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Angel-of-Dusk

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tree farm
« on: February 21, 2011, 11:38:47 pm »

Alright, so I dug out an entire layer(Well, mostly) of clay loam in .18, and I plan to tree farm. I've breached one cavern layer; will addtional cavern layers increase the amount of trees that grow?
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Re: tree farm
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 11:39:43 pm »

I think so since some only appear in the low caverns
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Re: tree farm
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 11:49:53 pm »

Make sure there's mud nearby.  Underground trees grow on mud, or near mud.  Your traditional farm area, if expanded and left empty, will make a great tree farm since the farms themselves are muddy, and encourage tree growth nearby.  You can gather plants too, which frees up more of the area for trees to grow.

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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2011, 11:50:58 pm »

Make sure there's mud nearby.  Underground trees grow on mud, or near mud.  Your traditional farm area, if expanded and left empty, will make a great tree farm since the farms themselves are muddy, and encourage tree growth nearby.  You can gather plants too, which frees up more of the area for trees to grow.

I have not muddied the clay loam, and the trees are growing there, along with all the underground crop "Bushes".
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2011, 11:52:26 pm »

Muddy it increases the yield massively.
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Re: tree farm
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2011, 11:55:50 pm »

Muddying also allows growth on stone, in my experience.

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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 12:01:30 am »

Muddy it increases the yield massively.

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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2011, 12:02:37 am »

Some schrooms can grow on stone, but muddying cavern floors not only provides more opportunity for a greater variety of mushrooms, but it won't detract from the ones that can grow on stone too I think.
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2011, 12:03:43 am »

Some schrooms can grow on stone, but muddying cavern floors not only provides more opportunity for a greater variety of mushrooms, but it won't detract from the ones that can grow on stone too I think.

It's gonna be awfully dangerous to irrigate this, I hope your right about this yield increasing!
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2011, 12:05:12 am »

Some schrooms can grow on stone, but muddying cavern floors not only provides more opportunity for a greater variety of mushrooms, but it won't detract from the ones that can grow on stone too I think.

It's gonna be awfully dangerous to irrigate this, I hope your right about this yield increasing!

Why would it be dangerous? It's not like you're going to operate the pump.
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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2011, 12:06:16 am »

As I understand it, you'll also want a herbalist to gather up all the shrubs as well.  The shrubs block potential tree growing spots.
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Re: tree farm
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 12:06:45 am »

Some schrooms can grow on stone, but muddying cavern floors not only provides more opportunity for a greater variety of mushrooms, but it won't detract from the ones that can grow on stone too I think.

It's gonna be awfully dangerous to irrigate this, I hope your right about this yield increasing!

Why would it be dangerous? It's not like you're going to operate the pump.


maybe he's using the river and a floodgate method?
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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2011, 12:08:37 am »

Some schrooms can grow on stone, but muddying cavern floors not only provides more opportunity for a greater variety of mushrooms, but it won't detract from the ones that can grow on stone too I think.

It's gonna be awfully dangerous to irrigate this, I hope your right about this yield increasing!


Why would it be dangerous? It's not like you're going to operate the pump.


maybe he's using the river and a floodgate method?

Im doing a river + Floodgate + Fortifacations. Mainly, I have an entire Z level to irrigate, and said Z level contains stairs to my fort. Of, not an ENTIRE z level, but half of it
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Re: tree farm
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2011, 12:09:56 am »

Include hatches over your stairs (or remove them entirely) and add drainage chutes in the rear.

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Re: tree farm
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2011, 12:10:37 am »

Some schrooms can grow on stone, but muddying cavern floors not only provides more opportunity for a greater variety of mushrooms, but it won't detract from the ones that can grow on stone too I think.

It's gonna be awfully dangerous to irrigate this, I hope your right about this yield increasing!


Why would it be dangerous? It's not like you're going to operate the pump.


maybe he's using the river and a floodgate method?

Im doing a river + Floodgate + Fortifacations. Mainly, I have an entire Z level to irrigate, and said Z level contains stairs to my fort. Of, not an ENTIRE z level, but half of it
build walls and doors around your staircase
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