Money making guide/Farming

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Many of these strategies can be done together at the same time, be sure to plan your strategy well. For quick cash, farming is not the best option.

Effectiveness	Level requirement	Details
*****	Level 1	Talk to Arhein at Catherby (do not trade). Ask about pineapples. Buy 15 of them, which cost 2 coins each. Put the pineapples in an empty compost bin (there is one just north of Catherby. After approximately one hour, they will turn into Supercompost, and about 15 bucketfuls can be collected from one load, as well as Farming experience. The Supercompost can then be sold for about 747 coins each, or 11,205 coins per bin-load.
*****	Level 1	Plant and sell Potatos, which sell for around 89 coins each, as they are widely used for various cooking items. The seeds cost around 2 coins each and you need 3 for each allotment. Cooking the potatoes on a range (requires level-7 Cooking) will increase their value to 261.
*****	Level 1	Purchase compost potions from the Grand Exchange at a price of 477 per dose, or buy them from the Vinesweeper minigame. (Single-dose is best, if available, since that provides more empty vials to be sold back to the GE to offset the purchase price. Vials are presently selling at 64 empty or 82 filled) Make normal compost by putting 15 weeds, cabbages, etc. into the compost bins and use a dose of the compost potion on the bins after the compost has finished rotting. The potion will turn the compost into supercompost, which can be sold for 747 coins each, or 10,728 coins per bin-load after the cost of the potion.
*****	Level 1	Farmers can significantly boost income by running marketable resources from the Farming shops near each farming plot. 10 plant cures are available at a cost of 40 coins each, respawning the full inventory of 10 every minute, so they can be bought with each trip for other items; they sell at 115 coins each for a profit of 750 coins per trip. 300 compost are available at a cost of 20-26 coins each, selling at 120 coins each for a profit of 29,100 coins. 100 filled plant pots are available at a cost of 1 coin each, selling at 198 coins each for a profit of 19,700 coins. 30 baskets are available at a cost of 1 coin each, selling at 161 coins each for a profit of 4,800 coins. (sacks presently do not sell very quickly and are not advised) Trip time (purchase-load/to-bank/back-to-shop) varies with the shop, typically averaging about 50 seconds per load. Total profit, figuring 23 trips to collect all resources, is 70,850 coins daily at each farm shop, for a little under 20 minutes work each.
*****	Level 2	Plant and sell Marigolds, which sell for around 4,071 coins each, due to the large amount of members buying marigolds for Bull ants.
*****	Level 3	Plant and sell Barley malt, which sells for around 327 coins each. They are used to pay farmers to watch over your Jute crops which is later used for the Falador Achievement Diary. They are also used for brewing. The seeds run around 11 coins each and require 4 each patch.
*****	Level 9	Plant and sell Guams, which sell for about 355 coins each. They are used for many potions in Herblore and for making Guam tar in Hunter. The seeds are 12 coins each.
*****	Level 10	Plant and sell Redberries, which sell for around 99 coins each. They can be grown at the same time as herbs and allotments which brings a little more profit and experience at this level. The seeds cost 6 coins each.
*****	Level 13	Plant and sell Jute fibres, which sell for around 388 coins each, as they are needed for the Falador Achievement Diary. It requires 4 seeds per patch and the seeds are around 25 coins each.
*****	Level 15	Plant an Acorn which grows into an Oak tree. Then you can continually cut the tree for it's logs, that run for 39 coins each, until you decide to stop, when it can then be dug up to gain Oak roots which sell for 174 coins each. If combined with the Summoning skill, you can summon a Hydra at level 80 and use it's Regrowth Scroll to instantly grow the tree back resulting in faster production of logs. Each acorn costs 31 coins each.
*****	Level 26	Plant and sell Harralanders, which sell for around 860 coins each. They are used for several potions in Herblore. Each seed costs 149 coins each.
*****	Level 27	Plant an Apple tree seed which grows into an Apple tree. Harvest the apples and sell for 262 coins each. The apples are used in cooking and payment for several farming patches. The seeds are 13 coins each.
*****	Level 32	Buy ranarr seeds at about 41,074 coins each. Around 6-14 grimy ranarr herbs can be obtained per seed if they are planted with Supercompost and harvested with Magic secateurs, and sell the Clean ranarr for 11,200 coins each. If no plants die and you utilize all of the four allotment locations, a profit of around 100k can be made each trip. Even more profit can be made if a player uses the Theiving skill to obtain Ranarr Seeds. However, due to the high cost of ranarr seeds, dead patches will greatly reduce profit, occasionally ending as a loss.
