Sulani And Gardening, Can It Happen? UPDATE

Hummm.....it's pretty straightforward. There's no going wrong with gardening in TS4. I've never had a plant die on my sims tbh I don't even know if they can die lol.

It's not realistic like in TS2. In TS2 you really need to track your weather, because you can over water plants and they'll die.

PalmArrow has a story-thread which shows her sim successfully gardening on the beach!

"Sigzy05;c-17167360" wrote:
Hummm.....it's pretty straightforward. There's no going wrong with gardening in TS4. I've never had a plant die on my sims tbh I don't even know if they can die lol.

It's not realistic like in TS2. In TS2 you really need to track your weather, because you can over water plants and they'll die.

Well, thank you for the response. Does this hold true for Sulani, though?

"Tiarella;c-17167366" wrote:
PalmArrow has a story-thread which shows her sim successfully gardening on the beach!

Thanks for that. What I saw was the ability to grow local plants directly in the ground! I'm wondering, and I guess I'll have to experiment, if regular seeds planted in the ground will work.

Thanks for the responses!

"GalacticGal;c-17167406" wrote:

"Tiarella;c-17167366" wrote:
PalmArrow has a story-thread which shows her sim successfully gardening on the beach!

Thanks for that. What I saw was the ability to grow local plants directly in the ground! I'm wondering, and I guess I'll have to experiment, if regular seeds planted in the ground will work.

Thanks for the responses!

You can grow literally anything in the sand, as far as I can tell.

And yes---plants can die. But I don't think they can be overwatered; the option to water is normally greyed out when the plant doesn't need it. They can die from neglect, though.

I have had plants die but only in Oasis Springs when I forgot to water them in summer and it was dry for days. It rains enough in Sulani that I doubt that plants would ever dry out like that there. I have my sims craft pots and planters for them because the rough wood looks better in the island setting than the more finished buyable pots. I also try to grow mainly tropical or warm weather plants in my sims’ gardens to keep the immersion going, like avocado, grapes, lemon, plantain, bird of paradise flowers (as well as the native plants).

"SimQueenie9;c-17167408" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-17167406" wrote:

"Tiarella;c-17167366" wrote:
PalmArrow has a story-thread which shows her sim successfully gardening on the beach!

Thanks for that. What I saw was the ability to grow local plants directly in the ground! I'm wondering, and I guess I'll have to experiment, if regular seeds planted in the ground will work.

Thanks for the responses!

You can grow literally anything in the sand, as far as I can tell.

And yes---plants can die. But I don't think they can be overwatered; the option to water is normally greyed out when the plant doesn't need it. They can die from neglect, though.

This sounds very much like how gardening in the Sims4 began. I enjoyed it up until Seasons struck. Now, I have to have a green house whether there's room for one on the lot, or not! Thank you!

"simfriend1968;c-17167413" wrote:
I have had plants die but only in Oasis Springs when I forgot to water them in summer and it was dry for days. It rains enough in Sulani that I doubt that plants would ever dry out like that there. I have my sims craft pots and planters for them because the rough wood looks better in the island setting than the more finished buyable pots. I also try to grow mainly tropical or warm weather plants in my sims’ gardens to keep the immersion going, like avocado, grapes, lemon, plantain, bird of paradise flowers (as well as the native plants).

I will remove the wooden planter boxes before I dismantle the green house, then. But, I intend on growing normal vegetables, herbs and fruits, plus some of the exotic ones found on the island when I get my Sims over there. Right now, they're still teens, but they have promised themselves to each other. It's getting serious. :)

"GalacticGal;c-17167367" wrote:

"Sigzy05;c-17167360" wrote:
Hummm.....it's pretty straightforward. There's no going wrong with gardening in TS4. I've never had a plant die on my sims tbh I don't even know if they can die lol.

It's not realistic like in TS2. In TS2 you really need to track your weather, because you can over water plants and they'll die.

Well, thank you for the response. Does this hold true for Sulani, though?

You can garden on sand. :) I have planted many coconut and pineapple trees.

I usually have greenhouses with sprinklers, can grow anything there. Haven't had any problems in Sulani. I plant directly on the ground, no matter the type. I find planter boxes/pots to take up too much room. Also don't think sprinklers will water those, but may be wrong :)