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Seeds are items that members use to grow crops with the Farming skill.

Notes: Growth times given here are minimum times. Disease occurs at the end of a growth cycle and prevents advancement to the next cycle, essentially causing the cycle to be repeated. Occasionally cycles can be repeated, anyway, without the incidence of disease. Using compost, supercompost or ultracompost reduces the occurrence of repeated cycles, whether through disease or at random, helping to ensure the speediest growth.

Allotments[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Uses
Flower Farmer Plant Harvest Total [2]
1 Potato seed 5
Potato seed
Marigolds
Marigold
Compost
Compost×2
4×10 mins 8 9 98
5 Onion seed 5
Onion seed
Marigolds
Marigold
Empty sack
Potatoes(10)×1[3]
4×10 mins 9.5 10.5 114.5
7 Cabbage seed 5
Cabbage seed
Rosemary
Rosemary
Empty sack
Onions(10)×1[3]
4×10 mins 10 11.5 125
12 Tomato seed 5
Tomato seed
Marigolds
Marigold
Empty sack
Cabbages(10)×2[3]
4×10 mins 12.5 14 152.5
20 Sweetcorn seed 5
Sweetcorn seed
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
Jute fibre
Jute fibre×10
5×10 mins 17 19 207
31 Strawberry seed 5
Strawberry seed
None Apples(5)
Apples(5)×1[4]
6×10 mins 26 29 316
47 Watermelon seed 5
Watermelon seed
Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums
Curry leaf
Curry leaf×10
8×10 mins 48.5 54.5 593.5
  1. N×10 mins means the crop will grow a little and can be watered again for each 10 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. Assume 10 crops are harvested.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Each sack must be filled with 10 harvests.
  4. Each basket must be filled with 5 harvests.

Flowers[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Uses
Plant Check Harvest Total [2]
2 Marigold seed 5
Marigold seed
None 4×5 mins 8.5 N/A 47 55.5
11 Rosemary seed 5
Rosemary seed
None 4×5 mins 12 N/A 66.5 78.5
24 Nasturtium seed 5
Nasturtium seed
None 4×5 mins 19.5 N/A 111 130.5
25 Woad seed 5
Woad seed
None 4×5 mins 20.5 N/A 115.5 136 Making various dyes
26 Limpwurt seed 5
Limpwurt seed
None 4×5 mins 21.5 18.5 120 160 (Super) Strength potion ingredient
  1. N×5 mins means the crop will grow a little and can be watered again for each| means the crop will grow a little and can be watered again for each 5 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. Most flowers yield 1 flower when picked, but woad leaves and limpwurt roots will yield 3 produce.

Hops[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Uses
Farmer Plant Harvest Total [2]
3 Barley seed 5
Barley seed
Compost
Compost×3
4×10 mins 8.5 9.5 103.5 Raw ingredient for brewing

Payment to protect jute plants (6)

4 Hammerstone seed 5
Hammerstone seed
Marigolds
Marigold×1
4×10 mins 9 10 109 Dwarven stout ingredient

Payment to protect barberry bush (15)

8 Asgarnian seed 5
Asgarnian seed
Empty sack
Onions(10)×1[3]
5×10 mins 10.9 12 130.9 Asgarnian ale ingredient

Payment to protect reed plants (15)

13 Jute seed 5
Jute seed
Barley malt
Barley malt×6
5×10 mins 13 14.5 158

Payment to protect sweetcorn allotment (10)

16 Yanillian seed 5
Yanillian seed
Tomatoes(5)
Tomatoes(5)×1[4]
6×10 mins 14.5 16 174.5 Wizard's mind bomb ingredient

Payment to protect Mahogany Trees (50)

21 Krandorian seed 5
Krandorian seed
Empty sack
Cabbages(10)×3[3]
7×10 mins 17.5 19.5 212.5 Dragon bitter ingredient
28 Wildblood seed 5
Wildblood seed
Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums×1
8×10 mins 23 26 283 Slayer's respite ingredient
  1. N×10 mins means the crop will grow a little and can be watered again for each 10 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. Assume 10 hops are harvested
  3. 3.0 3.1 All sacks required must be filled with 10 harvests.
  4. Each basket must be filled with 5 harvests.

