Crops and livestock
Scarecrow Crop Protection
Scarecrows help protect raft crops from seagulls so vegetable and flower plots can remain productive.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Scarecrow Crop Protection
Raft crop deck, positioned to protect Crop Plots containing vegetables or flowers; flower plots must stay beside their Beehive when used for hive production.
Before you go
- Crop Plot with planted crops or flowers.
- Scarecrow and its crafting materials.
- Fresh water for the plot; a roof is an alternate protection consideration.
Farming steps
- Build crop plots in a location accessible for watering and harvest.
- Plant the vegetables or flowers you intend to grow and water them with fresh water.
- Place a Scarecrow where it protects the exposed crop area from seagulls.
- If the plot feeds a Beehive, keep the flower plot directly beside the hive while adding protection.
- Check the plot during regular raft upkeep and replace water as necessary.
- Harvest mature crops and replant with retained seeds when available.
- Adjust the protection placement if the plot remains exposed, keeping the hive relationship intact where applicable.
- A roof can protect flowers when arranged so the plot remains adjacent to its hive.
- Group protected plots together to simplify watering and harvest checks.
Repeat, collect and use
Protection is an ongoing setup, not a crop reward: keep the Scarecrow or roof in place while repeating the plant, water and harvest cycle.
Common mistakes
- Placing a Scarecrow far from the crop area: position it to cover the plots you want protected.
- Moving a flower plot away from its Beehive to make room: maintain direct adjacency for hive feeding.
- Assuming protection replaces watering: continue supplying fresh water.
When to stop or switch
Keep protection while exposed crops are part of your farm; redesign or remove it only when the plots are covered another way or no longer planted.
Sources & fact checks
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