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| Corn Plant | |
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| File:CornPlant.jpg | |
| Basic Information | |
| Group | Resources |
| Category | Plant |
Description[ | ]
A Corn Plant is a harvest-able plant which produces Ears of Corn. It can be found growing wild in the plains biome. It can also be grown on Fertile Dirt by planting a Corn Seed. The growth of the plant progresses through 4 stages, starting from a seedling until reaching a full size mature plant. Each growth stage takes 40 minutes with a mature plant taking the total time of 120 minutes to fully grow. It is possible to harvest a corn plant before it has fully grown, however, this will result in a lower yield.
Cultivation[ | ]
To cultivate a Corn Plant the player must first acquire an Ear of Corn, which is then crafted into Corn Seeds, in addition to a Gardening Hoe which is used for tilling the ground before planting the seeds.
Ground Preparation[ | ]
A Corn Plant is grown on Fertile Dirt and if the seeds are placed upon any surface the seedling will explode after a short time. Right clicking on any Grass or Dirt area with a Gardening Hoe will allow the player to till the ground turning it into Fertile Dirt ready for use. Furthermore, if left unused, the Fertile Dirt will eventually revert back to grass allowing Tall Grass to grow.
Planting[ | ]
With the seed equipped in their characters hand the player must place the cross-hair over the piece of Fertile Dirt and plant the seed using the right mouse button. Upon doing so the player will see a new Corn Plant seedling appear on the piece of Fertile Dirt. The Corn Plant is now at the start of its growth cycle.
Growth Cycle[ | ]
A Corn Plant has 4 stages of growth, lasting 40 minutes each.
Stage 1[ | ]
At this stage the Corn Plant is a newly planted seedling and is represented as such by a small seedling growing from the ground.
Stage 2[ | ]
Upon reaching stage 2 the Corn Plant will grow to a high of one block and will show as a juvenile plant with new shoots.
Stage 3[ | ]
At this stage the plant will grow to a hight of 2 blocks and will becomes harvest-able, although doing so will result in a smaller harvest It should be left to grow a further stage, allowing the plant to gain full height and offer a larger yield.
Stage 4[ | ]
This is the final stage of growth for a Corn Plant and it is now ready to harvest at full potential. It is prudent to harvest the crop as soon as possible as if left for too long the Fertile Dirt on which it is planted will revert back to Grass allowing Tall Grass and weeds to grow around the plant. Tall Grass growing around a Corn Plant will destroy it by causing it to explode, losing any produce that may have been on the plant.
Harvesting[ | ]
Harvesting a Corn Plant is very simple, the player only has to move the cross-hair over the plant and the option to harvest the plant using the E key (Default) will be shown on the screen. However, care should be taken when harvesting a Corn Plant to ensure the to section is taken first and so on down the plant this will maximise the yield of the plant. If lower sections are removed first the section or sections above will fall to the ground and be destroyed.
Notes[ | ]
- Alpha 9.3X - The timer used by the plant will stop if the player ventures too far away from their farming area, only resuming again once the player is nearby.
- Alpha 9.3X - Plants currently do not grow while a player is offline.
- Alpha 9.3X - There is a bug in the farming mechanic that will allow the Fertile Dirt to revert to Grass before any planted crops have reached full growth. This seems to be a random bug as it is possible to grown several crops before the Fertile Dirt reverts back to Grass, yet it has also been reported to have happened just minutes after planting seeds on freshly laid Fertile Dirt.