Bushes[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Uses
Farmer Plant Check health Harvest Total [2]
10 Redberry seed 5
Redberry seed
Empty sack
Cabbages(10)×4[3]
5×20 mins 11.5 64 4.5 93.5
22 Cadavaberry seed 5
Cadavaberry seed
Tomatoes(5)
Tomatoes(5)x3[4]
6×20 mins 18 102.5 7 148.5 Making Cadava potion
36 Dwellberry seed 5
Dwellberry seed
Strawberries(5)
Strawberries(5)×3[4]
7×20 mins 31.5 177.5 12 257
48 Jangerberry seed 5
Jangerberry seed
Watermelon
Watermelons×6
8×20 mins 50.5 284.5 19 411
59 Whiteberry seed 5
Whiteberry seed
Mushroom
Bittercap mushroom×8
8×20 mins 78 437.5 29 631.5
70 Poison ivy seed 5
Poison ivy seed
N/A[5] 8×20 mins 120 675 45 975 Weapon poison++ ingredient
  1. N×20 mins means the crop will grow a little for each 20 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. Assume 4 berries are picked.
  3. All sacks required must be filled with 10 harvests.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Each basket must be filled with 5 harvests.
  5. Poison ivy will never become diseased.

Trees[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Cost per XP Uses [2]
Farmer Plant Check-health Total Seed only Seed and Protection
15 Acorn 5
Acorn
Tomatoes(5)
Tomatoes(5)×1[3]
5×40 mins 14 467.3 481.3 0.12 1.11
30 Willow seed 5
Willow seed
Apples(5)
Apples(5)×1[3]
7×40 mins 25 1456.5 1481.5 2.44 3.12
45 Maple seed 5
Maple seed
Oranges(5)
Oranges(5)×1[3]
8×40 mins 45 3403.4 3448.4 8.21 8.35
60 Yew seed 5
Yew seed
Cactus spine
Cactus spine×10
10×40 mins 81 7069.9 7150.9 9.53 11.34
75 Magic seed 5
Magic seed
Coconut
Coconut×25
12×40 mins 145.5 13768.3 13913.8 8.55 11.91
  1. N×40 mins means the crop will grow a little for each 40 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. All tree roots can be used to make supercompost and crossbow string.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 All baskets required must be filled with 5 harvests.

Fruit trees[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Cost per XP Uses
Farmer Plant Check-health Harvest Total [2] Seed only Seed and Protection
27 Apple tree seed 5
Apple tree seed
Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn×9
6×160 mins 22 1199.5 8.5 1272.5 0 1.21 Cooking ingredient

Payment to protect strawberry plant, willow tree (5 = 1 basket), banana tree (20 = 4 baskets)

33 Banana tree seed 5
Banana tree seed
Apples(5)
Apples(5)×4[3]
6×160 mins 28 1750.5 10.5 1841.5 0 2.17
39 Orange tree seed 5
Orange tree seed
Strawberries(5)
Strawberries(5)×3[3]
6×160 mins 35.5 2470.2 13.5 2586.7 0 1.01 Cooking ingredient
42 Curry tree seed 5
Curry tree seed
Bananas(5)
Bananas(5)×5[3]
6×160 mins 40 2906.9 15 3036.9 0 0.76 Curry ingredient
51 Pineapple seed 5
Pineapple seed
Watermelon
Watermelon×10
6×160 mins 57 4605.7 21.5 4791.7 0.1 0.13 Cooking ingredient
57 Papaya tree seed 5
Papaya tree seed
Pineapple
Pineapple×10
6×160 mins 72 6146.4 27 6380.4 0.56 0.86 Payment Method for Palm Tree

Restores Run Energy

68 Palm tree seed 5
Palm tree seed
Papaya fruit
Papaya fruit×15
6×160 mins 110.5 10150.1 41.5 10509.6 3.79 4.81 Used for gathering Coconut milk and Coconut shell
  1. N×160 mins means the crop will grow a little for each 160 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. Assume 6 fruit is harvested.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 All baskets required must be filled with 5 harvests.

