Growing Pains

Walkthrough

The Wise Old Man teaches you the Farming skill. Build a plot and the right tools, plant wheat and see it through to harvest.

1. 1

   Craft the farming tools

   Craft a wooden spade or a wooden watering can in the crafting table to trigger the quest. Each needs 2 coarse thread, and you will want 18 ash logs in total for the tools and an ash farming plot.

2. 2

   Talk to the Wise Old Man

   The Wise Old Man is in Bramblemead Valley; he walks you through the Farming basics and hands over wheat seeds. Keep at least one inventory slot free so the seeds can be given to you.

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3. 3

   Build and dig the plot

   Create an ash farming plot, ideally beside a pond, and dig it five times while wielding the wooden spade. Digging gives you a minimum of three weeds and 3 Farming experience; store the weeds in a compost bin for later use.

4. 4

   Plant and water the wheat

   Have the wheat seeds in your inventory or equipped, then left-click the plot to plant for 5 Farming experience. Fill the watering can by pressing F at a pond, then water the plot at every stage — five pours until a tick shows beneath the watering icon.

5. 5

   Harvest and report back

   After roughly half an in-game day (12 minutes real time) the wheat chute becomes a wheat stalk; water it five more times. After another in-game day it becomes harvestable wheat. Harvest it, then speak to the Wise Old Man to receive a pack of Farming supplies.

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