Farming training

This is a guide for training Farming.

Introduction
Gaining experience in farming begins with harvesting of allotments and herbs and later turns into "crop running" to checking on the health of trees and fruit trees. The fastest and most effective training in farming requires the use of all the teleporting methods available to a player to patches across Runescape: teleportation spells, fairy rings, tree spirit, gnome gliders, Amulets of Glory, and Explorer's ring 3, ring of duelling, etc. It is recommended that the player become very familiar with the Farming skills and crop running pages.

Levels 1-14

 * Seed Table
 * Farming/Patch locations

Walking
The walking method intended for players who do not have the ability to transport across Runescape - usually low level players. Start off with using the allotment patch south of Falador and the hops patch north Lumbridge.


 * Always use compost on the cleared patch to increase the harvest yield.
 * Plant marigolds in the flower patch but do not harvest them - your allotments are not protected until the flower is fully grown. Progressively plant the allotment seeds appropriate to your level.  When growing cabbages, pay the gardener to watch over your crops because they are not protected by the marigolds.  The only crops to keep are the onion and tomato harvests - these are used as payments to gardeners.  The rest can be used as ingredients to make compost.
 * Herbs can be planted, starting at level 9, but are not recommened unless the harvests are needed as ingredients to train Herblore. They are difficult to keep from becomming diseased. Using supercompost is costly and frequent inspections for disease is time consuming.
 * Plant barley seeds in the hops patch and pay the gardner to watch over them with 3 buckets of compost. Bypass planting hammerstone seeds and advance thru to Jute seeds.

Teleporting
Start off with using the allotment patches south of Falador, north of Catherby, and north of Ardougne.


 * Plant marigolds in the flower patch but do not harvest them - the allotments are not protected until the flower is fully grown. Progressively plant the allotment seeds appropriate to your level and use compost to increase the harvest yield.  When growing cabbages, pay the gardener to watch over your crops because they are not protected by the marigolds.  The only crops to keep are the onion and tomato harvests - these are used as payments to gardeners.  The rest can be used as ingredients to make compost.
 * Herbs- always use supercompost.
 * Hops can be ignored unless the harvests are needed as ingredients to train Cooking. Hops patches are not nearly as convienent to standard teleportation sites, have only one patch versus allotment sites which have 2 allotment, 1 flower, 1 herb patch, and a compost bin.

The levels come very quickly by using all three allotment patches and teleporting between them. There is no need to use supercompost or the Amulet of farming at this stage. Gardeners are only needed for cabbages.

Note

 * Those who do not want to start farming with level 1 can do Goblin Generals subquest in Recipe for Disaster quest. This increases their farming level to 9, allowing them to plant cabbages immediately.
 * The Vinesweeper minigame is also a convient way to gain initial experience and seeds. The first 10 flags are free.  Tool leprechauns, except for the leprechaun on troll stronghold, can teleport players to the Vinesweeper minigame.

Levels 15-30

 * Seed Table
 * Farming/Patch locations

This is the point where a crop running is used to gain efficient experience in farming. See crop running.

Walking
Continue to use the same patches as before. However, the player should improve his ability to teleport to additional allotment and hops sites.


 * Tree runs can be performed by walking/running to them, exclude visiting the Gnome Stronghold tree patch unless you are able to use tree spirits from Tree Gnome Village.
 * Include the allotment and hops patches on your way to each tree run patch.
 * Bank all armour and equipment before starting a run to increase running distance and decrease the travel time between tree patches.
 * Plant sweetcorn seeds at level 20 and use supercompost to increase the yield. Pay the gardener to watch over the crops until a scarecrow can be used to protect it from disease at level 23.
 * At level 26, do not plant sweetcorn seeds anymore. Remove the scarecrow and plant a Limpwurt seed in the flower patch instead.  Go back to planting tomato seeds and using compost in the allotment patch.  This time, pay the gardener to watch over the tomatoes.

Teleporting
The main focus here should be on tree runs and then fruit tree runs (see crop running)at level 27.


 * Wait to plant sweetcorn seeds until level 23 when a scarecrow can be used to protect the sweetcorn from disease since hops were relatively ignored. At this point use supercompost to increase the yield.
 * At level 26, do not plant sweetcorn seeds anymore. Remove the scarecrow and plant a Limpwurt seed in the flower patch instead.  Go back to planting tomato seeds and using compost in the allotment patch.  This time, pay the gardener to watch over the tomatoes.  Don't forget to bring some baskets when harvesting the tomatoes!
 * Perform allotment/flower runs between tree runs.
 * Start a fruit tree run at level 27 with apple seeds and use supercompost to increase harvest.
 * At level 30, start planting willow seeds.

Levels 31-99

 * Seed Table
 * Farming/Patch locations

This is the point walking to each patch is no longer practical. It is highly recommended to obtain the use of fairy rings to include the fairy ring run. These levels are dominated by the availability of seeds which are rare and expensive. It is recommended to constantly check the Grand Exchange for the next two higher level tree/fruit tree seeds and bank them.


 * Add the fairy ring run to your training (see crop running.
 * Continue to progress through allotments, using supercompost to treat the soil.
 * Watermelons can either be used as an ingredient for supercompost or sold on the Grand Exchange.
 * Perform your tree run immediately after logging in. Plant the tree seed which will grow during the time you plan on playing.  Perform a tree run right before you log off and plant the highest tree seed you are able.
 * Visit the allotment sites between tree runs.