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GATHERING • MEMBERS

Farming

Let time work for you: tree runs for XP, herb runs for GP, contracts for seed flow.

QUICK WIN

A five-minute herb run repeated consistently is more valuable than a perfect route you never do.

UNDERSTANDING FARMING

Learn the system before you optimise the loop.

Farming is a gathering skill with several viable routes. The best method is not automatically the one with the largest experience-rate number: startup time, travel, real input prices, useful outputs, and the amount of attention you can sustain all belong in the decision.

This guide treats levels as unlocks rather than a single uninterrupted race to 99. Use the route below as a strong default, then switch when a quest, diary, equipment upgrade, or account goal makes another method more valuable to you.

Farming progresses in real time after planting. You are free to log out or train another skill while crops advance through growth cycles.

Disease can occur during growth unless a patch is protected or naturally disease-free. Compost reduces disease chance and improves many harvests.

Tree and fruit-tree XP is awarded mainly when health is checked, making short scheduled runs the foundation of fast progression.

Herb profit depends on seed cost, expected yield, disease, compost, magic secateurs, diaries, and patch unlocks—not one guaranteed harvest count.

LEVEL-BY-LEVEL METHOD FINDER

Set your level. Get the methods that apply now.

This is the working core of the guide: source-backed training sections filtered by current level and account type, with full rates, quantities, requirements, setup notes, and method tables kept beside their revision.

ACCOUNT

CURRENT LEVELFIND A METHOD

5 Farming sections shown for Members at level 1.

Open a section for its full setup, evidence, and tables.

LEVEL 1–38 • Members

Levels 1–38: Questing

2 detailed notes

Early levels can be skipped by completing quests that give Farming experience. Completing the Goblin generals subquest of Recipe for Disaster, Fairytale I - Growing Pains, Forgettable Tale... (requires 17 Farming), The Garden of Death (requires 20 Farming), Garden of Tranquillity (requires 25 Farming), Enlightened Journey (requires 30 Farming), and My Arm's Big Adventure (requires 29 Farming) grants a total of 32,500 experience, which will get the player up to level 38. This skips much of the tedious low-level Farming and allows the player to do effective farm runs immediately.

REQUIREMENTS & SETUP

Early levels can be skipped by completing quests that give Farming experience. Completing the Goblin generals subquest of Recipe for Disaster, Fairytale I - Growing Pains, Forgettable Tale... (requires 17 Farming), The Garden of Death (requires 20 Farming), Garden of Tranquillity (requires 25 Farming), Enlightened Journey (requires 30 Farming), and My Arm's Big Adventure (requires 29 Farming) grants a total of 32,500 experience, which will get the player up to level 38. This skips much of the tedious low-level Farming and allows the player to do effective farm runs immediately.

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LEVEL 1–15 • Members

Levels 1–15: Bagged plants

23 data rows

The fastest way to train the early levels is to plant bagged plants in the player-owned house. However, it is significantly more expensive than planting seeds.

If the garden supplier does not have enough stock, players can hop worlds to buy more bagged plants.

The quickest way to plant them, assuming that your house is in Rimmington, is to bring three watering cans, a stack of coins, and as many noted bagged plants as you can afford. You can hand your notes to Phials to un-note them (for a small fee) and refill your watering cans in the building just east of the well.

REQUIREMENTS & SETUP

Training Farming to 15 from level 1 requires 17 bagged plant 1s, 17 bagged plant 2s, and 7 bagged plant 3s for a total of 172000 coins, or 78 bagged plant 1s for 78000 coins when plants are bought from the npc shop.

Level	Plant	Experience	GE Price	GP/XP
1	Bagged plant 1	31	−1,519	−49.00
6	Bagged plant 2	70	−6,783	−96.90
12	Bagged plant 3	100	−12,944	−129.44
5	Bagged dead tree	31	−1,409	−45.45
10	Bagged nice tree	44	−3,367	−76.52
15	Bagged oak tree	70	−6,722	−96.03
30	Bagged willow tree	100	−13,273	−132.73
45	Bagged maple tree	122	−18,407	−150.88
60	Bagged yew tree	141	−22,325	−158.33
75	Bagged magic tree	223	−56,017	−251.20
56	Thorny hedge (bagged)	72	−5,584	−77.56
60	Nice hedge (bagged)	100	−11,687	−116.87
64	Small box hedge (bagged)	122	−16,252	−133.21
65	Topiary hedge (bagged)	141	−26,865	−190.53
72	Fancy hedge (bagged)	158	−28,018	−177.33
76	Tall fancy hedge (bagged)	223	−51,388	−230.44
80	Tall box hedge (bagged)	316	−108,925	−344.70
66	Bagged flower	70	−6,407	−91.53
66	Bagged sunflower	70	−6,324	−90.34
71	Bagged daffodils	100	−12,116	−121.16
71	Bagged marigolds	100	−11,832	−118.32
76	Bagged bluebells	122	−18,004	−147.57
76	Bagged roses	122	−18,188	−149.08

