Dwarf Fortress Plant Growth Time Comparison (Days)
Compare 12 Dwarf Fortress crop growth times, from plump helmet 25 days to cave wheat 42. Official Bay 12 farm timers with seasons and linked converter tool.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plump helmet 25 days. Staple crop. Grows year round. | 25 days | Subterranean mushroom, all seasons, food and wine | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Plump helmet page GROWDUR 300; Farming growth table 30000 ticks 25 days |
| Pig tail 25 days. Cloth engine. | 25 days | Subterranean fiber crop, cloth thread and ale | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farming growth table pig tail 30000 ticks 25 days; v0.34 Crop table |
| Prickle berry 25 days. Surface food. | 25 days | Surface berry shrub, year round grazing crop | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farm size calculations table prickle berry 25 days 4 seasons; 40d Crop all other crops 25 days |
| Wild strawberry 25 days. Eaten raw or brewed. | 25 days | Surface berry, outdoor fields staple | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farm size calculations table wild strawberry 25 days 4 seasons; Farming page |
| Longland grass 25 days. Mill and brew chain. | 25 days | Surface grass, cloth and flour mill crop | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farm size calculations table longland grass 25 days 4 seasons |
| Rat weed 25 days. Surface utility. | 25 days | Surface weed crop, dye and food uses | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farm size calculations table rat weed 25 days 4 seasons |
| Blade weed 25 days. Dye mill chain. | 25 days | Surface dye weed, mill only crop | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: 40d Crop table all other crops 25 days; Plants list blade weed surface |
| Fisher berry 25 days. Surface food. | 25 days | Surface berry bush, food and drink crop | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: 40d Crop table all other crops 25 days; Plants list fisher berry surface |
| Cave wheat 42 days. Exact 41.666 from 50000 ticks. | 42 days | Subterranean grain, summer and autumn, flour and beer | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Cave wheat page GROWDUR 500 summer autumn; Farming growth table 50000 ticks 41.666 days |
| Sweet pod 42 days. Syrup quintuples stacks. | 42 days | Subterranean pod, spring and summer, syrup barrels | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farming growth table sweet pod 50000 ticks 41.666 days; Farm size calculations 42 days 2 seasons |
| Quarry bush 42 days. Leaves quintuple at workshop. | 42 days | Subterranean bush, spring summer autumn, leaves and oil | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Quarry bush page GROWDUR 500 spring summer autumn; Farming growth table 50000 ticks |
| Dimple cup 42 days. Highest here tied. Mills to dye 20. | 42 days | Subterranean dye cup, all seasons, blue dye mill | Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Dimple cup page GROWDUR 500 all seasons; Farming growth table dimple cup 50000 ticks |
About this converter
Dwarf Fortress grows crops on fixed timers set in the plant raws. Fast crops finish in 25 days from 30000 ticks. Slow crops finish in 42 days from 50000 ticks, with the exact math at 41.666 days. Plump helmets grow in all four seasons and brew into dwarven wine. Pig tails grow for cloth and brew into dwarven ale. Prickle berries, wild strawberries, longland grass and rat weed grow as 25 day surface crops. Blade weed and fisher berries grow as 25 day surface crops for dye and food. Cave wheat, sweet pods, quarry bushes and dimple cups grow as 42 day crops.
How to use it
Pick two crops and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds harvests of the first crop, one holds the matching harvests of the second, one holds the total in days. Try 1 cave wheat against plump helmets to see the 42 to 25 gap per harvest.
Slow rows read 42 days, which is the wiki rounded form of 41.666 days from 50000 ticks. Fast rows read 25 days from 30000 ticks. Cave wheat plants in summer and autumn and mills into flour or brews into beer. Sweet pods plant in spring and summer and process into syrup. Quarry bushes plant in spring, summer and autumn and process into leaves. Dimple cups grow year round and mill into blue dye. Plump helmets grow year round and stay the staple since they cook, brew and eat raw. Fertilizer, skill and harvest timing shift yields but never change these base growth timers.
FAQ
How long do plump helmets take to grow?
25 days from 30000 ticks. Cave wheat, sweet pods, quarry bushes and dimple cups take 42 days from 50000 ticks.
What is the fastest crop here?
Plump helmets, pig tails and the listed surface crops at 25 days. Quarry bushes are slow at 42 despite three seasons.
What is the slowest crop here?
Cave wheat, sweet pods, quarry bushes and dimple cups at 42 days each, exactly 41.666 from 50000 ticks.
Does fertilizer change growth days?
No. Fertilizer and skill raise stack sizes up to 4 extra plants per harvest, but the day timers stay fixed.
Sources
- Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farming page growth duration table (plump helmet pig tail 30000 ticks 25 days; cave wheat sweet pod quarry bush dimple cup 50000 ticks 41.666 days)
- Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Farm size calculations table (plump helmet 25 days 4 seasons; pig tail 25 2; cave wheat 42 2; sweet pod 42 2; quarry bush 42 3; prickle berry wild strawberry longland grass rat weed 25 4)
- Dwarf Fortress Wiki: Plump helmet page GROWDUR 300 all seasons; Cave wheat page GROWDUR 500 summer autumn; Quarry bush page GROWDUR 500 spring summer autumn; Dimple cup page GROWDUR 500 all seasons
- Dwarf Fortress Wiki: 40d Crop and v0.34 Crop tables (cave wheat sweet pods quarry bushes dimple cups 42 days, all other crops 25 days)
Last verified: 2026-10-15 · 12 entries
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