Starting to garden (although I probably shouldn't)

[ChameleonMS]

The best reference site IMO is http://www.ffxivgardening.com/.
The planting pattern assumes Deluxe Garden patch, 8 plots around the Scarecrow.

Planting pattern is start in a corner and plant in clockwise rotation. Alternate each plant seed for each plot.
Thav Onions will take approximately 3 weeks to get, as you need to go through multiple cross classes to get those seeds. Use Grade 3 Thanalan soil for cross classing.

Thav Onion seeds are a cross product of Mimett Gourd and Pearl Roselle
Mimett Gourds seeds are a cross product of Krakka Root and Mandrake
Pearl Roselle seeds are a cross product of Almond and Mandrake

Mandrake and Almond seeds can be gathered and Krakka Roots seeds are available from the vendor in the housing wards.

Your goal is to get 4 Mimett Gourd seeds and 4 Pearl Roselle seeds. This will give you a chance at getting up 7 Thav Onion seeds at harvest.
When planting the Thav Onion seeds, just use the cheapest Grade 1 soil you can get. As the yield is always 1.


Fertilizer, is level 1 Culinarian craft, made from Limsa Anchovies. The effect is, every use of it will reduce the growth time by 1 hr. Most grow times are 3 - 5 days. So, frequent fertilization can save you a bunch of time for a very small Gil cost.