How to farm rye, wheat, and other crops in Manor Lords
Trying to figure out how farming works in Manor Lords?Setting up a farm is one of the major steps you’ll need to undertake inManor Lordsto make your fledgling settler’s camp transform into a bustling, healthy town. But there’s quite a bit to figure out along the way, from basics like setting up your land plots to more involved questions like how farming works in tandem with the seasons.
We’ve spent enough time fiddling in the fields to give you some assistance. In this guide onhow to farm in Manor Lords, we’ll outline what you need to do to ensure that your farm is healthy and bountiful.
Farming explained in Manor Lords
To get started farming, you’ll first need to construct a field. Like the Marketplace, the field is a flexible plot of land that you can chart by snapping four points on the map. While it’s tempting to make a giant farm space all at once and call it a day, we recommend that you start small, building additional plots of land when you’re comfortable with the basics of farming. Farms are measured inMorgens(a unit of land measurement equivalent to about two acres), and ideally your first farm will be around1.0-1.5 Morgens.
You’ll want to consider thefertilityof the land when building your farm. You can get a sense of this by the heatmap that appears when you construct a farm, showing you which areas are best for which crops. Green areas are obviously better, and you’ll want to pay most attention to the best regions for planting Barley, Rye, and Emmer (AKA Wheat).
Once you’ve made your plot, you can choose the crop you want your peasants to plant. Your choices include the following:
Once you’ve made your choice, construct aFarmhousenext to your plot of land for workers to till your fields. You can put up to eight families in a Farmhouse, so if you want your farm to grow fast, it’s best to stock up on workers.
Once your peasants are tilling away, you can pay close attention to the progress of your crops by clicking on your plot and viewing the available data. You’ll be able to see how many days you have until your crop yield, as well as a number of progress bars indicating plowing progress, sowing progress, crop growth, and harvest progress. You can also select different crops to rotate on a three-year basis.
Out of all of these bits of info, I’ve found it most useful to keep an eye onfertilization percentage. Higher percentages mean that the crop is growing faster, while lower percentages mean that growth is slow. If the percentage ever reaches zero, your plot of land is no longer fertile, and you’ll have to switch whatever you’re growing on it to Fallow.
And those are the basics of farming! You can augment the output of your plot of land with structures like theWindmill, which is needed to turn Wheat and Rye into Flour, and theCommunal Oven, which turns Flour into Bread.Pasturesare required for letting sheep graze on your farm, whileSheep Farmsallow you to gather Wool from those sheep.
Here are a few other general tips on farming to keep in mind as you begin your mission to grow crops:
That should be all you need to know on farming inManor Lords. If you’re on the lookout for more tips on upgraging your settlement, head on over to our guides onlaying down roads,demolishing buildings,engaging in trade, or even exploring your ever-growing town inthird person Visit Mode. We’ve also got a handy guide ofManor Lords tips and tricksif you’re just getting started with the game.
