Hytale Crop Calculator
Calculate farming yields, Life Essence profits, seed costs, and growth times. Find the most efficient crops to farm in Hytale.
Select a Crop
Apple
Aubergine
Berry
Carrot
Cauliflower
Chilli
Corn
Cotton
Lettuce
Onion
Potato
Pumpkin
Rice
Tomato
Turnip
Wheat
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Trade your Life Essence at the Kweebec Merchant for cooking ingredients, prepared foods, and rare recipes. Shop restocks every 3 days at 6:00 AM.
Always Available
Spices
×3
20
Stock: 10
Salt
×3
20
Stock: 10
Dough
×3
20
Stock: 10
Rotating Stock: Seeds & Foods (3 random items)
Berry Bush
×1
30
Stock: 10-20
Winter Berry Bush
×1
50
Stock: 10-20
Wet Berry Bush
×1
50
Stock: 10-20
Berry Salad
×1
15
Stock: 4-8
Mushroom Salad
×1
15
Stock: 4-8
Meat Kebab
×1
15
Stock: 4-8
Mushroom Kebab
×1
15
Stock: 4-8
Vegetable Kebab
×1
15
Stock: 4-8
Fruit Kebab
×1
15
Stock: 4-8
Rotating Stock: Pies & Recipes (3 random items)
Apple Pie Recipe
×1
2
Stock: 1
Pumpkin Pie Recipe
×1
2
Stock: 1
Caesar Salad Recipe
×1
2
Stock: 1
Meat Pie Recipe
×1
3
Stock: 1
Apple Pie
×1
50
Stock: 5-10
Pumpkin Pie
×1
50
Stock: 5-10
Meat Pie
×1
75
Stock: 5-10
Caesar Salad
×1
50
Stock: 5-10
Note: Recipes require Concentrated Life Essence (crafted by combining regular Life Essence). Rotating stock changes every 3 in-game days - check back often for the items you need!
Understanding Crop Yields
When you harvest a fully grown crop in Hytale, you receive multiple types of items:
Harvest Yield
The primary crop item you're farming for. This is the actual produce like Wheat, Carrots, Tomatoes, or Apples. Used in cooking recipes and crafting.
Life Essence
A magical farming currency dropped by all mature crops. Trade it at the Kweebec Merchant for cooking ingredients (Spices, Salt, Dough), prepared foods, rare seeds, and recipes. Higher-tier crops yield more Life Essence.
Seed Recovery
If you harvest a crop before it's fully grown, you get your seed back instead of the crop. This lets you recover from mistakes or relocate crops without losing seeds. Fully mature crops don't drop regular seeds.
Eternal Seeds
Rare golden seeds with a 50% drop chance from fully mature regular crops. Eternal Seeds can be replanted infinitely - harvesting an Eternal crop gives you the crop and Life Essence, but the seed stays planted. The ultimate farming upgrade!
Growth Modifiers Explained
Stack these modifiers to dramatically speed up crop growth. All modifiers multiply together!
Water (2.5x)
Place crops adjacent to water blocks, or wait for rain/storms. The most powerful single modifier.
Fertilizer (2x)
Apply Life Essence to crops as fertilizer. A great use for excess Life Essence to speed up your farm.
Sunlight (2x)
Grow crops in direct sunlight (light level 5-15) or under artificial light sources like torches.
Darkness (2x)
Some crops thrive in darkness (light level 0-5). Requires both low sunlight AND low artificial light.
Pro Tip: Combine Water + Fertilizer + Light for 10x growth speed (2.5 × 2 × 2 = 10). Build your farm next to a river with torches nearby!