Compost

Compost
Level required	1
Farming XP	18 xp
Farming patch	Any un-composted farming patch

Compost
Released	11 July 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Noteable	Yes
Options	Empty
Destroy	Drop
Examine	Good for plants, helps them grow.
Values
Value	20 coins
High alch	12 coins
Low alch	8 coins
Weight	3 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange	26 coins (info)
Buy limit	2,000
Daily volume	228,711
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Advanced data
Item ID	6032

Compost is an item used in the Farming skill to reduce the chance of a farming patch becoming diseased per growth stage by 50 %^[1]. When used on a farming patch, each bucket grants 18 Farming experience.

It also increases the minimum yield and maximum number of harvests received from allotments, hops and herbs^[2]. The minimum number of herbs per harvest increases to 4.^[3] This also applies to giant seaweed patches underwater^[4] and celastrus bark from a fully grown celastrus seed^[5].

Compost can be upgraded into supercompost by using one dose of compost potion on either a bucket of regular compost, or a compost bin filled with regular compost. It can then be upgraded further into ultracompost by using 25 volcanic ash on the bin of supercompost.

Uses[edit | edit source]

Three buckets of compost can be used as payment for a farmer to watch over barley seeds as they grow, or two buckets for potato seeds.

Compost is also an ingredient used in creating sulphurous fertiliser, along with saltpetre, to gain Hosidius favour. 5.0% Hosidius favour is required to create sulphurous fertiliser.

Farming info[edit | edit source]

Creation[edit | edit source]

Compost can be made at farming patches by putting 15 items (including weeds, sweetcorn, and other farming produce) into a compost bin. It takes 60 minutes after a compost bin is closed for the vegetation to become 15 buckets worth of compost. Filling a bucket with compost gives 4.5 Farming experience, and collecting all of the compost from a full compost bin yields 67.5 Farming experience.

Compost can be bought from farming shops, such as those near the cabbage patch south of Falador, and Alice's Farming Shop north-west of Port Phasmatys.

*Ironmen wishing to create their own compost rather than buy it can use the cabbages south of the Falador allotment, or the potatoes west of the Ardougne Allotment on their respective compost bins as a free source of compost generation.

Compost bin[edit | edit source]

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Farming		1	4.5
Members		Ticks	60 (36s) ^{[r 1]}
Tools	None	Facilities	Compost Bin

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Weeds	15	2,100
	Bucket	15	90
Total Cost			2,190
	Compost	15	390
Profit			−1,800

^ Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 60 ticks for 15.

Big compost bin[edit | edit source]

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Farming		45 ^(b)	4.5
60% Hosidius favour required to enter the Farming Guild
Members		Ticks	120 (72s) ^{[r 1]}
Tools	None	Facilities	Big Compost Bin

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Weeds	30	4,200
	Bucket	30	180
Total Cost			4,380
	Compost	30	780
Profit			−3,600

^ Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 120 ticks for 30.

Suitable items[edit | edit source]

	Cost to Fill	Big Compost Bin
Weeds	2,100	4,200
Grain	180	360
Flax	30	60
Redberries	465	930
Cadava berries	1,335	2,670
Dwellberries	1,470	2,940
Redberries	465	930
Potato	660	1,320
Onion	1,140	2,280
Cabbage	555	1,110
Cabbage (Draynor Manor)	Not sold
Tomato	405	810
Sweetcorn	3,450	6,900
Strawberry	3,900	7,800
Lemon	555	1,110
Lime	660	1,320
Cooking apple	1,170	2,340
Banana	675	1,350
Orange	1,185	2,370
Curry leaf	600	1,200
Peach	Not sold
Watermelon slice	735	1,470
Grimy ardrigal	Not sold
Ardrigal	Not sold
Grimy snake weed	Not sold
Snake weed	Not sold
Grimy volencia moss	Not sold
Volencia moss	Not sold
Grimy rogue's purse	Not sold
Rogue's purse	Not sold
Grimy sito foil	Not sold
Sito foil	Not sold
Guam leaf	1,335	2,670
Grimy guam leaf	885	1,770
Marrentill	570	1,140
Grimy marrentill	300	600
Tarromin	2,145	4,290
Grimy tarromin	1,830	3,660
Harralander	14,100	28,200
Grimy harralander	13,425	26,850
Ranarr weed	133,065	266,130
Grimy ranarr weed	131,985	263,970
Toadflax	37,200	74,400
Grimy toadflax	36,105	72,210
Irit leaf	10,920	21,840
Grimy irit leaf	10,530	21,060
Barley	10,170	20,340
Barley malt	16,890	33,780
Hammerstone hops	4,920	9,840
Asgarnian hops	3,300	6,600
Jute fibre	16,320	32,640
Kelda hops	Not sold
Yanillian hops	15,180	30,360
Krandorian hops	1,230	2,460
Wildblood hops	780	1,560
Marigolds	3,990	7,980
Rosemary	1,620	3,240
Nasturtiums	4,770	9,540
Woad leaf	690	1,380
Limpwurt root	10,815	21,630
Willow branch	16,710	33,420
Rotten apple	Not sold
Apple mush	2,325	4,650
Seaweed	330	660
Edible seaweed	180	360
Giant seaweed	3,600	7,200
Potato cactus	7,305	14,610