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LEVEL 1–15 • Members

Levels 1–15: Making supercompost/ultracompost

2 detailed notes

Another option to train the early levels is to make supercompost or ultracompost in a compost bin. Each bucket of supercompost grants 8.5 farming experience, or 10 experience with the addition of volcanic ash to produce ultracompost.

Watermelons and pineapples are the easiest candidates for the produce used, with the latter easily purchased in convenient quantities from Trader Stan's Trading Post.

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LEVEL 1–15 • Members

Levels 1–15: Sorceress's garden

3 detailed notes

In the Sorceress's Garden minigame, players can pick sq'irk fruits or herbs from the gardens. No Thieving level is required, but a higher Thieving level increases Thieving experience rates. Picking a sq'irk from the tree yields 30, 40, 50, or 60 Farming experience depending on the room's season. Completing the winter garden to 15 requires 81 laps. Picking from the herb patch yields 50 Farming experience and two random herbs from any garden which requires 49 laps.

This method, once the gardens are set up correct for 1-click methods, is one of the least click-intensive ways to train. Training using only this method from 65 to 99 Thieving yields 503,520 Farming experience.

REQUIREMENTS & SETUP

In the Sorceress's Garden minigame, players can pick sq'irk fruits or herbs from the gardens. No Thieving level is required, but a higher Thieving level increases Thieving experience rates. Picking a sq'irk from the tree yields 30, 40, 50, or 60 Farming experience depending on the room's season. Completing the winter garden to 15 requires 81 laps. Picking from the herb patch yields 50 Farming experience and two random herbs from any garden which requires 49 laps.

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Members • Members

Recommended quests and stats

1 detailed notes

REQUIREMENTS & SETUP

51 required and 50 highly recommended for the Anglers' Retreat hardwood patch.

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FOUR EDITORIAL STARTING POINTS

Shortlisted routes with executable instructions.

Use the finder above for the complete method library. These four routes are the fan-guide shortlist: each includes its setup, repeatable sequence, realistic rate band, and most important failure point.

15–99 • LOW ATTENTION

Tree and fruit-tree runs

50k–1m+ effective active XP/hr

BEST FOR

Fast levels with minutes of daily play

ECONOMY

Costs seeds and protection

LOCATION

Tree patches across Gielinor

REQUIREMENTS

Patch level, saplings, transport network

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Saplings, payments, spade, rake, teleports, coins

EXECUTION

Pre-plant saplings in pots and arrange the run by teleport rather than map order.
Check health, remove, compost, replant, and pay protection where justified.
Set the next real-world growth timer before logging out.

9–99 • LOW ATTENTION

Herb runs

Modest XP plus profit

BEST FOR

Funding other skills

ECONOMY

Usually profitable

LOCATION

Unlocked herb patches

REQUIREMENTS

Herb seed level and patch access

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Seeds, ultracompost, spade, seed dibber, magic secateurs, teleports

EXECUTION

Use disease-free patches and diary teleports first.
Compost, harvest with repeated picking, and replant immediately.
Calculate expected yield after seed deaths rather than valuing a perfect run.

34–99 • HIGH ATTENTION

Tithe Farm

35k–100k XP/hr

BEST FOR

Repeatable active Farming XP

ECONOMY

Reward points

LOCATION

Hosidius Tithe Farm

REQUIREMENTS

34 Farming and chosen seed tier

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Spade, seed dibber, watering cans or Gricoller's can, graceful

EXECUTION

Choose a 16-, 20-, or more-plant pattern that you can water without deaths.
Plant, water, and harvest in exactly the same tile order.
Bank fruit before allowing a batch timeout and spend points on durable upgrades.

