Seeds

This article is about the items used in the Farming skill. For other uses, see Seeds (disambiguation).

Seeds are items used to grow crops in the Farming skill.

Allotments[]

Level	Seed	Protection		Growth time	Experience			Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Flower ^[1]	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Harvest	Total ^[2]	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
1	Potato seed	Marigold	Compost×2	4×10 mins	8	9	98	732	6,098	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect onion plants
5	Onion seed	Marigold	Potatoes×1 ^[3]	4×10 mins	9.5	10.5	114.5	726	5,274	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect cabbage plants and asgarnian hops
7	Cabbage seed	Rosemary	Onions×1 ^[3]	4×10 mins	10	11.5	125	621	8,379	Garden pie ingredient Payment to protect tomato plants, krandorian hops, and redberry bush
12	Tomato seed	Marigold	Cabbages×2 ^[3]	4×10 mins	12.5	14	152.5	612	6,668	Pizza ingredient Payment to protect yanillian hops, oak tree, and cadavaberry bush
20	Sweetcorn seed	Scarecrow	Jute fibres×10	5×10 mins	17	19	207	894	7,646	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect apple tree
31	Strawberry seed	No	Apples×1 ^[4]	6×10 mins	26	29	316	3,225	3,115	Summer pie ingredient Payment to protect dwellberry bush, and orange tree
47	Watermelon seed	Nasturtiums	Curry leaves×10	7×10 mins	48.5	54.5	593.5	10,770	−5,400	Summer pie ingredient Used to make scarecrow Payment to protect jangerberry bush, pineapple tree, and potato cactus patch
80	Snape grass seed	No	Dwellberries×15	5x40 mins	175	80	975	4,995	−3,655	Herblore ingredient
87	Sunchoke seed	No	Yanillian hops×15	5x40 mins	208	95^[5]	303	297	−297	Strength experience
93	Fly trap seed	No	Cadava berries×15	5x40 mins	225	50^[5]	275	285	−285	Thieving experience

^ All allotments can also be protected by White lily.
^ Assume 10 hops are harvested.
^ ^a ^b ^c All sacks required must be filled with 10 items.
^ All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.
^ ^a ^b No crop is produced.

Flowers[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Plant	Check	Harvest	Total ^[1]	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
2	Marigold seed	No	4×5 mins	8.5	N/A	47	55.5	318	5,009	Creating Bull ant pouch Protecting potato, onion, tomato plants Payment to protect hammerstone hops
11	Rosemary seed	No	4×5 mins	12	N/A	66.5	78.5	408	562	Making Impling jars Protecting cabbage plants
24	Nasturtium seed	No	4×5 mins	19.5	N/A	111	130.5	224	1,436	Making Imp repellent Protecting watermelon plants
25	Woad seed	No	4×5 mins	20.5	N/A	115.5	136	414	−336	Making Blue dye
26	Limpwurt seed	No	4×5 mins	21.5	18.5	120	160	5,207	10,363	Strength and super strength potion ingredient
52	White lily seed	No	4×20 mins	70	N/A	250	320	Mole skin×1	95 ^[2]	Protects all allotment plants
88	Butterfly flower seed	No	4x5 mins	210	N/A	280	490	2,682	5,670	Forge regent pouch ingredient

^ Most flowers yield 1 flower when picked, but woad leaves and limpwurt roots will yield 3 leaves/roots.
^ Ashes are harvested when picking the flower.

