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ThoughLego Fortnite Odysseyis not a farming game, in any survival game, you need to focus on cultivating a small farm to ensure you have a steady supply of food. Learning how to plant seeds and sustain yourself independently is vital.
Planting crops will instantly give you access to raw food. Your NPC villagers will be able to tend to them or even start cooking for you. A small farm is a crucial system to have to prepare for boss fights and keep a village happy.
Updated May 16, 2025:We’ve updated this guide to reflect the latest information from the Odyssey update.
How To Plant Crops
The first thing you need in order to start planting crops is aGarden Plot. To unlock the garden plot recipe, youmust craft a Shovel for the first time.
3xAny Wooden Rod
1xPlank
Once you’ve got a Shovel, dig up some dirt anywhere with it and you’ll unlock the Garden Plot recipe. There arethree different Garden Plotsyou can unlock, all you have to do is dig up the relevant soil for each one.
Soil can be found by digging in the Grasslands or any grassy area.
Snow can be found by digging in the Frostlands.
Sand can be found bydigging in the Dry Valley or the Shore.
Once you have your Garden Plots, you canselect them to put seeds from your inventory inside to make them start growing. You can evenplace a stack of seeds into one plot.This will ensure a lengthy harvest where you won’t have to refill the plot once the plant has completely grown and harvested.
How To Harvest Crops
You do not have to water your cropsin order for them to grow. They will grow by themselves, but you canassign an NPC to harvest them.
When a villager harvests your crops, they won’t actually take away from it, butcultivate additional produce.
Once your crops are fully grown, you’ll be able to Harvest them. If you have additional seeds left in the stack for the Garden Plot, it’ll automatically start growing the next.
How To Get Seeds
Once you have placed garden plots, you’ll need seeds. You’ll have probably come across some seeds inside of chests, but themost reliable way to acquire seeds is by crafting a Grain Mill.
20x Granite Slab
3xSandstone
NPCs living in your village can beassigned to the task of crafting seedswith the Grain Mill.
Every Seed Type And What They Do
There are a couple of different seeds you can find throughout the game, and though seeds can’t be consumed, when you grow them, their foods willoffer different buffs depending on which food it is. All consumable fruit and vegetables willheal your hearts and restore your hunger, and some offer additional benefits.
For example,Spicy Peppers increase your Cold Resistance,whileSnowberries increase your Heat Resistance.
Grasslands
Food itemscan also be fed to animalsto make them produce specific items, or can be used to distract enemy beasts and monsters.
