Farming
FU add severals new Crops, Trees and Farm Animals.
See Agriculture tree, List of foods, Farm Beasts, List of Farm Beast Foods.
Tillable soils
Of primary note are the Hydroponic Tubing and Aeroponic Tubing blocks which can be crafted at the Agricultural Station. These need to be tilled before you can plant in them, but will then automatically water your crops. Both work the same; choice of Hydroponic vs Aeroponic Tubing is solely an aesthetic and preferred crafting materials choice.
Other tillable block will require regular watering at each stage of growth, just like the vanilla game. The Starbounder wiki has a list of valid soils for the vanilla game. Other tillable soils in FU include Alien Soil, Bonemeal, Chromatic Dirt, Cloud, Jungle Soil, Proto Soil, Rough Dirt, Slimy Soil, Spider Silk, Swamp Dirt and Volcanic Ash.
Using Hydroponic Tubing or Aeroponic Tubing, re-harvesting plants with Harvester Turrets, and then collecting the harvest with Grabbers is an automated way of growing plants without Trays. The downside is slow growth time, low harvest yield and potentially a larger space requirement. It also does not work with plants that need to be replanted on each harvest.
Trays
Crops can also be cultivated in Growing Trays and Hydro Trays. These stations have 3 slots that accept seeds, liquid and an optional slot for fertilizer. By default, 3 seeds is required to begin cultivation, with every stage of growth consuming liquid and fertilizer (if added).
Suitable Liquids
| Liquid | Worth |
|---|---|
| Water | 1 unit |
| Swamp Water | 1 unit |
| Blood | 2 units |
| Pus | 2 units |
| Plasmic Fluid | 3 units |
| Organic Soup | 4 units, growth rate x1.375 |
| Aether | 5 units |
| Healing Water | 6 units, growth rate x1.225 |
Suitable Fertilizers
| Type | Growth Rate | Yield (crops collected) | Required amount of fluid | Required number of seeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Food | x1.25 | |||
| Mulch | x1.25 | -1 | ||
| Poop | +1 | |||
| Fungal Ichor | +1 | -1 | ||
| Essentia Obscura | x1.5 | +2 | -1 | |
| Organic Soup | x1.5 | +2 | -1 | |
| Fertilizer | x2 | +1 | -1 | |
| Beer | x2 | +1 | ||
| Advanced Fertilizer | x2.5 | +2 | -1 | |
| Liquified Crystal | x2.5 | +2 | -1 | |
| Pesticide | x3 (the best) | +2 | +2 (the worst) | -1 |
| Superior Fertilizer | x2 | +3 (the best) | -0.25 | -2 (the best) |
| Aether | +1 | -0.50 (the best) | -1 | |
| Algae | x1.25 | +1 | -0.50 (the best) | -1 |