Herbs[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience			Cost	Profit ^[1]	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Plant	Harvest	Total ^[2]	Cost	Profit ^[1]	Produce uses
9	Guam seed	No	4×20 mins	11	12.5	98.5	176	4,787	Making Divine herb patch I Ingredient of attack potion, guam tar, guthix rest, super fishing explosive and macaw pouch
14	Marrentill seed	No	4×20 mins	13.5	15	118.5	179	15,970	Ingredient of antipoison and guthix rest Lighting burners on altar in Chapel of player-owned house
19	Tarromin seed	No	4×20 mins	16	18	142	137	598	Ingredient of strength potion, serum 207 and tarromin tar
26	Harralander seed	No	4×20 mins	21.5	24	189.5	196	4,991	Ingredient of guthix rest, stat restore potion, guthix balance, energy potion, combat potion and harralander tar
29	Gout tuber	No	4×20 mins	105	45	420	219,978	−219,978 ^[3]	Making a gem-bladed machete Exchange with Sanfew for random herbs
32	Ranarr seed	No	4×20 mins	27	30.5	240.5	976	12,044	Ingredient of defence potion and prayer potion
36	Spirit weed seed	No	5×20 mins	32	36	284	78,260	37,765	Ingredient of summoning potion
38	Toadflax seed	No	4×20 mins	34	38.5	303.5	9,872	68,878	Ingredient of agility potion, antipoison+ and saradomin brew
44	Irit seed	No	4×20 mins	43	48.5	382.5	1,018	34,038	Making Divine herb patch II Ingredient of super attack, super antipoison and antipoison++
46	Wergali seed	No	4×20 mins	52.8	52.8	422.4	1,903	17,004	Ingredient of crafting potion and fletching potion
50	Avantoe seed	No	4×20 mins	54.5	61.5	485	375	6,926	Ingredient of fishing potion, super energy, hunting potion and extreme attack
56	Kwuarm seed	No	4×20 mins	69	78	615	12,857	69,617	Ingredient of super strength and weapon poison
57	Bloodweed seed	No	4×20 mins	72	81.4	641.8	53,739	62,342	Ingredient of luck, camouflage, and aggression potions
62	Snapdragon seed	No	4×20 mins	87.5	98.5	777	293	12,230	Ingredient of super restore and sanfew serum
67	Cadantine seed	No	4×20 mins	106.5	120	946.5	1,438	28,816	Ingredient of super defence
73	Lantadyme seed	No	4×20 mins	134.5	151.5	1195	726	52,131	Ingredient of antifire, magic potion and extreme defence
79	Dwarf weed seed	No	4×20 mins	170.5	192	1514.5	822	58,510	Ingredient of Super ranging potion and extreme strength
85	Torstol seed	No	4×20 mins	199.5	224.5	1771	540	37,183	Ingredient of zamorak brew and overload
91	Fellstalk seed	No	4×20 mins	225	315.6	2434.2	725	47,295	Ingredient of prayer renewal

^ Calculator:Farming/Herb profits calculates profit for up to 20 herbs per seed.
^ Assume 7 herbs are picked.
^ Goutweed, the herb of gout tuber, is not tradable.

Hops[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience			Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Harvest	Total ^[1]	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
3	Barley seed	Compost×3	4×10 mins	8.5	9.5	103.5	332	3,918	Raw ingredient for brewing Payment to protect jute plants
4	Hammerstone seed	Marigold×1	4×10 mins	9	10	109	280	11,500	Dwarven stout ingredient Payment to protect barberry bush
8	Asgarnian seed	Onions×1 ^[2]	5×10 mins	10.9	12	130.9	332	6,868	Asgarnian ale ingredient Payment to protect reed plants
13	Jute seed	Barley malt×6	5×10 mins	13	14.5	158	237	10,533	Weaving an empty sack on a loom Repairing the windscreen of the 12th beacon near the God Wars Dungeon
16	Yanillian seed	Tomatoes×1 ^[3]	6×10 mins	14.5	16	174.5	384	3,846	Wizard's mind bomb ingredient Payment to protect sunchoke plants
21	Krandorian seed	Cabbages×3 ^[2]	7×10 mins	17.5	19.5	212.5	404	24,216	Dragon bitter ingredient Payment to protect grapevines
28	Wildblood seed	Nasturtiums×1	8×10 mins	23	26	283	756	2,494	Slayer's respite ingredient Payment to protect wishing well bush and jade vine
78	Reed seed	Asgarnian hops×15	4x20 mins	180	190	570 ^[4]	10,772	25,048	Ingredient of barker toad pouches
95	Grapevine seed^[5]	Krandorian hops×15	4x20 mins	250	330	580	115,404		Creating God wine

^ Assume 10 hops are harvested.
^ ^a ^b All sacks required must be filled with 10 items.
^ All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.
^ Assumes 3 toad egg sacs, containing 15 swamp toads each, are harvested.
^ Also needs a frame built, requiring 60, 5 Planks, and a Hammer.

Bushes[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Check health	Harvest	Total ^[1]	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
10	Redberry seed	Cabbages×4 ^[2]	5×20 mins	11.5	64	4.5	93.5	77	2,323	Redberry pie ingredient Making red dye Ranging potion ingredient
22	Cadavaberry seed	Tomatoes×3 ^[3]	6×20 mins	18	102.5	7	148.5	99	8,677	Making Cadava potion Payment to protect Cactus
36	Dwellberry seed	Strawberries×3 ^[3]	7×20 mins	31.5	177.5	12	257	64	18,748	Quest item - Plague City Cooking ingredient
48	Jangerberry seed	Watermelons×6	8×20 mins	50.5	284.5	19	411	79	3,385	Quest item - Watchtower Zamorak brew ingredient
59	Whiteberry seed	Bittercap mushroom×8	8×20 mins	78	437.5	29	631.5	136	15,940	Quest item - The Hand in the Sand Defence and super defence potion ingredient
70	Poison ivy seed	N/A ^[4]	8×20 mins	120	675	45	975	302	12,750	Weapon poison++ ingredient
77	Barberry seed	Hammerstone hops×15	5x40 mins	175	1600	50^[5]	1825	82	−82	Agility experience
96	Wishing well bush seed	Wildblood hopsx15	5x40 mins	220	2200	50^[5]	2470	1		Gives wishing well fruit