Products[edit | edit source]

	Skills	XP	Materials
Forest habitat	47	51	1 × Bagged nice tree 3 × Compost
Grassland habitat	37	37	1 × Bagged dead tree 2 × Compost
Part mud pie (compost)	29	0	1 × Compost 1 × Pie shell
Sulphurous fertiliser	1	2	1 × Compost 1 × Saltpetre
Supercompost (Compost potion (direct))	None	None	1 × Compost 1 × Compost potion(1)

Item sources[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Compost pack	N/A	100	Always
Earth impling jar	N/A	6 (noted)	1/10
Earth impling	36; 46	6 (noted)	1/10
Gang boss	76; 83	45–80 (noted)	25/256
Gangster	45; 50	45–80 (noted)	25/256

Shop locations[edit | edit source]

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Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at
Alain	Taverley	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Nikkie	Farming Guild	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Praistan Ebola	Brimhaven	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Prissy Scilla	Tree Gnome Stronghold	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Marisi	Hosidius	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Latlink Fastbell	Farming Guild	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Lyra	North-west of Port Phasmatys	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Vasquen	Lumbridge	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Kragen	Hemenster	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Rhazien	Etceteria	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Rosie	Farming Guild	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Torrell	South of East Ardougne	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Treznor	Varrock	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Rhonen	Hops patch north of McGrubor's Wood	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Taylor	Farming Guild	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Selena	Yanille	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Taria	Rimmington	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Imiago	Tai Bwo Wannai	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Lammy Langle	Hosidius	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Gileth	Tree Gnome Village	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Heskel	Falador Park	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Dantaera	Catherby	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Dreven	Champions' Guild	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Bolongo	Tree Gnome Stronghold	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Alan (Farming Guild)	Farming Guild	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Ayesha	Al-Kharid	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Ellena	Catherby	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Yulf Squecks	Etceteria	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Frizzy Skernip	Port Sarim	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Elstan	South of Falador	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Garth	Brimhaven	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Francis	Entrana	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Fayeth	Lumbridge	∞	N/A	35	N/A
Leprechaun Larry's Farming Supplies.	Troll Stronghold	2	6s	26	8
Vanessa's Farming shop.	Catherby	500	6s	20	14
Vannah's Farming Stall	Hosidius	100	6s	20	14
Alice's Farming shop.	Farm west of Port Phasmatys	500	6s	20	14
Richard's Farming shop.	North of East Ardougne	500	6s	20	14
Sarah's Farming shop.	Farm south of Falador	500	6s	20	14
Allanna's Farming Shop	Farming Guild	100	6s	20	12
Branwen's Farming Shop	Prifddinas	500	6s	20	14
Farmer Gricoller's Rewards	Hosidius	∞	N/A	1	N/A

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
10 September 2020 (update)	The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 600 to 2,000.
28 April 2016 (update \| poll)	It is now possible to add compost or supercompost to any farming patch during any growth stage of a crop.
22 March 2006 (update)	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)[edit | edit source]



11 July 2005 ⁠– 22 March 2006	22 March 2006 ⁠– present

References[edit | edit source]

^ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 7 September 2017. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Kieren: "So with the release of Ultracompost I figured I'd explain how compost affects crops dying. Sorry it is very word heavy! Fire any questions:)"
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Ash: "[Flower/berry/cactus patches] don't depend on the compost state. Allotments, hops and herbs do."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 22 May 2019. (Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.) Mod Ash: "4 for standard compost, 5 for super compost, 6 for the ultra one."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 72 July 2018. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Ash: "[Does compost increase giant seaweed yield?] Yeah."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Ash: "Yes, celastrus would be helped by composting."

[6] Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 60 ticks for 15.

[7] Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 120 ticks for 30.

[1] Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 7 September 2017. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Kieren: "So with the release of Ultracompost I figured I'd explain how compost affects crops dying. Sorry it is very word heavy! Fire any questions:)"

[2] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Ash: "[Flower/berry/cactus patches] don't depend on the compost state. Allotments, hops and herbs do."

[3] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 22 May 2019. (Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.) Mod Ash: "4 for standard compost, 5 for super compost, 6 for the ultra one."

[4] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 72 July 2018. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Ash: "[Does compost increase giant seaweed yield?] Yeah."

[5] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. (Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.) Mod Ash: "Yes, celastrus would be helped by composting."

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Compost

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Uses[edit | edit source]

Farming info[edit | edit source]