Growing Crops

 Growing Crops


       Ready, set, grow! The sun is shining and the birds are chirping - there's never been a better time than now to till your fields. Your field is divided into a grid. On this grid, you can farm your land, plant trees or raise animals (see "Livestock" for more info about animals).


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.

  1. Select field size
  2. 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.
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Your Farm

Your Farm


Once you've registered for Farmerama, you'll be brought right to your field. Make the most of this field and turn it into your own personal farm!

There's a farmhouse, barn, mill, water tower and manure pile on this field for you to use. Breathe in the fresh country air and start farming. There's lots of work to be done and no time to rest!


The farmhouse


After a day's work on the field, there's nothing better than sitting down to a good hot meal. Once your belly is full, sit back and relax in your rocking chair and reflect upon your success as a farmer. The higher your level, the more success you will have.

Customers swing by the old farmhouse every once in awhile to order goods from you.

When your farmhouse starts to rock from side to side, that's the signal that your doorbell's ringing. A customer wants to place an order. So answer it quickly!



The barn


       Everything you produce on your farm is stored in your barn. As soon as you've harvested or mixed animal feed, you'll be able to see your goods in the barn. You can also see how many animals you have here. Every farmer only has one barn in Farmerama. Although this building can't be expanded, you can store as many items as you want here, because it'll never fill up.

Click on the barn and a window will open up showing your farm's plants, animals and animal feed.


The mill


Animals also get hungry. As soon as you've put a roof over their head, mix some feed in the mill for them to eat. Just remember, animals can be picky. For every animal, you'll have to mix a different kind of feed which can sometimes be made up of one or two types of plants. Your animals can't feed directly off your produce, their food must be mixed at the mill.

You can only mix feed for those animals you've built housing for on your farm. It will take a certain amount of time to make feed. You can only produce one kind of feed at a time. If you are already mixing feed and really need to make another kind of feed, you can cancel your current production whenever you want. You'll be able to keep what you've produced already.

Power-Feed can now also be mixed in the Mill.

Every farmer has only one mill.


The water tower


You have a water tower on your farm in order to provide your plants and animals with water. The water tower can only hold a certain amount of water. Once you've used up its supply of water, you can refill it with Country coins.
A refill costs 122 CCs - Whatever the amount of units remaining.

Tip: Wait until you are down to zero units before refilling

The water tower can't be moved. If you need more water, you can also buy additional water tanks and put it wherever you want on your farm. Every time you use your Country coins to fill up your water tank/water tower, the total water volume will increase. If you fill up the water tower, the water tank will automatically be filled, and vice versa.



The silo


Just next to the Water Tower is the Silo. This is where you can purchase Super-Grow and Power-Feed (You can also 'Make-your-own' Power-Feed at the Mill)
Using these will reduce your growing time by half.

- Power-Feed (for animals)
- Super-Grow (for crops)

Another sort of Fertilizer that can be used is Suzy's Super-Grow. You can hire her to spray your crops/trees.
You'll notice a "propeller" on the right when you tend to your crops/trees.


This animated picture shows you the "effect" of Suzy's Fertilizer.


Crops and Trees sprayed by Suzy will give +50% EP, and an increased harvest too (You'll harvest +2 fruits on trees, and +2 crops)



The manure pile


Ain't no doubt about it, the manure pile is one stinky place. Every time you clean out your animals' stalls and pens manure will get added to this pile. Do your part to keep nature in balance! You can use manure to reduce the time to harvest by adding it to your fields.
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{FAQ} New City, New Buildings

Well, the new city is avalible fore quite some time... But I'm sure that there are players who want to learn more about it, so for you guys here is everything you need to know about the new city

The New City:


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{FAQ} Green Meadow - Neighbors - Buddies



Q: Where do I find new neighbours?

Answer: There is a Daily Thread for neighbour requests, you'll find lots of people there also looking for neighbours.


Q: What are the green/red lights next to each neighbour?

Answer: These indicate whether your neighbour is logged into their farm.


Q: What does access to the Green Meadow cost?

A: If you have at least 42,500 EP (level 17) then it costs nothing, if you are below this EP level you will have to pay 100 BBs for access
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Cinema in the City

     Rumors say than soon a new building will be available in the city. For start, the new establishment will be available only to people from England, like a trial in other words... and if it will be a success, then it will be avalible to everybody. For more details, below is the official announcement. 

Howdy Farmers,

Many of you have already probably seen the new pictures of the city and have seen our latest addition – a movie theater that looks something like this:



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Moonlight Mania



Howdy Farmers!

The next Moonlight Mania will be held on Wednesday, the 12th of October starting at 3pm CEST



Once the event starts please press F5 to refresh your screen, to see the pumpkin on the left of your main field.
To pass into "night mode" click on the pumpkin;click on the pumpkin again to pass back to "day mode".

For all further information regarding Moonlight Mania please read the FAQ:
Moonlight Mania FAQ
Moonlight Mania will start in :









Moonlight Mania will end in :










Have Fun !
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Suzy Super Fertiliser

* Can I hire Suzy to spray her special fertilizer on my Tropical Crops and Trees?
Yes.
How does Suzy spraying your fields work?
Once you hire Suzy to spray a field (this will cost you 1 unit of special fertilizer per field/tree), which is done by selecting the plot and clicking on the propeller symbol, you will receive an extra EP award when you harvest the plot.

How much extra EP does Suzy give?
You will receive additional crop yields (+2 crops per acre, +2 fruits on trees) as well as extra 50% EP.
Fields sprayed by Suzy will have a glitter/shimmer effect on them:
Where can I see my stock of Suzy Super-Grow?
You can see your Stock of Suzy's Super-Grow in the Barn on the "Other" tab.

How can I get some more Suzy Super-Grow?
  • You'll get some each time you level up
  • You can buy one unit at the Supply Store for 1 BB
  • You can win some on the Farm Wheel
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