Farming

Farming is an activity in which [Seed]]s are obtained (either through purchase or by gathering), a fertile bed is prepared, the seeds sown, the ensuing plants are cultivated and possibly fertilised, and then the resulting crops and drops are harvested. There are Organic Crops, Inorganic Crops, Decorative Crops, and Seasonal Crops.

Basic Crops can be planted by anyone, but some of the more advanced ones need some Skills. The Skill increases the  Level, and the  also improves Yield Chance and Fertiliser effectiveness.

Preparing the Growth Medium
Some crops grow only on Rock, others grow from the bottom of Foliage blocks. Removing Long Grass from Soil blocks and surface resources from all blocks is the minimal preparation required.

Crop growth can be improved if the ground is properly prepared before sowing, but most plants will still grow in their preferred medium without preparation although at a slower rate. The Soil blocks can be prepared using the Wood Hand Tiller or Metal Hand Tiller tool.

Crop Growth
Crops will tick once every game-day until they are fully mature; for most Crops this is when the Crop can be harvested for its Drops, or for Prestige Crops, when the Crop will wither and stop providing Prestige.

Crops have up to 8 visual growth stages, with in-between changes in scale/distribution of stages showing how close the Crop is to being fully mature. Crops can also gradually blend between these growth stages creating many more visual stages for smoother growth.

Crop growth speed is affected by the applicaiton of Fertiliser and the skill.

Harvesting
Crops that are still growing will always drop a single seed when harvested, whilst mature crops will drop yield items and/or seeds with other probabilities, and withered crops will drop nothing when harvested.

Harvesting of Organic Crops is best done with an Axe, and Inorganic Crops with a Hammer.