Crops and seeds
Crop Rotation
A planned crop rotation keeps useful neighbor buffs in place while changing what the garden produces.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Crop Rotation
Housing Plot garden, using the neighbor-buff properties of planted crops.
Before you go
- Have a mix of crop seeds and enough soil plots to make a deliberate layout.
- Know which crop buff you want to support, such as growth or harvest.
- Reserve a 3-by-3 space if your plan includes an apple tree.
Farming steps
- Pick one production goal for the next planting, such as faster growth for a slower crop or more of a crop you use often.
- Check the crop table for the buff each seed provides and which neighboring tiles it can affect.
- Mark the tiles that should receive the chosen buff before you replace any crops.
- Plant buff-giving crops beside the intended targets, using tile adjacency rather than diagonal proximity.
- Fit large crops into the design with their full footprint accounted for.
- Care for the garden and harvest when crops are ready.
- Replant the same pattern if it still suits your goal, or change only the necessary tiles for the next cycle.
- Changing one crop can affect the neighbors around it; review the whole local pattern after each redesign.
- Keep a note of a layout that works so seed replenishment does not force a fresh plan each cycle.
Repeat, collect and use
This is an ongoing garden-planning loop: harvest, preserve the useful layout, and replant while the same goal remains relevant.
Common mistakes
- Assuming diagonal crops count as neighbors: plan around actual neighboring tiles.
- Expecting the same crop type to provide the needed neighbor effect: use compatible different crop types as indicated by the crop information.
- Forgetting a tree’s footprint: leave room for all nine tiles before planting nearby crops.
When to stop or switch
Stop rotating once the layout supplies the crop mix you need; switch to a simpler bed if maintaining the pattern takes more seed stock than it is worth.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
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