Allotments ready in 10 minutes, herbs in 30, and trees that pay thousands of XP on a health check. Crops never get diseased or die on Ashmarch, and they keep growing while you're logged out.
Farming grows crops in patches across the map while you do other things. Crops grow in real time, even while you're logged out. XP on this page is base XP before your game mode's rate: 5x on Regular and every Ironman mode (see Game Modes).
You need a rake to clear weeds, a seed dibber to plant seeds, a gardening trowel for saplings and plant pots, and a spade to dig up finished patches and to harvest flowers and hops. The farming shops sell them all: Vanessa in Catherby, Alice in Port Phasmatys, Sarah south of Falador and Richard in north Ardougne.
| Patch | Where |
|---|---|
| Allotments (two each) | Catherby, south of Falador, Port Phasmatys, north Ardougne |
| Herbs and flowers | Next to each pair of allotments |
| Hops | Lumbridge, Yanille, Entrana, McGrubor's Wood |
| Bushes | Champions' Guild, Rimmington, south Ardougne, Etceteria |
| Trees | Lumbridge, Varrock, Falador, Taverley |
| Fruit trees | Catherby, Brimhaven, Gnome Stronghold, Tree Gnome Village |
| Spirit tree (one at a time) | Draynor, Brimhaven, Etceteria |
| Calquat | Karamja |
| Belladonna, cactus, bittercap | Draynor Manor, Al Kharid, Canifis |
Plant 3 seeds in a raked allotment with a seed dibber. Every allotment crop takes about 10 minutes and gives 3 to 11 crops. Compost adds 1 more, supercompost 2, and magic secateurs in your inventory 1 on top.
| Crop | Level | Planting XP | XP per crop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato | 1 | 8 | 9.5 |
| Onion | 5 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Cabbage | 7 | 10 | 11.5 |
| Tomato | 12 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Sweetcorn | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| Strawberry | 31 | 26 | 29 |
| Watermelon | 47 | 48.5 | 54.5 |
Herb seeds are planted one at a time and take 30 minutes. A patch gives 3 to 11 grimy herbs, with the same compost and secateurs bonuses as allotments.
| Herb | Level | Planting XP | XP per herb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | 9 | 11 | 12.5 |
| Marrentill | 14 | 13.5 | 15 |
| Tarromin | 19 | 16 | 18 |
| Harralander | 26 | 21.5 | 24 |
| Ranarr | 32 | 27 | 30.5 |
| Toadflax | 38 | 34 | 38.5 |
| Irit | 44 | 43 | 48.5 |
| Avantoe | 50 | 54.5 | 61.5 |
| Kwuarm | 56 | 69 | 78 |
| Snapdragon | 62 | 87.5 | 98.5 |
| Cadantine | 67 | 106.5 | 120 |
| Lantadyme | 73 | 134.5 | 151.5 |
| Dwarf weed | 79 | 170.5 | 192 |
| Torstol | 85 | 199.5 | 224.5 |
Flowers take 20 minutes (limpwurt 25) and are harvested with a spade for one item, or 3 to 4 limpwurt roots. Hops take 4 seeds (jute 3), grow for 40 minutes and give 3 to 41 hops a patch.
| Flower | Level | Planting XP | Harvest XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold | 2 | 8.5 | 47 |
| Rosemary | 11 | 12 | 66.5 |
| Nasturtium | 24 | 19.5 | 111 |
| Woad | 25 | 20.5 | 115.5 |
| Limpwurt | 26 | 8.5 | 120 |
| Hops | Level | Planting XP | XP per hop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barley | 3 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Hammerstone | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Asgarnian | 8 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Jute | 13 | 13 | 14.5 |
| Yanillian | 16 | 14.5 | 16 |
| Krandorian | 21 | 17.5 | 19.5 |
| Wildblood | 28 | 23 | 26 |
Bushes pay a large check-health reward once grown, then you can pick berries from them for a little XP each.
| Bush | Level | Planting XP | Check-health XP | Fully grown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redberry | 10 | 11.5 | 64 | 100 min |
| Cadava | 22 | 18 | 102.5 | 140 min |
| Dwellberry | 36 | 31.5 | 177.5 | 140 min |
| Jangerberry | 48 | 50.5 | 284.5 | 160 min |
| Whiteberry | 59 | 78 | 437.5 | 160 min |
| Poison ivy | 70 | 120 | 674 | 160 min |
Trees go in as saplings. Fill a plant pot with soil using a gardening trowel, add a tree seed and water it, and a minute later it becomes a sapling as long as it stays in your inventory. Plant the sapling with the trowel. When the tree is grown, check its health for the big XP payout.
| Tree | Level | Planting XP | Check-health XP | Grows in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak | 15 | 14 | 467.3 | 2 hr 40 min |
| Willow | 30 | 25 | 1,456.3 | 4 hr |
| Maple | 45 | 45 | 3,403.4 | 5 hr 20 min |
| Yew | 60 | 81 | 7,069.9 | 6 hr 40 min |
| Magic | 75 | 145.5 | 13,768.3 | 8 hr |
Fruit trees take 2 hours to grow fully, and you can check their health after about 50 minutes. Pick the fruit afterwards for a little extra XP.
| Fruit tree | Level | Planting XP | Check-health XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 27 | 22 | 1,199.5 |
| Banana | 33 | 28 | 1,750.5 |
| Orange | 39 | 35.5 | 2,470.2 |
| Curry | 42 | 40 | 2,906.9 |
| Pineapple | 51 | 57 | 4,605.7 |
| Papaya | 57 | 72 | 6,146.4 |
| Palm | 68 | 170.5 | 10,150.1 |
| Special plant | Level | Planting XP | Main reward | Grows in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus | 55 | 66.5 | 374 check-health | 9 hr 10 min |
| Bittercap mushroom | 53 | 61.5 | 57.7 per mushroom | 3 hr 40 min |
| Belladonna | 63 | 91 | 512 harvest | 4 hr 40 min |
| Calquat | 72 | 129.5 | 12,096 check-health | 20 hr |
| Spirit tree | 83 | 199.5 | 19,301.8 check-health | About 61 hr |
Pickpocket Master Farmers (Thieving 38) for every kind of seed, including ranarr and torstol, steal from the seed stall in Draynor Market (Thieving 27), or buy a Seed pack from the Task Point Shop for 15 task points. Tree, fruit tree, calquat and spirit seeds come from bird nests, which fall now and then while you cut trees, and from monster drops. See Thieving.
A compost bin stands by each set of allotments. Fill it with 15 items and it rots for 45 minutes (90 for supercompost), then gives back 15 buckets. Compost only works on allotments and herbs, where it adds extra crops, and it goes on an empty raked patch before you plant.
| Levels | What to plant | Base XP |
|---|---|---|
| 1–14 | Allotments, marigolds, barley; guam from 9 | Quick 10-minute runs |
| 15–26 | Oak trees | About 480 per tree |
| 27–44 | Fruit trees, willow from 30 | 1,200–2,950 per tree |
| 45–59 | Maple, pineapple, papaya | 3,450–6,200 per tree |
| 60–74 | Yew, palm, calquat | 7,150–12,200 per tree |
| 75–99 | Magic, spirit tree, torstol | 13,900+ per tree |
Tree seeds are what limits tree runs, so bank every seed nest you find.
The Farmer's outfit adds 2% Farming XP per piece, 8% for the set, and costs 900 skilling points at the Skilling Point Shop: strawhat 200, jacket 275, trousers 250 and boots 175. The Farming ring teleports you to the four allotment areas and costs 20 vote points or 15 donor points.
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