Planters, planters and yes, even more planters. The patio is becoming a maze, the yard is getting so cluttered.So Aaron got to thinking, he could at least splice all seasonably related plants that are out of season onto one year round plant (like Sage, I think).The pros:Clear up patio spaceLess time gardening on sheltered plantsThe cons:less income per plantThe lot is too small for a full blown greenhouse to accommodate all of these plants so that's not an option. I could reduce the out of seasons down to one plant per type, but that could still take a lot of space.So what are your suggestions? Also, how many of each plant type do you keep? I have four of each type of the plants I've collected so far. In the past, I've kept only one type of each plant but with the §1,000,000 challenge, I don't want to limit Aaron too much.

My sims usually grow whatever is in their inventory, so that means a lot of random plants. I do have some sims that have an apple orchard with several apple trees, but they also have some varied vegetables and such. I don't like much the spliced plants though I suppose they are good at saving space. As for money, once the sims get the money tree, they don't really need to do much gardening for money. If you grow plants for eating, I suppose one plant of each is enough.

Well with Aaron it's a combination of money and enjoyment. He and Malcolm never eat the plants and even though Malcolm loves flower arranging, he just buys what he needs...come to think of it, he's so spoiled that it only now occurs to him that he should be using higher quality plants for his arrangements. Sometimes he's such a dunder-head.

I had one sim in a 15x20 lot and there was just no room for a garden. I planted some things straight into the ground along the side of the house but decided to build a greenhouse on the second floor so I could have income during all seasons. I put planters in and started my garden upstairs. Most plants will work indoors, although trees and a few others won't let me plant them under a roof. For those I put the planter outside to plant the tree or whatever and then moved the whole thing indoors. They seem to do fine, although I haven't done this for a while. I haven't tried to garden in a basement.Planters are a bit pricey, but my sims can build them quite cheaply using the tool table once they get up a few levels. I don't know which packs you might need to have the option to build a planter. If I'm trying to generate cash I hunt for flowers to plant, concentrating on the ones that make the most cash. In the game I'm playing now Sammy got lucky and found roses in Willow Creek. They make more money than daisies, for sure. Once he was over 10k I let him go to Hensford on Bagley to buy 1 of any likely flowers or plants.

"Isharell;c-18278337" wrote:I had one sim in a 15x20 lot and there was just no room for a garden. I planted some things straight into the ground along the side of the house but decided to build a greenhouse on the second floor so I could have income during all seasons. I put planters in and started my garden upstairs. Most plants will work indoors, although trees and a few others won't let me plant them under a roof. For those I put the planter outside to plant the tree or whatever and then moved the whole thing indoors. They seem to do fine, although I haven't done this for a while. I haven't tried to garden in a basement.Planters are a bit pricey, but my sims can build them quite cheaply using the tool table once they get up a few levels. I don't know which packs you might need to have the option to build a planter. If I'm trying to generate cash I hunt for flowers to plant, concentrating on the ones that make the most cash. In the game I'm playing now Sammy got lucky and found roses in Willow Creek. They make more money than daisies, for sure. Once he was over 10k I let him go to Hensford on Bagley to buy 1 of any likely flowers or plants.You could splice the plants so you could have a different plant growing every season. Personally, I like it when my sims can enjoy their time off from gardening during the winter. I have a sim that grows indoors a single dragon fruit plant for some extra money. That's the only gardening she does.

@Lenny_Ogg I didn't know you could splice trees with smaller plants! @crocobaura I tend to go big when my sims have a hobby. My brain says "why have 1 plant when you can have 20 instead and get rich quicker?" I'll make Sammy do some experimenting with splicing as he levels up as a gardener. It's winter now but once it's spring again in his lot I'll try some more plants outside, before I make his greenhouse bigger and I'll plant some trees. His greenhouse is bigger than the small building he has his bathroom and kitchen in right now! He sleeps in a tent outside, poor kid. :s He's a teen who wants to be a millionaire so he can buy a horse ranch. This boy's got big goals!

Fellow Gardeners, Aaron need some advice.

Katofhyrule12
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
As I collect more and more plants, I only keep the pricier ones. Time is money. I try to spend my time wisely. Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is limit gardening to make more time to do something else to make money. It seems counterproductive to spend LESS time gardening as you accumulate more skill and rewards, but that is what I do. I just garden a very select group of plants for a small portion of the day and move onto another money-making goal.

The scarecrow does do something, even if you cannot rely upon him.

I am really starting to enjoy following the journey of Aaron. I hope you keep posting!
Katofhyrule12
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
I can't wait to hear what happened next!

I just had my child plant some mushrooms so that she can use them to practice cooking for free on the grill, so she can gain enough skill to cook fish on the grill. The campfire takes too long and she gets burned too often. Mushrooms are cheap and that is both good and bad. Keeping a large stockpile of them in your inventory hardly raises your taxes, but they are almost useless to sell for a profit.

With my teens, I found that I gained skills and completed aspirations quicker, when I had almost no bills. I only started trying to collect money after my teen was a supersim. Being housepoor gets in the way of skillbuilding.
djsboonie
New Adventurer
2 years ago
"Katofhyrule12;c-18278902" wrote:
As I collect more and more plants, I only keep the pricier ones. Time is money. I try to spend my time wisely. Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is limit gardening to make more time to do something else to make money. It seems counterproductive to spend LESS time gardening as you accumulate more skill and rewards, but that is what I do. I just garden a very select group of plants for a small portion of the day and move onto another money-making goal.

