Ranch Simulator – Beginning Gardening Guide

A basic guide to growing crops.

Gardening Guide for Newbies

All credit goes to Rainbow Sheep!

How To Garden

• Build a [small or large] garden plot.
• Small costs 10 wood planks and grows 1 plant.
• Large costs 18 wood planks and grows 2 plants.
• Buy seeds at the general store.
• Come in packs of 10.
• Plant seed into plot.
• Take a water bucket and water seed.
• Plant drinks water & advances growth every 5 in-game minutes.
• Only when the sun is out (6:00 – 20:00).
• Don’t let the water level get too low.
• Once the growth bar is 100 it’s ready to harvest.
• Most plants provide multiple harvests without replanting.
• If the grey bar is full, the plant is dead – remove it.
• Fertilizer makes plant grow faster.
• Automatic sprinklers need to be within radius of the water windmill.

Types of Plants

Cabbage

• Cost: 10$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 5$.
• Does not grow back after harvest.

Watermelon

• Cost: 10$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 7$.
• Cannot store in cooler/basket.

Pumpkin

• Cost: 10$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 10$.
• Cannot store in cooler/basket.

Tomato

• Cost: 30$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 6$ (x4 per harvest).

Pineapple

• Cost: 45$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 30$.

Bell Peppers

• Cost: 20$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 2$ (x5 per harvest).

Strawberry

• Cost: 30$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 4$ (x4 per harvest).

Grape

• Cost: 70$ per 10 seeds.
• Sell Price: 20$ (x3 per harvest).

The Maths

Cabbage

• Grows 1.66 per tick.
• Drinks 2.5 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~5 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 5$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest per seed.
• Net profit per seed pack: 40$.
• Break even: 2 harvests (10 hours).

Watermelon

• Grows 1.11 per tick.
• Drinks 2.23 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~7.5 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 7$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 60$ minimum.
• Break even: 2 harvests (15 hours).

Pumpkin

• Grows 0.41 per tick.
• Drinks 0.42 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~20 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 10$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 90$ minimum.
• Break even: 1 harvest (20 hours).

Tomato

• Grows 0.41 per tick.
• Drinks 1.25 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~20 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 6$ per crop w/ 4 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 210$ minimum.
• Break even: 2 harvests (40 hours).

Pineapple

• Grows 0.27 per tick.
• Drinks 1.01 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~31 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 30$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 255$ minimum.
• Break even: 2 harvests (62 hours).

Bell Peppers

• Grows 0.83 per tick.
• Drinks 2.5 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~10 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 2$ per crop w/ 5 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 80$ minimum.
• Break even: 2 harvests (20 hours).

Strawberry

• Grows 0.83 per tick.
• Drinks 2.92 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~10 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 4$ per crop w/ 4 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 130$ minimum.
• Break even: 2 harvests (20 hours).

Grape

• Grows 0.18 per tick.
• Drinks 0.56 water per tick.
• Total growth time: ~46.3 sun hours w/o fertilizer.
• Income: 20$ per crop w/ 3 crop per harvest.
• Net profit per seed pack: 530$ minimum.
• Break even: 2 harvests (92.6 hours).

TL;DR

• Water plants frequently, especially when you leave the ranch and when you come back.
• If you’re just starting out, go with cabbages until you’ve planned the layout.
• Avoid strawberries until you got your sprinklers up & running.
• I don’t think grapes are worth it.
• Buy a composter first.
• Hold the basket/cooler and press E on the ripe plant to harvest all at once.