Garden

[Poltergeist]

Watering garden issues - I have 15 of 15 water in my waterbed for the garden irrigation, and the overall look says - Not enough water, and it's red instead of green. I am either clearly doing something wrong or there is a bug in the way the water isn't being taken into the plants.

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198032866970/screenshot/2480995803965858113/

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198032866970/screenshot/2480995803965855595/

[Sam]

If you add up the water requirements, your garden needs 23 water total.
You will either need to upgrade your farm, or take out some of the crops, you have too much water demand vs available water.

[Tasslehoff]

So it's not exactly a bug, just something that was misunderstood. The water cost isn't an upfront payment - you pay that total over the entire X days of growing. So it's currently working and based on the 15 water it currently has the progress bars show where the crops will stop growing until more water is fed. You can continue to feed it more mid-growth cycle and if rain happens that will automatically fill back up your gardens.

Once fully grown no more water is needed to continually harvest the crops, though it slowly grows similar to normal wildlife rather than the accelerated pace planting a new seed provides.

Your capacity of water is 15 but all crops combined require 24 water over the course of their growth. Don't worry too much, having a bigger buffer of water is from having a better planter. That being said, because it's a one-time cost you don't really need to stress about that aspect so much. You just provide it more in a few days or wait until rain naturally fills it back up and they'll finish growing

[Poltergeist]

Oh, okay. That makes a lot more sense! Thanks guys!