Tomato Seeds
| Tomato Seeds | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Gardening |
| Weight | 0.02 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TomatoSeed
|
Tomato Seeds are the seeds that grow a Tomato plant. They are a gardening item for survivors who want a renewable supply of fresh vegetables. Each seed is planted in tilled soil and grows into one plant.
Tomatoes suit a late spring garden. They are sown from April to June. Their main strength is a solid harvest of a versatile food. Their main cost is that the crop does badly for half the year.
The seeds come from opening a Seed Packet - Tomato, which gives five seeds. Packets turn up in drawers, closets, crates and storage shelves of many houses and warehouses. The Farmer is the best occupation for gardening. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Using
Tomato Seeds are planted one per tile of tilled soil. The plant needs about 360 hours to grow, roughly fifteen days. Each grown plant gives four to five Tomatoes at harvest. Like every crop, it needs water and care, and it can catch plant diseases.
Sowing works from April through June. May is the best month to plant. October through March are bad months, when the crop struggles. A May planting gives ripe tomatoes in early summer.
The Put 5 Seeds in Packet recipe gathers five Tomato Seeds into an Empty Seed Packet - Tomato. That turns them back into a Seed Packet - Tomato for tidy storage. Open Seed Packet does the reverse and hands back five seeds and the empty packet.
Farming
What the seed grows into, from the game's farming data.
| Crop | Image | Grow Time | Harvest | Sowing Months | Best Months | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 
|
15 days | 4-5 | April, May, June | May | /additem Base.Tomato
|
How to Craft Tomato Seeds
Each recipe that makes Tomato Seeds is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Open Seed Packet
The Open Seed Packet recipe makes Tomato Seeds. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Packet - Tomato | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.TomatoBagSeed2
|
Collect Seeds
The Collect Seeds recipe makes Tomato Seeds. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweezers | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.Tweezers
|
| Tomato |
|
1x | No | /additem Base.Tomato
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take Tomato Seeds as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put 5 Seeds in Packet | Seed Packet - Tomato |
|
- | None | /additem Base.TomatoBagSeed2
|
Locations
Loose Tomato Seeds sit outside the loot tables. They come from opening a Seed Packet - Tomato. Packets turn up in house drawers and closets, in crates and on warehouse shelves, and sometimes in farm vehicles.
Notes
- May is the best month to sow Tomatoes.
- Sowing from October to March gives a poor crop.
- Plants need regular water and can fall to disease.
- Put 5 Seeds in Packet stores loose seeds back in an empty packet.
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