Farming is a game mechanic in Unturned 3. It allows the Player to be self-sustaining, without needing to explore and loot the map.
To boost your efficiency when Farming, you should upgrade your Agriculture Skill. This will allow you to eventually double your output, and let plants grow faster than normal.
Storms that occur will also increase the speed of which plants grow.
If a player has a large quantity of Rope, it can be crafted into Fertilizer and can be used to instantly grow plants or knock out a large chunk of the growing process.
Value Comparison[]
The table below compares all of the crops consumable value after harvesting.
| Crop | Food | Water |
|---|---|---|
| Carrot | +20% | +10% |
| Corn | +20% | +10% |
| Lettuce | +15% | +15% |
| Potato | +20% | +5% |
| Pumpkin | +25% | +10% |
| Tomato | +20% | +15% |
| Wheat | +20% | ——— |
Trivia:[]
- Plants do not need water or sunlight to grow.
(A cabbage farm with 50 cabbage seeds planted.)
Farming is the method in which players plant seeds for growing food. It is the only method of acquiring food besides hunting that does not require looting. Players with a self-sustaining farm tend to survive longer as food becomes less of an issue to worry about. You can use the farm as an infinite food source, which allows the player to live without ever having to scavenge for food. The process can also be sped along with Fertilizer, although this only works on one crop at a time and uses the fertilizer up fully. Creating greenhouse foundations will boost the growth rate of seeds planted on it.
Unturned Farming Tutorial, Best Vegetable to Farm? Advanced Building Tutorial
How to farm effectively[]
1. Collect seeds by either looting farms, or the botanist shop located in Alberton. They can also be found in civilian areas and cities. Rotten vegetables placed in the crafting menu will yield 1 seed, and fresh vegetables placed in the crafting menu will yield 2 seeds.
2. When seeds are acquired, equip the seed and place them on level grassy ground, fertile soil, or greenhouse foundations.
3. Different seeds have varying growth rates (8 minutes to 13 minutes), which can all be examined at the seed page. Check on your crops periodically to ensure growth.
4. When the crops are fully grown, you can harvest them using the default action key (F) which will add the crops to your inventory, thus making the crop disappear. You can either eat the food or extract the seeds from the crops for an even greater yield of crops. (Only one seed is truly needed to create an endless food supply).
Tips and Tricks[]
- As of Patch 2.2.2 Farming now works on Multiplayer dedicated servers
- Zombies will attack your crops! Be sure to defend your crops by slicing zombies, building a secure greenhouse, or building a barricade around them.
- Crops grow even when you are in the main menu and out of the game, so if you desperately need food, head over to the main menu and wait for it to grow.
- Crops will not be destroyed when stepped on, ran on, jumped on, or even run over with a vehicle.
- Be careful when defending your crops from zombies, as you can destroy them by shooting them, or hitting them with a melee attack.
- Vegetables will not spoil when stored in a player's inventory or other storage system even after elongated periods of time.
Like Classic, Farming is a remarkably simple process.
It is recommended to upgrade the Agriculture skill to allow for better vegetable yields upon harvesting as well as faster growth rates for vegetables.
1. First accumulate some form of Seeds, which can be found in Botanist locations in maps, in kitchens located in restaurants, in household kitchens in most Civilian Locations, or on Farms. Seeds can also be crafted by salvaging vegetables, usually giving the player one seed but occasionally two. Even though generally it’s a bad idea to accumulate large amounts of rotten vegetables, they can be salvaged for a self-sustaining lifestyle.
2. Find a location to plant your seeds. Seeds can be planted on most flat terrain and some slopes as well as Planters, which are highly suggested if you don’t have access to flat terrain, or you don’t want your crops stolen, especially on Multiplayer servers. Planters can be crafted using 5 Planks and 1 Fertilizer, or can be found on Farms.
3. Wait for your crops to grow, which is the boring part. During this time, you could repeat the above process, build a dedicated crop area/farm, build up a defensive perimeter around your crops, or wait. If you are in dire need of food and have extra Rope, craft it into Fertilizer, allowing you to grow most crops instantly.
4. If you waited for your crops to grow, or used fertilizer, you may notice the “Growth” bar read 100% on your crops as well as a interaction prompt show up. Pressing F to harvest your crops adds them yo your inventory and automatically equips them. You can now eat your crops, store them, or salvage them back into seeds.