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Rune Factory 5 (RF5)
Farming Guide and How to Grow Crops Well
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This is a guide to farming in Rune Factory 5, with details on each step to growing crops. Learn the meaning of all the farming terms like Soil Level and Crop Level, and how to raise each of them to grow crops efficiently.
List of Contents
How to Farm and Grow Crops
| How to Grow Crops |
|---|
1. Use a Hoe to Cultivate the Land
Cultivating the land with the Hoe makes it ready for planting seeds. You can only use the Hoe on one square at a time at first, but higher-level Hoes are able to cultivate multiple squares at once by charging the B button.
2. Plant Seeds in the Cultivated Land
Plant a seed in each square of land you cultivated with the Hoe. You can't plant seeds in spaces which haven't been cultivated or already have a seed, so don't worry about accidentally dropping them. By charging the B button, you can plant seeds in a 2x2 square.
3. Give it Water Every Day until it Bears Fruit
Use the Watering Can to give water to each crop. You'll know that a crop has been successfully watered if the ground turns a darker shade of brown.
If it doesn't change color, check the Watering Can icon in the lower left of the screen to see if you have water left; if it's empty, go to the well and press B to refill.
Each crop will begin to sprout and grow bigger every day as long as you give it water. If you do not water a plant, it will not grow, and will sometimes even wither and die, so be sure to water any crops you've planted every day.
On rainy days, crops will gradually be watered. However, if the rain suddenly stops, the crops might not be watered completely. Check your crops when the rain stops and make sure the ground has turn a darker shade of brown.
4. Harvest the Crop or Use the Sickle to Get Higher-Level Seeds
Once the crop bears fruit, a yellow indicator will appear over it. You can either press A to pick the crop, or use the Sickle to turn it into a bag of higher-level Seeds.
When the crop has been picked, the soil will return to the state from before it was cultivated, so you'll need to use the Hoe to cultivate it again each time.
Use the Sickle to Get Higher-Level Seeds
If you use the Sickle on a fully-grown crop instead of picking it, you'll get Seeds of a higher level than the plant they were grown from. Crops of a higher level can be sold for a higher profit or make high leveled dishes. You should get some seeds when you harvest to improve your future crops.
The maximum level of the resulting Seeds has a level cap based on the quality of the Sickle used. You'll need to craft a better Sickle to continue raising the Seeds' level.
Some Crops will Replant Automatically
Crops like the Pumpkin and Tomato will automatically continue to grow after they have been picked as long as they still have HP. As long as you continue to water them, they will continue to bear fruit continually.
Farming Basics
Farms have 4 Squares in Each Plot
Each Farm has 2x2 squares of arable land in a single plot. Nutrient items like Greenifier and Formula A, as well as the soil-improving effects of Corn and Withered Grass, each have an effect on the plot of 4 squares. Giant Crops also require a space within one plot, so it's best to consider your fields on a plot-by-plot basis.
Each Crop Have a Preferred Season
Each crop has seasons in which it is easy to grow in, and seasons which it is difficult to grow in. Crops will grow at a 1.5x rate in advantageous seasons and at a 0.5x rate in disadvantageous seasons.
However, seasons only affects the speed at which crops grow. So, it is possible to grow any crop in any season.
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Talk to Livia for Harvest Reports
By talking to Livia when she is on duty, you'll be able to get information on the bountiful harvests and poor harvests for the current week and the following week.
The crops which will have a bountiful harvest and a poor harvest change on a weekly basis. Crops with a bountiful harvest will yield more resulting items than normal, while crops with a poor harvest will yield fewer resulting items.
When a crop you're planting or want to plant has a poor harvest, continue water plants without picking them to wait for a normal or bountiful harvest. When a bountiful harvest comes for a crop you're planting, use items like Formula A to make them grow faster and maximize your results.
Crop Stats and Meanings
Use the Magnifying Glass to Check Crop Stats
You can check the stats of each of your Crops and Soil using the Magnifying Glass item. It can be bought in the Serendipity General Store for 2000G.
Soil Level Increases as you Plant Crops
In Rune Factory 5, as you continue to plant crops in the same soil, the Soil Level will also increase. This will make it more resistant to hurricanes and produce better crops. You can also improve the Soil Level using items like Greenifier and Formula A.
All Crop Stats and Meanings
| Stat Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Overall Soil Level | The level of the soil itself. Indicates its health and resistance to disasters, and increases the number of resulting crops. |
| Speed Level | Determines the speed at which crops grow. This stat starts at 1.0x and maxes out at 3.9x the normal rate. By using the Formula A/B/C series of Nutrient items, this can temporarily be increased to as high as 5x. |
| Quality Level | Determines the level of the Crop or Seeds resulting from the plant. When this is maxed out, you can obtain a Crop or Seeds at a level 2-3 higher than normal. |
| Size Level | Determines the size of the Crop. This can be used for forming Giant Crops. If you plant four of the same type of Crop in a single plot and they are of a large enough size, they can merge into a single Giant Crop. |
| Number (No.) Level | Determines the number of Crops resulting from a single plant. |
Health and HP
Health of the Soil and HP of Crops are two more stats which affect Farming. When these values decrease, the speed at which Crops grow will slow down. Plants which grow continually like Pumpkins and Tomatoes will disappear completely when their HP or the Health of the soil they are on reaches 0.
You can recover the HP and Health of Soil by placing Withered Grass, Corn, or 4-Leaf Clovers on top of it and hitting it with the Hoe.
Special Weather Which Affects Farming
Typhoons and Blizzards
Typhoons in the Summer and Snowstorms in the Winter are weather conditions which can destroy your crops or greatly decrease their HP. Using the Wettable Powder item on Crops can soften the blow of these disasters.
On the day before a typhoon or a blizzard will come, the townspeople will discuss the oncoming weather. When you see dialogue about it, prepare your Crops with Wettable Powder or harvest them in advance.
Runey Weather
A rare weather known as Runey Days will allow Crops to grow at 5x the usual rate. Runeys, a special item which increase your RP, are also more likely to appear from harvested Crops.
This weather has only positive effects, so be sure to take advantage of Runey Days as much as possible.
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