Seeds

rsw:Seeds

Seeds are items that members use to grow crops with the Farming skill.

Notes: Growth times given here are minimum times. Diseases can occur at the end of a growth cycle and prevents advancement to the next cycle, essentially causing the cycle to be repeated. Using compost, supercompost or ultracompost reduces the occurrence of repeated cycles through disease, helping to ensure the speediest growth.

Allotments

Level	Seed	Protection		Growth time	Experience			Uses
		Flower	Farmer		Plant	Harvest	Total
1	Potato	Marigold or White lily	Compost×2	4×10 mins	8	9	98	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect onion plants (1 sack)
5	Onion	Marigolds or White lily	Potatoes(10)×1	4×10 mins	9.5	10.5	114.5	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect cabbage plants and Asgarnian hops (1 sack)
7	Cabbage	Rosemary or White lily	Onions(10)×1	4×10 mins	10	11.5	125	Garden pie ingredient Payment to protect tomato plants (2 sacks), Krandorian hops (3 sacks), and redberry bush (4 sacks)
12	Tomato	Marigolds or White lily	Cabbages(10)×2	4×10 mins	12.5	14	152.5	Pizza ingredient Payment to protect Yanillian hops, oak tree (1 basket), and cadavaberry bush (3 baskets)
20	Sweetcorn	Scarecrow or White lily	Jute fibre×10	6×10 mins	17	19	207	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect apple tree (9 harvests)
31	Strawberry	White lily	Apples(5)×1	6×10 mins	26	29	316	Summer pie ingredient Payment to protect dwellberry bush (3 baskets) and orange tree (3 baskets)
47	Watermelon	Nasturtiums or White lily	Curry leaf×10	8×10 mins	48.5	54.5	593.5	Summer pie ingredient Used to make scarecrow Payment to protect jangerberry bush (6 harvests) and pineapple tree (10 harvests)
61	Snape grass	White lily	Jangerberries ×5	7×10 mins	82	82	902	Used in the making of prayer potion and fishing potion Used when making a hangover cure Payment to protect Potato cactus(x8)

Flowers

Level	Seed	Growth time	Experience				Uses
			Plant	Check	Harvest	Total
2	Marigold	4×5 mins	8.5	N/A	47	55.5	Protecting potato, onion, tomato plants Payment to protect hammerstone hops. (1)
11	Rosemary	4×5 mins	12	N/A	66.5	78.5	Making Impling jars Protecting cabbage plants
24	Nasturtium	4×5 mins	19.5	N/A	111	130.5	Making Imp repellent Protecting watermelon plants Payment to protect wildblood hops. (1)
25	Woad leaf	4×5 mins	20.5	N/A	115.5	136	Making various dyes
26	Limpwurt	4×5 mins	21.5	18.5	120	160	(Super) Strength potion ingredient
58	White lily	4×5 mins	42	N/A	250	292	Protects all neighboring allotments from disease

