Gardening is a handy skill in The Sims 4, and thankfully creating fertilizer is easy, like these great options
The Sims 4 offers dozens of activities, skills, and jobs to master. As such, the players can spend hundreds of hours directing their Sims’ life and still not run out of content to try out, things to do. One of the more peaceful activities is gardening.
Not only can the Sims use gardening to grow their own food, but it also comes in handy for spell casters who use the ingredients for potions, or even vampires. But to grow a lot of produce requires fertilizing the garden properly. Some of The Sims 4 fertilizers are better at this task than others. The good news is that most of them are relatively easy to come by and will help the player create a rich garden.
Updated on September 23, 2024, by Nahda Nabiilah: The Gardening Skill has been in the Sims Franchise since the release of the first Sims game. It kept getting more advanced with each version until players discovered all the Gardening features in The Sims 4. One of the crucial features is fertilizing the plants, which is a game changer in the Gardening Skill. Simmers can improve the quality of their garden by constantly fertilizing the plants to harvest the best crops. Additionally, there are extra features in The Sims 4 that allow you to gain extra help in the garden.11 Sheep And Mini Goats
Taking care of a large garden might become a hassle as there is a lot to do. Although fertilizing is essential, the quality won’t be the best if the plant requires care, which is where Sheep and Mini Goats come in. The adorable creatures are a part of the Horse Ranch Expansion Pack, and players can adopt them through many different methods.
Once Simmers takes care of the Sheep and Mini Goats and the bond made is strong, the Sheep will automatically eat the weeds from any plant, while the Mini Goats will hunt the bugs flying around the garden. This will significantly improve the quality of crops, making them perfect for fertilization.10 Golden Chicken
Similar to the Sheep and Mini Goats, Chickens in general were introduced in the Horse Ranch Expansion Pack. To have a Golden Chicken, feed a Hen or a Rooster a Golden Treat.
The great benefit from all of this is the moment they transform into a Golden Chicken, they can walk around Simmers’ garden and improve the quality of available crops. This means that the Chicken will buff the fertilizer’s work, creating a perfect product to sell for more Simoleons in The Sims 4.9 Bee Box
Bees in general have a lot of advantages in The Sims 4. Simmers can buy a Bee Box from Buy Mode and place it anywhere on the lot to start bonding with bees, as it’s a crucial step. Later on, playerscan start collecting honey from the box, which offers various benefits for Sims, either by cooking, selling, or eating it directly. After increasing friendship with bees, they will automatically start tending to nearby plants.
When bees fly around the garden and pollinate nearby crops, they offer a small fertilizing buff that can be stacked with other fertilizers like growfruit. This helps the crop evolve faster than normal crops found in players’ gardens. Additionally, after bonding with the bees for a while, a new option appears that allows Simmers to collect a swarm of bees and manually send them to Pollinate Nearby Plants.8 Patchy The Straw Man
Patchy the Straw Man is a scarecrow introduced in the Seasons Expansion Pack. Players can buy it from the Outdoor Activities category for $450 and although it seems expensive, Patchy will be a huge help later on.
To make him come to life, keep speaking with the scarecrow until Simmers becomes his friend.
