If you get a little tired of quests and missions in FFXI, there are a number of side activities to which you can turn. One of my favorites is gardening. But before you can start, you'll need to gather a few supplies. First, you have to set up your home base with one or more flowerpots. As I noted last time, plants grow better if they aren't sitting on the floor. So it's a good idea to get some kind of flat surface to hold your pots...I went with a nice workbench which gives the additional benefit of more storage space.
Then you need some seeds. Sure, you can buy these from a vendor or the Auction House, but I prefer the old fashioned method of wandering through the countryside butchering plant monsters. There's one last item that's optional but definitely advised...remember those crystals I was talking about from a few posts ago? The ones that monsters drop when you have Signet active? Well, halfway through the growing process you can feed your plant a crystal, which will affect what kind of "crop" you get at the end. I put crop in quotes because you can get some strange items from plants...things like worms, rocks, and even additional crystals.
It's a lot to collect, but the end results can definitely be worth the effort. Not only can you score some useful (and valuable) items, but blooming flowers really spruce up your room!
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