^ Assume 4 berries are picked.
^ All sacks required must be filled with 10 items.
^ ^a ^b All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.
^ Poison ivy will never become diseased.
^ ^a ^b No crop is produced.

Trees[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience			Cost	Profit ^[1]	Produce uses ^[2]
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Check-health	Total	Cost	Profit ^[1]	Produce uses ^[2]
15	Acorn	Tomatoes×1 ^[3]	4×40 mins	14	467.3	481.3	354	6,269	Source of oak logs Oak roots: Axeman's folly ingredient
30	Willow seed	Apples×1 ^[3]	6×40 mins	25	1456.5	1481.5	275	21,242 ^[4]	Source of willow logs Willow branches: weaving a basket using a loom; creating Giant ent pouches; quest item - Enlightened Journey
45	Maple seed	Oranges×1 ^[3]	7×40 mins	45	3403.4	3448.4	8,519	−6,932	Source of maple logs
60	Yew seed	Cactus spine×10	9×40 mins	81	7069.9	7150.9	15,302	−12,631	Source of yew logs Yew roots: antipoison+ ingredient
75	Magic seed	Coconut×25	11×40 mins	145.5	13768.3	13913.8	52,464	−44,662	Source of magic logs Magic roots: making magic string; antipoison++ ingredient

^ Assume 10 logs and tree roots are harvested.
^ All tree roots can be used to make supercompost and crossbow string.
^ ^a ^b ^c All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.
^ Including the 6 Willow branch obtained.

Fruit trees[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Check-health	Harvest	Total ^[1]	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
27	Apple tree seed	Sweetcorn×9	6×160 mins	22	1199.5	8.5	1272.5	290	2,704	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect strawberry plant, willow tree and banana tree
33	Banana tree seed	Apples×4 ^[2]	6×160 mins	28	1750.5	10.5	1841.5	171	1,581	Cooking ingredient Creating Fruit bat pouch Ape Atoll teleport
39	Orange tree seed	Strawberries×3 ^[2]	6×160 mins	35.5	2470.2	13.5	2586.7	163	12,233	Cooking ingredient
42	Curry tree seed	Bananas×5 ^[2]	6×160 mins	40	2906.9	15	3036.9	233	14,977	Curry ingredient
51	Pineapple seed	Watermelon×10	6×160 mins	57	4605.7	21.5	4791.7	618	2,580	Cooking ingredient
57	Papaya tree seed	Pineapple×10	6×160 mins	72	6146.4	27	6380.4	2,896	30,476	Hunting Pawya Adrenaline potion ingredient
68	Palm tree seed	Papaya fruit×15	6×160 mins	110.5	10150.1	41.5	10509.6	39,600	5,742	Making high-level potions

^ Assume 6 fruit is harvested.
^ ^a ^b ^c All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.

Cactus[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Check-health	Harvest	Total	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
55	Cactus seed	Cadava berries×6	7×80 mins	66.5	374	25	515.5 ^[1]	1,016	15,553	Weapon poison+ ingredient
76	Prickly pear seed	Jangerberriesx15	7×80 mins	170	2250	50^[2]	2470	88	−88	Defence experience
86	Potato cactus seed	Watermelon×10	7×80 mins	205	2700	93	2998 ^[3]	372	15,375	Herblore/Summoning ingredient

^ Assume 3 cactus spines are harvested.
^ No crop is produced.
^ Assume 3 potato cactus are harvested.

Mushroom[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Check-health	Harvest	Total	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
53	Bittercap mushroom spore	After completion of the medium Morytania achievements	6×40 mins	61.5	N/A	57.7	407.7 ^[1]	1,768	52,292	Cooking ingredient Moonlight Mead ingredient Repairing the fairy rings in Ancient Cavern (Code: BJQ), Kharazi Jungle (Code: CJS), and The Lost Grove (Code: BJS).
74	Morchella mushroom spore	After completion of the medium Morytania achievements	6×40 mins	160	N/A	77.7	859.3 ^[2]	132	45,255 or 90,642 with Morytania legs 4.	Prayer renewal ingredient

^ 6 Bittercap mushrooms are harvested at a time.
^ 9 Morchella mushrooms are harvested at a time, or if the elite Morytania achievements are completed, 18 are harvested at a time.

