*The following information was researched and compiled from various sources
and forums over the course of nearly 2 months. I'm sorry if I got any
information wrong and if the expected results didn't turn out at what
they're supposed to be. Always remember gardening in FFXI is not an
exact science like in real life, so results are always random.
Thank you for understanding this fact* -"Aselin"
Growing Tree Cuttings into Tree Saplings:
Plant tree cuttings on icesday in a Brass flowerpot, wait 2-3 earth weeks.
ara... so long. -.-;;
Price: 10,000 gils for 1 Tree Sapling
110,000 to 120,000 gils for 12 Tree Saplings
Platinum Nuggets:
- Plant tree cuttings as mentioned above in Brass flowerpot on Icesday
- Feed tree cuttings one light crystal on lightsday
- Wait 2-3 earth weeks and watch growth carefully
Most likely result - Platinum Nuggets, about 30,000 to 60,000 gils depending on the AH
Least likely result - Rock salt... o.O
Elemental Ores: (the real money maker)
- Plant Tree saplings in a Porcelain flowerpot on Darksday (day sapling is strongest on)
and do the following to get a certain ore:
Ice Ore
= feed 1 Ice crystal to sapling on each of 2 Icesday over a period of
2 Vana'diel weeks
= follow growth carefully until they are ready to harvest
(usually 2 weeks)
Fire Ore
= feed 1 Fire crystal to sapling on each of 2 Firesday over a period of
2 Vana'diel weeks
= follow growth carefully until they are ready to harvest
(usually 2 weeks)
Wind Ore
= feed 1 Wind crystal to sapling on each of 2 Windsday over a period of
2 Vana'diel weeks
= follow growth carefully until they are ready to harvest
(usually 2 weeks)
Earth Ore
= feed 1 Earth crystal to sapling on each of 2 Earthsday over a period of
2 Vana'diel weeks
= follow growth carefully until they are ready to harvest
(usually 2 weeks)
Lightning Ore
= feed 1 Lightning crystal to sapling on each of 2 Lightningsday over a
period of 2 Vana'diel weeks
= follow growth carefully until they are ready to harvest
(usually 2 weeks)
Same rule applies for attaining Dark and Light ore.
Genearal rule:
Sapling + 2 elemental crystals of the same type = elemental ore
one elemental crystal must be fed on each of the 2 of that
elemental's day (ie.-1 fire crystal on each of the 2 Firesday)
Price: Elemental ores on the Jeuno AH sell for anywhere between
100,000 to 400,000+ gils each o.o *blinks*
Porcelain pots are necessary to get a greater chance of growing these ores.
On random, as gardening always is, you might get a colored rock, more crystals, or
nothing as all.
Growing Adaman ore from Cactus Cuttings:
Plant Cactus Cuttings in a Porcelain pot on lightsday and feed 1 Light crystal.
Monitor growth until it is ready to harvest.
Most likely result: Adaman ore, about 120,000 to 150,000 gils on Jeuno AH
Least likely result: rock salt (again), light ore, light crystals, or nothing at all
Gardening other items like ingredients for Cooking:
Best site -
http://somepage.com/ffxi/plants.txt
Again, I apologize if I got any information wrong. But, I do hope they all work out. Lastly, thank you to the many forums and websites I've managed to compile this information into.
-"Aselin"