Gardening

Plant Care - Gump Explanation

Once you have planted your seed, dbl clicking the bowl will bring up the care gump.
This gump indicates the health of the plant, if potions or water is needed, if it grew the last cycle, and more.

The picture shown at the center depends on the plant's stage of growth.
The health of the plant is shown beneath as vibrant, healthy, wilted, or dying

Each corner of the gump has a different purpose.

  Top left
The plant's growth stage, from 1-9. Normally 1:1 to rl days.
The plant will not grow if it is sick or if there is a server update requiring a restart(not server wars).

  Top right
Indicates growth (or not) the previous cycle. A + for growth, a + shows double growth, and a - showing no growth

  Bottom left
Help menu

  Bottom right
Empties the bowl.
The bowl will appear in your backpack, it's contents lost.
The above example shows day 1 of the cycle (top left) and no growth (top right)

The side columns of the gump show icons for daily care.
If a plant needs water it will be shown by the water jug at the top of the right column.
A - means it needs two waterings, a - only one.
No symbol, no water; a yellow or red + means it has been overwatered.
One watering is needed

Plant ailments are shown by the four bottom icons in the left column. When a + is shown for one of these, the corresponding care across the gump must be applied. One application for a yellow indicator, two for a red indicator. Poison will be applied for bugs, cure for fungus, etc. Using strength, whether it is needed or not, is a good way to keep off other ailments. A dying plant can benefit from a greater heal and greater strength even if it is not indicated.
One greater poison and one greater cure are needed

Pollination and Harvesting

Pollination can be done on the seventh day of a plants cycle provided it is healthy. If a plant is not pollinated by the ninth day, it will self pollinate. Pollinating a plant with itself will result in seeds producing identical plants of the parent. Pollinating with other plants can produce a variety of plant types and colors. Harvesting resources (from those plants that produce them) and seeds is possible starting the tenth day.
note: the gump will never show more than 9 days

Access the Second plant gump from the first and you see the following:


Clicking the top left icon (plant bowl) returns to the first gump

Pollination.
Indicates if a plant is ready to pollinate.
-   - not ready for pollination
!   - ready to be pollinated
+   - a pollinated plant
A plant not pollinated by the ninth day will self-pollinate. It must be healthy and at least seven days old.
This plant has been pollinated

Resources
Indicates the number of resources ready for harvest.
A plant will produce 8 resources, one per day starting on the tenth day.
A red X indicates it will not produce resources.
This plant will not produce resources

Seeds
Indicates the number of seeds ready for harvest in the color of the seed.
A plant will produce 8 seeds, one per day starting on the tenth day.
0 seeds have been harvested/0 seeds produced

Decorative mode.
Irreversible. Decorative plants need no watering, potions or other care.
They do not produce. Seeds or resources not already gathered will be lost.