Herbs[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Uses
Plant Harvest Total [2]
9 Herb seed 5
Guam seed
No 4×20 mins 11 12.5 98.5 Ingredient of


14 Herb seed 5
Marrentill seed
No 4×20 mins 13.5 15 118.5
19 Herb seed 5
Tarromin seed
No 4×20 mins 16 18 142 Ingredient of


26 Herb seed 5
Harralander seed
No 4×20 mins 21.5 24 189.5 Ingredient of


29 Gout tuber
Gout tuber
No 4×20 mins 105 45 420
  • Making a gem-bladed machete
  • Exchange with Sanfew for random herbs
32 Herb seed 5
Ranarr seed
No 4×20 mins 27 30.5 240.5 Ingredient of
38 Herb seed 5
Toadflax seed
No 4×20 mins 34 38.5 303.5 Ingredient of


44 Herb seed 5
Irit seed
No 4×20 mins 43 48.5 382.5 Ingredient of


50 Herb seed 5
Avantoe seed
No 4×20 mins 54.5 61.5 485 Ingredient of


56 Herb seed 5
Kwuarm seed
No 4×20 mins 69 78 615 Ingredient of


62 Herb seed 5
Snapdragon seed
No 4×20 mins 87.5 98.5 777 Ingredient of


67 Herb seed 5
Cadantine seed
No 4×20 mins 106.5 120 946.5 Ingredient of


73 Herb seed 5
Lantadyme seed
No 4×20 mins 134.5 151.5 1195 Ingredient of


79 Herb seed 5
Dwarf weed seed
No 4×20 mins 170.5 192 1514.5 Ingredient of


85 Herb seed 5
Torstol seed
No 4×20 mins 199.5 224.5 1771 Ingredient of


  1. N×20 mins means the crop will grow a little for each 20 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. Assume 7 herbs are picked.

Special[]

Level Seed Protection Growth time [1] Experience Uses
Farmer Plant Check-health Harvest Total
23 Seaweed spore 5
Seaweed spore
Numulite
Numulite × 200
7 × 5 mins 19 N/A 21 40[2]
35 Teak seed 5
Teak seed
Limpwurt root
Limpwurt root × 15
8 × 560 mins 25 7,290 N/A 7,315
36 Grape seed 5
Grape seed
Free 8 x 5 mins 31.5 625 40 400 [3]
  • Cooking ingredient
53 Mushroom spore 5
Mushroom spore
6×40 mins 61.5 N/A 57.7 407.7 [4]
  • Cooking ingredient
55 Mahogany seed 5
Mahogany seed
Yanillian hops
Yanillian hops × 25
9 × 568.8 mins 63 15,720 N/A 15,783
55 Cactus seed 5
Cactus seed
Cadava berries
Cadava berries×6
7×80 mins 66.5 374 25 515.5 [3]
63 Belladonna seed 5
Belladonna seed
N/A 4×80 mins 91 N/A 512 603 [5] Weapon poison++ ingredient
72 Calquat tree seed 5
Calquat tree seed
Poison ivy berries
Poison ivy berries×8
8×160 mins 129.5 12096 48.5 12516.5 [6]
83 Spirit seed 5
Spirit seed [7]
Monkey nuts
Monkey nuts×5
Monkey bar
Monkey bar×1
Ground tooth
Ground tooth×1
11×320 mins 199.5 19301.8 N/A 19501.3 Spirit tree network
  1. N×X mins means the crop will grow a little for each X minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. 6-53 giant seaweeds are harvested per patch.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Assumes 10 grapes are harvested. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cactus assumption" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 6 Bittercap mushrooms are harvested at a time.
  5. 1 Cave nightshade is harvested at a time.
  6. Assume 6 Calquat fruit is harvested.
  7. Only 1 spirit tree can be planted at a time.

