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[khanser]

Hi,

I'm totally newb. I'm following some tutorials but i'm having a little problem here. I can build a 3x3 Farm Plot in a silt loam cavern floor but in building tasks mode i can't see the seeds but i have them.

I have 5 dimple cup spawn, 5 cave wheat seeds, 5 sweet pod seeds, 5 pig tail seeds and 5 rock nuts.

What am i missing here?

Thnx

[Lezowski]

It's probably winter, you can only grow plump helmets and dimple cups in this season.

[khanser]

But in the wiki says dimple and plump helmets can grow any season :/


http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Dimple_cup
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Plump_helmet

[rntrndrw]

I believe they will only grow year round if the farm is underground and not exposed to the outside.

[Xenos]

and irrigated.  you must irrigate underground crops.  So, make sure it has never been exposed to sunlight, ((d)ig it out not c(h)annel it out for underground crops,) and has been coated with water either from a (i) zone which you set to (p)ond, or a murky pool you drained to the farm plot, or a lake/river/stream/brook you diverted to the farm plots (with a floodgate hooked to a lever!)

[proxn_punkd]

Needs mud.

[gtmattz]

We REALLY need a sticky in this forum thats titles 'HAVING TROUBLE FARMING IN 2010??' with a rundown of how to set up subterranean farms in 2010..  I swear this question comes up at least once a day 

[Kearn]

it needs mud

it's really just an annoying bug, you need mud to farm underground no matter what

[rntrndrw]

Is it really a bug? I mean it makes sense that the ground needs water.

And sure it USED to be different.

You were once able to farm on ground with no water.

But that seems more like a bug to me.

[Lord Darkstar]

You were able to farm in "soil" types without water underground. It makes sense, because whenever you breach your first underground cavern that has underground plants, both underground and above ground plants will start growing on any soil type tiles that you have uncovered (ie, tunneled). Uncovering the cavern gives you the BONUS of plants growing on soil without water.

[LuckyLuigi]

I don't think you can actually build a farm plot on non-muddy ground (might be wrong)

Assuming that you've build the farm on muddy ground make sure that you've viewed it with 'q' and assigned a crop for each season 'a', 'b', 'c' and 'd'. Took me a year gametime before I figured out why my farms were only working in spring Also, a dwarf must have farming fields enabled of course.

[gtmattz]

I don't think you can actually build a farm plot on non-muddy ground (might be wrong)

Assuming that you've build the farm on muddy ground make sure that you've viewed it with 'q' and assigned a crop for each season 'a', 'b', 'c' and 'd'. Took me a year gametime before I figured out why my farms were only working in spring Also, a dwarf must have farming fields enabled of course.

You CAN build the plot, but if you are paying attention, you will see a warning in red and yellow on the right that says something along the lines of 'no seeds for plot' if there is no mud.  You can muddy the plot afterward and the seeds will be enabled.

[BigJake]

And just for clarification, if even a single tile under the plot isn't muddy then nothing will grow in that plot.

[Lord Darkstar]

LuckyLuigi, sure you can build a plot on non-mud. It just won't work after its built unless the plot is above ground on a soil type.

[greycat]

We REALLY need a sticky in this forum thats titles 'HAVING TROUBLE FARMING IN 2010??' with a rundown of how to set up subterranean farms in 2010..  I swear this question comes up at least once a day 

I couldn't agree more.