Treat a Farm as a Timed System
A crop plot needs soil, a seed, water, time, and a safe harvest path. Larger or more valuable fields can attract more pressure, so expand only when watering, storage, and defense can support the next harvest.
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Scrap Mechanic WikiCrops
Plantable produce used for food, trading, ammunition, deliveries, and Survival progression, including mid and high raid-value crops such as Chili.
- Category focus
- Seeds, water, growth, harvest, and raids
- Page structure
- List → individual entry
Category 07
Crops
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Crops field index
Open an entry only when it has unique numbers, recipes, drops, or progression routes. Shared category advice stays on this page.
Farm Layout
- Use straight rows if pumps, water cannons, or Vacuum Pumps will be added later.
- Keep seed storage away from the active crop line and raid approach.
- Harvest and move produce to storage before rebuilding damaged defenses.
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Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
02Tomato
The early Survival staple for food and trading crates—1.0 calculator value 1, 21-minute grow cycle, and the overview hub for classic versus modern raid math.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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03Carrot
Early food crop at calculator value 2—slightly spicier raid weight than Tomato, and the crate currency that unlocks Banana seeds at the trader.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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04Redbeet
Mid-early produce at calculator value 5—five times a Tomato—and the crate currency that funds Blueberry seeds at the trader.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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05Potato
The ammo crop: calculator value 1 like Tomato, but harvest amount 5 per plant—Survival’s primary Spudgun economy engine.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 5
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06Cotton Crop
A fabric and crafting resource plant—not a raid-primary food crop. Absent from the 1.0 Raid Calculator plant list; grow it for Cotton supply and garments, not for raid budgeting.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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07Banana
Mid-tier fruit at calculator value 15—matches Chili’s plant weight—and typically unlocked by trading Carrot Crates for Banana Seeds.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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08Blueberry
Fruit crop at calculator value 50—the jump from mid-tier bananas into serious raid budgeting, often funded by Redbeet Crate trades.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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09Orange
High fruit crop at calculator value 100—transport and trader Tomato-Crate funding matter as much as watering once seeds are in hand.
- Grow time
- 21 min (10.5 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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10Broccoli
High-value 42-minute crop at calculator value 500—needs a second watering unless fertilized, and belongs only on farms already cleared for serious raid pressure.
- Grow time
- 42 min (21 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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11Pineapple
Top calculator crop at plant value 1000 with the same 42-minute / double-water rules as Broccoli—advanced farms only, verified as a complete cycle before scaling.
- Grow time
- 42 min (21 fertilized)
- Harvest amount
- 1
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Chili
A 1.0 mid-tier plant-value spike at calculator value 15—on par with Banana—but with grow timing that should be verified in the live client before large plantings.
- Introduced
- 1.0 crop
- 1.0 calculator value
- 15