45–99 • LOW ATTENTION

Farming contracts

Passive seed value

BEST FOR

Ironman seed sustainability

ECONOMY

Seed packs

LOCATION

Farming Guild

REQUIREMENTS

45/65/85 Farming for guild wings and contract tiers

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Common contract seeds, compost, tools

EXECUTION

Pre-plant frequently assigned crops in every available guild patch.
Request the highest contract tier available and downgrade only when completion time is unacceptable.
Open packs strategically and retain seeds needed for the next contract cycle.

FARMING CALCULATOR

Turn a level goal into hours and materials.

Select a method for its realistic experience-rate band. Add XP and GP per action when you want an exact resource estimate for your chosen item.

Current levelTarget levelTraining methodXP per action optionalGP per action optional

XP REMAINING13,034,43113,034,431 total XP at level 99

ESTIMATED TIME13–260.7 hrAt 50,000–1,000,000 XP/hr

ACTIONS / UNITSAdd XP eachUse the optional field for exact materials

ESTIMATED BUDGETAdd GP eachGross inputs; resale and tax are not deducted

The level formula is exact. Time and budget are planning estimates: your equipment, banking, failures, attention, and live Grand Exchange prices determine the real result.

SETUP PROGRESSION

Upgrade the part that actually controls the rate.

Stage	Setup	Priority
Every run	Bottomless compost bucket, magic secateurs, spade, dibber	Reduce repeated inventory friction.
Transport	Explorer's ring, ectophial, spirit trees, jewellery, house portals	Patch travel is the main active-time cost.
Yield	Diary rewards and disease-free patches	Unlock guaranteed patches before risking costly seeds.
Guild	Seed vault and pre-planted contract crops	Preparation makes contracts nearly instantaneous.

THE ROUTE

From level 1 to cape

1–32

Quest, allotments, and early trees

Unlock transportation and use simple tree runs to build momentum.The opening objective is access, not perfect efficiency. Use quests and inexpensive equipment to compress levels where possible, and avoid over-investing in a method you will outgrow quickly.

32–65

Add herb and fruit-tree runs

Herbs fund the skill; trees deliver the larger XP drops.This is where the skill settles into a repeatable loop. Upgrade the parts of the setup that affect every action, measure a representative session, and keep travel or banking from becoming the hidden bottleneck.

65–85

Farming Guild contracts

Pre-plant common contract patches and keep a compact seed vault.At the mid-game checkpoint, compare the fastest route with account progress, useful outputs, and attention. A slightly slower method can be more efficient overall when it also supplies quests, diaries, or another skill.

85–99

Hard contracts and efficient runs

Scale tree spending to your budget while keeping profitable herbs in rotation.Late-game training is a sustainability problem. Recheck prices and unlocks, alternate high-focus sessions with calmer ones, and choose a route you can repeat without turning the cape into a chore.

LOWER-INTENSITY ALTERNATIVE

Tithe Farm is active, repeatable training when you want XP without waiting for growth cycles.

LEVEL REFERENCE

Milestones worth planning around

These are decision points, not instructions to stop. Boostable requirements and quest gates can change when an unlock becomes usable.

Level	Unlock	Why it matters
9	Guam herbs	Herb runs become possible.
32	Ranarr herbs	A common profit crop tied to prayer potions.
45	Farming Guild entry	Contracts, seed vault, and convenient patches begin.
65	Medium Farming Guild	Better contracts and more facilities.
85	Hard Farming Guild	Top contracts and full guild access.
99	Farming cape	Improved herb yield chance and guild teleport utility.

QUEST ROUTING

Let account progress do part of the grind.

Quest experience is most valuable when it skips slow early methods or opens a training system you will keep using.

QUEST 1

Fairytale I

Strong early Farming XP and the route toward fairy-ring travel.

QUEST 2

My Arm's Big Adventure

Adds a disease-free herb patch.

QUEST 3

Making Friends with My Arm

Adds another valuable protected herb patch.

CHOOSE YOUR ACCOUNT

The route changes with the rules you play by.

MAIN ACCOUNT

Spend for the time you value

Use the most expensive tree run you can sustain without starving other upgrades. Herb runs offset the cost, while contracts maintain seeds and give a reason to visit the guild.

IRONMAN

Optimise the whole supply chain

Farming is the backbone of Herblore. Contracts, bird nests, Slayer seeds, kingdom resources, and careful seed tiers all matter; do not plant the last copy of a hard-to-replace quest or contract seed thoughtlessly.

