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Muz

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My farmers won't plant crops!
« on: July 31, 2008, 09:32:55 pm »
I have an underground farm, 3x4 plot.
The farmers can reach it. Obviously, since they could build the plot.
I've designated for the farm to plant plump helmets all year round.
I have 2 dedicated farmers and both of them are either idle or carrying stuff around.
I have about 30 plump helmet seeds in storage.

So, why wouldn't they plant anything?! Gah, I've set around a few other farms and it's still the same thing. I know what a seeded plot should look like, I've made one in my previous game, but they won't farm anything this time.

Oh, my underground farm plot was really a channel dug out from a dried out lake (because that's where all the dirt was. Does that affect anything? It allows me to plant plump helmets, but rain reaches the plot, so it's not entirely underground.
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mossomo

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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2008, 09:55:00 pm »
dude - plump helmets need to be planted underground.  the tile properties need to say dark/underground.

i'd turn off all jobs except farming too.
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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2008, 10:01:50 pm »
It may be that you are just at the end of season, so they have to wait for the new season before planting.
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Muz

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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2008, 11:28:45 pm »
Lol, both of you were right. Thanks :) It was light/subterranean, which confused the farm into allowing me to plant plump helmets.

I wonder if dwarves get sick of eating plump helmet stew every day.
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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2008, 11:35:43 pm »
I've had a similar problem. Well not that much of a problem. Sometimes my farmers stop planting and the plump helmets option on every farm plot turns red. After the season changes i can plant again.

What causes this?
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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2008, 12:38:02 am »
I think it's just that it won't let you plant if they don't have enough time to mature before the season changes.
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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2008, 01:08:05 am »
Quote from: Neoskel on August 02, 2008, 11:35:43 pm
I've had a similar problem. Well not that much of a problem. Sometimes my farmers stop planting and the plump helmets option on every farm plot turns red. After the season changes i can plant again.

What causes this?

Plump Helmets can't be planted in late winter.
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Re: My farmers won't plant crops!
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2008, 09:37:40 am »
Quote from: Muz on August 02, 2008, 11:28:45 pm
Lol, both of you were right. Thanks :) It was light/subterranean, which confused the farm into allowing me to plant plump helmets.

I wonder if dwarves get sick of eating plump helmet stew every day.

My dwarves are getting sick of eating the same old thing day after day after day.
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