As an avid Fire Emblem: Three Houses gamer, I know first-hand how confusing and frustrating the gardening system can be when starting out. With mysterious seeds, fertilizers, crops types, growth times – where do you even begin?
Well after over 300 hours played, I‘m hear to tell you the greenhouse can be INCREDIBLY useful when mastered fully. Providing resources to bribe students, buy killer weapons, boost stats and so much more!
This comprehensive guide aims to make gardening accessible and efficient for all players. We‘ll cover:
- Unlocking and Using the Greenhouse
- Seed Types and Harvest Yields
- Cultivation Methods and Growth Planning
- Targeting Useful Crops and Resource Generation
- Advanced Tips and Optimization Strategies
Let‘s get our green thumbs on and start growing! This is everything you need to master gardening in FE3H!
Why Bother With Gardening Anyway?
Before diving into the ins-and-outs of gardening, let‘s quickly cover why you SHOULD bother learning this system as a player. The greenhouse offers:
Motivation and Support Building: Gifts grown to improve supports and motivation. High motivation = better tutoring results.
Resources: Vendor crops for selling give steady gold income. Quest item crops help complete missions.
Stat Boosters: Special crops that permanently improve unit stats for battling.
BLT Building: Some harvests grant bonus points for teaching focus goals.
Adventure Tasks: Task board quests often want crafted gifts or vendor transactions.
Recruitment: Some students require specific giftable crops during recruitment.
Linked Attacks: Bonding through tea time requires optimal gift giving via gardening.
Investing in the greenhouse pays dividends in nearly all areas of progressing strength, supports, recruitment, gold income etc. It‘s invaluable!
Now let‘s get into the specifics of uncovering this gem of a system.
Unlocking Gardening: The Greenhouse
The greenhouse is initially locked when exploring the monastery. To unlock it, you must complete the “Green Thumbs Beginning” side quest from Hanneman.
This quest introduces the basic function of gardening – plant seeds, cultivate crops, harvest yields on a weekly cycle.
Once unlocked, you can access the greenhouse under Extras when exploring:
This is where the gardening magic happens. Time to start planting!
Usage Limits Based on Professor Level
What you can plant is limited by Professor Level, increased by gaining Professor Points (PP) from lectures, seminars etc.
Here are the professor ranges and associated cultivation options:
Level E: 1 seed, Infuse with Magic
Level E+: 1 seed, Airmid Water
Level D: 2 seeds, Prune
Level C: 3 seeds, Scatter Bonemeal
Level B: 4 seeds, Caledonian Soil
Level A: 5 seeds, Pegasus BlessingsHigher levels give more seeds and better fertilizers for quality yields.
For example, Level E may give weeds while Level A might boost a Carrot into premium Ambrosia!
Seed Types and Harvest Yields
The seeds available cover a wide variety of botanicals from flowers to vegetables to herbs. On the surface, it may seem completely random what plants produce.
In truth, there ARE understood probability patterns. Let me break down the basics:
Seed Categories
- Geographical (Morfis, Albinean)
- Functional (Mixed Herbs, Root Vegetables)
- Flower Colors (Red, Purple, Blue)
Possible Yields Per Seeds
- Common Crops
- Gift Crops
- Vendor Crops
- Stat Boosting Crops
For example, Red Flower Seeds may yield:
- Common: Rose
- Gift: Daffodil
- Vendor: Onion
- Stat Boost: Magdred Kirsch
Check the Appendix for a full seed to crop yield matrix!
Growth Times and Planning
Depending on the seed, crops take 2-5 weeks to fully mature.
You don’t want to forget to harvest! Missing crops means wasted yield slots.
As such, planning out grow times across multiple seeds is crucial.
Here are some tips:
- Use the Gardening Planner tool
- Stagger seed times
- Set calendar reminders
- Harvest multiples same day
For example Sunday Veggies, Wednesday Flowers and Friday Herbs.
Targeting Useful Crops
With finite seeds each week, deciding WHAT to grow can be challenging.
Some key items to target:
Gifts: Tea times and lost items for motivating students! e.g. Anemone, Carrot, Sweet Apple
Vendor Crops: Big ticket harvests to sell for $$$. e.g Magdred Kirsch, Boa Fruit
Stat Boosters: Rare game-changing springs increasing unit stats permanently! e.g. Speed Carrot, Ambrosia
Quest Rewards: Some free time events want crops! e.g. Premium Magic Herbs, Noa Fruit
Prioritze based on current needs. Out of gold? Sell vendor crops. Need motivation? Gift crops.
Intermediate and Advanced Gardening Strategies
Once you have the basics down pat, there ARE ways to take your gardening even further!
Seed Hybridizing: Combine multiple seeds types for rare + random yields
Focus Building: Coordinate gardening with instruction focus goals for bonus points
Character Planning: Grow seeds suited to gifts, motivations status etc for each unit
Class Masteries: Obtain gardening related masteries for unique bonuses!
Instruction Synergy: Instruct in similar skills to battle usage and gardening boosts
Take advantage of these multilayered strategies, and gardening becomes a centerpiece in your academy and army progression!
Phew, we covered a TON of ground here today breaking down gardening. From basics of unlocking the greenhouse to intermediate planning tactics to targeting vital resources.
Just remember: Take time learning the ins and outs early, and reap BIG rewards down the road. Your students will thank you!
Now get out there and start planting seeds, Watching your academy flourish alongside their garden under your guidance. That my friends, is the joy of Fire Emblem Three Houses.
This is Marcus signing off. Until next time; may the goddess guide your cultivation!
