Do all crops just re-grow? Or need to seed every time?

[Lycon]

Wondering about this, I know grass regrows. but what about other crops? Do I always need to mulch>seed>roll etc?

[Middleclaw]

with the exception of Grass, Poplar and Sugarcane, all crops have to be replanted after harvesting. Spinach is the oddity as it can be harvested twice before needing replanting (not done Spinach as of yet so I cannot verify when the die out... presumably during winter).

As for Mulching, etc, these steps are optional. The difference between not mulching/rolling and doing them only results in a loss of 5% yield from not doing them compared to doing them.

[joridiculous]

All crops except grass, poplar, sugarcane and Spinach (Two harvest pr year).

Mulching is done automatically IF you let the harvester "spread" instead of "swat".

[Lycon]

Originally posted by joridiculous:

All crops except grass, poplar, sugarcane and Spinach (Two harvest pr year).

Mulching is done automatically IF you let the harvester "spread" instead of "swat".

isnt it better to always just swath? Its extra money, no?

[Middleclaw]

only those that leave straw when harvested can be swathed.

[joridiculous]

Originally posted by Middleclaw:

only those that leave straw when harvested can be swathed.

that would be all crops that can be harvested by as harvester.

[Cheechako]

Originally posted by Middleclaw:

only those that leave straw when harvested can be swathed.

A swath is just the (windrowed) strip left behind some sort of cutting implement. For example, the Krone Big M lets you select Wide Dropping, Swath Dropping, Left Swath, or Right Swath.

The MacDon has a draper cutter that "mows the crops" - it cuts them and leaves a swath behind. Unlike a harvester, the crop hasn't been threshed yet, so the swath is the crop.

A combine header also cuts the crops and, for some crops, a harvester can leave a straw swath behind.

Edit: And about the question - using the MacDon gives you 25% more yield (and straw) but requires more work and equipment. Leaving a straw swath adds work to collect and you can sell or use the straw, but not swathing results in a mulched state, saving the work of collecting straw and the work of mulching.