FE3H Gardening: The Definitive Guide

In This Guide We Will Look At The Detailed Overview Of Everything You Will Need To Know About Gardening In Fire Emblem Three Houses

How To Start Gardening

Side Quest
Side Quest Required

Now, to start gardening in FE3H, you first have to find the gardening site. The site is located in the Garreg Mach Monastery. There are a  lot of different tasks that you can undertake in the Monastery. One of these tasks is FE3H gardening. The other tasks you might be reluctant to do but be aware that the gardening task is no ordinary task. It is a task that will help you throughout the game.

Also, the Fire Emblem Three Houses gardening tutorial starts very early on in the game. You can start the tutorial through a side quest that is given to you by Dedue in Chapter 1. The side quest is titled Green Thumb Beginnings. Once you have unlocked the gardening mini-game through the side quest we will recommend that you should dedicate ample time to it. In Fire Emblem three Houses gardening is a very extensive and complicated task. However, it rewards the user generously. 

Key Highlights
  • Gardening offers free Professor EXP in Fire Emblem Three Houses.
  • Planting seeds takes a full Exploration Day and a week to harvest.
  • Professor’s level determines seed quantity and cultivation options.
  • Different seeds and cultivations yield varied rewards.
  • Seeds have star-levels, higher stars offer better rewards.
  • Cultivating increases chances of high-tier rewards.
  • Rewards: Professor EXP, items, and unique items that boost professor level.
  • Flower seeds can be mixed for new combinations.
  • Blooming flowers provide stat boosts.
  • Gardening is a valuable resource-gathering and character improvement method in the game.

Basics Of GardeningFire Emblem Garden

Garden In Fire Emblem Three HousesNow that you have unlocked gardening through the quest you can now freely use the garden whenever you have the chance to visit the monastery.

Basics of Gardening:

  • Gardening is unlocked after completing the quest.
  • It’s a valuable source of Professor EXP in FE3H and doesn’t consume actions or in-game time.
  • Planting seeds takes time to grow; it requires a whole Exploration Day.
  • Harvesting happens on your next exploration day, which is one week later.
  • Initially, you can plant only one seed, but as your professor level increases, you can plant more.
  • Higher professor levels allow you to cultivate seeds, which costs money but yields better rewards.

Professor Level: Seeds & Cultivation Options 

Below are the corresponding number of seeds and cultivating options that will unlock according to your professor’s level.

  • Professor Level E: Plant 1 seed, “Infuse With Magic” cultivation (free).
  • Professor Level E+: Still 1 seed, new option “Pour Amid Water” (costs 300G).
  • Professor Level D: Plant 2 seeds, “Prune” cultivation (costs 500G).
  • Professor Level D+: No new benefits.
  • Professor Level C: Plant 3 seeds, “Scattering Bone Meal” cultivation (costs 1000G).
  • Professor Level C+: No new benefits.
  • Professor Level B: Plant 4 seeds, “Use Caledonian Soil” cultivation (costs 1500G).
  • Professor Level B+: No new benefits.
  • Professor Level A: Plant 5 seeds, unlock all cultivation options, including “Use Pegasaus Blessing” (costs 2000G).

Management Aspect Of Gardening

Cultivation
Cultivation In Fire Emblem Three Houses

Fire Emblem Three Houses Gardening has a very complicated management aspect to it.

  • The type of seeds you use is important and affects your rewards.
  • Mixing seeds during planting can yield different results.
  • Seeds have a star level (out of 5), higher stars mean better rewards.
  • Cultivating each harvest is recommended for high-tier rewards, despite the cost – think of it as an investment.

Rewards

There are a total of three types of rewards that you can receive.

