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Solarpunk Farming, Water, And Weather Guide

Connect Solarpunk crops and harvest chances to Growbox, Well, Rain Collector, and Sprinkler unlocks.

Build the water path that matches your bottleneck, then choose crops by the exact harvest and recipe rows below. Do not spend on automation before its research cost and recipe ingredients are both affordable.

Water Infrastructure Decisions

Research	System	Exact Cost	Unlocks	Availability
Growbox	Progression	2 Wood	Growbox	Spend the listed research cost
Well	Water	3 Stone, 2 Wood, 2 Stick	Well	Available immediately
Rain Collector	Water	2 Wood	Rain Collector	Available immediately
Sprinkler	Energy and Automation	1 Electrical Component	Sprinkler	Spend the listed research cost
Weather Station & Switch	Energy and Automation	1 Electrical Component	Weather Station, Logic Block	Spend the listed research cost

Crop Harvest Decisions

Crop	Seed	Guaranteed Harvest	Bonus Harvest	Recipe Uses
Algae	No seed item record	3 Algae	50%: 1 Algae, 30%: 1 Algae	Circuit Board
Carrot	Carrot Seeds	1 Carrot Seeds, 1 Carrot	No bonus harvest	Carrot Seed, Animal Feeds, Vegetable Stir Fry, Salad Bowl, Vegetable Taco
Corn	Corn Seeds	1 Corn Seeds, 1 Corn	10%: 1 Corn	Corn Seed, Animal Feeds, Vegetable Stir Fry, Vegetable Taco
Cotton	Cotton Seed	1 Cotton Seed, 1 Cotton	10%: 1 Cotton	Wall Torch, Cloth, Bed, Cotton Seed, Standing Torch
Paprika	Paprika Seeds	1 Paprika Seeds, 1 Paprika	No bonus harvest	Paprika Seed, Animal Feeds, Salad Bowl, Vegetable Pizza, Vegetable Taco
Raspberry	Berry Seeds	1 Raspberry, 1 Berry Seeds	10%: 1 Raspberry, 20%: 1 Leaf	Raspberry Seed, Decorative Cacti, Small Decorative Plants, Medium Decorative Plants, Large Decorative Plants
Sunflower	Sunflower Seeds	1 Sunflower Seeds, 1 Sunflower	10%: 1 Sunflower, 50%: 1 Leaf, 20%: 1 Leaf	Decorative Cacti, Small Decorative Plants, Medium Decorative Plants, Large Decorative Plants, Decorative Succulents
Tomato	Tomato Seeds	1 Tomato Seeds, 1 Tomato	No bonus harvest	Tomato Seed, Animal Feeds, Vegetable Stir Fry, Salad Bowl, Vegetable Pizza
Watermelon	Watermelon Seeds	1 Watermelon Seeds, 1 Watermelon	No bonus harvest	Watermelon Seed, Fruit Plate, Watermelon Juice
Wheat	Wheat Seeds	1 Wheat Seeds, 1 Wheat	No bonus harvest	Animal Feed, Wheat Seed, Dough, Scarecrow, Grain Sack

Failure Checks

Problem	Check
You have a seed but cannot sustain the loop	Open Crops and Food and verify its harvest row before planting the full stack.
A sprinkler or collector cannot be placed	Compare recipe ingredients with placement records; they are separate costs.
A crop is piling up	Open its item record to see recipes, research costs, and trader demand.