Roots of Pacha Farming Guide

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Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Cover Image Player Character Standing in the Fields in Spring

In our Roots of Pacha Farming Guide, we'll go over how farming works, and some of the things to keep in mind to get the best harvests.

Farming is a good source of cooking materials, since many recipes either require certain types of crops, or one specific crop in particular. Farmland is also used to create Animal Barns, which house the many animals you can find across the land. You'll also want to follow our Ideas guide to unlock some new tools that help make farming easier.


How Farming Works in Roots of Pacha

You have access to two main plots of lands in Roots of Pacha, both on the left side of the village. In your collection of tools, you start with a Handaxe that can be used to clear away debris from the land, and till the soil. You also have access to a Waterskin, which can water one square at a time. While slow to start out, your tools can be upgraded later on by completing Ideas, letting you water more crops at once or till multiple squares of land at a time.

As for seeds, you'll have to gather them from each area to start with. Seasonal crop seeds can be found in clusters on the ground, and will be marked on the map once found for the first time. Seeds take a few days before they're available, and can be reharvested after waiting a few days. Seeds for plants that can be grown over multiple seasons will also appear in the relevant area during those seasons as well, meaning you can easily stock up on them.

Once planted, you must water crops each day until they're fully grown (crops are watered automatically if it's raining). Watering is made easier in the late game when you complete the Irrigation Idea. This allows you to build pumps and irrigation trenches to quickly water large groups of crops at once.

Gathering a crop yields one item in return, though some crops can be regathered multiple times during the season. Gathering a crop will also increase your knowledge of it. At Knowledge 2, you'll be able to see how long a crop takes to grow, while all Knowledge levels increase the chances of harvesting a higher quality item. Crops come in 5 levels of quality, each being worth more and having better effects:

  • Wild
  • Normal
  • Good Quality (Marked with a black circle)
  • Better Quality (Marked with an orange triangle)
  • Best Quality (Marked with a yellow plus symbol)

All crops will only give 1 yield per harvest, though certain crops can be harvested multiple times.


How to Buy Seeds

If you don't want to always gather crops manually, then you can build a Plant Nursery. The Idea to create this building will unlock after harvesting your first crop, tasking you with talking to Igrork. Giving Igrork 5 of any harvested crop and waiting 2 days will unlock the Plant Nursery, which you can choose to build in a number of areas (near the plots of land is best).

After a few days, the Plant Nursery will be built, and you can talk to Igrork to purchase seeds for 20 Contribution each. He'll only sells seeds you've already collected at least once, so you still have to explore during each season for the first year.


Best Crops to Grow

Crops, even ones of the highest quality, generally do not sell for a lot of Contribution. Instead, they're best saved for cooking, processing, or giving away as gifts. Plants like Tomatoes and Beets are good choices to grow, as they can be harvested multiple times and last across 2 seasons. Garlic is also a good Summer choice, as you need it for multiple cooking recipes.

In general, you'll want to grow a fair amount of every crop. Not only will this let you increase your Knowledge for all of them, you'll need them for cooking and to complete some Prophecies.

Note that all crops that come from the Jungle will require you to complete a certain amount of the aforementioned Prophecies, as they will not spawn otherwise. In addition, completing every Prophecy will unlock farmland in the Jungle that can be used to grow crops all year round.

Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Farming Crops List Image Standing Next to the Plant Nursey with Igrork

Crops List

Note: This tables scrolls horizontally on mobile due to the amount of information that needs to be displayed.

Crop Image Seasons Seed Location Time to Grow Additional Harvests
Amaranth Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Amaranth Seed Summer Savanna 11 Days Every 4 Days After Initial Growth
Beans Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Beans Seed Spring Forest

4 Days

Every 5 Days After Initial Growth
Beets Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Beets Seed Spring, Winter Savanna 6 Days  
Broccoli Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Broccoli Seed Winter Forest 9 Days  
Buckwheat Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Buckwheat Seed Fall Savanna 6 Days  
Butternut Squash Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Butternut Squash Seed Summer, Fall Forest 13 Days  
Cabbage Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Cabbage Seed Fall Forest 7 Days  
Carrot Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Carrot Seed Spring The Land, Forest 4 Days  
Cassava   Fall Jungle 6 Days  
Chile Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Chile Seed Summer Savanna 14 Days Every 3 Days After Initial Growth
Corn Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Corn Seed Fall Savanna 9 Days  
Eggplant Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Eggplant Seed Summer, Fall The Land 7 Days Every 3 Days After Initial Growth
Fennel Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Fennel Seed Fall Forest 10 Days  
Garbanzo Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Garbanzo Seed Summer, Fall Savanna 8 Days Every 6 Days After Initial Growth
Garlic Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Garlic Seed Spring Savanna 4 Days  
Kohlrabi Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Kohlrabi Seed Winter Forest 5 Days  
Lettuce Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Lettuce Seed Winter The Land 4 Days  
Millet   Summer Jungle 6 Days  
Oats   Winter Savanna 4 Days  
Onion Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Onion Seed Fall Forest 7 Days Every 4 Days After Initial Growth
Potato Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Potato Seed Spring Forest 6 Days  
Prickly Pear Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Prickly Pear Seed Fall Beach 9 Days  
Pumpkin Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Pumpkin Seed Fall The Land 15 Days  
Quinoa Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Quinoa Seed Sprin Forest 9 Days  
Sea Kale Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Sea Kale Seed Spring, Summer Beach 6 Days  
Sesame Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Sesame Seed Spring, Summer Savanna 8 Days Every 4 Days After Initial Growth
Strawberry Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Strawberry Seed Summer Forest 6 Days Every 3 Days After Initial Growth
Sunflower Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Sunflower Seed Summer, Fall Savanna 5 Days  
Sweet Potato Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Sweet Potato Seed Summer, Fall Forest 7 Days  
Teff   Summer Caves (In area after Horse Totem) 5 Days  
Tomato Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Tomato Seed Spring, Summer The Land 10 Days Every 4 Days After Initial Growth
Wheat   Spring Savanna 5 Days  
Winter Peas Roots of Pacha Farming Guide - Winter Peas Seed Winter      

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More Info About This Game
Learn more about Roots of Pacha
Game Page Roots of Pacha
Developer
Soda Den
Publisher
Crytivo
Platforms
PC, Xbox Series X|S
Release Date
April 25, 2023 (Calendar)
Genre
Indie, RPG, Simulation
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