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Assuming we have a Deluxe Garden Patch, and therefore we have 8 beds, then only 4 of each seed in a crossbreed pair can exist in a patch.Ĭrossbreeding occurs the moment a seed is planted.

There are some exceptions which can be found on the Cross Diagrams page.

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In most situations a single garden patch should only be used to crossbreed for one specific seed.

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Refer to the Site Documentation to understand how to read the crossbreed data shown on the site. In this example, planting a Broombush seed next to a Coerthan Tea seed will have a chance to yield a Broombush seed when harvesting either of the plants. This indicates the cross is a loop which means you can crossbreed a seed with itself to obtain more of the same seed. You will also notice some of the crosses are highlighted. The methodology for planting is explained in detail below under the Basic Crossbreeding section. For example, planting a Coerthan Tea seed next to a Halone Gerbera seed (or vice-versa) will have a chance to yield a Broombush seed when harvesting either of the plants. The linked screenshot shows many of the different crosses that can be used to obtain Broombush seeds. You are required to crossbreed in order to obtain seeds. You cannot obtain seeds by simply planting a seed and harvesting it. When a plant is ready to be harvested, aside from the plant itself you may also find a crossbred seed. It is the mechanic that allows us to plant seeds and obtain new seeds such as Broombush, Royal Fern, Blood Pepper, Chive, Glazenut and more. Crossbreeding is the mechanic of generating an otherwise unobtainable seed by planting two different types of seeds beside each other. Now for the most interesting aspect of gardening. Please see the Fertilizer Analysis page for an in-depth discussion on the effects of fertilizer on plants. However, there is a limit to how much fertilizer you can use before it becomes ineffective. You can also fertilize plants which will reduce grow times by approximately one Earth hour (with some exceptions). When a plant is ready to be harvested it will stay that way indefinitely so you can keep in the ground if you wish. A few higher tier plants will need tended more often. Plants need to be tended at least once a day to ensure that they are doing well, otherwise they will wilt (turn purple) and eventually wither (die). An untended garden will lead to the loss of the plants. A miner retainer can also be sent out on ventures to bring back topsoil as well.Ī successful garden also requires tending from time to time. Note that Grade 3 soils of any type can only be gathered by a miner.

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The Topsoil Gathering page will give you a full list of when and where you can harvest all soils. It can be obtained in Hammerlea, Western Thanalan, at 5AM Eorzea Time. The final soil type is La Noscean Topsoil which is used to increase the likelihood of obtaining high-quality plant yields.Ī majority of the time, crossbreeding will be involved, so Grade 3 Thanalan Topsoil will be used the most. Shroud soil can be used to harvest more plants per seed and even more seeds per harvest (there are a few plants that Shroud soil will not increase plant/seed yield: Blood Pepper, Broombush, Glazenut, Jute and Thavnairian Onion). The second type is Shroud Topsoil, which is used to increase yield quantity. The first and most useful type of soil is Thanalan Topsoil which increases crossbreeding chance and will be used most of the time. If you can gather or afford Grade 3 soils, then there is absolutely no reason to use Grades 1 or 2 of any soil type. The higher the grade, the more potent their effects. There are three different types of topsoils, each with 3 different grades. Gardening should therefore be used to crossbreed for seeds that are rare to find or even impossible to obtain otherwise.Īside from seeds you will also need topsoil when planting your garden. There are many different types of seeds, however, most of these seeds are not very useful since the plants are easy enough to gather by a botanist or obtain through a retainer. A Deluxe Garden Patch with 8 beds will therefore hold up to 8 seeds and 8 topsoils. There are two things that are required in order to have a successful garden: seeds and topsoil.