Plowing - 10% ? ? ?

[HC1Gunner]

A (3) prong question on plowing...

1.So if plowing adds 10% to your yield...

2. If you turn Periodic Plowing off, you loose that 10% ?

3. What happens when you use a No-Til seeder/planter, do you loose the 10% for not plowing, or retain it?

4. If Periodic Plowing is turned "on", then even if you use a No-Til seeder, you still have to plow at least once?

[fenixguy]

2. No. You get the 10% without having to plow.

3. After 3 harvests, you loose the plow bonus if you've plowed previously.

4. If you want the 10% bonus then yes, you have to plow at least once.

[stevoxsi]

If you have ploughing on you need to plough ever 3 yields to get the 10%. Pretty much that simple!

[jenna_q]

Turning off plowing automatically gives you the 10% back. Also you only have to plow after every 3 harvests or when you first start a map. You can see if the field needs plowing in the fertilization tab of the map. The seeder you use has no effect on if and when you have to plow.

[Guil]

There is the odd exception with the seeder such as what's available in the kuhn pack, I'm sure there is mods somewhere that does it all in one.

[kahfs]

Some cultivators are made for plough-less farming. Just make a search for the Horsch FX cultivators. The chisels go a foot deep. There are mods, which imitates this and will do ploughing and cultivating in one go. They require a big tractor though even for a 4 m cultivator. Thought at first these mods were "cheats". Now, I think they are spot on for modern farming.

[redglasses]

I just use sub-soilers for "plowing"
And yes most seeders dont "plow"