Herbs

Level	Seed	Growth time	Experience			Uses	Average Profit (Ultracompost and Magic Secateurs)
			Plant	Harvest	Total
9	Guam leaf	4×20 mins	11	12.5	98.5	Ingredient of Attack potion Guam tar Guthix rest	-1,708.36
14	Marrentill	4×20 mins	13.5	15	118.5	Ingredient of Antipoison Guthix rest Burning incense	-1,756.72
19	Tarromin	4×20 mins	16	18	142	Ingredient of Strength potion Serum 207 Tarromin tar	-761.76
26	Harralander	4×20 mins	21.5	24	189.5	Ingredient of Guthix rest Stat restore potion Guthix balance Energy potion Combat potion Harralander tar	4,314.56
29	Gout tuber	4×20 mins	105	45	420	Making a gem-bladed machete Exchange with Sanfew for random herbs	-730,589
32	Ranarr weed	4×20 mins	27	30.5	240.5	Ingredient of Defence potion Prayer potion	16,577.28
38	Toadflax	4×20 mins	34	38.5	303.5	Ingredient of Agility potion Antipoison+ Saradomin brew	10,662.48
44	Irit leaf	4×20 mins	43	48.5	382.5	Ingredient of Super attack Super antipoison Antipoison++	5,915.96
50	Avantoe	4×20 mins	54.5	61.5	485	Ingredient of Fishing potion Super energy Hunter potion	11,499.68
56	Kwuarm	4×20 mins	69	78	615	Ingredient of Super strength Weapon poison	8,498.44
62	Snapdragon	4×20 mins	87.5	98.5	777	Ingredient of Super restore Sanfew serum	14,320.88
67	Cadantine	4×20 mins	106.5	120	946.5	Ingredient of Super defence	9,743.08
73	Lantadyme	4×20 mins	134.5	151.5	1195	Ingredient of Antifire potion Magic potion	6,037.56
79	Dwarf weed	4×20 mins	170.5	192	1514.5	Ingredient of Ranging potion	2,602.44
85	Torstol	4×20 mins	199.5	224.5	1771	Ingredient of Zamorak brew Super combat potion	5,965.84

Hops

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience			Uses
				Plant	Harvest	Total
3	Barley	Compost×3	4×10 mins	8.5	9.5	103.5	Raw ingredient for brewing Payment to protect jute plants (6)
4	Hammerstone	Marigold×1	4×10 mins	9	10	109	Dwarven stout ingredient Payment to protect barberry bush (15)
8	Asgarnian	Onions(10)×1	5×10 mins	10.9	12	130.9	Asgarnian ale ingredient Payment to protect reed plants (15)
13	Jute	Barley malt×6	5×10 mins	13	14.5	158	Payment to protect sweetcorn allotment (10) Weaving an empty sack on a loom
16	Yanillian	Tomatoes(5)×1	6×10 mins	14.5	16	174.5	Wizard's mind bomb ingredient Payment to protect Mahogany Trees (50)
21	Krandorian	Cabbages(10)×3	7×10 mins	17.5	19.5	212.5	Dragon bitter ingredient
28	Wildblood	Nasturtiums×1	8×10 mins	23	26	283	Slayer's respite ingredient

Bushes

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Uses
				Plant	Check health	Harvest	Total
10	Redberry	Cabbages(10)×4	5×20 mins	11.5	64	4.5	93.5	Redberry pie ingredient Making red dye
22	Cadavaberry	Tomatoes(5)x3	6×20 mins	18	102.5	7	148.5	Making Cadava potion
36	Dwellberry	Strawberries(5)×3	7×20 mins	31.5	177.5	12	257	Quest item - Plague City Cooking ingredient
48	Jangerberry	Watermelons×6	8×20 mins	50.5	284.5	19	411	Quest item - Watchtower Zamorak brew ingredient
59	Whiteberry	Bittercap mushroom×8	8×20 mins	78	437.5	29	631.5	Quest item - The Hand in the Sand (Super) Defence potion ingredient
70	Poison ivy berry	N/A	8×20 mins	120	675	45	975	Weapon poison++ ingredient

Trees

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience			Seed and protection cost	Cost per XP		Uses
				Plant	Check-health	Total	Total	Seed only	Seed and Protection
15	Acorn	Tomatoes(5)×1	5×40 mins	14	467.3	481.3	827	0.08	1.72	Source of oak logs Axeman's folly ingredient (Roots)
30	Willow	Apples(5)×1	7×40 mins	25	1456.5	1481.5	5,319	2.99	3.59	Source of willow logs Weaving a Basket on a loom (Branch) Quest item - Enlightened Journey (Branch)
45	Maple	Oranges(5)×1	8×40 mins	45	3403.4	3448.4	44,891	12.86	13.02	Source of maple logs
60	Yew	Cactus spine×10	10×40 mins	81	7069.9	7150.9	119,344	14.46	16.69	Source of yew logs Antipoison+ ingredient (Roots)
75	Magic	Coconut×25	12×40 mins	145.5	13768.3	13913.8	216,017	14.08	15.53	Source of magic logs Making magic string (Roots) Antipoison++ ingredient (Roots)