The scarecrow does do something, even if you cannot rely upon him.

I am really starting to enjoy following the journey of Aaron. I hope you keep posting!

@Katofhyrule12 if you have enough satisfaction points get the "free services" reward trait. You can then hire a scheduled gardener for 0 simoleons. They'll take care of watering, weeding, etc (except weekends) & all you need to pretty much do is harvest and evolve plants.
PenguinFoop
2 years ago
"Starfree;c-18279828" wrote:
"Katofhyrule12;c-18278902" wrote:
As I collect more and more plants, I only keep the pricier ones. Time is money. I try to spend my time wisely. Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is limit gardening to make more time to do something else to make money. It seems counterproductive to spend LESS time gardening as you accumulate more skill and rewards, but that is what I do. I just garden a very select group of plants for a small portion of the day and move onto another money-making goal.

The scarecrow does do something, even if you cannot rely upon him.

I am really starting to enjoy following the journey of Aaron. I hope you keep posting!

@Katofhyrule12 if you have enough satisfaction points get the "free services" reward trait. You can then hire a scheduled gardener for 0 simoleons. They'll take care of watering, weeding, etc (except weekends) & all you need to pretty much do is harvest and evolve plants.

That's a good point! And since Aaron is now level 10 in gardening, it will free him up to pursue other interests. But he really does enjoy gardening too. Also, Patchy the Scarecrow maintains the outside garden once you befriend.
Katofhyrule12
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
"Starfree;c-18279828" wrote:
"Katofhyrule12;c-18278902" wrote:
As I collect more and more plants, I only keep the pricier ones. Time is money. I try to spend my time wisely. Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is limit gardening to make more time to do something else to make money. It seems counterproductive to spend LESS time gardening as you accumulate more skill and rewards, but that is what I do. I just garden a very select group of plants for a small portion of the day and move onto another money-making goal.

The scarecrow does do something, even if you cannot rely upon him.

I am really starting to enjoy following the journey of Aaron. I hope you keep posting!

@Katofhyrule12 if you have enough satisfaction points get the "free services" reward trait. You can then hire a scheduled gardener for 0 simoleons. They'll take care of watering, weeding, etc (except weekends) & all you need to pretty much do is harvest and evolve plants.

Interesting! I did not think of that. I have used Patchy, but I think owning him raised my taxes. Same for the bird house and rabbits. Children cannot spray for bugs, so the plants die rather quickly. A gardener hired with free services sounds perfect!
OzSimsFamily
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
@Isharell re trees not growing inside. If you make walls medium height or higher, then trees will grow inside in pots or ground (or outside year round ‘sheltered’ under overhanging roof). I’ve also seen the trees growing in a two storey atrium in a very impressive build with stairs and walkways surrounding the atrium with an amazing garden that was a mix of edible and decorative plants. I am currently starting an apocalyptic challenge, living completely underground with a glass roof to some of the complex and medium height walls. Using no mods in the game, I have an apple tree growing because you start with just one of each (fruit, vegetables and herbs) of the seed starter packs as well as one insect or bee hive.
Isharell
New Spectator
2 years ago
"brizgal;c-18280682" wrote:
@Isharell re trees not growing inside. If you make walls medium height or higher, then trees will grow inside in pots or ground (or outside year round ‘sheltered’ under overhanging roof). I’ve also seen the trees growing in a two storey atrium in a very impressive build with stairs and walkways surrounding the atrium with an amazing garden that was a mix of edible and decorative plants. I am currently starting an apocalyptic challenge, living completely underground with a glass roof to some of the complex and medium height walls. Using no mods in the game, I have an apple tree growing because you start with just one of each (fruit, vegetables and herbs) of the seed starter packs as well as one insect or bee hive.

@brizgal I'll try raising the walls before I plant next time. The issue I had a couple of years ago was they would not germinate indoors. I had to move the planter outside in order to actually plant the tree. once it had started growing I moved it indoors. Now that I am really thinking about it, I did have to raise the walls - thanks for the reminder! :)
wildirishbanshee
Rising Novice
2 years ago
I garden indoors, on the top floor of the house. Just windows all around, no glass roof. And the walls are tall for trees.
PenguinFoop
2 years ago
"Katofhyrule12;c-18278902" wrote:
As I collect more and more plants, I only keep the pricier ones. Time is money. I try to spend my time wisely. Sometimes the most efficient thing to do is limit gardening to make more time to do something else to make money. It seems counterproductive to spend LESS time gardening as you accumulate more skill and rewards, but that is what I do. I just garden a very select group of plants for a small portion of the day and move onto another money-making goal.

The scarecrow does do something, even if you cannot rely upon him.

I am really starting to enjoy following the journey of Aaron. I hope you keep posting!

I posted some suspicious activity in the §1,000,000 challenge thread. Something strange is happening.
OzSimsFamily
Seasoned Novice
2 years ago
??? You’re very welcome ??? There is so much in sims, that it is very easy to forget something you already knew because you are busy discovering new things from new releases or simply haven’t used something for a while. I do it all the time. ?

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