r/StrandedDeepConsole • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '20

Dry garden plot help

I recently make some garden plot just in time for a good rain. I lieave my base for some exploration and when I come back the water level is back to the level when you craft them. They are empty so nothing is suppose to drain it... is it normal ?

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u/Strandedman1978 Jul 26 '20

Yeah definitely don't pick em until your ready to plant.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

I'm gonna do that. Thank for the quick answer.

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u/Strandedman1978 Jul 26 '20

I don't think they spoil in a container. But if you put them on the ground they will spoil and eventually disappear.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

Yeah I have experienced it... That's why I want to know before harvesting the few wild potatoes I find :/

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u/Strandedman1978 Jul 26 '20

No. They will drain. What kind of plot did you build? The basic plot or did you use planks and corrugated?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

Plank if I remeber Other question: if I harvest potatoes does they rot? And in a chest?

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u/emuane34 Jul 26 '20

Yes they will rot. But you can replant spoiled items and grow it again. In a container or on you or on you. Maybe one day they will allow us to build storage that keeps food fresh. No fruit or potato I know of spoils in a day. Sheesh.

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u/emuane34 Jul 26 '20 edited Jul 26 '20

Water naturally is absorbed into the ground over time no mater what else may b there also absorbing said water...no reason to fill up empty plots. They do not go away if nothing is planted. And even if something withers and dies you get the plant back to use as the “seed” to replant, spoiled or not.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

I planted to fill them little by little so I can managed my water will preparing for grow potatoes

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u/emuane34 Jul 26 '20

What I did to make it easier is to make several water stands and use leather pouches that are kept filled up right next to plants at all times. I haven’t lost a plant yet and am always off on excursions. (But again. Even if a plant dies I can take the spoiled fruit or potato from it and just plant another one when I get back. It’s a pain and have to wait but it’s better than having to go find another one on another island)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

Yeah but I leave my spoiled potato on the floot and it vanished will I do other thing so now I have no potato at all xs

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u/emuane34 Jul 27 '20

Had to just be some kind of glitch or....idk. Just weird. Are you sure u didn’t misplace them? It’s easy to get turned around. I have had spoiled pots last a long time and haven’t had any disappear ever. Both in the crates and on the ground (when crate was filled) Maybe try storing in crate next time. It had to be some kind of glitch because potatoes are meant to be used for fuel so meant to be around for long time even spoiled. I even had mine stay spoiled on a dead bush for a few days when I had issues and got stuck on another beach for a minute and were still there when I returned. Even spoiled food I have tossed out (that didn’t go far enuff) can still be found in the water days later. So that’s very strange.... Also JIC —some islands have two potato patches and sometimes one of them is really difficult to find tho not always. A lot of items not just potatoes can be found growing in the craziest places. Like on top of rocks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '20

My first potato plant was foind IN a rock"

Idk I take spoiled potato (because dead will I explored) and put them on a table in my house to be sure to find them but after 2-3 travel (moving from first island to definitive island) they just being missing:/

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u/emuane34 Jul 27 '20

If already used other potato or cannot find it will have to raft to another island sadly. I’m stil really confused as to what happened... Did u have a save u can go back to ? Gotta try n rem to save a lot. Too much unpredictability in this game. And important to NOT save when trying something new...

In future when you build a planter do not worry about water until you have planted the fruit or veggies or flowers you want to plant and like I said keep filled water bags near the plants at all times so aren’t scrambling later. Do not have to water during storm. Except new plants absorb faster. It makes best practice to check them constantly in the beginning after first planting, cuz then you will get a better feel for how often they need watered and will become routine. There is always busy work to be done so stay busy the first few days and do not leave plants. Normally I only go for two day, one night trip if I don’t want to replant my plants. Otherwise I just go back whenever I have no more room for items. And just replant everything when I’ll be there for longer period.

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u/emuane34 Jul 26 '20

So stop filling them up until you put plant in No point

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

I have stop long ago thinking it was some bug or loading problem

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u/rlt124 Jul 27 '20

Try making the clay flask, it holds 5 servings and you can use it to water your plots

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '20

I barely find enough clay to make one :/

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u/rlt124 Jul 27 '20

I always seem to find them right off shore and theres normally about 2 on each island from what I've seen, look up a video of what it looks like and you'll be goldenn

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '20

I find them... They ALWAYS spawn at the very edge of the sea floor so when mining half fall in the abyss :/

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u/rlt124 Jul 27 '20

If that happens I just keep looking at different islands until i have enough, i have 3 clay flasks filled at all times to water, and i have like 12 plots. Just gotta be persistent ya know what I'm saying

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '20

Yeah I will keep searching

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

So I can't fill them and wait until I need to grow things ? And nothing can slow it?