Why is my settlement producing kelp sacs?

[John Morgan]

The description literally says that candle kelp cannot be farmed, so what magic is allowing this? My settlement is even on a frozen world, far from any sources of liquid water whatsoever. There needs to be a way of at least selecting what the settlement will produce, or at least produce things that make more sense.

[Dirak2012]

It's just random.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

It really depends on the cards in your shuffle. If I understand right, the products produced can change over time depending on your decisions as overseer...but it is basically a card game. There is no calculated weighting to your planet, status, and general reputation in the galaxy.

[Varagonax]

Originally posted by John Morgan:

The description literally says that candle kelp cannot be farmed, so what magic is allowing this? My settlement is even on a frozen world, far from any sources of liquid water whatsoever. There needs to be a way of at least selecting what the settlement will produce, or at least produce things that make more sense.

Its less that they cant be farmed, more like you cannot MAKE them in a farm.
Which means you can probably just send like 15 guys into the ocean to swim for the kelp and have that as your produce.