FREE-TO-PLAY

Know the edge of the map

Farming is members-only. Crops cannot be planted or harvested for skill experience on free-to-play worlds.

REVISION-PINNED REFERENCE

The detailed tables behind the recommendations.

Pulled in one batch from the Old School RuneScape Wiki on August 2, 2026. Every table keeps its source page and revision so you can verify requirements or spot a later game update.

Levels 1–15: Bagged plants12 reference rows

Level	Plant	Experience	GE Price	GP/XP
1	Bagged plant 1	31	−1,519	−49.00
6	Bagged plant 2	70	−6,783	−96.90
12	Bagged plant 3	100	−12,944	−129.44
5	Bagged dead tree	31	−1,409	−45.45
10	Bagged nice tree	44	−3,367	−76.52
15	Bagged oak tree	70	−6,722	−96.03
30	Bagged willow tree	100	−13,273	−132.73
45	Bagged maple tree	122	−18,407	−150.88
60	Bagged yew tree	141	−22,325	−158.33
75	Bagged magic tree	223	−56,017	−251.20
56	Thorny hedge (bagged)	72	−5,584	−77.56
60	Nice hedge (bagged)	100	−11,687	−116.87

Source: OSRS Wiki / Farming training • revision 15266816

Setup6 reference rows

Level	Seed	Payment	Growth time	Experience	Total cost[T 1]	GP/XP	Planting	Checking
Planting	Checking	Total	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Acorn	1 basket of tomatoes	3hr20m (5x40 min)	14	467.3	481.3	−746	−1.55
30	Willow	1 basket of apples	4hr00m (6x40 min)	25	1,456.5	1,481.5	−789	−0.53
45	Maple	1 basket of oranges	5hr20m (8x40 min)	45	3,403.4	3,448.4	−5,134	−1.49
60	Yew	10 cactus spines	6hr40m (10x40 min)	81	7,069.9	7,150.9	−35,212	−4.92
75	Magic	25 coconuts	8hr00m (12x40 min)	145.5	13,768.3	13,913.8	−111,328	−8.00

Source: OSRS Wiki / Farming training • revision 15266816

Setup6 reference rows

Level	Seed	Payment	Growth time	Experience	Total cost[H 1]	GP/XP	Planting	Checking
Planting	Checking	Total	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Teak	15 limpwurt roots	74hr40m (7x640 min)	35	7,290	7,325	−3,761	−0.51
55	Mahogany	25 yanillian hops	85hr20m (8x640 min)	63	15,720	15,783	−21,833	−1.38
66	Camphor	10 White berries	85hr20m (8x640 min)	88	17,840	17,928	−10,476	−0.58
80	Ironwood	10 Curry Leaf	85hr20m (8x640 min)	145	20,380	20,525	−36,782	−1.79
92	Rosewood	8 Dragonfruit	106hr40m (10x640 min)	252	23,100	23,352	−164,769	−7.06

Source: OSRS Wiki / Farming training • revision 15266816

Setup5 reference rows

Level	Seed	Payment	Growth time	Experience	Total cost[S 1]	GP/XP	Planting	Checking
Planting	Checking	Harvesting	Total	—	—	—	—	—
72	Calquat	8 poison ivy berries	21hr20m (8x160 min)	129.5	12,096	291	12,516.5	−2,302
74	Crystal acorn	N/A	8hr00m (6x80 min)	126	13,240	N/A	13,366	[S 2]
85	Celastrus	8 potato cactus	13hr20m (5x160 min)	204	14,130	70.5[S 3]	14,404.5	47,240
90	Redwood	6 dragonfruit	106hr40m (10x640 min)	230	22,450	N/A	22,680	−21,910[S 4]

Source: OSRS Wiki / Farming training • revision 15266816

SOURCE PAGES

Farming training ↗revision 15266816
Ironman Guide/Farming ↗revision 15243053
Farming ↗revision 15271465
Farming/Level up table ↗revision 15223982

Reference tables are adapted with attribution from the community-maintained OSRS Wiki. Editorial recommendations, method walkthroughs, warnings, and calculators are original fan-guide material.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Farming FAQ

Which herb is most profitable?

It changes with seed and herb prices and your yield bonuses. Use expected value across a full run rather than comparing one seed with one herb.

Do I need to stay logged in?

No. Growth cycles continue while logged out, subject to the crop's normal cycle and disease checks.

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