How many plant beds needed for self reliance?

[Sandermatt]

If I want to cover all my hunger with farming, without going out to hunt, how many plant beds will I need with/without grow light?

[c.jackharkness]

if you have no storage fridge wise you should make a ton of plant beds not upgraded and leave them in there as they do not wilt on the vine . the eat or pick as you go allowing snow and rain to help water them .
in the early days i usually dive for kelp for veggies until i am better off resource wise .
it all really depends on what you have already .

[UnderJolt]

I have 42 upgraded except lights. Like c.jackharkness said, you can store any veggies indefinitely in the planting beds. I went crazy on the beds early on and dont recommend 42 but later game I dont worry about food.

Opprinnelig skrevet av c.jackharkness:

if you have no storage fridge wise you should make a ton of plant beds not upgraded and leave them in there as they do not wilt on the vine . the eat or pick as you go allowing snow and rain to help water them .
in the early days i usually dive for kelp for veggies until i am better off resource wise .
it all really depends on what you have already .

[cougar206]

Two to six plant beds is all you need. Two or three will be fine if you water and fertilize. Four is enough that you never need fertilizer but do water. If you want to ignore both fertilizing and watering you need six.

Grow lights aren't needed and I would recommend against them in the early game till you have a robust power supply. Just make sure the plant beds are getting 100% light in the middle of the day. If they don't have that move them to a place that does supply that. Keep them away from walls and railings.

I prefer to place them where my feet are in the water while watering them, it makes filling canteens and watering very quick and can be done with as little as 1 canteen.

Boiled water provides 35% hydration and dirty water provides 22%. But it simply isn't worth the bother to boil the water if you are standing in water while both filling and watering the beds.

Many people build a lot more planters but it simply isn't needed. That isn't to say there aren't reasons they do it, but it isn't necessary.

Planters will fill your veg meter but they don't help with the protein bar. For that you do need to either hunt or fish. Fishing and hunting rabbits and chickens with a bow are the best sources of protein in the early game. Leave large game till later and save your ammo.

[hyperion]

I have 4 now and it's not nearly enough, because I never have enough fertilizer or water for them. Sort of silly because the plants can need watered even though they are all outside and it's been pouring rain for 24 hours.

The answer is, the more the better. If you can make them and keep them planted, watered, and fertilized, that's great.

I was running out of veggies when venturing out all of the time. I no longer do that because I grow most tomatoes and they grow really fast even without too much attention.

[UnderJolt]

Until I plumbed them all in I barely watered my planters. I would fertilize every once in awhile. I just let nature take its course.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Like this and add more at all your other bases. Add irrigation for auto watering if you can. But once fully grown eat straight from the planetrs replnt new sections..
Place over water makes easier standing in water to water plantsers
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3034575370
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2933221664

[Blacktail]

I recommend 5 plants beds. Unless I build an expansive base, that's usually what I go with.

Why 5, you ask? Because of each type of crop. One each for;

- Carrots
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Miscellaneous crops (e.g., cotton or medicinal herbs)

If you've got the room in your base, I suggest building one plat bed each for every type of crop. At present, that would mean 6 plant beds.

This might not be enough, however, if you have multiple animal houses, or if you're in a multiplayer game where there's more mouths to feed.

[c.jackharkness]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Jaunitta 🌸:

Like this and add more at all your other bases. Add irrigation for auto watering if you can. But once fully grown eat straight from the planetrs replnt new sections..
Place over water makes easier standing in water to water plantsers
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3034575370
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2933221664

every now and then i see people playing with fake pot farms using the medicinal herbs . it always makes me laugh .