Destroy Field After Harvesting?

[jeff.oster03]

I just harvested my corn and sold it. The workers are done. Now I have a corn field whose status is "harvested." I have two options: plow and cultivate. Either one I pick, an alert box comes up and asks "are you sure you want to destroy this field?"

That sounds ominous, but I don't see any other options. Do I destroy every field of annuals after I harvest them?

[Dreadan]

Yes

[Willow Rivers]

Yes.

[jeff.oster03]

Thanks!

[City Builder]

Does that sound wrong to anybody else? I live in the central coast of California, only been here 2 years but... The artichoke fields and strawberry fields have been in the same spot for the past 2 years and quite probably have been in the same spot long before I got to this area.

[jhughes]

Originally posted by City Builder:

Does that sound wrong to anybody else? I live in the central coast of California, only been here 2 years but... The artichoke fields and strawberry fields have been in the same spot for the past 2 years and quite probably have been in the same spot long before I got to this area.

Some crops are perennial (like strawberries and grass) and do not need to be destroyed after every harvest. Non-perennial plants like corn, wheat, etc. Do need to be destroyed between harvests to be replanted.

[Kirkus Octavius]

It does indeed sound slightly scary, but it's the way it works. (That's why I grow only tomatoes, strawberries and peppers in my greenhouses; I get to skip that since they don't require destruction and replowing.)

I generally skip re-plowing on the fields and just go straight to cultivate and fertilise each spring. It saves a lot of time and does not seem to affect the plant growth.

[kagemusharanger]

Not if it's about to turn winter. Just leave it and do it all at spring, that way the fertilizer is kept on the ground. If you plow it and then leave it during winter the fertility goes down.

[DemocraticPrawn]

Yup, I made the mistake when first getting the game, of ploughing and cultivating at the end of autumn, preparing for early planting in the spring. If you do that you will have to do it all again in spring ...... doh!

[BossmanSlim]

Originally posted by DemocraticPrawn:

Yup, I made the mistake when first getting the game, of ploughing and cultivating at the end of autumn, preparing for early planting in the spring. If you do that you will have to do it all again in spring ...... doh!

Fields hard reset in the spring unless you have an annual crop. This makes no sense as fall tillage is a thing and so is application of fertilizer in the winter months.

In reality, the following changes should be made:

• Fields should be able to be fertilized at anytime regardless of temperature or season
  
• Fields should be able to be plowed and cultivated as long as it is above 0 C and that status should carry over until a crop is planted in the field.
  
• You should be able to spray fields preventatively instead of reactively to prevent pests, fungus and weeds. The symbol shows up indicating that the field is covered, but I have had weeds show up after the field has been sprayed for weeds.
  
• Wheat, oats, rye and lupins (of the crops currently in the game) should be able to be planted in the fall and over winter for harvest in the springs. They should grow at maybe 1/2 the normal rate, but should not be static.
  
• Ready to harvest grains (stuff harvested with a combine) should not degrade when winter approaches and should be able to be harvested. Just because the temperature is below 0 C doesn't mean grains are destroyed like fruits and vegetables.

[DemocraticPrawn]

I am totally with you.

In addition currently in winter you cannot even plan your future crops and buy in the seeds, just by clicking on the field and selecting the grain/crop, as that option is disabled.

You would have to plan how much to purchase by checking the crop's ideal density per hectare, and multiplying it by the size of your field.