Getting the hang of life in FarmVille isn’t all that complicated. You harvest crops, plant new ones, and buy various items and buildings at the market to pretty up your patch of land. Progressing in FarmVille isn’t that hard, but there are some pitfalls you should watch out for as you move on. Who knew there was so much strategy involved in farming?
Plowing to Plant
Of course, to make the most cash as possible from your farm, you want to clear a quite a bit of land for crops. This is definitely the way to go, but you do have to be smart about it. It takes cash to prepare land as well as to purchase the seeds to sow it. If you use up all your money plowing extra land, you won’t be able to plant on it. Remember, no crops equals no money.
That’s why it’s important to make sure you can make use of all your available land before you start clearing more. If you plant on all the plowed plots you already have first, you’ll know how many you’ll be able to afford to clear and plant on this time around. That way, you’ll make the most of all your plots of land and be able to prepare even more when it’s time for your next harvest.
Time Your Harvests
It can be nearly irresistable to plant a certain type of crop that has a good return on your investment. You won’t get that payout, though, if you don’t get back in time to harvest your crops before they wither. When you’re deciding what and when to plant, you have to take your own schedule into consideration so that you can be sure you’ll be able to get back to your farm in an appropriate amount of time.
Crops grow at different speeds, and they also die at different speeds. For example, a crop that takes four hours to grow will die after eight hours. A crop that takes 2 days to mature, however, will not wither for 4 days. If you think you won’t be able to get back to your farm before a certain kind of crop withers, you shouldn’t plant it. This can be tough because the benefits of some short-term crops can be tempting. But keep in mind, if your crops die before you can harvest them, you won’t get anything out of that harvest at all.
It’s only natural to want to level quickly and make more cash, but you need to be realistic about how much time you can devote to your farm. Being overzealous will usually backfire on you. If you plan you harvesting cycles right and make sure to only clear as much land as you can make use of at any given time, though, you’ll be well on your way to success in FarmVille.
