Crops

Crops are a source of food and some other materials. While each crop is slightly different, crops all have some similar principles. In order to start growing crops, you will need some Seeds, which can be obtained by searching for Wild Crops and breaking them.

Once you have obtained seeds, you will also need a Hoe. Seeds are also useful as bait.

In addition to finding wild crops, seeds can also be produced from existing crops. When a fully mature crop dies - either by weather, or leaving it to rot - it will go to seed, dropping more seeds that can be used to grow even more crops next season.

To get started, a Stone Hoe can be knapped as seen above.

Once the hoe head is knapped, it can be crafted into a Hoe.

Hoes function as in Vanilla, by right clicking dirt blocks to turn them into Farmland. They can also be used to convert Rooted Dirt into Dirt.

Growing Crops

All crops need to be planted on farmland in order to grow. Some crops have additional requirements such as being waterlogged or requiring a stick to grow on.

Crops do not need nutrients to grow, but they certainly help. There are three nutrients: Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium. Each crop has a favorite nutrient.

Consuming its favorite nutrient causes a crop to grow faster, and improves the yield of the crop at harvest time. That means that crops that consumed more nutrients drop more food when broken! Consuming a nutrient also has the effect of replenishing the other nutrients around it a small amount.

The next several pages list all the crops present in TFC

Barley

Temperature: -8 - 26 °C
Hydration: 18 - 75 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen

Barley is a single block crop. Barley seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Barley and Barley Seeds as a product.

Oat

Temperature: 3 - 40 °C
Hydration: 35 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Oat is a single block crop. Oat seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Oat and Oat Seeds as a product.

Rye

Temperature: -11 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 85 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Rye is a single block crop. Rye seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Rye and Rye Seeds as a product.

Maize

Temperature: 13 - 40 °C
Hydration: 75 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Maize is a two block tall crop. Maize seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Maize and Maize Seeds as a product.

Wheat

Temperature: -4 - 35 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Wheat is a single block crop. Wheat seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Wheat and Wheat Seeds as a product.

Rice

Temperature: 15 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Rice is a single block crop. Rice must be grown underwater - it must be planted on farmland, in freshwater that is a single block deep. It will produce Rice and Rice Seeds as a product.

Beet

Temperature: -5 - 20 °C
Hydration: 18 - 85 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Beets are a a single block crop. Beet seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Beet and Beet Seeds as a product.

Cabbage

Temperature: -10 - 27 °C
Hydration: 15 - 65 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen

Cabbage is a single block crop. Cabbage seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Cabbage and Cabbage Seeds as a product.

Carrot

Temperature: 3 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Carrot is a single block crop. Carrot seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Carrot and Carrot Seeds as a product.

Garlic

Temperature: -20 - 18 °C
Hydration: 15 - 75 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen

Garlic is a single block crop. Garlic seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Garlic and Garlic Seeds as a product.

Green Beans

Temperature: 2 - 35 °C
Hydration: 38 - 100 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen

Green Beans is a climbing two block tall crop. Green Bean seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall if a stick is present, and will produce Green Beans and Green Bean Seeds as a product.

The stick is required in order for the crop to fully grow.

Potatoes

Temperature: -1 - 37 °C
Hydration: 50 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Potatoes are a single block crop. Potato seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Potatoes and Potato Seeds as a product.

Pumpkins

Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Hydration: 30 - 80 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Pumpkins are a spreading crop. Pumpkin seeds can be planted on farmland and will place up to two Pumpkin Blocks on the ground next to it while it is mature. If the pumpkin blocks are harvested, and the plant matures again, it can grow more pumpkins. Pumpkins can be made into Jack 'o Lanterns.

Melons

Temperature: 5 - 37 °C
Hydration: 75 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus

Melons are a spreading crop. Melon seeds can be planted on farmland and will place up to two Melon Blocks on the ground next to it while it is mature. If the melon blocks are harvested, and the plant matures again, it can grow more melon.

Red Bell Peppers

Temperature: 16 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 60 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Red Bell Peppers are a pickable crop. When they are near mature, they can be harvested with Right Click to obtain Green Bell Peppers. Harvesting with Right Click allows the plant to grow more peppers in the future rather than destroying the plant.

Yellow Bell Peppers

Temperature: 16 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 60 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Yellow Bell Peppers are a pickable crop. When they are near mature, they can be harvested with Right Click to obtain Green Bell Peppers. Harvesting with Right Click allows the plant to grow more peppers in the future rather than destroying the plant.

Onions

Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 90 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen

Onions are a single block crop. Onion seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Onions and Onion Seeds as a product.

Soybean

Temperature: 8 - 30 °C
Hydration: 40 - 100 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen

Soybean is a single block crop. Soybean seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Soybean and Soybean Seeds as a product.

Squash

Temperature: 5 - 33 °C
Hydration: 23 - 95 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Squash is a single block crop. Squash seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Squash and Squash Seeds as a product.

Sugarcane

Temperature: 12 - 38 °C
Hydration: 40 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Sugarcane is a two block tall crop. Sugarcane seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Sugarcane and Sugarcane Seeds as a product. Sugarcane can be used to make Sugar.

Tomatoes

Temperature: 0 - 36 °C
Hydration: 30 - 95 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Tomatoes are a climbing two block tall crop. Tomato seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall if a stick is present, and will produce Tomatoes and Tomato Seeds as a product.

The stick is required in order for the crop to fully grow.

Jute

Temperature: 5 - 37 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Jute is a two block tall crop. Jute seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Jute and Jute Seeds as a product.

Papyrus

Temperature: 19 - 37 °C
Hydration: 70 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium

Papyrus is a two block tall crop. Papyrus seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Papyrus and Papyrus Seeds as a product.