Why not a normal boom to clean stables?

[Laurell]

I'm curious. How long does it take to grow a broom bush and a glaze nut?

Well first you need to plant for Apricot Kernels, so:

Week 1 you're planting Honey Lemons and Prickly Pineapples.
Week 2 is spent growing things for Royal Kukuru Beans, which is planting the Apricot from week 1 next to a Honey Lemon.
Week 3 you need to plant a Royal Kukuru next to a Apricot for the Glazenut intercross.
Week 4 you plant your Glazenut.

The same applies to growing Broombrush so basically you're looking at 1 month until you can make brooms. Even as a small FC you're able to grow both Glaze and Broombrush in the same 8 plot garden though, and if anyone needs help with figuring this all out please feel free to PM me and I'll be glad to help.

My best advice for any, but especially small, FC looking into Choco raising:

1. Pool your quest reward foods together in the FC safe. I know everyone wants to train right away but a small stockpile of food later will be beneficial.
2. Grow for brooms before Choco food as the foods have a very short growth cycle.
3. Grow basic food for training, you can get like 144 out of a single 3 day garden.
4. Grow for advanced food.

I do sympathize that the system seems daunting and stressful at first but you really just need a road map and just keep pushing forward.