Now you have water treatment all figured out in Abiotic Factor, you want to start planting and growing your crops. If you don’t know how read on for a no-nonsense guide.
What You Will Need to Start Farming in Abiotic Factor
The first thing you need is a garden (either square or round). These can only be obtained by building them at a power generation station. You won’t start with the recipe but will learn it by finding the key materials during your travels through the base. The materials needed are one wooden board, one plastic scrap, one hose and one soil bag.
The wood and plastic are abundant and are often found when deconstructing furniture. Hoses and soil bags are harder to find but are still available in the earliest parts of the office sector. There are some soil bags in Bio Lab D, along with seeds that you will need as discussed below.
Place the garden plot as you would in any other type of construction, however, you will have to place it in a well-lit place (electric light will be enough; natural light is difficult to reach so far underground), with a stable temperature, away from enemies.
After you have built the garden plot, you will need to plant a seed (one for each plot). In the early game, you will only have access to tomato seeds (a generous amount can be found in Bio Lab D) but other crops will become available as you explore.
Plant the seed by approaching the garden plot with it in hand and pressing “e” when prompted.
The planted seed requires clean water, as discussed in the water purification guide linked at the top of the page. In order for the water prompt to appear, you will need to have the water container in your hands and target the frame of the garden itself.
Planted and watered seeds take five in-game days to mature. Once the growth cycle is complete, you can harvest the fruit by approaching it and pressing ‘e’.
If the plant is well cared for, it will continue to mature and yield a harvest indefinitely. However, if it goes too long without water, it will die. Once this happens, the only way to recover will be to destroy the plant and sew fresh seed.
Before long you should have tomato juice coming out of your ears, but if there’s another type of red stuff you’re craving, why not check out Pro Game Guide’s comprehensive V-rising guides.
