Why do plants not grow?

[ApathicAlpaca]

So I put some blinkroot seeds in clay pots (inside house) but they do not grow. Do I need to stay near? How long *should* it take? Or do they need to be outside? (but wiki does not say so)

[Turtlem4ster666]

u need blinkroot planters from dryad

[Turtlem4ster666]

i think
you dont need to stay near them- at least i never do

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by Turtlem4ster666:

u need blinkroot planters from dryad

No you don't. They're purely there for decorative (and arena building) purposes.

[~\\Savarast//~]

From experience theres some degree of variability on growth time, between 5-15mins I'd say on average. You definitely do not need to stay near them. I've never tested if you actually have to leave the screen for them to grow though.

Be sure to use the flower rod when you harvest to increase your yields!

[ApathicAlpaca]

I really need help here. Other plants grow in pots but Blinkroot never does.

Does it have ANY special requirement? Underground? Lighting? Biome? Whatever?

https://i.imgur.com/LVMUCfa.png

As you can see some blinkroots are planted on the right (even in Dryad blinkroot pot if that does anything...) but they never grow.

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by ApathicAlpaca:

I really need help here. Other plants grow in pots but Blinkroot never does.

Does it have ANY special requirement? Underground? Lighting? Biome? Whatever?

https://i.imgur.com/LVMUCfa.png

As you can see some blinkroots are planted on the right (even in Dryad blinkroot pot if that does anything...) but they never grow.

I think this could help https://www.wikihow.com/Be-Patient

[ApathicAlpaca]

Originally posted by Azu2V「ブランドン」:

Originally posted by ApathicAlpaca:

I really need help here. Other plants grow in pots but Blinkroot never does.

Does it have ANY special requirement? Underground? Lighting? Biome? Whatever?

https://i.imgur.com/LVMUCfa.png

As you can see some blinkroots are planted on the right (even in Dryad blinkroot pot if that does anything...) but they never grow.

I think this could help https://www.wikihow.com/Be-Patient

Not very helpful. 2 hours and no plant grew.

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by ApathicAlpaca:

Originally posted by Azu2V「ブランドン」:

I think this could help https://www.wikihow.com/Be-Patient

Not very helpful. 2 hours and no plant grew.

Skill issue + you problem

[ShatFest]

Azu2V you are misinformed or may be accidentally misinformation as they are not just for cosmetic (or arena) building porpoises. Although the differences between planters are cosmetic they still have a very useful function for ease of growing in large quantity

A link to the Official Terraria Wiki's page on planter boxes [terraria.fandom.com]

As for you, dear Original Poster, in your imgur image the blinkroot on the far right looks to be mature. if in doubt or dire need create multiple strips of dirt (the tile blinkroot will naturally spawn on) to initially farm blinkroot and get more seeds

And a link to blinkroot's wiki page too just in case [terraria.fandom.com]

(P.S. the quality of help on here that I have seen seems sub par and only partially helpful / answering the question)

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by ShatFest:

Azu2V you are misinformed or may be accidentally misinformation as they are not just for cosmetic (or arena) building porpoises. Although the differences between planters are cosmetic they still have a very useful function for ease of growing in large quantity

I have over 2k hours in this game, I know that.

[Jeff]

Idk if it changed but it used to be that they won't grow super close to one another. If you have a long bridge somewhere, place them every 25-30 spaces or so (or check gamepedia for advice). They grow just as well on a stone block as they do in a planter iirc.

Blinkroot grow slowest of any plant and sometimes it's actually faster to just find them in the wild with teleport potions or random digging using spelunker potions.

[ApathicAlpaca]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Idk if it changed but it used to be that they won't grow super close to one another. If you have a long bridge somewhere, place them every 25-30 spaces or so (or check gamepedia for advice). They grow just as well on a stone block as they do in a planter iirc.

Blinkroot grow slowest of any plant and sometimes it's actually faster to just find them in the wild with teleport potions or random digging using spelunker potions.

Thanks for answering to the question.
I made a skybridge (not plant pods) and noticed after some time blinkroots started growing there but with big spaces between them. So what you say could be true, I will try it.
Thanks.

[Azure ☾ ⋆]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Idk if it changed but it used to be that they won't grow super close to one another. If you have a long bridge somewhere, place them every 25-30 spaces or so (or check gamepedia for advice). They grow just as well on a stone block as they do in a planter iirc.

Blinkroot grow slowest of any plant and sometimes it's actually faster to just find them in the wild with teleport potions or random digging using spelunker potions.

I've had blinkroot grow fine being close to each other. Blinkroots don't grow on stone.

[~\\Savarast//~]

Originally posted by Jeff:

Idk if it changed but it used to be that they won't grow super close to one another. If you have a long bridge somewhere, place them every 25-30 spaces or so (or check gamepedia for advice). They grow just as well on a stone block as they do in a planter iirc.

Blinkroot grow slowest of any plant and sometimes it's actually faster to just find them in the wild with teleport potions or random digging using spelunker potions.

This can't be the reason. My potion farm has blinkroot in planters and grow adjacent to each other... Unless the distance requirement only applies when grown in natural soil or clay pots? I'll test this out