Ranch Simulator Guide for Maximizing Profits and Efficient Farming

Publish date: 2024-07-06

Welcome to the ultimate Ranch Simulator guide for maximizing profits and efficient farming. In just a few lines, we’ll show you the keys to turning your ranch into a thriving business. Let’s dive in!

Contents

How to Garden

Build a garden plot:

Small ones costs 10 wood planks and grows 1 plant.
Large ones costs 18 wood planks and grows 2 plants.

Buy seeds at the general store:

Come in packs of 10.
Plant seed into plot.
Take a water bucket and water seed.
Plant drinks water & advances growth every 5 in-game minutes.
Only when the sun is out (6:00 – 20:00).
Don’t let the water level get too low.
Once the growth bar is 100 it’s ready to harvest.
Most plants provide multiple harvests without replanting (2 harvests per seed).
If the grey bar is full, the plant is dead – remove it.
Fertilizer makes plant grow faster ( you can get it from the general store).
Automatic sprinklers need to be within radius of the water windmill (you can get it from the general store).

Types of Plants and Costs

Cabbage

Cost: 10$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 5$
Does not grow back after harvest

Watermelon

Cost: 10$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 7$
Cannot store in cooler/basket

Pumpkin

Cost: 10$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 10$
Cannot store in cooler/basket

Tomato

Cost: 30$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 6$ (x4 per harvest)

Pineapple

Cost: 45$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 30$

Bell Peppers

Cost: 20$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 2$ (x5 per harvest)

Strawberry

Cost: 30$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 4$ (x4 per harvest)

Grape

Cost: 70$ per 10 seeds
Sell Price: 20$ (x3 per harvest)

Profits / Time Needed

Cabbage

Grows 1.66 per tick
Drinks 2.5 water per tick
Total growth time: ~5 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 5$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest per seed
Net profit per seed pack: 40$
Avg Income per day: 14$
Break Even: 2 harvests (10 hours)

Watermelon

Grows 1.11 per tick
Drinks 2.23 water per tick
Total growth time: ~7.5 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 7$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 60$ minimum
Avg Income per day: 13$
Break Even: 2 harvests (15 hours)

Pumpkin

Grows 0.41 per tick
Drinks 0.42 water per tick
Total growth time: ~20 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 10$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 90$ minimum
Ave. Income per day: 7$
Break even: 1 harvest (20 hours)

Tomato

Grows 0.41 per tick
Drinks 1.25 water per tick
Total growth time: ~20 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 6$ per crop w/ 4 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 210$ minimum
Avg Income per day: 17$
Break even: 2 harvests (40 hours)

Pineapple

Grows 0.27 per tick
Drinks 1.01 water per tick
Total growth time: ~31 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 30$ per crop w/ 1 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 255$ minimum
Ave. Income per day: 13$
Break even: 2 harvests (62 hours)

Bell Peppers

Grows 0.83 per tick
Drinks 2.5 water per tick
Total growth time: ~10 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 2$ per crop w/ 5 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 80$ minimum
Avg Income per day: 14$
Break even: 2 harvests (20 hours)

Strawberry

Grows 0.83 per tick
Drinks 2.92 water per tick
Total growth time: ~10 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 4$ per crop w/ 4 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 130$ minimum
Avg Income per day: 22$
Break even: 2 harvests (20 hours)

Grape

Grows 0.18 per tick
Drinks 0.56 water per tick
Total growth time: ~46.3 sun hours w/o fertilizer
Income: 20$ per crop w/ 3 crop per harvest
Net profit per seed pack: 530$ minimum
Avg Income per day: 18$
Break even: 2 harvests (92.6 hours)

Important Tips

Hold the basket/cooler and press E on the ripe plant to harvest all at once
Baskets can hold 40 items
cooler can hold only 24 items
Water plants frequently, especially when you leave the ranch and come back

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