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Seeds

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

There are currently 78 seeds in the game.

Growth times given here are minimum times. Diseases can occur at the end of a growth cycle and prevents advancement to the next cycle, essentially causing the cycle to be repeated. Using compost, supercompost or ultracompost reduces the occurrence of repeated cycles through disease, helping to ensure the speediest growth. The amulet of bounty can be used to save allotment seeds, providing a 25% chance for 1 seed to be used instead of 3.

Most seeds that are not used in quests or activities can be deposited into the seed vault in the Farming Guild.

Allotment seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience Uses
Flower Farmer Plant[b] Harvest[c]
1
Potato

Marigold or White lily

Compost×2
4×10 mins

(40 mins)

Potato
Potato
8 9
5
Onion

Marigolds or White lily

Potatoes(10)×1[d]
4×10 mins

(40 mins)

Onion
Onion
9.5 10.5
7
Cabbage

Rosemary or White lily

Onions(10)×1[d]
4×10 mins

(40 mins)

Cabbages
Cabbage
10 11.5
12
Tomato

Marigolds or White lily

Cabbages(10)×2[d]
4×10 mins

(40 mins)

Tomato
Tomato
12.5 14
20
Sweetcorn

Scarecrow or White lily

Jute fibre×10
6×10 mins

(1 hr)

Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn
17 19
31
Strawberry

White lily

Apples(5)×1[e]
6×10 mins

(1 hr)

Strawberry
Strawberry
26 29
47
Watermelon

Nasturtiums or White lily

Curry leaf×10
8×10 mins

(1 hr, 20 mins)

Watermelons
Watermelon
48.5 54.5
61
Snape grass

White lily

Jangerberries ×5
7×10 mins

(1 hr, 10 mins)

Snape grass
Snape grass
82 82
  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. ^ The experience awarded once at the start when planting the crop.
  3. ^ The experience awarded for each crop harvested. The expected yield depends on Farming level and equipment. See Variable crop yield.
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Each sack must be filled with 10 produce.
  5. ^ Each basket must be filled with 5 produce.

Flower seeds

Level Seed Growth time[a] Plant Crop[b] Experience[c] Uses
Plant Harvest Total
2
Marigold
4×5 mins Marigold
Marigolds
8.5 47 55.5
11
Rosemary
4×5 mins Rosemary
Rosemary
12 66.5 78.5
24
Nasturtium
4×5 mins Nasturtium
Nasturtiums
19.5 111 130.5
25
Woad
4×5 mins Woad
Woad leaf
20.5 115.5 136
26
Limpwurt
4×5 mins Limpwurt
Limpwurt root
21.5 120 141.5
58
White lily
4×5 mins White lily
White lily
42 250 292
  1. ^ N×5 mins 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 will yield 3 leaves and limpwurt roots will yield a minimum of 3 and up to 13 roots, depending on Farming level.
  3. ^ Experience is awarded once when the patch is cleared, and once at the start when planting the flower.

Herb seeds

Level Seed Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience Uses Average Profit[b]
Plant[c] Harvest Total[d]
9
Guam
4×20 mins Guam
Grimy guam leaf
11 12.5 111 Ingredient of 1,114.20
14
Marrentill
4×20 mins Marrentill
Grimy marrentill
13.5 15 133.5 Ingredient of 1,079
19
Tarromin
4×20 mins Tarromin
Grimy tarromin
16 18 160 Ingredient of 512
26
Harralander
4×20 mins Harralander
Grimy harralander
21.5 24 213.5 Ingredient of 1,935.20
29
Gout tuber
4×20 mins Goutweed
Goutweed
105 45 465