Fruit trees

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Seed and Protection Cost	Cost per XP		Uses
				Plant	Check-health	Harvest	Total	Total	Seed only	Seed and Protection
27	Apple	Sweetcorn×9	6×160 mins	22	1199.5	8.5	1272.5	1,952	0.01	1.53	Cooking ingredient Payment to protect strawberry plant, willow tree (5 = 1 basket), banana tree (20 = 4 baskets)
33	Banana	Apples(5)×4	6×160 mins	28	1750.5	10.5	1841.5	3,549	0	1.93	Cooking ingredient Ape Atoll teleport
39	Orange	Strawberries(5)×3	6×160 mins	35.5	2470.2	13.5	2586.7	2,700	0.01	1.04	Cooking ingredient
42	Curry	Bananas(5)×5	6×160 mins	40	2906.9	15	3036.9	2,315	0.07	0.76	Curry ingredient
51	Pineapple	Watermelon×10	6×160 mins	57	4605.7	21.5	4791.7	2,479	0.48	0.52	Cooking ingredient
57	Papaya	Pineapple×10	6×160 mins	72	6146.4	27	6380.4	11,507	1.54	1.8	Payment Method for Palm Tree Restores Run Energy
68	Palm tree	Papaya fruit×15	6×160 mins	110.5	10150.1	41.5	10509.6	56,289	4.85	5.36	Used for gathering Coconut milk and Coconut shell
81	Dragonfruit	Coconut×15	6×160 mins	140	17335	70	17895	96,951	4.74	5.42	They are an ingredient in dragonfruit pie Used to create bottled dragonbreath Redwood tree protection

Special

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Experience				Uses
				Plant	Check-health	Harvest	Total
23	Giant seaweed	Numulite × 200	6 × 5 mins	19	N/A	21	40	Used to make soda ash for molten glass
35	Teak tree	Limpwurt root × 15	7 × 560 mins	25	7,290	N/A	7,315	Source of teak logs
36	Grapes	Free	8 x 5 mins	31.5	625	40	400	Cooking ingredient
53	Mushroom	N/A	6×40 mins	61.5	N/A	57.7	407.7	Cooking ingredient
55	Mahogany tree	Yanillian hops × 25	9 × 568.8 mins	63	15,720	N/A	15,783	Source of mahogany logs
55	Cactus	Cadava berries×6	7×80 mins	66.5	374	25	515.5	Weapon poison+ ingredient Payment to protect yew tree (10)
63	Belladonna	N/A	4×80 mins	91	N/A	512	603	Weapon poison++ ingredient
64	Potato cactus	Snape grass × 8	7x10 mins	68	230	68	706	Used when creating magic potion
65	Hespori	N/A	3*640 mins	62	N/A	12600	12662	Spawns Hespori
72	Calquat tree	Poison ivy berries×8	8×160 mins	129.5	12096	48.5	12516.5	Making Calquat kegs Damaging Broodoo victims
83	Spirit tree	Monkey nuts×5 Monkey bar×1 Ground tooth×1	12×320 mins	199.5	19301.8	N/A	19501.3	Spirit tree network
85	Celastrus tree	Potato cactus×8	5×160 mins	204	14130	23.5	14475	Can be fletched into a battlestaff
90	Redwood tree	Dragonfruit×6	10×640 mins	230	22450	N/A	22680	Source of redwood logs

Anima seeds

Anima seeds are obtained as an untradeable and unique drop from Hespori. They can only be planted in the anima patch within the second tier of the Farming Guild. Their effects are global and last approximately 3.5 days.