Payment item alternative locations[]

Payment Item Locations
Compost
Compost
Buy from farming shops near vegetable patches or from farmers near farming patches.
Empty sack Potato
Potatoes
North of Ardougne, Northwest of Lumbridge, Northeast of Lumbridge, Miscellania, buy from Hudo in The Grand Tree. Also found in larder in a Player-owned house
Empty sack Onion
Onions
Onion field in Rimmington, small onion patch behind chicken coops northwest of Lumbridge, Rellekka, buy from Hudo in The Grand Tree.
Empty sack Cabbage
Cabbages
Cabbage field near Falador, field in Rimmington, Monastery, northwest of Lumbridge, Miscellania, Rellekka.
Apples(5) Cooking apple
Apples
3 spawns in Cooks' Guild, one spawn in farming shop north of Ardougne, buy from Food Chest in Lumbridge Castle after starting Recipe for Disaster, There are 3 quickly respawning barrels of apples on the pirate ship to Moon Clan Island Lunar Diplomacy.
Bananas(5) Banana
Bananas
Banana trees on Karamja, right by Amulet of Glory teleport spot; buy from Trader Crewmember at charter docks, bones to bananas spell.
Oranges(5) Orange
Oranges
Buy in The Grand Tree from Heckel Funch or Hudo - 10 at each store.
Pineapple
Pineapples
Pineapple plants on Karamja, buy in The Grand Tree from Heckel Funch or Hudo - 10 in each store, Trade Crewmember in Catherby and Karamja north pier - 15 in each store, noted pineapples dropped by tortoises at Grand Tree and north of Tree Gnome Village, noted and un-noted pineapples dropped by kurask in either slayer dungeon.
Tomatoes(5) Tomato
Tomato
Various single spawns. Purchase in Food stores around RuneScape. Buy in The Grand Tree from Hudo. Buy from Food Chest in Lumbridge Castle after starting Recipe for Disaster.

Acquiring seeds[]

The following are several ways to get the seeds needed for farming:

  • Seeds can be bought from other players.
  • Picking a vegetable from one of the non-player-owned fields dotted around RuneScape occasionally provides a seed as well.
  • Pickpocketing farmers with level 10 Thieving, which will occasionally give potato seeds.
  • On populated worlds it is easy to get large amounts of lower level seeds from players training thieving at the Master Farmer and dropping the lower level seeds.
    • An alternative for lower-level players who wish to acquire seeds but do not have the required thieving levels to pickpocket from Martin the Master Gardener or from Olivia's stall is to simply stand around Draynor Marketplace near the stalls and wait for players to drop seeds they are pickpocketing. (Many players train thieving here and end up dropping a lot of their seeds on the ground because they're either doing it only for experience, have no room in their inventories, or are simply not getting the seeds they want and drop the lower-level ones.)
  • Pickpocketing Master Farmers (including Martin the Master Gardener) with level 38 Thieving for all seeds except tree seeds and fruit tree seeds.
  • Buying from Olivia who runs the seed stall in Draynor Village. Only low-level-farming seeds are available for purchase.
  • Stealing from Olivia's stall with level 27 Thieving. (You will not be able to purchase seeds from her for a short period of time if you steal from her.
  • Bird's nests give tree and fruit tree seeds and can be obtained from the following ways:
  • Managing Miscellania for seeds and bird's nests. Allocating resources to cutting wood gives bird nests, allocating resources to herbs or flax can yield herb seeds, and allocating resources to farming gives a wide variety of seeds. The Throne of Miscellania quest is required (and Royal Trouble for the farming).
  • Monster drops. Ogres, Moss giants, Aberrant spectres, and Dagannoths are a few examples of monsters with good seed drops.
  • Catching implings, especially Nature implings.
  • Watermelon seeds can be obtained as a reward in the Temple Trekking minigame.

See also[]


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