How to plant seeds in Valheim
Here are the basic steps for planting seeds in Valheim.
- Gather the bronze and the base wood.
- Craft a Cultivator.
- Cultivate the soil in farmland.
- Plant seeds using the Cultivator menu.
Crafting the cultivator is the hardest part of the whole process. You won't be able to build one until you make some progress in the game. Farming is therefore not an option for new players. The Cultivator requires five Bronze and five Core Woods to create, and these materials can be difficult to find.
The first step in obtaining a Cultivator is to build a Foundry, which requires 20 Stones and 5 Surtling Cores. Stone is fairly easy to find, but Surtling's cores are rarer. They can be found in burial chambers in the Black Forest biome, but only after defeating the game's first boss, Eikthyr.
After the foundry is built, you need to gather materials to build a smithy. A forge requires 6 copper bars, 4 stones, 4 coals and 10 wood. Copper bars are created by placing copper ore in the smelter, while other materials are quite common and can be gathered easily. Once you've built the Forge, you can craft Bronze, which is needed to craft the Cultivator. Bronze is created by mixing copper and tin, so make sure you have enough of these materials.
Now that you have the Bronze, it's time to collect Core Wood. Stonewood is obtained by harvesting pine trees in the Black Forest biome. The pines are incredibly tall and have all their leaves at the top, so they are very easy to spot. Just bring an ax to a few of them and you will have enough basic wood.
Once you have enough Bronze and Corewood on hand, it's time to craft a Cultivator. You can do this at your forge. With the cultivator in hand, you can start growing and planting seeds. It works like the hammer, so right click to open the farming menu. Then select the Cultivate option. This allows you to turn normal soil into farmland where you can grow crops. Click anywhere on the ground to prepare the ground for the seeds.
Once done, open the farming menu again, then select the seeds you want to plant. You can place them in any area that you have cultivated. Some plants need space to grow properly, so be sure to spread your seeds out. The plants also take a few days to fully grow, so you will need to be patient with your crops.
Valheim is now available on PC. The game is currently in Early Access on Steam and will remain in Early Access for at least a year.
