Farming Cheats

It just wouldn’t be a “Ville” game if there wasn’t farming, now would it. Raising crops for coins and XP has always been an important part of the game and in CastleVille, farming once again takes center-stage. There are a few subtle differences though, and it helps to know all the shortcuts and farming cheats and tips to get the most out of the game.

CastleVille Crops

Some of the crops you can plant in CastleVille.

First, though, let’s take a look at the crops you can plant.

  • Grapes – They cost 5 coins to plant and take 5 minutes to grow. When you harvest them, you get 50 coins.
  • Flax – They cost 25 coins to plant and take 30 minutes to grow. When you harvest them, you get 100 coins.
  • Carrot – They cost 50 coins to plant and take 1 hour to grow. When you harvest them, you get 150 coins.
  • Wheat – They cost 100 coins to plant and take 24 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 550 coins.
  • Tomato – They cost 150 coins to plant and take 8 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 400 coins.
  • Cabbage – They cost 2 crowns to plant and take 12 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 500 coins.
  • Cotton – They cost 4 crowns to plant and take 14 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 600 coins.
  • Cocoa – They cost 6 crowns to plant and take 16 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 700 coins.
  • Oat – They cost 8 crowns to plant and take 3 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 225 coins.
  • Chili Pepper – They cost 10 crowns to plant and take 18 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 800 coins.
  • Potato – They cost 12 crowns to plant and take 4 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 600 coins.
  • Strawberry – They cost 14 crowns to plant and take 36 hours to grow. When you harvest them, you get 1,000 coins.
As you can see, some crops require coins to plant and others require crowns. Because crowns are hard to come by, you’ll probably be doing most of your planting with coins in the early part of the game, which means focusing on grapes, fax, carrots, wheat, and tomato. Which crop to plant depends on how often you play the game. Grapes are very profitable and are quick to harvest, but only make sense if you play frequently enough to harvest them every few minutes. On the other hand, wheat takes 24 hours to harvest and is ideal if you only play once per day. My favorites are wheat and tomatoes. They’re not as profitable as grapes or flax, but I’d rather not spend too much time farming in CastleVille.
CastleVille - Irrigated Crops

Farm plots with blue water on them are irrigated, meaning that the crops planted there grow slightly faster.

One big change to farming is the introduction of irrigation. Here’s how it works: when you place your farm plot next to a source of water, such as a pond or river, then the crops grow 5% faster. To be honest, this isn’t much of a big difference. But if you’re doing a lot of farming and tend to go for the longer growth harvests, then it can make a difference.

In addition to farming to earn coins and XP, you’ll need to farm at certain points while fulfilling your CastleVille quests. For example, one of the early quests, 14 Carrots, requires you to plant–you guessed it–14 plots of carrots.
Watch out for the short growth cycle crops. If you don’t return quickly enough to harvest them after they finish growing, they may wither and die. You’ll either need to clear the land and start over or have a neighbor come by and restore them by watering. Neither scenario is ideal. You want to pick crops that match your play style, not vice-versa.