Best Farthest Frontier Crop Rotation & Layout Methods

How To Create A Farm In Farthest Frontier

Before you set up a Crop Rotation system for your farm in Farthest Frontier, you’ll have to create a crop field. The process is quite simple, however, you may not feel the need for a farm right away in the game. Nonetheless, we advise you to get your farm started as soon as possible. This is because creating the crop field and ground maintenance will take some time so it’s better to get an early start. 

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To create a crop field, head to the ‘Buildings’ section in the bottom right corner. Once you choose that, open the ‘Food Production’ subsection. Here you will find the option of a crop field, click that to start the farm building process. 

Your Farm field needs to cover at least a 5×5 area and at most a 12×12 area. Later on, you can expand the crop field by over 12×12. But in all fairness, it’s not really that necessary. It’s much more efficient to have multiple crop fields rather than a single large field. 

While you’re placing your crop field press ‘F’ on your keyboard to see the fertility overview. The greener the land is the more fertile it will be, so make sure you choose the greenest spot for your crop field. Be wary that you don’t wander too far from your town. 

When you choose a location, the game will display you an overlay with information about that field’s fertility, soil conditions, and labor requirements as well as the expected crop output. Go through these stats really quickly, if they satisfy you then you can simply place your field there.

Crop Field UI

After setting up your farm field, you will now see a Crop Field User Interface. When it comes to farming, the UI is unquestionably crucial. Using it, you can make the most of your farm and determine the optimum crop rotation in Farthest Frontier. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to know everything about the Crop Field UI.

At first, the Crop Field panel may seem a bit too much to understand. Worry not, by the end of the section everything will be crystal clear about the Crop Field UI. 

Looking at the Crop Field UI (Refer to the image above), you will see three bars. These bars represent three consecutive years; I, II, and III. The first year will always be the one you’re currently in. In year one, you will notice a thin vertical line this represents the current date. 

Nine months will be usable in each year’s row. The last three months have extreme frost, therefore they are deemed unsuitable for farming. Below these three bars, there are a few more necessary details regarding your crop field. The ‘Fertility’ bar represents the amount of fertility the field holds, therefore, the higher it is the better. 

The second bar is marked as ‘Weed Level’ and the third one as ‘Rockiness’. From time to time weeds will grow on your field and rocks will form too. Therefore, you must pay close attention to these two bars and keep them as low as possible.

The first three bars (representing the years) will have “Click to Add Crops” boldly written on them. Once you click this, a side menu will open up, showing you plenty of crops to choose from. For the Farthest Frontier Best Crop Rotation, you should learn about all the available crops. 

Types Of Crops In Farthest Frontier

There are a total of 12 options to choose from in the ‘Add Crop’ section. 11 of these are crops and one is maintenance. The latter will help you sustain your field by removing the weeds and rocks. With that out of the way, let’s focus on all the available crops to choose from. 

Here are all the crops and their details in Farthest Frontier:

• Beans: Good source of food and can last long in storage. Growing them will improve your soil fertility.
• Buckwheat: A decent substitute for grain production. It has good heat tolerance and increases weed suppression on the field.
• Cabbage: Requires high soil fertility. Very good at tolerating heat and frost.
• Carrot: Requires low rockiness for growth. They don’t require a lot of soil fertility and can also be stored for a long time.
• Clover: The best crop to increase soil fertility. They can also be sold or used as a food source. 
• Flax: Used to make clothing for your town. It’s a hardy crop and can resist heat and frost very well. 
• Leeks: Great at resisting heat and frost but takes a lot of time to fully grow. Can’t be stored in storage for long.
• Peas: A great crop for the winter season, on top of that they also improve soil fertility of the field.
• Rye: Has a stable resistance against frost and heat. Can be grown on low fertility soil.
• Turnips: Takes very less time to grow. Turnip is one of the favorite crops due to its sturdiness and weather tolerance.
• Wheat: Comes at a high cost to your soil fertility, but is extremely valuable. Can be used to make flour and beer. 

Best Method Of Crop Rotation

Now that we have all the Farthest Frontier basics out of the way, we can focus on the best crop rotation method. Since we already showed you, the game allows you to choose crops for three years in a row. This will give you the opportunity to efficiently utilize each period of the next three years. 

Your aim would be to keep your soil fertility high, make ample crops with high value, and grow food sources through farming. Most players do not pay attention to the crop rotation system. They usually spam a crop or lose periods doing nothing. 

Therefore, we have included one of the best crop rotation methods for the Farthest Frontier in our guide. It will help you achieve the best yield while keeping the crop fields maintained. 

Crop Rotation Method

So to start the crop rotation system in Farthest Frontier, make sure you have three separate crop fields over good fertile land. The reason for having three fields will be explained later so stay with us for now. Now depending on the Weed level and Rockiness on these three fields run some maintenance sessions over them. Most of your first year will be taken up by the maintenance runs. 

Maintainance is important because it will enable you to grow different crops with ease. So once you’re done creating three crop fields and running maintenance sessions on them, you can finally begin setting up the Best crop rotation system in Farthest Frontier.

