Herb patch

Herb patches are Farming patches in which players can grow herbs. Herbs are primarily used in the Herblore skill. Most herb patches also have a compost bin, a tool leprechaun, an allotment and a flower patch nearby. All herbs take 80 minutes to grow before you can harvest them. Each patch requires one seed to begin growing that herb type. You need a seed dibber to plant a herb, and a spade to harvest herbs.

Unlike allotments, there is no way to protect herbs from disease, unless using a disease-free patch. Players can check on the herbs regularly and apply plant cure if needed to save a diseased plant. It is highly recommended to use ultracompost on valuable herb crops, as it will greatly reduce the death risk and you will always get at least 6 herbs per seed provided it doesn't die. Yield boosting equipment such as the magic secateurs is also highly beneficial to players.

Bonuses

Many herb patches possess unique bonuses either after unlocking or once a requirement is fulfilled:

• 10% increased experience using the patch south of Falador after completing the Medium Falador diary.
• 5, 10, and 15% extra yield using the patch north of Catherby with completion of the medium, hard, and elite Kandarin diaries respectively.
• 5% extra yield using the patch in the second tier of the Farming guild with completion of the hard Kourend & Kebos Diary.
• 5% extra yield using the patch in Hosidius with completion of the hard Kourend & Kebos Diary.
• 10% extra yield on all herb patches when wielding Magic secateurs.
• 5% extra yield on all herb patches when wearing a Farming cape.
• 5% extra chance to save a life on all herb patches with a planted Attas seed.
• Disease-free patches Trollheim and Weiss unlocked with My Arm's Big Adventure and Making Friends with My Arm respectively.
• Disease-free patch in Hosidius with 50% Hosidius favour.

Herb seeds

Level	Seed	Growth time	Experience			Uses	Average Profit (Ultracompost and Magic Secateurs)
			Plant	Harvest	Total
9	Guam seed	4×20 mins	11	12.5	98.5	Ingredient of Attack potion Guam tar Guthix rest	-553.60
14	Marrentill seed	4×20 mins	13.5	15	118.5	Ingredient of Antipoison Guthix rest Marrentill tar Burning incense	-661.88
19	Tarromin seed	4×20 mins	16	18	142	Ingredient of Strength potion Serum 207 Tarromin tar	475.16
26	Harralander seed	4×20 mins	21.5	24	189.5	Ingredient of Guthix rest Compost Potion Stat restore potion Guthix balance Energy potion Combat potion Harralander tar	5,216.40
29	Gout tuber	4×20 mins	105	45	420	Making a gem-bladed machete Exchange with Sanfew for random herbs	−888,568
32	Ranarr seed	4×20 mins	27	30.5	240.5	Ingredient of Defence potion Prayer potion	22,123.76
38	Toadflax seed	4×20 mins	34	38.5	303.5	Ingredient of Agility potion Antipoison+ Saradomin brew	23,051.12
44	Irit seed	4×20 mins	43	48.5	382.5	Ingredient of Super attack Super antipoison Antipoison++	6,482.40
50	Avantoe seed	4×20 mins	54.5	61.5	485	Ingredient of Fishing potion Super energy Hunter potion	20,764.36
56	Kwuarm seed	4×20 mins	69	78	615	Ingredient of Super strength Weapon poison	18,037.12
62	Snapdragon seed	4×20 mins	87.5	98.5	777	Ingredient of Super restore Sanfew serum	22,835.08
67	Cadantine seed	4×20 mins	106.5	120	946.5	Ingredient of Super defence	20,384.56
73	Lantadyme seed	4×20 mins	134.5	151.5	1,195	Ingredient of Antifire potion Magic potion	11,542.52
79	Dwarf weed seed	4×20 mins	170.5	192	1,514.5	Ingredient of Ranging potion	6,895.56
85	Torstol seed	4×20 mins	199.5	224.5	1,771	Ingredient of Zamorak brew Super combat potion Anti venom+	17,272.44

