Mature crops can sometimes provide seeds in addition to harvested produce, helping replenish a planting supply without sending every crop through a Seed Collector.
PC / Global, live service build as of 2026-10-24
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Where to farm
Housing Plot garden, while harvesting mature crop tiles.
Use this loop to build seed stock from mature garden crops while keeping the harvest available for food, requests, or processing. A mature crop has a chance to drop seeds, so the amount is variable; treat those seeds as a bonus rather than a guaranteed return. This is a harvest-and-sort route: collect any seed drops, reserve enough to replant your chosen crops, and decide separately how to use the produce.
Have crops planted on Housing Plot soil and allow them to reach maturity.
Leave inventory room for both produce and any seed drops.
Know which crop varieties you want to plant in the next cycle.
Choose the crop varieties you want to keep in rotation and note how many seeds you currently have.
Let those crops mature in the garden; keep their tiles in the layout you intend to harvest.
Harvest mature crops and check the resulting inventory for any seeds received.
Sort seed drops by crop type and move the varieties you want to preserve into a dedicated seed reserve.
Set aside enough seeds for your planned replanting before selling or processing produce.
Use surplus produce for cooking, requests, or a processor according to your current needs.
Plant from the reserve for the next cycle, then replenish it from later mature harvests when seed drops occur.
Farming tips
Count natural seed drops as variable extra stock; keep a fallback seed source for a variety that does not yield enough.
Separate seed reserves from produce before processing so seeds intended for planting remain available.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat at each mature harvest while maintaining the garden. Seed drops are chance-based, so this is an ongoing replenishment method, not a guaranteed seed supply or a one-time farm.
Common mistakes
Planning a full replant around an assumed seed yield: keep enough backup seeds to cover a low-drop harvest.
Processing or selling all produce before sorting: check for seed drops and reserve planting stock first.
Mixing varieties in storage: label or separate seed types so the next planting uses the intended crop.
When to stop or switch
Stop reserving seeds once you have the planned amount for the next planting; use extra produce for its best current purpose, and resume the reserve loop if stock falls.
