Crops and seeds
Grow Tomatoes from Tomato Seeds
Use Tomato Seed to establish a crop and maintain a harvest-and-replant supply near base.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Grow Tomatoes from Tomato Seeds
A protected base plot on level grassy or fertile terrain, or a Planter where placement conditions require it.
Before you go
- Tomato Seed.
- Suitable ground or a Planter in a safe location.
- Inventory space for tomatoes and saved seed.
Farming steps
- Obtain Tomato Seed from an available source or existing crop inventory.
- Select a place where the plant can be reached and protected from damage or theft.
- Set down a Planter if uneven terrain prevents planting in the ground.
- Plant Tomato Seed and confirm that the crop has registered.
- Check the plant periodically in game and wait for its harvestable state.
- Collect the tomatoes from the mature crop.
- Use the crafting menu to inspect seed recovery and retain enough seed stock to plant again.
- Keep one backup seed in storage in case a crop is lost.
- Agriculture is the relevant skill for improving crop and plant harvesting.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat planting, waiting, harvesting and seed reservation while you have seed stock. The crop cycle is renewable when you retain enough seeds, but a seed consumed or lost cannot be assumed to return.
Common mistakes
- Planting a tomato instead of Tomato Seed: use the seed item.
- Assuming every harvest returns a fixed number of seeds: check the actual output.
- Leaving plots unprotected in multiplayer: place them behind base protection.
When to stop or switch
Stop when your tomato supply and reserve are adequate or switch to seed collection if the next planting would use your backup.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.