Crops are really the central focus of Farmville; without them the economy of the game comes to a grinding halt. You, the farmer, must use your resources to come up with the best possible harvest.
Technically speaking, there are three different kinds of crops to harvest in Farmville: animals, trees, and seed crops. This article will deal with seed crops—see “Trees” or “Animals” to help you make the most of these other crops.
Seed crops require a couple steps that animals and trees do not. You will need the following:
- one or more squares of soil; alternatively, free space on your farm to plow a new field.
- seeds
- time! (growing times range from 2 hours to several days)
Choosing a Crop
There are hundreds of charts online that will tell you what crops will give you the most coins for the least amount of time invested. To let the cat out of the bag: berries. Lots and lots of berries. They’re perfect if you’re going to be logging on frequently or staying online for extended periods of time. However, if you go to sleep for 8 hours and come back, your blueberries will be rotten. Plan your crop so that you will always be there to harvest it. Spoiled harvests steal your coins and time so try to avoid them at all costs!
Make yourself a chart with the following information:
Crop | Cost to Plant | Time to Harvest | Harvest | Income | Income divided by hours |
Name of crop | Cost of seeds +cost to plow | hours | (Harvest) – (cost to plant) |
Crop | Cost to Plant | Time to Harvest | Harvest | Income | Income divided by hours |
Blueberries | 50 + (15) | 4 hours | 91 | 26 | 6.5/hour |
Vehicles:
Farmville has decided to make the plantation farmer’s life easier by providing farming vehicles to help you with the tedious tasks of plowing, seeding and harvesting. Once you expand a couple times and you’re sick and tired of clicking of each little square of ground to plow, purchase a tractor. The tractor plows 2×2 squares of ground at once, enabling you to work 4 times more efficiently. Keep an eye on the fuel gauge on the left lower part of your screen—it’s possible to run out of fuel. Thankfully, it refills every 6.5 hours. All of the vehicles on your farm share the same tank of fuel. The other vehicles which will make your life easier include a seeder and harvester. They work on the same economy, harvesting or seeding a 2×2 square of ground.