ultima online gardening

Ultima Online Gardening Guide Gardening in Ultima Online (UO) is a peaceful and rewarding activity that allows players to grow plants, harvest resources, and even create decorative gardens. Heres a breakdown of how gardening works in UO: Getting Started Seeds: Obtain seeds by harvesting plants (e.g., cotton, flax, wheat) or purchasing them from NPC vendors (e.g., farmers, herbalists). Fertile Dirt: Youll need fertile dirt patches to plant seeds. These can be found in certain areas or created using a hoe on dirt tiles. Tools: - Hoe: Used to till dirt into fertile soil. - Scythe: Used to harvest crops. - Watering Can: Helps plants grow faster (optional). Planting & Growing Till the soil with a hoe to create fertile dirt. Double-click seeds and target the fertile dirt to plant them. Wait for growth: Plants go through several stages (seedling sprout mature plant). - Growth time varies (real-time, usually minutes to hours). - Some plants may wither if not tended. Types of Plants Crops: Wheat, corn, carrots, lettuce, etc. (used for cooking or trade). Resources: Cotton (for cloth), flax (for bowstrings), etc. Decorative Plants: Flowers, shrubs, and trees for landscaping. Special Plants: Some rare plants (e.g., Blood Moss, Mandrake Root) are used in alchemy. Harvesting Use a scythe on mature plants to collect resources. Some plants (like cotton) yield multiple resources per harvest. Replant seeds to maintain your garden. Advanced Gardening Bonsai Trees: Decorative plants grown in special pots. Plant Pigments: Extract dyes from certain plants using a mortar and pestle. Green Thumb Bonus: Higher Herding skill may improve plant yield. Garden Decoration Use fences, hedges, and decorative items to create beautiful gardens. Some housing systems allow indoor potted plants. Tips & Tricks Protect your garden: Use locked down containers or place it in a secure area (e.g., your house). Combat Plants: Some custom UO servers allow "attackable" plants (e.g., Evil Plants for PvE). Fertilizer: Rare items (like Natural Dye) can speed up growth. Gardening in UO is a relaxing way to contribute to the economy (selling crops/alchemy ingredients) or simply enjoy the games sandbox elements. Happy farming! Do you play on a specific UO server? Some custom shards (e.g., Outlands, UO Forever) have expanded gardening systems!