🌵 My Time at Sandrock — Crops & Farming Complete Guide

In Sandrock's desert environment, water is the scarcest resource. Unlike traditional farming games, every drop and every plot of land needs careful planning. This guide takes you from your first seed to a fully automated farm, achieving profit/water/time triple optimization.

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📊 Complete Crop Data Table

Crop	Seed Price	Growth (Days)	Regrowth	Water/Day	Sell Price	Profit/Day	Profit/Water
🌵 Cactus	20g	6	✅ 3d	1	80g	🥇 15.0	🥇 15.0
🌿 Aloe	30g	7	✅ 4d	1	75g	🥈 12.9	🥈 12.9
🌾 Sandrice	15g	5	❌	2	55g	🥉 8.0	4.0
🫘 Beans	10g	4	❌	1	35g	6.3	6.3
🥕 Desert Carrot	12g	5	❌	2	45g	6.6	3.3
🎃 Pumpkin	25g	8	❌	2	100g	9.4	4.7
🌽 Corn	20g	7	❌	2	85g	9.3	4.7
🍅 Tomato	15g	6	❌	1	60g	7.5	7.5
🫐 Blueberry	25g	8	✅ 5d	2	65g	5.0	2.5
🧅 Onion	10g	4	❌	1	28g	4.5	4.5

💡 Tip: Cactus is the undisputed king — highest profit/day (15g) AND highest profit/water (15g/unit). Needs just 1 water per day and regrows. Early planting priority: Cactus > Aloe > Tomato. Skip blueberries and onions.

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💧 Water Management

Sandrock Weather Patterns

Season	Avg Rain Days	Total Rainfall	Strategy
🌸 Spring	3-5 days	Low	Rely on Dew Collectors, plant low-water crops
☀️ Summer	1-2 days	Very Low	Lots of Dew Collectors, plant cactus
🍂 Autumn	5-8 days	Moderate	Good time to expand planting area
❄️ Winter	8-12 days	Higher	Best planting season all year

Dew Collector Output

Collector Tier	Daily Output	Material Cost	Upgrade Priority
Basic Dew Collector	3 bottles	Wood ×10 + Copper Bar ×2	🥇 Make 3 on Day 1
Upgraded Dew Collector	6 bottles	Copper Bar ×10 + Glass ×5	🥇 Make 3 in Week 2
Advanced Dew Collector	10 bottles	Iron Bar ×8 + Tempered Glass ×3	🥈 Upgrade end of Month 1

💡 Tip: Each upgraded collector ≈ 4 fewer days of water anxiety. 4 Advanced Collectors = 40 bottles/day, enough for 50 cactus + 20 aloe. Buying water from the tower is a last resort (10g/bottle — resist the temptation).

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🌱 Soil Quality & Fertilizer

Soil Tiers

Soil Quality	Base Growth Rate	Fertilizer Effect Multiplier	Notes
🟤 Normal Soil	1.0×	1.0×	Starting plots
🟢 Good Soil	1.2×	1.5×	After fertilizing
🔵 Rich Soil	1.4×	2.0×	Long-term fertilizing + compost

Fertilizer Effects

Fertilizer	Effect	Crafting Recipe	Best For
💩 Basic Compost	+15% Growth Speed	Plant Waste ×5	Early game when materials are scarce
⚗️ Nutrient Solution	+25% Growth Speed +10% Yield	Plant Waste ×5 + Water ×2	Mid-game mainstay
🌟 Quality Fertilizer	+30% Quality Chance	Fish Waste ×5 + Compost ×3	High-value crops
✨ Magic Fertilizer	+40% Growth Speed +20% Yield	Moss ×3 + Nutrient Solution ×2	Large-scale autumn/winter planting

Fertilizer Strategy: Nutrient Solution offers the best value. Save Quality Fertilizer for your highest-paying crops (pumpkin, corn, cactus).

