Valheim farming
Plant seeds with the 
Cultivator on cultivated ground, under an open sky, in a biome the crop accepts. Crops are ready after 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes and keep growing while you are away, but a crop that cannot grow when its time comes withers away.
- 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes crop grow time
- 0.5 m of room around each crop
- Up to 25% bonus extra yield at Farming 100
- From the game files Valheim 1.0.21
How crops grow
From the game’s plant code.
1. Cultivate, then plantTurn soil into cultivated ground with the cultivator, then plant a seed from its menu. Every crop needs cultivated ground; saplings grow on normal ground.
2. A random time in a rangeEach plant gets its own grow time when planted, somewhere between the times listed below. Time counts from the moment you plant it, by the world’s clock, so crops grow while you are elsewhere.
3. It must be healthy when time is upThe game checks each plant every 10 seconds. When its time is up a healthy plant grows at once; one that is not healthy is destroyed, seed and all.
Room to growA crop needs 0.5 m around it free of other growing plants, buildings and other objects; saplings need more (listed below). A neighbouring plant only takes up room while it is healthy itself.
Cold and heatUnless a plant tolerates it, the Mountains and Deep North are too cold and the Ashlands too hot, except inside a shield generator’s dome.
Farming skillPlanting and picking crops trains Farming. Each pick has a chance of one extra, up to 25% at level 100, and cultivating and planting cost up to half the stamina.
Every crop: seed, biomes and yield
Seed crops (Seed-carrot and the like) turn one vegetable into seeds. “Shielded” biomes only work inside a shield generator’s dome.
| Crop | Plant with | Grows in | Grow time | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barley |
 Barley |
Plains | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Barley×2 |
 Carrot |
 Carrot Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes |  Carrot×1 |
 Flax |
 Flax |
Plains | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Flax×2 |
 Jotun Puffs |
 Jotun Puffs |
Mistlands | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Jotun Puffs×1 |
 Kale |
 Kale Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes |  Kale×3 |
 Magecap |
 Magecap |
Mistlands | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Magecap×1 |
 Oat Straw |
 Oat Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Oat Seeds×3 |
 Onion |
 Onion Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes |  Onion×1 |
 Poteitr |
 Seed Poteitr |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes |  Poteitr×3 |
 Seed Kale |
Kale Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Kale Seeds×3 |
 Seed-carrot |
Carrot |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Carrot Seeds×3 |
 Seed-onion |
Onion |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Onion Seeds×3 |
 Seed-turnip |
 Turnip |
Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded, Mistlands | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes |  Turnip Seeds×3 |
 Turnip |
Turnip Seeds |
Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains, Ashlandsshielded, Mistlands | 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | Turnip×1 |
Saplings and trees
Saplings need no cultivated ground but more room. Planted with the cultivator.
| Sapling | Plant with | Grows in | Grow time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beech sapling |
 Beech Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains | 50 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | 2 m |
 Birch Sapling |
 Birch Seeds |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains | 1 hour 23 minutes–1 hour 56 minutes | 2 m |
 Fir Sapling |
 Fir Cone |
Meadows, Mountains, Black Forest, Plains | 50 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | 2 m |
 Oak Sapling |
 Acorns |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains | 1 hour 40 minutes–2 hours 13 minutes | 3 m |
 Pine Sapling |
 Pine Cone |
Meadows, Black Forest, Plains | 50 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | 2 m |
 Timberwood Sapling |
 Timberwood Cone |
Meadows, Mountains, Black Forest, Plains | 50 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes | 2 m |
Vines
Vines grow up a nearby wall within 1.8 m and wait, rather than wither, when they cannot grow.
| Vine | Plant with | Grow time | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ashvine |
 Vineberry Seeds |
3 minutes 20 seconds–5 minutes |  Vineberry Cluster×3 |
 Ivy |
 Ivy Seeds |
3 minutes 20 seconds–5 minutes | Vineberry Cluster×3 |
Why a plant won’t grow
Look at a plant to see its state. These are the game’s messages, in the order it checks them.
“Can't grow in this environment”The crop does not grow in this biome; see the table above.
“Needs cultivated ground”The ground under it is not cultivated. Use the cultivator on the soil before planting.
“Too hot”Ashlands heat. Plant inside a shield generator’s dome, or choose a plant that tolerates heat.
“Too cold”Mountains or Deep North cold. Plant inside a shield generator’s dome, or choose a plant that tolerates cold.
“Needs an open sky”Something is above it: any roof, branch or rock within 100 m straight up blocks the sky.
“Needs more room to grow”Another growing plant or an object is too close. Give crops 0.5 m and saplings their listed room.
“Needs nearby wall”A vine has no wall within reach to climb.
Questions
How long do crops take to grow in Valheim?
Between 1 hour 6 minutes–1 hour 23 minutes, picked at random for each plant. Time counts from planting by the world clock.
Do plants need water in Valheim?
No. Nothing in the game’s plant code looks at water, rain or wet ground, and the weather never changes a grow time. A plant grows when its time is up if it is in a biome it accepts, on cultivated ground (crops and vines), not too hot or cold, under open sky, with room around it and, for a vine, a wall within reach. You cannot plant in water, though: the cultivator will not place a seed or sapling on a water surface.
How do you plant saplings in Valheim?
With the cultivator, like crops: pick the sapling from its menu, and it uses up the item under “Plant with” in the saplings table. Saplings need no cultivated ground, but they must go on the ground itself, not on a floor or in water, and need 2 m–3 m of room.
Do crops grow when you are not nearby?
Yes. Growth counts world time since planting, so a crop that was due while you were away grows the next time its area loads, as long as it is healthy then.
How close can you plant crops in Valheim?
Each crop needs 0.5 m around it free of other growing plants and objects. Saplings need more room.
Why did my plant disappear?
A crop or sapling that is not healthy when its grow time is up is destroyed. Check that it has open sky, cultivated ground, enough room and the right biome before it is due.
Can you farm in the Mountains or Ashlands?
Only inside a shield generator’s dome, unless the plant tolerates cold or heat.
How do you get more seeds?
Plant the seed version of a vegetable (Seed-carrot, Seed-onion, Seed-turnip, Seed Kale) to turn one vegetable into seeds.
Grow times, room, biomes and yields come from each plant’s Plant component and the pickable it grows into, and seed costs from the build menus, in game build 26249040. Health checks, withering and the bonus yield come from the game code (assembly 9f959c03…).