Other[]

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Cost	Profit	Produce uses
Level	Seed	Farmer	Growth time	Plant	Check-health	Harvest	Total	Cost	Profit	Produce uses
42	Evil turnip seed	N/A	1×4.5 mins	41	N/A	46	87 ^[1]	121	2,714 ^[1]	Creating evil turnip pouch
53	Jade vine seed ^[2]	Wildblood hops×10	6×160 mins	50	1500	30 ^[3]	1580	N/A	N/A	Killing the Wild jade vine for slayer experience
63	Belladonna seed	N/A	4×80 mins	91	N/A	512	603 ^[4]	1,007	−1,007 ^[5]	Weapon poison++ ingredient
72	Calquat tree seed	Poison ivy berries×8	8×160 mins	129.5	12096	48.5	12516.5 ^[6]	321	1,827	Making Calquat kegs Damaging Broodoo victims
83	Spirit seed ^[7]	Monkey nuts×5 Monkey bar×1 Ground tooth×1	11×320 mins	199.5	19301.8	N/A	19501.3	N/A	N/A	Spirit tree network
90	Elder seed	Morchella mushroom×25	70 hours	321	23,241	N/A	23,562	180,802	−92,452 ^[8]	Source of elder logs

^ ^a ^b 1 evil turnip is harvested at a time.
^ They can be obtained after Back to my Roots quest.
^ Can also be left alone after checking health to become a wild jade vine, but no farming experience will be gained.
^ 1 cave nightshade is harvested at a time.
^ Cave nightshade is non-tradeable.
^ Assume 6 calquat fruit are harvested.
^ Only 1 spirit tree can be planted at a time, 2 after the completion of the quest Prisoner of Glouphrie, or 3 when talking to Glouron with 89 Farming.
^ Assumes that 10 elder logs are cut from the tree

[1] All allotments can also be protected by White lily.

[assumption-2] Assume 10 hops are harvested.

[sack-3] All sacks required must be filled with 10 items.

[4] All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.

[none-5] No crop is produced.

[6] Most flowers yield 1 flower when picked, but woad leaves and limpwurt roots will yield 3 leaves/roots.

[7] Ashes are harvested when picking the flower.

[8] Calculator:Farming/Herb profits calculates profit for up to 20 herbs per seed.

[assume-9] Assume 7 herbs are picked.

[10] Goutweed, the herb of gout tuber, is not tradable.

[assumption-11] Assume 10 hops are harvested.

[sack-12] All sacks required must be filled with 10 items.

[13] All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.

[reed-14] Assumes 3 toad egg sacs, containing 15 swamp toads each, are harvested.

[15] Also needs a frame built, requiring 60, 5 Planks, and a Hammer.

[assumption-16] Assume 4 berries are picked.

[sack-17] All sacks required must be filled with 10 items.

[basket-18] All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.

[19] Poison ivy will never become diseased.

[none-20] No crop is produced.

[assumption-21] Assume 10 logs and tree roots are harvested.

[22] All tree roots can be used to make supercompost and crossbow string.

[basket-23] All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.

[24] Including the 6 Willow branch obtained.

[assumption-25] Assume 6 fruit is harvested.

[basket-26] All baskets required must be filled with 5 items.

[27] Assume 3 cactus spines are harvested.

[none-28] No crop is produced.

[29] Assume 3 potato cactus are harvested.

[bittercap_mushroom_assumption-30] 6 Bittercap mushrooms are harvested at a time.

[morchella_mushroom_assumption-31] 9 Morchella mushrooms are harvested at a time, or if the elite Morytania achievements are completed, 18 are harvested at a time.

[evil_turnip_assumption-32] 1 evil turnip is harvested at a time.

[33] They can be obtained after Back to my Roots quest.

[34] Can also be left alone after checking health to become a wild jade vine, but no farming experience will be gained.

[cave_nightshade_assumption-35] 1 cave nightshade is harvested at a time.

[36] Cave nightshade is non-tradeable.

[calquat_fruit_assumption-37] Assume 6 calquat fruit are harvested.

[38] Only 1 spirit tree can be planted at a time, 2 after the completion of the quest Prisoner of Glouphrie, or 3 when talking to Glouron with 89 Farming.

[assumption-39] Assumes that 10 elder logs are cut from the tree

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Seeds

Contents

Allotments[]

Flowers[]

Herbs[]

Hops[]

Bushes[]

Trees[]

Fruit trees[]

Cactus[]

Mushroom[]

Other[]