  • Rewards in FE3H gardening include Professor EXP, items (e.g., food, flowers), and unique rewards.
  • Specific seeds yield different rewards:

Now, we will discuss the rewards you get for FE3H gardening of each specific seed separately. We will try our best to make it brief. Following are the details:

  1. Mixed Herb Seeds: Mixed Fruit Seeds, Turnip, Peach Currant, Rocky Burdock (stat boost).
  2. Root Vegetable Seeds: Northern Fodlan Seeds, Carrot, Cabbage, Peach Currant, Ambrosia (stat boost).
  3. Western Fodlan Seeds: Noa Fruit, Chickpeas, Cabbage, Fruit Of Life (stat boost).
  4. Vegetable Seeds: Mixed Seed Herbs, Purple Seeds Flower, Onion, Noa Fruit, Tomato.
  5. Northern Fodlan Seeds: Yellow Fruits Seeds, Mixed Fruit Seeds, Carrot, Noa Fruit, Golden Apple (stat boost).
  6. Morfis Seeds: Eastern Fodlan Seeds, Turnip, Morfis Plus, Zando Treasure Fruit, Forget Me Nots, Ailell Pomegranate (stat boost).
  7. Southern Fodlan Seeds: Turnip, Magdred Kirsch, Verona.
  8. Nordsalat Seeds: Albinean Berries, Nordsalat, Magdred Kirsch, Speed Carrot (stat boost).
  9. Boa Fruit Seeds: Angelica Seeds, Boa Fruit, Peach Currant, Miracle Bean (stat boost).
  10. Albanian Seed: Root Vegetable Seeds, Yellow Flower Seeds, Carrot, Albanian Berries.
  11. Eastern Fodlan Seeds: Morfis Seeds, Onion, Peach Currant.
  12. Angelica Seeds: Angelica, Nordsalat.
  13. Mixed Fruit Seeds: Northern Fodlan Seeds, Root Vegetable Seeds, White Flower Seeds, Albanian Berries, Morfis Plum, Peach Currant, Miracle Bean (stat boost).

Flower Seeds

Seeds
Seeds In Fire Emblem Three Houses

Flower seeds in Fire Emblem Three Houses yield various rewards:

  • Red Flower Seeds: Mixed Herb Seeds, Blue Flower Seeds, Albanian Seeds, Onion, Magdred Kirsch, Rose, Daffodil, White Verona (stat boost).
  • White Flower Seeds: Southern Fodlan Seeds, Purple Flower Seeds, Turnip, Daffodil, Golden Apple, Morfis Plum Seeds (stat boost).
  • Blue Flower Seeds: Pale Blue Flower Seeds, Forget Me Nots, Anemone.
  • Purple Flower Seeds: Red Flower Seeds, Green Flower Seeds, Pale Blue Flower Seeds, Rose, Baby’s Breath, Violet, Lavender.
  • Yellow Flower Seeds: White Flower Seeds, Green Flower Seeds, Pale Blue Flower Seeds, Daffodil, Sunflower, Anemone, Lily, Premium Magic Herbs (stat boost).
  • Green Flower Seeds: Blue Flower Seeds, Pale Blue Flower Seeds, White Flower Seeds, Rose, Pitcher Plant.
  • Pale Blue Flower Seeds: Purple Flower Seeds, Red Flower Seeds, Blue Flower Seeds, Anemone, Lily of the Valley, Rose, Pitcher Plant, Forget Me Nots, Speed Carrot (stat boost).

Stat Boosters Of The Flowers

  • White Flower Seeds: You will increase your HP or Charm.
  • Root Vegetable Seeds: It will increase your Defense.
  • Purple Flowers Seeds: It will increase your Strength.
  • Yellow Flower Seeds: Increases your Magic.
  • Pale Blue Flower Seeds: It will increase your Speed.
  • Green Flower Seeds: It should increase your  Dexterity
  • Red Flower Seeds: This one again increases HP by increasing resistance

Combos Of Seeds

Now, FE3H gardening has other things that you might want to consider researching on. Like Combos of seeds. These combos will help you get certain seeds and rewards that will help you massively in your journey.

  • These combos are effective for character class building and leveling up.
  • Gardening is a quick task that doesn’t use action points, so it’s worth doing regularly.
  • Investing money to cultivate each harvest increases your chances of getting booster items.
  • Planting all your plants of the same seed type and cultivating them simplifies the process.
  • After Chapter 5, you can buy all the seeds from a certain character.
Fire Emblem Poster
Fire Emblem Three Houses Poster

This concludes our Fire Emblem Three Houses Gardening guide. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments below.

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