Exchange with

−571,912
32
Ranarr
4×20 mins Ranarr
Grimy ranarr weed
27 30.5 271 Ingredient of 17,745.60
38
Toadflax
4×20 mins Toadflax
Grimy toadflax
34 38.5 342 Ingredient of 15,200.20
44
Irit
4×20 mins Irit
Grimy irit leaf
43 48.5 431 Ingredient of 10,466.40
50
Avantoe
4×20 mins Avantoe
Grimy avantoe
54.5 61.5 546.5 Ingredient of 10,912.80
56
Kwuarm
4×20 mins Kwuarm
Grimy kwuarm
69 78 693 Ingredient of 13,428.20
62
Snapdragon
4×20 mins Snapdragon
Grimy snapdragon
87.5 98.5 875.5 Ingredient of 19,213.40
65
Huasca
4×20 mins Huasca
Grimy huasca
86.5 110 966.5 Ingredient of 20,099.20
67
Cadantine
4×20 mins Cadantine
Grimy cadantine
106.5 120 1066.5 Ingredient of 12,601.80
73
Lantadyme
4×20 mins Lantadyme
Grimy lantadyme
134.5 151.5 1,346.5 Ingredient of 10,196.60
79
Dwarf weed
4×20 mins Dwarf weed
Grimy dwarf weed
170.5 192 1,706.5 Ingredient of 10,596.40
85
Torstol
4×20 mins Torstol
Grimy torstol
199.5 224.5 1,995.5 Ingredient of 10,000.20
  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. ^ The average profit is premised on the use of ultracompost, magic secateurs and the Farming cape. Assumes average of 8.8 herbs per seed in a standard (non-protected) herb patch based on an empirical sample. Use the farming calculator for a more accurate, player skill based average profit in the "see also" section below.
  3. ^ This experience is gained upon harvesting the final herb, rather than when planting the seed.
  4. ^ Assumes 8 herbs are picked.

Hops seeds

Level Seed Protection[a] Growth time[b] Plant Crop Value Experience Uses
Plant[c] Harvest[d]
3
Barley × 4

Compost × 3
4×10 mins Barley
Barley
527 8.5 9.5
4
Hammerstone × 4

Marigold × 1
4×10 mins Hammerstone
Hops
391 9 10
8
Asgarnian × 4

Onions(10) × 1
5×10 mins Asgarnian
Hops
344 10.9 12
13
Jute × 3

Barley malt × 6
5×10 mins Jute
Fibre
674 13 14.5
16
Yanillian × 4

Tomatoes(5) × 1
6×10 mins Yanillian
Hops
838 14.5 16
18
Flax × 3

Grain × 6
3×20 mins Flax
Flax
2 16 17.5
21
Krandorian × 4

Cabbages(10) × 3
7×10 mins Krandorian
Hops
112 17.5 19.5
28
Wildblood × 4

Nasturtiums × 1
8×10 mins Wildblood
Hops
33 23 26
37
Hemp × 3

Flax × 6
4×20 mins Hemp
Hemp
1,235 33 37
71
Cotton × 3

Hemp × 6
5×20 mins Cotton
Cotton
2,831 72 82
  1. ^ Each sack or basket must be fully filled with produce to serve as protection payment (i.e. 10 produce for sacks, and 5 for baskets).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The experience awarded once at the start when planting the crop.
  4. ^ The experience awarded for each hop harvested. The expected yield depends on Farming level and equipment. See Variable crop yield.

Bush seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Value Experience Uses
Plant Check health Harvest
10
Redberry

Cabbages(10)×4[b]
5×20 mins Redberry
Redberries
51 11.5 64 4.5
22
Cadavaberry

Tomatoes(5)x3[c]
6×20 mins Cadavaberry
Cadava berries
78 18 102.5 7
36
Dwellberry

Strawberries(5)×3[c]
7×20 mins Dwellberry
Dwellberries
30 31.5 177.5 12
48
Jangerberry

Watermelons×6
8×20 mins Jangerberry
Jangerberries
426 50.5 284.5 19
59
Whiteberry

Bittercap mushroom×8
8×20 mins Whiteberry
White berries
653 78 437.5 29
70
Poison ivy seed
Immune to disease 8×20 mins Poison ivy
Poison ivy berries
199 120 675 45
  1. ^ N×20 mins means the crop will grow a little and can be watered again for each 20 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. ^ All sacks required must be filled with 10 produce.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 Each basket must be filled with 5 produce.