Level	Seed	Effect
76	Attas	Increases the yield of farming patches
76	Iasor	Decreases the chance of farming patches becoming diseased
76	Kronos	Provides a chance for farming patches to skip a growth stage

Payment item alternative locations

Payment Item	Locations
Compost	Buy from farming shops near vegetable patches or from farmers near farming patches.
Potatoes	North of Ardougne, north-west of Lumbridge, north-east of Lumbridge, Miscellania, buy from Hudo in the Grand Tree. Also found in larder in a player-owned house.
Onions	Onion field in Rimmington, small onion patch behind chicken coops north-west of Lumbridge, Rellekka, buy from Hudo in the Grand Tree.
Cabbages	Cabbage field near Falador, field in Rimmington, Edgeville Monastery, north-west of Lumbridge, Miscellania, Rellekka.
Apples	3 spawns in Cooks' Guild, one spawn in farming shop north of Ardougne, buy from Food Chest in Lumbridge Castle after starting Recipe for Disaster. 3 quickly respawning barrels of apples on the pirate ship to Lunar Isle (Lunar Diplomacy).
Bananas	Banana trees on Karamja, right by amulet of glory teleport spot; buy from Trader Crewmember at charter docks, Bones to Bananas spell.
Oranges	Buy in the Grand Tree from Heckel Funch or Hudo - 10 at each store.
Pineapples	Pineapple plants on Karamja, buy in the Grand Tree from Heckel Funch or Hudo - 10 in each store, Trader Crewmember at charter docks - 15 in each store, noted pineapples dropped by tortoises at Grand Tree and north of Tree Gnome Village, noted and un-noted pineapples dropped by kurask in either slayer dungeon.
Tomato	Various single spawns. Purchase in food stores around RuneScape. Buy in the Grand Tree from Hudo. Buy from Food Chest in Lumbridge Castle after starting Recipe for Disaster.

Acquiring seeds

The following are several ways to get the seeds needed for farming:

• Most seeds can be bought from other players.
• Picking a vegetable from one of the non-player-owned fields dotted around RuneScape occasionally provides a seed as well.
• Pickpocketing farmers with level 10 Thieving, which will occasionally give potato seeds.
• On populated worlds it is easy to get large amounts of lower level seeds from players training thieving at a master farmer or completing farming contracts and dropping the lower level seeds.
  • An alternative for lower-level players who wish to acquire seeds but do not have the required thieving levels to pickpocket from Martin the Master Gardener or from Olivia's stall is to simply stand around Draynor Marketplace near the stalls and wait for players to drop seeds they are pickpocketing. (Many players train thieving here and end up dropping a lot of their seeds on the ground because they're either doing it only for experience, have no room in their inventories, or are simply not getting the seeds they want and drop the lower-level ones.)
• Opening seed packs given as farming contract rewards.
• Pickpocketing Master Farmers (including Martin the Master Gardener) with level 38 Thieving for all seeds except tree seeds and fruit tree seeds.
• Buying from Olivia who runs the seed stall in Draynor Village, or from Amelia's Seed Shop in the Farming Guild. Only low-level-farming seeds are available for purchase.
• Stealing from Olivia's stall with level 27 Thieving. (You will not be able to purchase seeds from her for a short period of time if you steal from her.)
• Bird nests give tree and fruit tree seeds and can be obtained from the following ways:
  • random events in Woodcutting;
  • trading mole claws and/or mole skins with Wyson the gardener at Falador Park. Mole claws and mole skins can be obtained by killing the Giant Mole or killing Molanisks with level 39 Slayer for mole claws alone.
  • Doing birdhouse runs.
• Managing Miscellania for seeds and bird nests. Allocating resources to cutting wood gives bird nests, allocating resources to herbs or flax can yield herb seeds, and allocating resources to farming gives a wide variety of seeds. The Throne of Miscellania quest is required (and Royal Trouble for the farming).
• Monster drops. Ogres, Moss giants, Aberrant spectres, and Dagannoths are a few examples of monsters with good seed drops.
• Catching implings, especially Nature implings.
• Watermelon seeds can be obtained as a reward in the Temple Trekking minigame.
• Seaweed spores spawn randomly in the Fossil Island underwater area.

See also

• Disease
• Farming training