🌱 Gardening Guide
Garden Plot
Overview
The Garden Plot is a purchasable item found in Build Mode under the Plants category for $2,500. This plot enables players to grow four crop varieties: carrots, lettuce, beans, and tomatoes.
Planting Requirements
- Seeds Required: At least 1 Assorted Seed (purchased from vending seed stands for $1,250 each)
- Available Crops: Carrots, Lettuce, Beans, Tomatoes
Maintenance
Garden plots require regular upkeep to ensure successful crop growth:
- Watering: Regular watering is essential; neglecting this will halt plant development
- Weeding: Remove weeds promptly—plots will die if weeds exceed 3
Failure to maintain your plot will result in stunted growth or complete crop failure.
Crop Behavior
Crops fall into two categories:
Single-Harvest Crops (require replanting after each harvest)
- Carrots
- Lettuce
Multi-Harvest Crops (yield multiple harvests if it does not die, regrowing after each harvest)
- Tomatoes
- Beans
Visual guide showing all four crops (Carrots, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes) through each of their four growth stages.
Harvesting
When crops reach maturity, the harvest option becomes available. Each harvest yields 1 crop of that variety.
Crop Death Rates:
- Base: 20% chance per harvest
- With Level 20 Cooking and Creativity Skills: 10% chance per harvest
Super Vegetables
Harvested crops have a 0.8% chance to yield a Super Vegetable variant, which offers enhanced value. Eating a super vegetable will produce some strange effects on your sim, we'll let you figure it out, just don't overdo it!
Visual guide showing the differences in size of a regular vegetable versus a super vegetable.
| Cooking Skill | Super Vegetable Sale Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 | $110 |
| Up to 10 | $220 |
| Up to 15 | $330 |
| Up to 19 | $440 |
| 20 | $550 |
Selling Options
Players can monetize their harvest through two methods:
- Individual Sales: Place crops in the world and click them to sell at full price (varies by Cooking Skill—see pricing table)
- Bulk Sales: Use Vegetable Stands to sell 10 crops simultaneously at reduced prices for faster transactions
Individual Sale Pricing (Skill-Based)
| Cooking Skill | Sell Price ($) |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 | $90 |
| Up to 10 | $180 |
| Up to 15 | $270 |
| Up to 19 | $360 |
| 20 | $450 |
Bulk Sale Pricing
Overall bulk selling will yield less money per sale, however it's not skill dependent, so for lower skill sims or simply for sims that prefer the commodity of multi sale, the vegetable stand may be your preferred method.
| Vegetable | Bulk Sale (10 units) | Price per Crop |
|---|---|---|
| Carrots | $2,750 | $275 |
| Lettuce | $2,750 | $275 |
| Beans | $2,750 | $275 |
| Tomatoes | $2,750 | $275 |
Vine Plot
Overview
The Vine Plot is a purchasable item found in Build Mode under the Plants category for $2,500. This plot enables players to grow two crop varieties: grapes and elderberries.
Planting Requirements
- Seeds Required: At least 1 Sprig Seed (purchased from vending seed stands for $1,250 each)
- Available Crops: Grapes, Elderberries
Maintenance
Vine plots require regular upkeep to ensure successful crop growth:
- Tending: Maintain soil quality to prevent stunted growth
- Watering: Regular watering is essential; neglecting this will halt plant development
Failure to maintain your plot will result in stunted growth or complete crop failure.
Crop Behavior
Both grapes and elderberries are multi-harvest crops, yielding multiple harvests from a single planting without requiring replanting.
Visual guide showing all crops (Grapes and Elderberries) through each of their four growth stages.
Harvesting
When crops reach maturity, the harvest option becomes available. Each harvest yields 1 crop of that variety.
Crop Death Rates:
- Base: 20% chance per harvest
- With Level 20 Cooking and Creativity Skills: 10% chance per harvest
Selling Options
Players can monetize their harvest through two methods:
- Individual Sales: Place crops in the world and click them to sell at full price (varies by Creativity Skill—see pricing table)
- Bulk Sales: Use Vegetable Stands to sell 10 crops simultaneously at reduced prices for faster transactions
Individual Sale Pricing (Creativity Skill-Based)
| Creativity Skill | Sell Price ($) |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 | $90 |
| Up to 10 | $180 |
| Up to 15 | $270 |
| Up to 19 | $360 |
| 20 | $450 |
Bulk Sale Pricing
Overall bulk selling will yield less money per sale, however it's not skill dependent, so for lower skill sims or simply for sims that prefer the commodity of multi sale, the vegetable stand may be your preferred method.
| Vegetable | Bulk Sale (10 units) | Price per Crop |
|---|---|---|
| Grapes | $2,750 | $275 |
| Elderberries | $2,750 | $275 |