The mystery of the disappearing onions

[The Joker]

I am suspecting there is an onion glitch. I found 3 seeds in the mountains and planted 3 of these in a wooden wall surrounded garden (together with other crops like turnip and carrot but separate. One they were onions, I planted two of them in the secure place again next to the wall, and one I planted in another world of a friend in a secure place (his walled garden). All the onions disappeared without a trace. Other crops had no issue. Anyone having similar experiences or know what is happening?

[Jigsaw]

I bet you stayed and check so they where healthy

[Semirotta]

Isn't it that if your crops are staying too long in the ground; they die off. At least I saw that happening when I first bought the game long time ago. Some of the crops that were not collected withered away, first I thought someone picked them but everyone said they didnt.
Another could be a pig or deer perhaps? coming in to eat them and run away.

[Jigsaw]

yeah planted stuff decay when left alone to long... missed that to say :)

[Arachnovia]

There can be various reasons for this.

1) you planted the bulbs too close to a wall or other structure.
2) you planted the plants too close to each other. as a result, they wither and die.
3) you planted the bulbs in the wrong biome.
and last but not least 4) you accidentally destroyed the plants after they were planted. This can happen if the hammer or the plow breaks while you are using them, then your character will kick and this can destroy plants.

[McFuzz]

I dunno man maybe because the game is a magic mythology setting, why are you trying to apply realism to a fantasy game

[GunsForBucks]

Since when is leaving plants in the ground make them wither and die?

Is it even possible to plant them in the wrong biome? Only limits I know of are on flax and barley.

[Michael Daemon]

Originally posted by Arachnovia:

There can be various reasons for this.

1) you planted the bulbs too close to a wall or other structure.
2) you planted the plants too close to each other. as a result, they wither and die.
3) you planted the bulbs in the wrong biome.
and last but not least 4) you accidentally destroyed the plants after they were planted. This can happen if the hammer or the plow breaks while you are using them, then your character will kick and this can destroy plants.

I came here to post 2 and 3. Also don't kick your plants that's mean.

[Pantstron]

Could be a mod issue, could be a syncing issue with your saves. Plants don't wither and die they only have spacing requirements and plains stuff needs to be in plains.

[QuantumFerret]

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Since when is leaving plants in the ground make them wither and die?

Is it even possible to plant them in the wrong biome? Only limits I know of are on flax and barley.

It's not. I use plants as decor and they never decay.

[Arachnovia]

Plants wither and die again if they are too close to a structure or other plant or if they are planted in the wrong biome.

These are basic conditions in the standard version of Valheim.

The fact that plants do not wither and die is because they, if they are used as decoration, comply with your basic requirements (distance to plants and structures, biome).

Plants can wither and die and do so even if the conditions for it are met!

[jonnin]

if planted too close, usually one dies and one lives.
its the 'next to a walll' secure place that probably burned you.
Next time, plant something you have plenty of like carrots and make sure your garden plot is working. Onion seeds can be painfully rare.

[_I_]

do you have boars near the onion patch?

one got into my garden and was eating onions/carrots/turnips out of the ground

[Savior Faire]

I was having the same trouble with turnips. Garden was fenced in with the wooden fence pieces, never saw boards eating them, but since I have surrounded my garden with a stockade fence it hasn't happened. Garden patch is about 8x10 so at least some of the plants were not near building pieces.

[The Joker]

Thanks for the feedback. Next time I will plant them in the middle of the patch and hopefully it will work better. I do not think they are withered because I planted them after the carrot seeds and the carrot seeds were still fine.

[xao2099]

this happened to me with turnips recently,2 out of 3 planted in walled garden vanished, and also if i plant things too close 1 will grow the other will wait till 1st is done then it will grow to . i never had anything just die and disappear,unless damaged by something or someone