seeds if you have the Seed Splicer and want guaranteed mutated planting.
- Use the harvested mutation for the relevant request or crafting need.
- Do not scale a mutation field until a test mound produces the result you expect.
- Keep mutation output separate from ordinary crops so it is not accidentally consumed or delivered.
Repeat, collect and use
The soil-based mutation loop is repeatable while you have seeds and can set the required mound condition. A Seed Splicer and Spliced Seeds are an alternate planting method when available.
Common mistakes
- Using the wrong soil because another crop mutates there: follow the exact crop pairing.
- Planting before verifying the mound: confirm soil first to avoid losing a cycle.
- Expecting ordinary seed stock to guarantee a mutation: use the matching soil condition or Spliced Seeds through the Seed Splicer.
When to stop or switch
Stop when the requested mutated crop quantity is met; switch the mound back to a standard or high-yield pairing if you need ordinary harvests instead.
Sources & fact checks
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