# Is Farming Broken?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [December 24, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060 "2018-12-24T06:21:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mega\_Glub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mega_glub/32/5063_2.png) [@Mega\_Glub](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mega_Glub)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060/1 "2018-12-24T06:21:58Z")

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I’ve been trying to farm for the past 3-4 saves that I’ve had, but seeds never seem to progress at all, even after multiple weeks. According to the wiki, they should only take about 2 weeks each, but they never change from being called a tile with seeds. Is fertilizer strictly necessary, or do I need to water them? Is this just a me problem? Or are you required to use a hoe to farm?

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**Author:** ![Rose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rose/32/1963_2.png) [@Rose](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rose)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060/2 "2018-12-24T06:45:49Z")

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Two weeks? That was when the seasons lasted 14 days. Now it’ll take them the whole summer to grow and mature.

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**Author:** ![TheMurderUnicorn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themurderunicorn/32/5706_2.png) [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060/3 "2018-12-24T06:47:51Z")

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Also, last I checked, plants only change visually when you leave the area and then return. This may have changed, but if you really think they should have progressed but haven’t, try traveling a healthy distance and then coming back.

EDIT: Oops, didn’t really answer your questions. Fertilizer is not necessary. A hoe is not necessary, and you really only need a digging tool for when you initially till the soil. As Rose suggested, most likely you just haven’t allowed enough time to pass.

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**Author:** ![Mega\_Glub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mega_glub/32/5063_2.png) [@Mega\_Glub](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mega_Glub)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060/4 "2018-12-24T16:39:54Z")

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Thanks guys. I guess I’ve never survived long enough for an entire season to pass. The wiki should probably be changed to say something about farming taking about a whole season to yield any food, because right now I thought that everything was broken.

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-farming-broken/18060/5 "2018-12-24T17:20:59Z")

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Anyone can edit the wiki, so go make that change.