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🏆 All-Season Profit Rankings

Spring

Rank	Crop	Profit/Day	Water/Day	Recommended Amount
🥇	Cactus	15.0	1	20-30
🥈	Aloe	12.9	1	10-15
🥉	Pumpkin	9.4	2	5-8

Summer (Dry Season → Prioritize Low Water Crops)

Rank	Crop	Profit/Day	Water/Day	Recommended Amount
🥇	Cactus	15.0	1	30-40
🥈	Aloe	12.9	1	15-20
🥉	Tomato	7.5	1	10-15

Autumn (Best Time to Expand)

Rank	Crop	Profit/Day	Water/Day	Recommended Amount
🥇	Cactus	15.0	1	40-50
🥈	Pumpkin	9.4	2	20-30
🥉	Corn	9.3	2	15-20

Winter (Best Planting Season — High Rainfall)

Rank	Crop	Profit/Day	Water/Day	Recommended Amount
🥇	Cactus	15.0	1	50-80
🥈	Aloe	12.9	1	30-50
🥉	Pumpkin + Corn	~9.4	2	20-30

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🏗️ Greenhouse vs. Outdoor

Aspect	Outdoor	Greenhouse
💧 Water Usage	1-2/day/plot	0 (auto-irrigated)
🌡️ Season Limit	Yes	Any crop, any season
🛠️ Cost	Low (seeds + water only)	High (materials + build cost)
📈 Long-term ROI	Medium	Very High (saved water = more crops)
📐 Area	Large (infinite expansion)	Limited (fixed plots)

Recommendation: Before building a greenhouse → Only grow cactus + aloe outdoors (low water, high return). After building a greenhouse → Move pumpkin, corn, and tomato inside, leave outdoor space for mass cactus farming.

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🎯 Farming Skill Points

Skill	Level Unlock	Effect	Priority
💧 Water-Saving Cultivation	2	-20% Crop Water Need	🥇 Must-have
🌿 Harvest Blessing	4	+15% Crop Yield	🥇 Must-have
🧪 Fertilizer Master	6	+30% Fertilizer Effect	🥇 Must-have
📦 Batch Harvest	8	3×3 Harvest Radius	🥈 Strongly recommended
🌞 Photosynthesis Bonus	10	+10% Growth Speed	🥈 Strongly recommended
💰 Crop Premium	12	+10% Crop Sell Price	🥉 Late-game filler

Recommended Order: Water-Saving Cultivation(2) → Harvest Blessing(4) → Fertilizer Master(6) → Batch Harvest(8) → Photosynthesis Bonus(10) → Crop Premium(12)

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🍳 Crop Processing: Cooking vs. Direct Sale

Crop	Raw Sell Price	🍲 Cooked Price	🍲 Ingredients	Value Add	Recommendation
Cactus	80g	110g (Cactus Salad)	Cactus ×1 + Salt ×1	+38%	✅
Aloe	75g	140g (Aloe Juice)	Aloe ×1 + Water ×2	+87%	✅✅
Pumpkin	100g	210g (Pumpkin Soup)	Pumpkin ×1 + Milk ×1	+110%	✅✅✅
Corn	85g	160g (Corn Chowder)	Corn ×1 + Butter ×1	+88%	✅✅
Sandrice	55g	120g (Sandrice Porridge)	Sandrice ×1 + Sugar ×1	+118%	✅✅✅

💡 Tip: Pumpkin Soup and Sandrice Porridge have the highest value multipliers. But cooking requires unlocking the kitchen and sourcing ingredients. If time is tight, selling raw cactus and aloe is still efficient. Sell raw early on, start cooking mid-game, full processing in late game.

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📈 Complete Profit Comparison Table (Sorted by Profit/Day)

#	Crop	Seed	Growth	Regrowth	Total Harvest	Water	Total Input	Total Revenue	Profit/Day	Profit/Water
1	🌵 Cactus	20	6	3	8/season	1	20	640	15.0	15.0
2	🌿 Aloe	30	7	4	6/season	1	30	450	12.9	12.9
3	🎃 Pumpkin	25	8	❌	3-4	2	25	350	9.4	4.7
4	🌽 Corn	20	7	❌	3-4	2	20	298	9.3	4.7
5	🍅 Tomato	15	6	❌	4-5	1	15	260	7.5	7.5
6	🥕 Carrot	12	5	❌	5-6	2	12	225	6.6	3.3
7	🫘 Beans	10	4	❌	6-7	1	10	210	6.3	6.3
8	🫐 Blueberry	25	8	5	4-5/season	2	25	280	5.0	2.5
9	🧅 Onion	10	4	❌	6-7	1	10	168	4.5	4.5
10	🌾 Sandrice	15	5	❌	5-6	2	15	275	8.0	4.0

💡 Tip: Use this table for daily watering priority: Cactus → Aloe → Tomato → Pumpkin/Corn. If you're short on water, secure the top 3 crops first. The rest can survive a missed day — they won't die, just grow a day slower.

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Data source: My Time at Sandrock Wiki 1.0, game version 1.4+

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📅 Last updated: 2026-07-05