Farming Tools

by: Mark

Still wanting to know the purpose of the farming equipment? Look below.

* Rake: use it to remove weeds from a patches.
* Seed dibber: used to plant vegetable seeds.
* Secateurs: used to prune bushes and trees (removes disease).
* Spade: used to harvest and remove dead crops.
* Gardening trowel: used to plant a tree seed in a plantpot.
* Watering can: used to water things.
* Plantpot: used to plant a tree seed in, so it becomes a seedling.
* Compost: used to treat the soil of a patch with (helps prevent disease).
* Empty sack: used to store the harvested vegetables in, can contain 10 of each.
* Basket: used to store the harvested fruit in, can contain 5 of each.
* Plant cure: used to cure diseased vegetables, hops, flowers and herbs.
* Gardening boots: no purpose whatsoever.
* Magic Secateurs: Increases harvest yield of vegetables, hops and herbs by 10%

Not all patches need every bit of equipment, for the exact equipment needed per patch look below:

Allotment / Hops / Flower and Herb patches require:

1. Rake
2. Seed dibber
3. Watering can (not herbs)
4. (Super) compost
5. Plant cure (when diseased)
6. Spade

Bush Patches require:

1. Rake
2. Secateurs (when diseased)
3. (Super) compost
4. Spade

Trees / Fruit tree patches require:

1. Rake
2. Gardening trowel
3. Plantpot
4. (Super) compost
5. Secateurs (when diseased)
6. Spade

Farming Stores:

There are 4 farming shops that sell farming equipment. Here's where you can find them:

1. northwest of Port Phasmatys.
2. north of Catherby.
3. southeast of Falador.
4. north of Ardougne.

Each farming store sells all farming equipment and other items that players stock. Dont forget farming equipment can also be got from killing lvl 7 farmers that are found scattered around runescape.

Planting a Tree:

To plant a tree the process is quite simple:

1. Buy a plantpot, gardening trowel and a spade.
2. Put the seed in the plantpot.
3. Water the seed and wait a few minutes for it to turn into a seedling.
4. Find a suitable patch and rake it.
5. Use (super)compost with the patch.
6. Plant the seedling in the patch.
7. Pay a farmer to watch your tree (highly recommended, otherwise chances are it'll die).

How to remove your tree and gain experience:

Check the health of your tree to gain alot of experience then use a hatchet on the tree to cut it down. After it has been cut and you can see a tree stump, use your spade on the tree stump to dig it up. If you do not have a spade then you can pay the farmer 200gp to cut it for you.

It should be noted that if you cut the tree down yourself and plant another tree you will have to use (super)compost on the patch again. However if you pay the farmer to cut it down and you want to plant a new tree, then you do not have to put (super)compost on the patch.