*****	Level 36	Buy Spirit weed seeds at about 277 coins each. Plant them, and in about 80 minutes, you should have several Grimy spirit weeds which sell for about 3,142 coins apiece, easily paying for several more Spirit weed seeds.
*****	Level 38	Buy Toadflax seeds at about 2,234 coins each. Plant them, and in about 70 minutes, you should have several Grimy toadflaxs which sell for about 5,382 coins apiece, easily paying for several more Toadflax seeds.
*****	Level 39	Plant an Orange tree seed which grows into an Orange tree. Harvest the Oranges, which can be continually harvested without having to replant, and sell for about 270 coins each. Oranges are used for Gnome cooking and payment for Maple trees. Seeds are 312 coins each.
*****	Level 42	Plant and sell Evil turnips, which sell for around 3,279 coins each. The turnips are used in Summoning to create an Evil turnip (familiar). The seeds needed run about 347 coins each.
*****	Level 45	Plant a Maple seed which grows into an Maple tree. Then you can continually cut the tree for it's logs, that run for 29 coins each, until you decide to stop, when it can then be dug up to gain Maple roots which sell for 111 coins each. If combined with the Summoning skill, you can summon a Hydra at level 80 and use it's Regrowth Scroll to instantly grow the tree back resulting in faster production of logs. Each seed costs 34,300 coins each.
*****	Level 48	Plant and sell Jangerberries, which sell for around 540 coins each. They're used in herblore and restore hitpoints and prayer points. The seeds cost 63 coins each.
*****	Level 52	Plant and sell Mushrooms, which sell for about 166 coins. Mushrooms are used for several cooking items and the spores cost 152 coins each.
*****	Level 55	Plant and harvest Cactus spines, which sell for 5,018 coins each. You can pick 3 at a time and the Cactus seeds cost 170 coins each.
*****	Level 56	Plant and harvest Kwuarms, which sell for 6,134 coins each. With supercompost and magic secateurs(highly recommended) harvest can be approximately 10, which is a profit of about 25k per herb patch.
*****	Level 57	Plant a Papaya tree seed, which grows into a Papaya tree. Harvest the Papaya fruits, which can be continually harvested without having to replant, and sell for around 2,576 coins each. Papaya's are used as payment for some Palm trees and bait for hunting Pawyas. Papaya tree seeds cost 49,800 coins each.
*****	Level 59	Plant and sell White berries, which sell for around 1,250 coins each. They're used in herblore to make Super defence(3)s. The seeds required cost 165 coins each.
*****	Level 60	Plant a Yew seed which grows into an Yew tree. Then you can continually cut the tree for it's logs, that run for 458 coins each, until you decide to stop, when it can then be dug up to gain Yew roots which sell for 5,340 coins each. If combined with the Summoning skill, you can summon a Hydra at level 80 and use it's Regrowth Scroll to instantly grow the tree back resulting in faster production of logs. Each seed costs 85,200 coins each.
*****	Level 62	Buy snapdragon seeds at about 91,096 coins each. Around 6-10 grimy snapdragon herbs can be obtained per seed if they are planted with Supercompost and harvested with Magic secateurs. The cleaned herbs can then be sold for 18,900 coins each.
*****	Level 68	Plant a Palm tree seed, which grows into a Palm tree. Harvest the Coconuts, which can be continually harvested without having to replant, and sell them for 1,648 coins each. Coconuts are used for several things in both Herblore and Farming. The seeds run for about 98,700 coins each.
*****	Level 70	Plant and sell Poison ivy berries, which sell for about 916 coins each. They're used in herblore, making Supercompost, and payment to watch Calquat trees. The seeds cost 805 coins each. If a seed is planted and 4 poison ivy berries are harvested per patch, a profit of around 2859 coins per patch can be had.
*****	Level 72	Plant and sell Calquat fruits, which can be continually harvested without having to replant, for about 102 coins each. Calquat tree seeds run for about 52,000 coins each.
*****	Level 75	Plant a Magic seed which grows into an Magic tree. Then you can continually cut the tree for its logs, that run for 1,347 coins each, until you decide to stop, when it can then be dug up to gain Magic roots which sell for 17,200 coins each. If combined with the Summoning skill, you can summon a Hydra at level 80 and use its Regrowth Scroll to instantly grow the tree back resulting in faster production of logs. Each seed costs 227,700 coins.

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