Organic farmers actually do use pesticides. They use organic ones. >.< sounds weird, but it’s true! In either case, if you want to grow organic, it’s definitely fine to buy organic versions of whatever.
Today is Apr-16 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 9 / 12°C, 1.5 mm rainfall) (not enough to count as rainy day) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 157.4 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [56/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Weeded (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Weeded (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16), Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Weeded (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Weeded (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Weeded (Apr-12), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Weeded (Apr-12), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (100 HP): Plowed (Apr-9), Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Plowed (Apr-10), Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (0/3) Action: Watered 2, 5, 6 Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile
Today is Apr-16 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 9 / 12°C, 1.5 mm rainfall) (not enough to count as rainy day) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 157.4 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [58.2/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Weeded (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Weeded (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Weeded (Apr-12), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Weeded (Apr-12), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (100 HP): Plowed (Apr-9), Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Plowed (Apr-10), Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (0/3) Action: Weeded 4 and 6! Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile
Today is Apr-17 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 10 / 14°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 157.4 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [60.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Weeded (Apr-12), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Weeded (Apr-12), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (0/3) Action: Weeded 6 and 7! (6 * 0.1 lbs * 2 = 1.2 lbs weeds) Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile ---------------------------------------
Today is Apr-17 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 10 / 14°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 157.4 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [62.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (0/3) Action: Weeded 8 and 9! (5 * 0.1 lbs * 2 = 1.0 lbs weeds) Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile ---------------------------------------
Today is Apr-17 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 10 / 14°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 157.4 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [63.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Action: Plot clearing? PLOT CLEARING! Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile ---------------------------------------
Today is Apr-17 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 10 / 14°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 156.1 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [64.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15), Fertilized (Apr- 17) Empty Plot: Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Action: Fertilized plot 12 with 1.3 oz potash fertilizer Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile
Are these plants for commercial or for personal use? If they are commercial, pesticides would be needed to prevent customers from walking away. If they aren't, then as long as you are fine eating "damaged" goods you don't have to buy pesticide. Bugs are a fact of life anyway. For aphids (my main annoyance), soap and water work well. However, this method is reliant on manual labor. On the other hand, when you suggested pesticides, did you mean using a crop duster or implementing some other automatic system? This would be more costly in regards to $$$. Actually, never mind; your plots are too small, each one is only 1/1000 of an acre. You can also plant stuff like marigolds to repel insects - http://pallensmith.com/2014/10/26/17-plants-control-pests/. Or, what about using ladybugs and beneficial beetles? Here are some more resources: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vegetable/guides/the-crops-of-texas/root-and-tuber-crops/ and http://magazine.cog.ca/article/common-pests-of-root-crops/. Chickens might also be helpful for bugs and weeds. As an idea for the future, what do you think about getting a worm bin? The worms eat cardboard (which you can get for free from stores like Trader Joe's), banana peels, egg shells, etc. and produce very good soil you can use like fertilizer.
I actually don’t know anything about gardening (other than what I find on google), so it’s kind of ridiculous that we’re running a gardening simulator game here. >.< I think any advice you can give us is really really valuable!! If you have any suggestions on how we can game-ify real-life gardening features, I think we’d be very open to it! As for the worm bin, I’m totally up for it too! The garden has a “bank account” (currently w/ $1200), so if you can suggest to us what to buy and how to use it, it would help a lot!
http://compost.css.cornell.edu/worms/steps.html https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/garden-yard/make-worm-bin-ze0z11zhir https://www.thespruce.com/inexpensive-worm-bin-from-plastic-buckets-2540077 https://unclejimswormfarm.com/order-stuff/composting-worms/ Looks like the worms are on sale right now ~$20 for 500, which is more than enough. As for the rest of the stuff, it depends on how the system works - is it a separate virtual world or can you get things like used boxes and cardboard for free?
Today is Apr-17 (Weather: Cloudy and some rain, 10 / 14°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 156.1 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [65.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15), Fertilized (Apr- 17) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-16) Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Action: Plowed plot 13 Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile
Sounds good! I’m flying today so I’m on the go but, if youre able to find things like cardboard boxes for free IRL, then it should be fine to call it free in the game too.
Today is Apr-18 (Weather: Fair to cloudy 13 / 20°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 156.1 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [66.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Weeded (Apr-16), Watered (Apr-18) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-18) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15), Fertilized (Apr- 17) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-16) Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Action: Watered 3, 4, 11 Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile ------------ Note that y'all don't have to wait for me to advance the day! I'm on vacation, so I'm not near the computer most of the time. >w<
Today is Apr-18 (Weather: Fair to cloudy 13 / 20°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 156.1 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [67.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Weeded (Apr-16), Watered (Apr-18) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-18) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15), Fertilized (Apr- 17) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-16) Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Action: Watered 7, 8, 9 Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile
It's easier to wait... >.> Congratulations on finishing your exams! *hugs* Today is Apr-18 (Weather: Fair to cloudy 13 / 20°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 156.1 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [68.4/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Weeded (Apr-16), Watered (Apr-18) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-18) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15), Fertilized (Apr- 17) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-16) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-18) New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Plowed 14~ Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile
I almost forgot about the thinning, but the radishes need to be thinned or else they receive damage. >.< Turnip: Day 17-25: Thin the seedlings 4 inches apart. Produces 5 lbs of crop waste. (action: prune) Radish: Day 7-14: Thin the seedlings 2 inches apart. Produces 2.5 lbs of crop waste. (action: prune) Apt-19 weather: (Weather: Fair to cloudy 11 / 20°C, 0 mm rainfall)
Today is Apr-19 (Weather: Fair to cloudy 11 / 20°C, 0 mm rainfall) Inventory (Consumables): Money: $1288.81 Seeds: Turnip seeds: 2259 grams (Use: 1.0 g/Plot) Carrot seeds: 450.25 grams (Use: 1.25 g/Plot) Radish seeds: 437 grams (Use: 6 g/Plot) Fertilizers: Compost: 0 bags Urea fertilizer: 800 oz Potash fertilizer: 156.1 oz Garden (last rained on Apr-10): Composting Pile [70.9/810 lbs]: Built (Apr-4) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-3), Scarecrow (Apr-14), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-16), Pruned (Apr-19) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-5), Weeded (Apr-14), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (80 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Weeded (Apr-16), Watered (Apr-18) Turnip (100 HP): Planted (Apr-6), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr-6), Planted (Apr-7), Watered (Apr-16), Weeded (Apr-17) Carrot (80 HP): Planted (Apr-9), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Carrot (100 HP): Planted (Apr-10), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-11), Weeded (Apr-17), Watered (Apr-18) Radish (100 HP): Planted (Apr-12), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-16) Turnip (100 HP): Fertilized (Apr - 13), Planted (Apr - 14), Weeded (Apr-15), Watered (Apr-18) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-15), Fertilized (Apr- 17) Empty Plot: Plowed (Apr-16) Empty Plot: New Plot: Cleared (1/3) Action: Pruned Plot 2, added 2.5lbs of crop waste to composting pile (damage? what damage? ) Free action: Added 1 lb food waste to composting pile