Tree seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience Cost Cost per XP Uses[b]
Plant Check-health Total Seed + Prot Seed + Prot
15
Acorn

Tomatoes(5) ×1[c]
4×40 mins
(2hrs 40mins)
Oak
Oak logs & roots
14 467.3 481.3 −85 −546 −0.18 −1.13

Roots:

30
Willow

Apples(5) ×1[c]
6×40 mins
(4hrs)
Willow
Willow logs, roots, & branch
25 1,456.5 1,481.5 −54 −586 −0.04 −0.40

Branch:

45
Maple

Oranges(5) ×1[c]
8×40 mins
(5hrs 20mins)
Maple
Maple logs & roots
45 3,403.4 3,448.4 −3,365 −4,889 −0.98 −1.42 Compost & crossbow string only
60
Yew

Cactus spine ×10
10×40 mins
(6hrs 40mins)
Yew
Yew logs & roots
81 7,069.9 7,150.9 −19,451 −33,871 −2.72 −4.74

Roots:

75
Magic

Coconut ×25
12×40 mins
(8hrs)
Magic
Magic logs & roots
145.5 13,768.3 13,913.8 −69,558 −108,933 −5.00 −7.83

Roots:

  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 produce.

Fruit tree seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop XP[b] Cost Cost per XP
Seed + Protection Seed + Protection
27
Apple

Sweetcorn×9
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Apple
Cooking apple
1,272.5 −13 −760 −0.01 −0.60
33
Banana

Apples(5)×4[c]
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Banana
Banana
1,841.5 −32 −2,160 −0.02 −1.17
39
Orange

Strawberries(5)×3[c]
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Orange
Orange
2,586.7 −32 −1,463 −0.01 −0.57
42
Curry

Bananas(5)×5[c]
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Curry
Curry leaf
3,036.9 −33 −3,168 −0.01 −1.04
51
Pineapple

Watermelon×10
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Pineapple
Pineapple
4,791.7 −66 −266 −0.01 −0.06
57
Papaya

Pineapple×10
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Papaya
Papaya fruit
6,380.4 −1,369 −3,509 −0.21 −0.55
68
Palm tree

Papaya fruit×15
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Palm
Coconut
10,509.6 −16,421 −41,381 −1.56 −3.94
81
Dragonfruit

Coconut×15
6×160 mins
(16 Hours)
Dragonfruit
Dragonfruit
17,895 −136,077 −159,702 −7.60 −8.92
  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. ^ Assumes 6 fruits are harvested.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 All baskets must be filled with 5 produce.

Special seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience Uses
Plant Check-health Harvest
23
Giant seaweed

Numulite × 200
4 × 10 mins
(40 minutes)
Seaweed
Giant seaweed
19 N/A 21
36
Grapes
Free 7 × 5 mins
(35 minutes)
Grape vine
Grapes[b]

Zamorak's grapes[c]
31.5 625 40
  • Cooking ingredient
53
Mushroom
unprotectable 6 × 40 mins
(4 hours)
Bittercap
Mushroom
61.5 N/A 57.7
  • Cooking ingredient
63
Belladonna
unprotectable 4 × 80 mins
(5 hours 20 minutes)
Belladonna
Nightshade
91 N/A 512
65
Hespori
Immune 3 × 640 mins
(32 Hours)
Hespori
Hespori
62 N/A 12,600[d]
  1. ^ N×X mins means the crop will progress a growth stage on each X minutes growth tick. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. ^ Grapes are received when the player harvests grape vines without a Bologa's blessing in their inventory.
  3. ^ Zamorak's grapes are received when the player harvests grape vines with at least one Bologa's blessing in their inventory, consuming the blessing.
  4. ^ Once fully grown, it will grow into the Hespori, a demi-boss that can be defeated for 12,600 Farming experience.

Coral frags

Level Frag Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience Uses
Plant Harvest
28
Elkhorn

Giant seaweed × 5
4×40 mins Elkhorn
Elkhorn coral
20.5 24
52
Pillar

Elkhorn coral × 5
4×40 mins Pillar
Pillar coral
52.5 60
77
Umbral

Pillar coral × 5
4×40 mins Umbral
Umbral coral
136 159
  1. ^ N×20 mins means the crop will grow a little for each 20 minutes. This happens N times until it is fully grown.


Anima seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Experience[b] Effect
76
Kronos
Immune 8 × 640 mins[c] Kronos 100
  • Provides a chance for farming patches to skip a growth stage.
76
Iasor
Immune 8 × 640 mins[c] Iasor 100
  • Decreases the chance of farming patches becoming diseased.
76
Attas
Immune 8 × 640 mins[c] Attas 100
  • Increases the yield of farming patches.
  1. ^ N×X mins means the crop will progress a growth stage on each X minutes growth tick. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. ^ Experience is only granted when the crop is planted.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Anima plant effects are active as soon as they are planted. Over their life span of 85.3 hours (three and a half days), they grow from a seedling into a withering state. The withering state is one stage away from death; once it dies, they must be replanted to gain the effects once more.

