Can We Upgrade Old Seeds/Soil To The Heavensward Standard?

[iiroro]

More on topic, you can ease the requirements on grade 3 Thanalan specifically by using a different type of soil for the first thing you plant.

That's actually a great idea, but seems like would be more helpful for large scale gardening like Phantasmage is doing (that's a whole extra plot's worth of soil saving right there!).

But the issue still stands, for solo gatherers like Phantasmage (with no FC/friend help, and no retainer as mentioned above), one would have to gather 7-8 times (7-8 hours) every 5 days to get enough soil for 9 gardens. If you add on the fact many people have full time jobs, gathering that amount would be like working a second job in game and not doing any other content unless its your day off.