The crop rotating method we’re about to tell you works best if you’re Town Hall is upgraded to Tier 2. You can upgrade your town hall, while your crop fields are being constructed or maintained. Tier 2 would allow you to build a windmill and a bakery, which means you can use wheat to bake bread for your town.

Don’t lose heart, though; even if you’re at Tier 1, this strategy still applies.

The key to the Farthest Frontier Best Crop Rotation is by growing one of each type of crop; A Grain Crop, a Green Crop, and a Root Crop.

So first up choose any of the three crop fields, and make sure the weed level and rockiness are under control. Now, this is how you will set up the three-year plan for Crop Field No.1.

• 1st Year: Turnip, Clover, and Maintainance.
• 2nd Year: Clover and Wheat/Flax (If you’re on Tier 1)
• 3rd Year: Peas/Beans and Clover

The setup is quite simple to manage. Once you’re done putting these in, you can calmly focus on other stuff. Of course, since the game is a simulation you can run into problems like diseases, but we will focus on that in a bit. 

For now, let’s see how Crop Field No. 2 will be set up.

• 1st Year: Peas/Beans and Clover
• 2nd Year: Turnip, Clover, and Maintainance
• 3rd Year: Clover and Wheat/Flax (If you’re on Tier 1)

Did any of you notice the trend? We have used the exact same crop setup, however, the year order has been changed. This will allow you to yield a variety of crops within a single year while following an efficient crop rotation system. 

For Crop Field No. 3, this is what the setup will look like. 

• 1st Year: Clover and Wheat/Flax (If you’re on Tier 1)
• 2nd Year: Peas/Beans and Clover
• 3rd Year: Turnip, Clover, and Maintainance

We hope that the method makes sense to you. Each year will yield you plenty of crops. We have included Clover numerous times due to its fertility improvement properties. 

The multiple combinations will run the Crop rotation cycle efficiently between three crop fields. You will have ample crop yield, which will help with the growth of your town. The excess crop can be traded for gold.

Improving Soil Fertility

Soil fertility is highly essential in Farthest Frontier. Crops may produce low yields and develop diseases if your soil is not very fertile. There are a couple of ways to ensure that soil fertility stays at an all-time high. 

Growing clover will do wonders for your field. It generously improves soil fertility, which is exactly why we have included it in the Crop Rotation cycle the most. Apart from that, running a maintenance session now and then will also slightly improve the fertility, while minimizing rockiness and weed levels. 

Another good way to have high soil fertility is by building Compost Yards. They will be responsible for gathering both human and animal waste, so you can construct it well in advance of building your farm. The Composters will then turn the waste into fertilizers that you can use on your fields to improve fertility and yield. 

Diseases

Even though the Crop Rotation method will keep the farm fields healthy and safe. But there is a chance that they still might get infected every once in a while. This is part of life, so don’t fret about it. You can easily overcome it by switching up a few things across your farm field. 

What you need to do is take out all the crops you planned for the next year. Now you can either add 2-3 maintenance sessions or grow some clovers across the year to increase soil fertility.

There is another approach you can use, and it is by far the simplest. You only need to let the field rest for the following year; during which, it will heal by itself.

Other Important Factors

Here are a few more factors that you need to take care of during the Crop Rotation system in Farthest Frontier. 

When you make your farm you must install Fences and Gates around it. Crop planting will draw wildlife, such as deers, which can significantly reduce your production. Create a field first, then quickly erect a fence around it. Include gates so your farmers can enter and exit.

When you have enough stone stacked up, you can turn the wooden fences into stone walls, which will help stop raiders from destroying your fences while they are attacking your settlement.

Since you have three crop fields, it is really important that you have adequate Storage space for them. If you do not have enough space, your crops may get rotten, especially the green vegetables. 

A good storage system and switching between crops with various storage times are the solutions to this problem. For instance, planting all the crops with short storage times will result in a large amount of output being wasted.

There you have it, our complete guide on the Farthest Frontier Best Crop Rotation method. Utilizing the method will allow you to harvest high yields of multiple crops. You will easily be able to progress your town thanks to the Crop Rotation system.

Tips

Farthest Frontier is a Strategy Simulation game developed by Crate Entertainment. In the game, the player builds their town from scratch by taming the wilderness, harvesting materials and crops, training troops, fighting diseases, and so much more. While you have control of your own town and its inhabitants it’s essential to learn about Farthest Frontier Best Crop Rotation.

Farming is a complex system to grasp in Farthest Frontier. The system and the layout, with so many variables, can get quite overwhelming for new players. However, once you get familiarized with these things farming will become a lot more fun.

To get a more in-depth look at the farming process and tips, you should read our guide on Farthest Frontier Best Seeds.

Growing crops helps generate clothes, flour, beer, and other necessary goods in addition to meeting the town’s food needs. Therefore, in due time you will need to rely on your farm and adopt an efficient crop rotation in Farthest Frontier.

In Farthest Frontier, you’ll be in charge of many different things. To get the best out of your experience in the simulation game, be sure to read our Tips & Tricks.

One of the most intricate mechanisms is the Crop Rotation System in Farthest Frontier. Crops are vulnerable to summer heat waves, winter’s chilling temperatures, and even diseases, just like your villagers.

To enhance crop productivity, fields must be free of weeds and rocks, and maintaining rich soil can be difficult.