Jake
2012-10-23 23:58:12
1-60 Farming: A quick and expensive way
Just some info before we start
Exp from Level 1 to 60 Farming = 273,742 XP
Have alot of teleport tablets in bank/inventory when doing tree/allotment runs. Or simply use lodestones and run.
This whole method will cost you anywhere from 1.2 million gp to 1.5 million gp, depending on seed prices and cost to pay farmers to look after your crops.
So lets begin, 1-60 Farming in a nutshell
Levels 1-2
At level 1 farming, we can plant potato seeds to grow potatoes. Potato seeds can be planted in allotments.
Potato seeds are 1 gp each on the grand exchange. We need to pick 10 potatoes from levels 1 to 2.
Planting them gives 7 xp.
Harvesting them gives 9 xp.
Good news though, Head Farmer Jones, who is located in taverly will give you three potato seeds for free. He also has an allotment which is disease free. Potato seeds take 40 minutes to grow. Here are the three locations you should use (Taverly, Catherby, Falador)
Optionally, you can pay the farmers to look over your potato seeds, in exchange for 2 buckets of compost, per farmer. Once grown, inspect, and pick the potatoes, and congrats on level 2 farming.
Levels 2 - 15
You should use marigold seeds from here on till level 15. Marigolds can be grown on allotments, just like potato seeds. Each allotment has 1 flower patch. Unlike potato seeds, marigold seeds can NOT be watched over by a farmer. However, these grow quicker, taking only 20 minutes to fully grow. Planting these gives you ~9xp and harvesting gives you a whopping 47 xp.
You need to pick 50 marigolds from level 2 to 15 farming.
1 marigold seed = 1 gp on the ge
1 marigold = 3,224 gp on the ge
You will profit from these while gaining alot of xp!
(Please note: Once you are level 10 farming, and have requirements for Perils of Ice Mountain, I suggest you finish the quest to get a free 500 farming experience as a reward. http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Perils_of_Ice_Mountain)
Levels 15 - 30
You can finally grow oak trees from here. Oak trees are grown from acorns.
These have different locations, and can be grown in tree patches.
You have to plant an acorn into a plant pot, and water it with a watering can. You can plant these in the following locations. I recommend that you pay the farmers one basket of tomatoes to watch the tree for you. A total of 24 acorn saplings need to be planted and grown sucessfuly from levels 15-30.
Note: These give you 14 xp to plant, and about 468 xp to inspect. They take 3 hours and 20 minutes to grow. You have to chop the tree and dig the stump up once sucessfully grown and inspected, and then plant a new acorn seedling.
Levels 30-45
Willow trees
Grown from willow seeds planted in a plant pot. Willow seeds cost 385 gp each.
They give you 25 xp to plant, and 1457 xp to inspect once fully grown.
They take 4 hours and 40 minutes to grow completely. Grown in the same locations as oak trees. Pay the farmer 1 basket of apples to watch the tree for you. A total of 34 willow saplings need to be planted from 30-45.You have to chop the tree and dig the stump up once sucessfully grown and inspected, and then plant a new willow sapling.
Levels 45-60
Maple trees
Grown in the same locations as willows and oaks. These seeds cost about 20k each.
They give you 45xp to plant, and 3404 xp to check when fully grown. They take 5 hours and 20 minutes to grow.
I recommend that you pay the farmer 1 basket of oranges to look after the tree for you. A total of 63 maple saplings need to be planted from 45-60.You have to chop the tree and dig the stump up once successfully grown and inspected, and then plant a new maple sapling.
And there you have it, 60 farming ;)
From here on, you can start livid farm, and get around 30-33k farming xp/hour if you have the requirements and the runes to play the minigame. This method is relatively cheaper than buying the pricey seeds to get 99 farm via doing tree/herb runs. I hope this guide helped, it took a while to make, although it is quite low class. Nonetheless, as long as it helps you, I'm pleased. :)
Quests which give farming experience as a reward
Just some info before we start
Exp from Level 1 to 60 Farming = 273,742 XP
Have alot of teleport tablets in bank/inventory when doing tree/allotment runs. Or simply use lodestones and run.
