Gardening

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Gardening is a system of raising plants within your Mog House. You need to buy and install flower pots, then check them on a periodic basis.

Advice: If you are doing the Monthly RoE objective "Grow and Harvest" then use Grain Seeds and any crystal after about one real day to complete the objective in about 2 days.

  • Seeds may be purchased from your Mog Garden Moogle. The seed and crystal must be in your Mog Safe to use.

Types of Seeds

Herbs Affinity Growth Period Trees Affinity Growth Period
Herb Seeds icon.png Herb Seeds
Wind ~3-5 Days
Cactus Stems icon.png Cactus Stems
Ice ~13-15 Days
Grain Seeds icon.png Grain Seeds
Fire ~2-4 Days
Fruit Seeds icon.png Fruit Seeds
Water ~4-6    Days
Vegetable Seeds icon.png Vegetable Seeds
Earth ~3-5 Days
Tree Cuttings icon.png Tree Cuttings
Water ~11-17 Days
Wildgrass Seeds icon.png Wildgrass Seeds
Wind ~5-6 Days
Tree Saplings icon.png Tree Saplings
Light ~16-24 Days
Note: Growing periods for each seed are approximate.
  • Growth is affected by pot choice as well as time of examination and whether a crystal is fed or not. See the sections below for more info.
  • For example, Tree Cuttings may be harvested in as soon as ~11.5 days when fed two crystals. When fed no crystals they may take ~17 days, ±half a day.
  • When placed in an Arcane Pot with no crysals fed they would then take ~23 days, ±half a day.

Flowerpots

Each pot will have a slight affect on the yield of your harvested goods.

You are only able to have ten flowerpots combined placed in your Mog House. They are unable to be placed on the Mog House 2F.

  • Obtained via the Strange Apparatus.
  • Arcane Flowerpots have a longer growing period than other pots, but generally a better yield.
  • Effects: According to Freshly Picked Vana'diel #55, the number of Korrigan-related gardening results increases. Verification Needed
  • Effects:The number of Adenium-related gardening results increases. Verification Needed
  • Effects:The number of Citrullus-related gardening results increases. Verification Needed

Growth

Each seed will go through the same stages of growth [1]. The time it takes to transition stages will vary based on the seed and when the player examines the pot.
If you do not examine the pot or feed a crystal then the plant will not move to the next stage when ready.

1) Initial Planting.
  • Only options available are "Examine" and "Empty Pot"
2) Stem Stage. First graphics for the plant appear.
  • "Dry Flower" (see below) appears as an option.
3) First feeding stage.
  • "Feed Crystal" option appears.
4) First Growing stage. Second graphics for the plant appear.
  • "Feed Crystal" option disappears.
  • "This plant is growing well" or "It's doing well" appears on examination.
5) Second feeding stage.
  • "Feed Crystal" option reappears.
6) Second Growing stage.
  • "Feed Crystal" option disappears.
  • "This plant is growing well" or "It's doing well" reappears on examination.
7) Flowers stage. Aesthetic transition only.
  • Graphics change, moogle message changes.
8) Harvest stage. Plants are ready for harvest.

At the end of the plant's growing cycle, you will be given the option to harvest your plant. You will know it's harvest time just by looking at your plant, as they emit a pleasant glow. When you harvest your plant, your results will be placed directly into your Mog Safe, so make room, as you will not be allowed to harvest until there is room. Your harvest will automatically stack in your safe.

At any time the "Dry Flowers" option is available, selecting it will stop the growth of the plant and turn the pot into a decoration. It is not possible to obtain items if you go this route, but it will permanently stay with its look to decorate your mog house with.

  • Note: Feeding a crystal to a plant will move it from that growing stage to the next. This speeds up the process, but affects harvest results.
  • Note:Only tree type plants go through stages 5 and 6. Herbs will proceed from stage 4 to stage 7