Hardwood tree seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Logs Experience Cost Cost per XP
Plant Check-health Seed + Prot Seed + Prot
35
Teak tree

Limpwurt root × 15
7 × 640 mins

(74hrs 40mins)

Teak tree
Teak logs
35 7,290 −68 −3,503 −0.01 −0.48
55
Mahogany tree

Yanillian hops × 25
8 × 640 mins

(85hrs 20mins)

Mahogany tree
Mahogany logs
63 15,720 −208 −21,158 −0.01 −1.35
66
Camphor tree

White berries × 10
8 × 640 mins

(85hrs 20mins)

Camphor tree
Camphor logs
88 17,840 −3,461 −9,991 −0.19 −0.56
80
Ironwood tree

Curry leaf × 10
8 × 640 mins

(85hrs 20mins)

Ironwood tree
Ironwood logs
145 20,380 −35,190 −35,630 −1.73 −1.75
92
Rosewood tree

Dragonfruit × 8
10 × 640 mins

(106 hrs 40mins)

Rosewood tree
Rosewood logs
252 23,100 −157,889 −164,785 −6.84 −7.13
  1. ^ N×X mins means the crop will progress a growth stage on each X minutes growth tick. This happens N times until it is fully grown.

Special tree seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience
Plant Check-health Harvest
72
Calquat tree

Poison ivy berries × 8
8 × 160 mins Calquat tree
Calquat fruit
129.5 12,096 48.5
74
Crystal tree
Immune 6 × 80 mins Crystal tree
Crystal shard
126 13,240 N/A
83
Spirit tree[b]
Monkey nuts × 5
Monkey bar × 1
Ground tooth × 1
12 × 320 mins Spirit Tree
Spirit tree
199.5 19,301.8 N/A
85
Celastrus tree

Potato cactus × 8
5 × 160 mins Celastrus tree
Celastrus bark
204 14,130 23.5
90
Redwood tree

Dragonfruit × 6
10 × 640 mins Redwood tree
Redwood logs
230 22,450 N/A
  1. ^ N×X mins means the crop will progress a growth stage on each X minutes growth tick. This happens N times until it is fully grown.
  2. ^ Only 1 spirit tree can be planted at a time initially. This limit can be increased by levelling up Farming.

Cacti seeds

Level Seed Protection Growth time[a] Plant Crop Experience Uses
Plant Check-health Harvest
55
Cactus

Cadava berries × 6
7 × 80 mins Cactus
Cactus spine
66.5 374 25
64
Potato cactus

Snape grass × 8
7 × 10 mins Potato cactus
Potato cactus
68 230 68
  1. ^ N×X mins means the crop will progress a growth stage on each X minutes growth tick. This happens N times until it is fully grown.

Payment item alternative locations

Payment Item Locations

Compost
Buy from farming shops near vegetable patches or from farmers near farming patches.

Potatoes
North of Ardougne, north-west of Lumbridge, north-east of Lumbridge, Miscellania, buy from Hudo in the Grand Tree. Also found in larder in a player-owned house.

Onions
Onion field in Rimmington, small onion patch behind chicken coops north-west of Lumbridge, Rellekka, buy from Hudo in the Grand Tree.

Cabbages
Cabbage field near Falador, field in Rimmington, Edgeville Monastery, north-west of Lumbridge, Miscellania, Rellekka.

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, Cobado's Groceries in Civitas illa Fortis sells 20, quickly respawning barrels of apples on the pirate ship to Lunar Isle (Lunar Diplomacy).

Bananas
Banana trees on Karamja, right by amulet of glory teleport spot; buy from Trader Crewmember at charter docks, Bones to Bananas spell.

Oranges
Buy in the Grand Tree from Heckel Funch (20 in stock) or Hudo (10 in stock).

Pineapples
Pineapple plants on Karamja, buy in the Grand Tree from Heckel Funch or Hudo - 10 in each store, Trader Crewmember at charter docks - 15 in each store, noted pineapples dropped by tortoises at the Grand Tree and north of Tree Gnome Village, noted and un-noted pineapples dropped by kurask in either slayer dungeon.

Tomato
Various single spawns. Purchase in various food stores. 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:

See also

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