This whole method will cost you anywhere from 1.2 million gp to 1.5 million gp, depending on seed prices and cost to pay farmers to look after your crops.
So lets begin, 1-60 Farming in a nutshell
Levels 1-2
At level 1 farming, we can plant potato seeds to grow potatoes. Potato seeds can be planted in allotments.
Potato seeds are 1 gp each on the grand exchange. We need to pick 10 potatoes from levels 1 to 2.
Planting them gives 7 xp.
Harvesting them gives 9 xp.
Good news though, Head Farmer Jones, who is located in taverly will give you three potato seeds for free. He also has an allotment which is disease free. Potato seeds take 40 minutes to grow. Here are the three locations you should use (Taverly, Catherby, Falador)
Optionally, you can pay the farmers to look over your potato seeds, in exchange for 2 buckets of compost, per farmer. Once grown, inspect, and pick the potatoes, and congrats on level 2 farming.
Levels 2 - 15
You should use marigold seeds from here on till level 15. Marigolds can be grown on allotments, just like potato seeds. Each allotment has 1 flower patch. Unlike potato seeds, marigold seeds can NOT be watched over by a farmer. However, these grow quicker, taking only 20 minutes to fully grow. Planting these gives you ~9xp and harvesting gives you a whopping 47 xp.
You need to pick 50 marigolds from level 2 to 15 farming.
1 marigold seed = 1 gp on the ge
1 marigold = 3,224 gp on the ge
You will profit from these while gaining alot of xp!
(Please note: Once you are level 10 farming, and have requirements for Perils of Ice Mountain, I suggest you finish the quest to get a free 500 farming experience as a reward. http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Perils_of_Ice_Mountain)
Levels 15 - 30
You can finally grow oak trees from here. Oak trees are grown from acorns.
These have different locations, and can be grown in tree patches.
You have to plant an acorn into a plant pot, and water it with a watering can. You can plant these in the following locations. I recommend that you pay the farmers one basket of tomatoes to watch the tree for you. A total of 24 acorn saplings need to be planted and grown sucessfuly from levels 15-30.
Note: These give you 14 xp to plant, and about 468 xp to inspect. They take 3 hours and 20 minutes to grow. You have to chop the tree and dig the stump up once sucessfully grown and inspected, and then plant a new acorn seedling.
Levels 30-45
Willow trees
Grown from willow seeds planted in a plant pot. Willow seeds cost 385 gp each.
They give you 25 xp to plant, and 1457 xp to inspect once fully grown.
They take 4 hours and 40 minutes to grow completely. Grown in the same locations as oak trees. Pay the farmer 1 basket of apples to watch the tree for you. A total of 34 willow saplings need to be planted from 30-45.You have to chop the tree and dig the stump up once sucessfully grown and inspected, and then plant a new willow sapling.
Levels 45-60
Maple trees
Grown in the same locations as willows and oaks. These seeds cost about 20k each.
They give you 45xp to plant, and 3404 xp to check when fully grown. They take 5 hours and 20 minutes to grow.
I recommend that you pay the farmer 1 basket of oranges to look after the tree for you. A total of 63 maple saplings need to be planted from 45-60.You have to chop the tree and dig the stump up once successfully grown and inspected, and then plant a new maple sapling.
And there you have it, 60 farming ;)
From here on, you can start livid farm, and get around 30-33k farming xp/hour if you have the requirements and the runes to play the minigame. This method is relatively cheaper than buying the pricey seeds to get 99 farm via doing tree/herb runs. I hope this guide helped, it took a while to make, although it is quite low class. Nonetheless, as long as it helps you, I'm pleased. :)
Quests which give farming experience as a reward
Thanks to IsoMorphic for the signature.