Basalt Farm Soil

Basalt Farm Soil

Enriched with basalt dust, this soil holds the particular nutrients that plants from Cinder's Cradle demand. Common ground won't do for them. this will.
Type	Materials
Rarity	Common
Dropped By	-
Crafting	Farmer 5x Fertilised Farm Soil 10x Basalt Dust

Basalt Farm Soil is farm soil enriched with Basalt Dust. Its description says it holds the particular nutrients that the plants of Cinder's Cradle demand, because common ground will not do for them. Every crop seedling of the region needs it. The Thyme Seedling, Prickle Pearl Seedling, Bloomheart Fruit Seedling, Aurora Bean Seedling and Grandleaf Cabbage Seedling all take it at the Seedbed. The Ancient Researcher also uses it for the region's decorative plant pots, such as the Small Aurora Beans Plant Pot. The Farmer makes it ten at a time from Fertilised Farm Soil and Basalt Dust, working in a sheltered spot. Making it is the last step of the Farmer's quest Crops Of Cinder's Cradle, after the region's fruits, vegetables and herbs have been gathered and brought home. The dust comes from Basalt ground at the Mill. A farm in the region needs a steady flow of all three steps, from stone to dust to soil. It is a late-game material and the gateway to growing food from the volcanic north.

Lore

When the strange fruits, vegetables and herbs of Cinder's Cradle first reach the base, the Farmer has to work out how to grow them. Ordinary earth fails, so the answer is soil fed with crushed basalt from the volcanic ground. Making that soil closes the quest Crops Of Cinder's Cradle.

Notes

The Seedbed needs this soil for every crop seedling of the region. The Ancient Researcher uses it for decorative plant pots, from the Small Prickle Pearl Plant Pot to the Large Grandleaf Cabbage Plant Pot. The Coloring Station also adds it to the Convergence palette. A growing farm uses up soil quickly, so keeping the Mill busy with Basalt keeps the fields planted.

Everything named above, at a glance:

Name	Image	Type
Seedbed		Crafting Station
Ancient Researcher		-
Small Prickle Pearl Plant Pot		-
Large Grandleaf Cabbage Plant Pot		-
Coloring Station		Crafting Station
Mill		Crafting Station
Basalt		Materials