FFXIV Gardening

[Kaiyoko]

The one that used Krakka Root Seeds. How's the order in placing it though? That's what im mainly concerned, i dont want to place it wrong and grow something else. can I place 8 krakka root seeds in the garden? like

krakka root seeds- krakka root seeds (middle) -krakka root seeds
krakka root seeds -krakka root seeds (middle) V krakka root seeds
krakka root seeds- krakka root seeds (middle) - krakka root seeds

i read that grade 3 than soil is used for crossbreeding so its safe to say i dont need to waste grade 3 than soil to grow chocobo food, right? can i use grade 2 than soil?

If you're just trying to get a lot of chocobo food you should probably just use grade 3 shroud in every slot of krakka root to increase the quantity.

[AngryBubbles]

If you're just trying to get a lot of chocobo food you should probably just use grade 3 shroud in every slot of krakka root to increase the quantity.

thank you. im going to do that then how much tender should i do? every hour?

[Kaiyoko]

thank you. im going to do that then how much tender should i do? every hour?

It's somewhere between 6-10 hours depending on the plant if you should tend it ( someone might be able to go into detail better about when to tend ). Fertilizing can be done every hour and reduces the time it takes for the plant to grow, which I think is 1 hour less each time you do it.

[Seravi Edalborez]

Uh, for virtually every plant I've ever tended you only need to hit it once every 24 hours to not get the pink "you're ignoring me" cloud.

[Kaiyoko]

Uh, for virtually every plant I've ever tended you only need to hit it once every 24 hours to not get the pink "you're ignoring me" cloud.

I water them everyday when I get home from work ( 9-10 hours between normally). A few days I've gotten home late and I got that purple/pink cloud. This was with the T4 seeds though so I assumed they needed more care.

[Seravi Edalborez]

Hmm, maybe different for higher seeds then or changed. I can say that 24h seemed fine for Glazenuts and all the prior stuff (Apricots/Royal Kukuru/Tomato/Pineapple/Lemon).

[blowfin]

Yeah once a day is usually fine, some do need attention faster than other plants. I.E. Krakka vs. everything else I had in my first round of crosses (Almonds, Basil, Cabbage (sic)).

Currently crossing a bunch of Krakka/Mandrake/Tantalplant, any know what I should expect out of those, if anything? Haven't paid too much attention just started off crossing bags with the same blue stripe as the Krakka. Only my second rotation after the patch.

[AngryBubbles]

It's somewhere between 6-10 hours depending on the plant if you should tend it ( someone might be able to go into detail better about when to tend ). Fertilizing can be done every hour and reduces the time it takes for the plant to grow, which I think is 1 hour less each time you do it.

thank you very much. how long does it take to grow the food?

edit: i just planted the krakka too and water it. do i need to fertilize as soon as i plant it?

Is there a way to check the progression of my stuff? how do i know when tender/fertilize?

[Eldelphia]

You don't know exactly how far along your plants are but they go through visible stages. Eventually they will start sparkling.

[Korialstrasz]

And then as you're waiting for that one plant that takes longer to grow than the rest, they die since you can't water ripe plants :D

[Katlan]

And then as you're waiting for that one plant that takes longer to grow than the rest, they die since you can't water ripe plants :D

Once a plant is ready to be harvested there is no reason to let it sit. The cross breed for that plant is done at that stage. And yes, you only have like 12-24 hours to harvest a ripe plant before it goes boom

[Jinn]

Once a plant is ready to be harvested there is no reason to let it sit. The cross breed for that plant is done at that stage. And yes, you only have like 12-24 hours to harvest a ripe plant before it goes boom

So for example, when harvesting. It's doing nothing for me leaving the plants in slots 1,3,5, and 7 once fully grown, harvesting 2,4,6, and 8, and then immediately replanting the even slots next to the still fully grown plants in the odd slots? In the hopes of better cross breeding that is.

[Katlan]

So for example, when harvesting. It's doing nothing for me leaving the plants in slots 1,3,5, and 7 once fully grown, harvesting 2,4,6, and 8, and then immediately replanting the even slots next to the still fully grown plants in the odd slots? In the hopes of better cross breeding that is.

If you plant 8 seeds, and 4 seeds take longer to harvest then the rest (which is often what results when you are making higher tier seeds), then once the first 4 are at the RIPE/HARVEST stage the potential for crossbreed is done. Thus the seeds that are still GROWING do not get any potential crossbreed effect/chance from the RIPE/HARVEST seeds. I may be wrong, but this is how I understand it all to work.

I also don't suggest replanting in that plot until all 8 seeds are harvested and ready since nobody knows what affects crossbreed rate aside growth time and soil. So replanting new seeds in a plot that has other plants that are already in stage 3 of growth may lower crossbreed chance. I just do not see a reason to risk it when you are only talking about an extra day to a few hours of additional time

[Jinn]

Noted, I'll make sure it's empty from now on.

Although that still leaves me confused on my last harvest... I had Krakka seeds 1,3,5,7 and Dzmale tomatos 2,4,6,8... Than 3 soil for all... Krakkas turned into 36roots and 3 baggies of midland cabbage seeds. I was expecting sylkis buds... Or will those come from the tomatoes?

Also planted honey lemons with than 3 with the tomatoes still in stage 2 >_<;;; I'll make sure is empty next time.

[Sigmakan]

The crossbreeds that make the choco food also make normal seeds, its about a 50/50 mix from what I've seen

[BerenTebogo]

Have we still not found Thav. Onions?

[Shalafi]

Have we still not found Thav. Onions?

^ This


Also, anyone tracking the grow time on plants? I know higher tier require more time and more tending (jute requires tending more than glazenut). In some cases, when I see the visible change in only half, I will fertilize only the plants that are behind in an effort to harvest all at the same time.

[Korialstrasz]

Somebody had some Thav-O seeds on the market boards for like 10m the other day on Leviathan, but they're gone now (no buyers).

Once a plant is ready to be harvested there is no reason to let it sit. The cross breed for that plant is done at that stage. And yes, you only have like 12-24 hours to harvest a ripe plant before it goes boom

Reading this, and your other post, makes me feel kinda stupid. I always thought that both plants needed to be ripe for it to work right. I only lost some Krakka Roots, but still.

[gattsuru]

Have we still not found Thav. Onions?

Posts on the official forums are saying

Sylkis Bud + Broombush [Grefia]
Sylkis Bud + Nymeia Lily [YunieAura]
Jute + Sylkis Bud [YunieAura]
Mimett Gourd + Glazenut [Ramastuh]
Royal Kukuru Bean + Sylkis Bud [Grefia]

See forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/157071-Gardening-Harvesting?p=2261769&viewfull=1#post2261769

[Sigmakan]

Have we still not found Thav. Onions?

I got one from Mimmet Gourd + Halone Gerbera

Formula seems to be Advance Choco Food + Rare Seed (seeds you can only get from crossbreeding)