Herb patches

Types	Location	Closest teleport	Image
Two Allotment Flower Herb	South of Falador Gardener: Elstan	Explorer's ring 2 or higher Spirit tree to Port Sarim Draynor Manor Teleport Amulet of glory to Draynor Village Skills necklace to Mining Guild Ring of Wealth to Falador Park Falador Teleport
Two Allotment Flower Herb	West of Port Phasmatys Gardener: Lyra	Fairy ring code alq Ectophial Fenkenstrain's Castle Teleport Kharyrll Teleport Charter ship to Port Phasmatys
Two Allotment Flower Herb	North of Catherby Gardener: Dantaera	Catherby Teleport Camelot Teleport then run east
Two Allotment Flower Herb	North of Ardougne Gardener: Kragen	Ardougne cloak 2 or higher Skills necklace to Fishing Guild Fishing Guild Teleport Combat bracelet to Ranging Guild Quest point cape teleport Fairy ring code blr Ardougne Teleport
Two Allotment Flower Herb	South-west corner of Hosidius Gardener: Marisi	Xeric's talisman to Xeric's Glade Hosidius portal: Teleport to House spell or redirected house tab Kharedst's memoirs to Lunch by the lancalliums Tithe Farm minigame teleport Spirit Tree to Hosidius (with 45 Agility for the river jump shortcut) Skills Necklace to Woodcutting Guild, then run east (45 Agility for the Hosidius river jump shortcut)
Allotment	Harmony Island	Harmony Island Teleport Mos le'harmless teleport scroll then talk to Brother Tranquility Ectophial, run to Port Phasmatys docks and take a boat ride to Mos Le'Harmless via Bill Teach, then talk to Brother Tranquility Minigame teleport to Trouble Brewing then run west to Mos le'harmless and talk to Brother Tranquility
Two Allotment Flower	Farming Guild Gardener: Alan	Farming cape teleport Skills necklace to Farming Guild Spirit tree if planted in Farming Guild Fairy ring code CIR, then run south-west Battlefront Teleport to Battlefront, then run west
Two Allotment Flower	Prifddinas Gardener: Oswallt	Spirit tree located north-west Teleport crystal to Prifddinas Prifddinas house portal: Teleport to House spell or redirected house tab
Herb	Roof of the Troll Stronghold Gardener: My Arm or Drunken Dwarf's Leg (requires completion of My Arm's Big Adventure)	Stony basalt teleport (requires completion of Making Friends with My Arm) Trollheim Teleport, then west. The agility shortcut requires 73 Agility and completion of the Fremennik Hard Diary. Otherwise, the patch can be accessed from a ladder inside the Troll Stronghold. Redirected house tab
Herb	Harmony Island (Elite Morytania Diary required)	Harmony Island Teleport Mos le'harmless teleport scroll then talk to Brother Tranquility Ectophial, run to Port Phasmatys docks and take a boat ride to Mos Le'Harmless via Bill Teach. Talk to Brother Tranquility to arrive at Harmony Island Minigame teleport to Trouble Brewing then run west then south to Brother Tranquility
Herb	Weiss Gardener: Boulder (The Fire of Nourishment must be built)	Icy basalt Fairy ring code dks, then travel on Larry's boat on the coast north-west, then run to the patch on the west side of Weiss.
Herb	Farming Guild ( 65 Farming and 60% Hosidius favour required)	Farming cape teleport Skills necklace to Farming Guild Spirit tree planted in the Farming Guild Fairy ring code CIR, then run south-west Battlefront Teleport to Battlefront, then run west

Changes

Date	Changes
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.
18 June 2015 (update)	The increased herb yields from Catherby herb patch and better chances at higher ores when cleaning pay-dirt diary rewards are now correctly being applied.
5 March 2015 (update | poll)	• There is now a herb patch located on Harmony Island that you can use if you have completed the Morytania Elite Diary. • You now receive increased yields from the Catherby herb patch for the completion of Kandarin Diaries: 5% more for the medium diary. 10% more for the hard diary. 15% more for the elite diary.

See also

• Farming/Patch locations
• Herb yield