Growing Crops
Acreage
Click on the acre symbol in the navigation bar to move a small, medium or large-sized plot of land onto the field. The small acre has 1 square, the medium-sized acre has 2 squares and the large-sized acre has 4 squares. The larger the size, the more harvest you'll be able to reap. Drag 'n drop these acres around your field to move them. Acres are free; put as many of them on your field as you can.
Once you drag these acres onto your field, you'll see a grid appear to help you place them properly.
- Select field size
- Drag to your farm
Crops
Planting crops is really quite simple - just click on your field and pick an item from the pop-up menu. New items will be activated with each level; meaning the higher your level, the better your selection.
Here is an example of the crop-inventory, showing all the plants that can be grown at level 66 on Farmerama (the quantities have been erased, this just shows the variety of plants available )
Not able to plant anything, even though you've got plenty of plants? Well if you see a "0" in the plant menu, it means you're out of seeds. Take a trip to the city and buy new seeds from the seed shop (For more info, take a look in "City").
Planting seeds isn't the be-all and end-all of farming. There's plenty more work involved. You've got to water and fertilize your crops. Watering your crops helps to promote the growth of your plants. If you click on your cultivated fields, a menu will appear. Click on the water drop to irrigate or click on the manure pile to fertilize. This menu also shows how long it takes for your crops to mature. You can harvest your crops once they have stopped growing.
If the water drop or manure pile is crossed out, this means you have no water or fertilizer left. Refill your water tank/water tower or clean out some animal stalls.
Harvesting crops
As soon as your crops are ready to harvest, you'll see a "Done" sign in the menu. Click on this symbol to harvest and have your crops sent to the barn. The barn will shake once your crops have been delivered.
What can you do with your harvest?
- Fulfill customer orders and deliver your crops to them.
- Turn your harvest into animal feed in the mill.
- Use your harvested goods to plant new crops.
- Sell your crops in the city at the Farmers' Market (More info in "City").
Weeds
Weeds will eventually start to grow on fields, after 24 hours from harvest, which you already cultivated but didn't harvest. If you want to plant new crops on these fields, you'll have to remove the weeds first. This will cost you time to do so: just click on the field to start a one-minute countdown timer.
Orchard
Orchards are a great source of income for little work. All they need is one free square on your farm to grow and they'll bear you lots of fruit!
Trees
Click on the tree symbol in the navigation bar to plant a tree. You'll find all kinds of different trees here to plant. Not all trees can be planted right away; you'll have to wait for some to be unlocked. Once they're unlocked you'll see a "0" beside the tree. Visit the nursery in the city to buy a tree which has been unlocked. When you return from the city, you'll see a number beside the tree which reflects the number of trees you bought.
Drag 'n drop your bought trees onto the field and plant them wherever you want. You can also move trees around and give your farm its own personal touch.
Harvesting trees/fruits
Growing trees is as easy as it comes. They basically bear fruit on their own. All you have to do is click the tree to send the ripe fruit to the barn.