Windrose Farming: Plantations, Seeds and Fertile Soil

Alexandre Jollier April 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM

In brief

In Windrose, farming is essential for your survival. This guide explains how to grow different plants, from preparing the soil to harvesting, including managing seeds and the fertile soil needed to diversify your crops.

In Windrose, farming is essential to your survival. This article will explain the different phases, from tilling the soil to harvesting, and on to using agricultural resources.

The farming system in a nutshell

At the start of the game, you only have a small number of plants available, basically bushes and banana trees. However, by exploring the world, you'll be able to discover a wider variety in the form of seeds. Here's a list of some plants you'll be able to grow:

Banana trees: easy to grow, don't require fertile soil.
Flax: a trickier plant, where the soil must be rich and the sowing done correctly.
Corn: a rare resource you'll discover as you explore.

Growing conditions for plants

Each plant has its own preferences when it comes to soil and environment. Some need fertile soil, while others can tolerate less favorable conditions, as long as you choose the right spot. When you start planting crops in Windrose, the process is simple at first, but requires a bit of planning. Open the building menu, browse the farming tab, and you'll find the plants you've unlocked listed there. At first, you should focus on the easiest ones to grow.

Once you've selected your seeds, choose a spot to plant them, keeping in mind the soil that suits your plant. Banana trees can be planted almost anywhere, whereas flax prefers rich soil.

Growth time and obtaining seeds

After planting your seeds, you'll need to wait about 1 hour before the plants start producing fruit. Growth continues even when you're not playing, letting you come back later to harvest your crops.

Seeds are crucial to keeping your farming operation going. You can gather them by searching the surrounding area or by destroying plants, as each plant has a chance to drop seeds, which you can bring back to your base to replant later.

When your crops reach maturity, you can proceed to harvest them. In addition to food, each harvest lets you recover seeds, allowing you to keep farming without necessarily having to go looking for new resources.

Finding Fertile Soil

Fertile soil is needed to grow certain plants. It's mainly found outside the Coastal Jungle, in areas that will unlock once you've progressed far enough in the story.

Tip

Hills and cursed swamps are good spots to look for this resource.

Once you've spotted deposits of fertile soil, gather as much as you can to prepare your seedlings and expand your farming operation.

What type of plant do you prefer to grow in Windrose?

Frequently asked questions

How long do I need to wait before harvesting my first crops?

It takes about 1 hour after planting for your plants to produce fruit and be ready for harvest. Growth continues even while you're offline, allowing you to come back later to collect your resources.

Where can I find fertile soil to grow the most demanding plants?

Fertile soil is mainly found in the Hills and the Cursed Marshes, areas unlocked as you progress through the story. These zones are outside the Coastal Jungle and are the best locations for gathering this resource.

How do I get new seeds to expand my farm?

You can gather seeds by scavenging the environment, destroying existing plants, or directly by harvesting your crops. Each plant has a chance to drop seeds that you can bring back to your base to replant.

What are the best plants to start farming with?

Banana trees are ideal for beginners since they're easy to grow and tolerate almost any type of soil. Focus on them before moving on to more demanding crops like flax.

Key takeaways

Banana trees are the easiest plants to grow and don't require fertile soil to get started.
Each plant has specific preferences: flax requires rich soil while corn is a rare resource to discover.
Crops take about 1 hour to grow and keep growing even when you're not playing.
Get seeds by scavenging, destroying plants, or harvesting your crops to relaunch your farm.
Fertile soil is mainly found in the Hills and the Cursed Marshes, far from the Coastal Jungle.