Old School RuneScape’s farming skill has received significant updates, making it more profitable and efficient for players at every level. Whether you’re a casual player looking for steady XP or an Ironman needing resources, farming remains one of the most versatile skills in the game. This guide covers everything from the new patches and crops to optimal training methods and profitable strategies.

New Patches and Crops

With recent updates, OSRS now features 15 new farming patches, including two new coral patches introduced alongside the Valamore release. Sailing content has also added a hardwood and calquat tree patch, expanding farming options for high-level players.

Additionally, new crops are available:

· Hardwood trees (rosewood, mahogany, etc.)

· Hops such as flax and cotton

· Fruit trees, calquat, crystal, and redwood trees

These additions offer increased XP potential, enhanced daily routines, and new profit opportunities for all account types.

Why Farming is Great

Farming is an almost passive skill that you can train efficiently. A few minutes spent on a daily farm run can earn substantial XP, making it ideal for players who cannot play for extended periods each day.

· High XP rates: With effective farm runs, players can make farming one of the fastest skills to train.

· Profitability: Herb runs can generate over 3 million GP per hour with proper planning.

· Ironman essential: Farming provides key resources for herbs and other skills.

Farming and Quests

Several quests have farming requirements:

· Song of the Elves: Requires 70 farming

· Achievement Diary Cape: Requires 91 farming for digging three roots from a magic tree

Additionally, the Tangle Root farming pet can appear randomly when crops are grown, with five variations unlocked by planting specific seeds.

Farming Mechanics

Every crop in OSRS has growth phases and a chance of disease. If left untreated, diseased crops die. Players can mitigate this with:

· Compost: Reduces disease chance (1/2 with regular, 1/10 with ultra compost)

· Gardeners: Can be paid to protect certain patches, guaranteeing growth

Harvest Lives

For produce-yielding patches (herbs, allotments):

· Herbs: Start with 3 harvest lives

· Harvest life loss depends on:

  · Farming level

  · Magic secrets and achievement diaries

  · Compost (regular adds +1, ultra adds +3)

This ensures a minimum of six herbs per patch when using ultra compost, making herb farming extremely profitable.

Equipment and Boosts

Certain items improve efficiency and XP gain:

· Bottomless bucket: Doubles the compost applied, saving time and OSRS gold

· Farming outfit (Tithe Farm reward): Up to 2.5% XP boost

· Farmer’s hat: Required for elite clue steps

· Magic secateurs: Increase yield by 10%, essential for herb farming

· Teleport scrolls and shortcuts: From Nightmare Zone or other sources to reduce travel time

Training Pathways

Low-Level Training (1–15 Farming)

1. Questing: Quests like Fairy Tale Part One and Garden of Death provide significant early XP.

2. Bagged Plants: Using your Player-Owned House, you can repeatedly build and remove plants. From level 1 to 15, you need 78 bagged plants. Best sourced from a Falador gardener or the Grand Exchange.

Mid-Level Training (15–72 Farming)

· Tree runs: Most efficient XP method

  · Regular trees → Fruit trees → Hardwood → Magic

  · Allows 10+ runs per day with fast-growing trees like oaks and willows

  · Fruit trees and redwoods are slower, ideal for daily runs

· Herb runs: Pair with allotments for XP and profit

  · Disease-free patches and ultra compost maximize yield

  · Early money-makers: Ranarrs (level 32), Toadflax (level 38), Avantoes (level 50), Torstol (level 85)

High-Level Training (72+ Farming)

· High-level tree patches: Calquat, Crystal, Celestrus, Redwood

· Tithe Farm: Plant seeds in a zigzag pattern, water regularly, maintain 16–20 plants

  · Rewards: Herb sack, seed box, full farmer outfit

· A Combination of tree and herb runs ensures the fastest XP gains

Tree Run Routes

Beginner Tree Run

· Teleport to Lumbridge → west tree patch

· Teleport to Varrock → northeast patch

· Spirit tree → Gnome Stronghold

· Fidor teleport → Fidor Park patch

· Teleport to the house in Tavli → Tavli tree patch

· Civotas → Quzel → Orbin Veil (final patch)

Advanced Complete Tree Run

· Includes all regular, fruit, hardwood, and exotic trees

· Requires teleportation items, saplings, and optional gardener payment

· Recommended for fastest 99

Herb Runs

· Herbs take 80 minutes to grow, perfect for pairing with allotments

· 10 herb patches across Gielinor, with some locked behind quests or diaries

· Ultra compost ensures a minimum yield of 6 herbs per patch

· Recommended low-level run: Fidor → Catherby → Ardy → Hosidius → Civotas → Ectofuntus patch

· Complete herb run: Includes all patches, requires multiple teleports and ultra compost

Ironman Farming

Ironmen should:

· Pickpocket Master Farmers for seeds

· Collect bird nests for tree seeds

· Complete Farming Guild contracts for consistent tree seeds

· Utilize Tithe Farm rewards: Seed box and herb sack

· Add allotments for super compost and prayer potions

· Farm giant seaweed and coral for crafting XP and new sailing content

Level 99 Farming Tips

· Fastest 99: Two tree runs per day with gardener protection + Tithe Farm

· Cheap 99: Regular trees and fruit trees, ultra compost, skip gardener

· Herb runs: Combine with allotments for profit

· Maintain a daily routine to avoid falling behind

Farming in OSRS has never been more rewarding. With new patches, crops, and pathways, you can efficiently train to 99, make significant Runescape gold, and unlock vital Ironman resources. Whether you’re focusing on XP, profit, or both, following these routes ensures your farming experience is optimized.

RSorder Team