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Last update:20 March 2018

Some valuable tips & hints for your food production Mr Martian Farmer.

Which farms should I build?

You produce food onfarms.

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There are 3 types of farms: hydroponic farms, farms, and fungal farms.

Remember to assignbotanists to your farms.

Focus on traditional farms and hydroponic farms.

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They usevery little waterand certain plants cangenerate oxygen.

What to harvest?

In terms of productivity of traditional farms,corn, fruit, and potatoesseem to be the best choice.

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However, both corn and potatoes willcause soil depletion.

Hydroponic farms -rice, vegetables and deciduous cropsoffer the highest productivity.

Crops

Hydroponic Farms

Name

Description

Rice

Great productivity, slow growth, higher water consumption.

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Sprouts

Low productivity, slow growth, lower water consumption.

Vegetables

Good productivity, slow growth, lower water consumption.

Algae

Very low productivity, produces oxygen.

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Brown algae

Medium productivity, very fast growth, produces oxygen.

Quitch

Low productivity, very fast growth.

Farms

Quinoa

Medium productivity, fast growth, Lower water consumption.

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Wheat

Low productivity, very fast growth, Lower water consumption.

Corn

Great productivity, slow growth, soil depletion - reduces productivity of further crops.

Fruit

Good productivity, very slow growth, improves soil quality.

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Potatoes

Good productivity, slow growth, soil depletion.

Ground-cover plants

Very Low productivity, significantly improves soil quality.

Soy

Low productivity, slow growth, improves soil quality.

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Hydroponic farm

Large rice

Excellent yield, slow growth, larger water consumption.

Large deciduous farming

Good yield, slow growth.

Large couch grass

Low yield, very fast growth.

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Farmland

Giant wheat

Low yield, very fast growth, lower water consumption.

Giant corn

Excellent yield, slow growth and soil impoverishment.

Drop in soil quality: 10%.

Giant potatoes

Good yield, slow growth, soil impoverishment.

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