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ArcheAge Profession Guide – Seed Merchants and Gardens

Everything you need to know to utilize the Seed Merchant and your Garden more efficiently for Farming and Gathering.
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In this guide I’ll help you improve your Farming and Gathering proficiency using the Seed Merchants. Seed Merchants sell a vast array of seeds for Farming and Gathering. Down below I’ll have a chart covering all the important details of each seed: cost, growth time, climate, and profession.

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Utilizing Climates:

Each seed has a preferred climate, planting the seed in the preferred climate decreases the overall growth time of the plant. The only place I’ve experimented with climate testing is Lilyut Hills. Through several tests I’ve confirmed that the climate there is temperate. This means plants like Azaleas which generally have a 29 minute growth time, have a 20 minute growth time within this region.

Seeds in the Seed Merchant’s store fall into one of the following categories: temperate, arid, tropical, or all. All means there is no decreased growth time in any climate. Remember to make a test of the climate before you buy in bulk.

Utilizing Growth Time:

Growth time helps you plan when you need to return to your garden to harvest your plants. I recommend filling your garden with plants that will all mature at the same time to get the most out of your garden. Doing this will decrease the amount of trips you must make to your garden.

Profession Priorities:

Whether you’re gardening to stock your material supplies, or to skill up Farming or Gathering, priorities are important. Generally you can figure out which profession a seed’s plant will benefit based on whether the seed is listed as Farming or Gathering. Farming profession seeds tend to cover cooking material requirements over everything else. Gathering profession seeds appear to focus more on Alchemy. None of this means that items can’t be used in multiple crafts, this is just a basic pattern I’ve noticed.

Seed Merchant Listings:

This table lists all the seeds available from the Seed Merchant.

Seed Name Cost          Growth Time Climate Profession
Cotton Seed 1 S 40 C 2h 52min Temperate Gathering
Oat Seed 2 S 4h 18min Temperate Farming
Quinoa Seed 16 S 1d 2h Temperate Farming
Barley Seed 75 C 43min Temperate Farming
Bean Seed 16 S 1d 2h Temperate Farming
Peanut Seed 7 S 11h 26min Tropical Farming
Rice Seed 1 S 40 C 2h 52min Temperate Farming
Millet Seed 1 S 40 C 2h 52min Temperate Farming
Wheat Seed 2 S 4h 18min Temperate Farming
Corn Seed 1 S 40 C 2h 52min Temperate Farming
Rye seed 7 S 11h 26min Temperate Farming
Strawberry Seed 2 S 4h 18min Temperate Farming
Potatoe Eyes 25 C 10min All Farming
Carrot Seed 75 C 43min Temperate Farming
Onion Seed 75 C 43min Temperate Farming
Tomato Seed 1 S 10 C 1h 26min Temperate Farming
Yam Seed 2 S 4h 18min Temperate Farming
Garlic Seed 1 S 10 C 1h 26min Temperate Farming
Cucumber Seed 25 C 10min All Farming
Pumpkin Seed 2 S 4h 18min Temperate Farming
Lavender Seed 1 S 10 C 1h 26min Temperate Gathering
Cornflower Seed 4 S 5h 43min Temperate Gathering
Rosemary Seed 2 S 3h All Gathering
Lily Seed 1 S 40 C 2h 52min Temperate Gathering
Sunflower Seed 4 S 4h All Gathering
Narcissus Seed 1 S 10 C 1h 26min Temperate Gathering
Azalea Seed 50 C 29min Temperate Gathering
Rose Seed 1 S 10 C 1h 26min Temperate Gathering
Poppy Seed 20 S 1d 10h Temperate Gathering
Cactus Seed 4 S 5h 43min Arid Gathering
Lotus Seed 4 S 4h All Gathering
Clover Seed 1 S 10 C 1h All Gathering
Iris Seed 1 S 10 C 1h 26min Temperate Gathering
Mint Seed 2 S 4h 18min Arid Gathering
Jinn’s Tongue Seed 11 S 14h 18min Arid Gathering
Tumeric Seed 4 S 5h 43min Arid Gathering
Chili Pepper Seed 7 S 11h 26min Arid Farming
Thistle Seed 4 S 5h 43min Temperate Gathering
Mushroom Spore 1 S 40 C 2h All Gathering
Saffron Seed 20 S 1d 10h Arid Gathering
Aloe Seed 11 S 14h 18min Arid Gathering
Cultivated Ginseng Seed 20 S 1d 10h Temperate  Gathering
Graywhisp Seed 1 G 36min Temperate  Gathering
Brown Kelp Spore 2 S 4h 18min Temperate  Gathering
Green Kelp Spore 2 S 4h 18min Temperate Gathering
Vita Seed 5 S 30sec    
Organic Fertillizer 50 C      

 

I hope this guide helps you optimize your garden usage. For more, check out my ArcheAge guide directory.

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