No sandbox game is complete without allowing players to set up their own farm within the world. valheim is no exception to this rule. Planting and building a garden is pretty easy. However, the steps that lead to building the garden are the hard part.
Gardening is not available for players too early valheim. They will need access to several different craft stations to be able to make the tools and make the area safe for the garden. This is in addition to collecting the crops that the player wants to grow on their farm.
How to Prepare for Gardening in Valheim
The three main production stations that players need for farming are the coal furnace, smelter and forge. These require the player to collect 10 from a special resource called Surtling Cores. Once captured, players can build these crafting stations on a workbench.
After all three of the stations have been built, the player will need to craft ore. This requires the player to acquire the horned pickaxe by defeating Eikthyr, the first of the five main bosses in the game. However, farming in Valheim was not done early.
A player will need to check out different biomes on their map depending on the type of ore they are looking for. Check the Black Forest biome for copper and tin ore. The tin will be near bodies of water and will look like a rock popping out of the ground with a slight sheen. Copper can also be found in large moss-covered rock formations streaked with golden sparkles. Players will need Bronze to make cultivators and will require the player to collect both copper and tin.
Gathering enough ore to craft a cultivator will take time, so players should be prepared to camp near the vein(s) they are mining.
After collecting his fill, the player will need to return to the camp to mine their ores with the smelter. When both types of ingots are produced, the player bronze recipe with two copper ingots in a tin at the forge. Players will need five bronze ingots and five wooden cores to craft a cultivator.
Later valheim The cultivator is prepared, farming is very simple. Equip the cultivator and use it to pull grass from the field to be planted. Then select the type of seed or plant to plant and activate it to plant fresh soil.