Planting

Planting' is one of the Main Toolbar menu headings.

Planting and then harvesting various plants is the main way Clanfolk can provide themselves with food. Even if relying on Livestock for Meat is still required to grow plants, as they must be fed grains etc. in the Winter.

Once a Sickle has been used to reap enough of various plants the Clanfolk can Thresh those reaped plants and use the seeds gained to start a cycle of growing.
Most Crops need to be planted in Soil (Reeds only grow on the Shoreline) and some of them can only be planted in Tilled Soil even though they may be found growing in the wilds. Soil used in Planting reduces the movement speed of Clanfolk, who will try to avoid it if going around is faster.

Not all Crops that the Clanfolk grow are used for Food; Reed is sued to provide Straw, Flax is used to become Linen clothing, Bluebell Heather and Thistle are decorative, Trees provide Branches and Logs.

N.B. While Mushrooms grow on the ground the player cannot instruct the Clanfolk to plant them in any way (leaving Trunks behind after logging trees will result in a higher yield however.)

Tilled Soil

Clanfolk must first have crafted a Stone Hoe to create Tilled Soil. Growing plants in Tilled Soil provides +25% Fertility Bonus and +50 Yield Bonus. Agriculture Auto-Jobs will be added automatically to Plants growing in Tilled Soil, reducing player micromanagement compared to farming on regular Soil.

Plants

Crops may only be planted during Spring and Summer; during Autumn and Winter planting is impossible and the UI will be greyed out with a red cross icon over them in the menu. During Autumn crops may continue to grow, but at a reduced rate.

Crop	Required ground	Seeds	Planting time	Flammability	Movement speed penalty
Grass (Hay)	Soil	5 Hay Seed	4	High	33%
Reed	Shoreline	None	4	Low	33%
Oats	Tilled Soil	5 Oat Grain	4	High	33%
Flax	Tilled Soil	5 Flax Seed	4	High	33%
Broad Beans	Tilled Soil	5 Bean Seeds	4	Low	50%
Heather Patch	Soil	2 Heather	4	High	50%
Kail	Tilled Soil	5 Kail Seeds	4	Low	50%
Onions	Tilled Soil	5 Onion Seeds	4	Low	50%
Neeps	Tilled Soil	5 Neep Seeds	4	Low	50%
Thistle Patch	Soil	2 Thistle	4	Medium	83%
Berry Bush	Soil	5 Berries	10	High	50%
Tree	Soil	None	10	High	50%