Hi all,
I think I am getting the hang of many of the basics - but I am really struggling with farming.
I am just ready to stat mucking about with water channeling, etc underground - but I have dug a new minifortress away from the main one because I expect problems.
But I can't get even above ground farms working.
I designate a farm, I have been harvesting plants for some time and brewing from them - but I still have no seeds available. I believe that I am successfully brewing from the plants.
In a realted questions, Even though I have additional swathes of land designated for harvesting plants no dwarf is doing it even though they are not busy doing anything else.
Most other things seem to be working in a rudimentary fashion.
I am using 40d at the moment.
As a side note: I find it interesting that all of the tutorials so far seem to gloss over the moving/getting water underground to set up your first farm.
I don't know why I am struggling with this so much. From the tutorials, etc. it seem like this should be a no-brainer, but it is the one thing really holding me back.
I think I understand the requirements at this point, I just don't yet understand how to accomplish them.
As a side note, are their recommendations for what skills the first 7 dwarves should have. Each one having only one skill seems not quite what is needed.
Thanks,
SNAFU