This is a message that will come up every time you get a ribbon. This is not as the name suggests though, it is no cost to you, but it can help your friends out. You really can’t lose here; you spend nothing whilst helping out your friends who may do the same for you in return.
The notifications on this are posted on Facebook though, so keep a look out for any bonuses you can have that your friends post. They have a time limit though, so make sure you check regularly.
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Keep Track of Your Crops
Another important point to make now is the importance of keeping a track of all your crops that you have planted and when they will be fully grown. Keeping track isn't difficult, but here are a few pointers to get you on the right track:
Plant your crops in solid blocks, so there are different sections that appear for each type. This will enable you to track their progress much more easily as each type of crop will be grouped together.
It's also a good idea not to plant the same type of crop at two different times. That's because it's very easy to forget about one of them and not go back to harvest until the later one is ready. By then you may have already lost your first crop. Planting all pumpkins at one time, and then all squash the next will make it much easier for you to remember what needs to be harvested when.
Also, try to plant one particular type of crop all at the same time, this means that they will all roughly be ready for harvest at once and you will avoid having the same types of crops growing all at different intervals.
One further thing I will mention about your crops is how quickly they will rot. You have the same amount of time to harvest your crop as it takes to grow it, so you will have to get back to your strawberries between 4 and 8 hours of planting them. If you know that there is no way you will get back to your farm for the next few days, then I suggest you plant some artichokes. As they have a 4 day grow time, you will have a total of 8 days to get back and harvest them.
Plant your crops in solid blocks, so there are different sections that appear for each type. This will enable you to track their progress much more easily as each type of crop will be grouped together.
It's also a good idea not to plant the same type of crop at two different times. That's because it's very easy to forget about one of them and not go back to harvest until the later one is ready. By then you may have already lost your first crop. Planting all pumpkins at one time, and then all squash the next will make it much easier for you to remember what needs to be harvested when.
Also, try to plant one particular type of crop all at the same time, this means that they will all roughly be ready for harvest at once and you will avoid having the same types of crops growing all at different intervals.
One further thing I will mention about your crops is how quickly they will rot. You have the same amount of time to harvest your crop as it takes to grow it, so you will have to get back to your strawberries between 4 and 8 hours of planting them. If you know that there is no way you will get back to your farm for the next few days, then I suggest you plant some artichokes. As they have a 4 day grow time, you will have a total of 8 days to get back and harvest them.
Get Your Farm Together
I recommend building up some cash to start with, this is most important. Get a relatively small area plowed first, less than ten plots, and then I suggest that you just fill this area with strawberry crops (as long as you can check back in the next 4 hours). Now strawberries are not going to make you the biggest amount of money possible, however you will be in profit come harvest time. Then you can give other types of crops a go, I suggest trying soybeans. These are going to give you the best profit until you progress and unlock more crops.
Bear the above simple instructions in mind as you move through the game too. I must stress again at this point how important it is to factor in how often you can visit your farm into your decision making, as letting them wilt will ruin all your hard work.
Bear the above simple instructions in mind as you move through the game too. I must stress again at this point how important it is to factor in how often you can visit your farm into your decision making, as letting them wilt will ruin all your hard work.
Making the Most Profit Possible
It is really important to take a moment to think about what profit you will get from your crops too. I recommend choosing soybeans at the beginning for the biggest cost benefits, as they will make you 63 coins for each plot of land you sell, whilst costing only 15 coins to buy initially. The downside here is that soybeans take longer to grow than strawberries do; working out what is best for your farm is quite difficult isn’t it?
To get even more into detail on the cost benefits, it is possible to work out what each crop’s hourly earning potential is, just work out how much particular crops sell for and how many hours they take to grow. Therefore when deciding what to plant, you need to take into account how much involvement you want and how quickly you want to make money.
To get even more into detail on the cost benefits, it is possible to work out what each crop’s hourly earning potential is, just work out how much particular crops sell for and how many hours they take to grow. Therefore when deciding what to plant, you need to take into account how much involvement you want and how quickly you want to make money.
Use Hay Bales For Fast Experience
After you’ve played for a couple weeks and have managed to build up a nice amount of coins, there’s an easy strategy you can use to quickly boost your experience. The strategy is to simply buy Hay Bales, sell the Hay Bales, and repeat. Although the best choice is always to choose experience-effective crops, if you’ve maxed out your field then the next best thing is the Hay Bale method.
Expanding Your Farm
Once you have enough neighbours, you can consider expanding your farm. Initially you start with a 12×12 farm, which is relatively small. With neighbors and coins, you can upgrade to a 14×14, 20×20, and beyond. Having a bigger farm is key to becoming a Farmville master and raking in the (virtual) dough.
You must be careful when deciding to expand. Many farmers have expanded too early and found they had no money to do anything with that extra land. So make sure to consider how much money it will cost to not only buy the expansion, but also to fill it up with new crops, animals, buildings, or whatever else you have in mind with the land.
If the expansion costs 10,000 coins and you only have 12,000, then it is not a good time to expand. Wait until you have at least 20,000-25,000 coins before you make the big purchase.
You must be careful when deciding to expand. Many farmers have expanded too early and found they had no money to do anything with that extra land. So make sure to consider how much money it will cost to not only buy the expansion, but also to fill it up with new crops, animals, buildings, or whatever else you have in mind with the land.
If the expansion costs 10,000 coins and you only have 12,000, then it is not a good time to expand. Wait until you have at least 20,000-25,000 coins before you make the big purchase.
Joining FarmVille Forums
If you have already added all your farmville farming buddies, or do not wish to ask any of them, you can also find new pals by visiting the Farmville Discussion boards. You can find the online community by simply clicking the Forum url at the bottom of the Facebook page while you are playing the game. Once the forum loads, there's a section called “Finding Neighbors” for people who want more neighbors.
More Friends, More Neighbors!
The easiest way to gain neighbors is to ask your friends to play with you. Even if they’re not active players, as long as they sign up and accept you as a neighbor, then they will continue to be and you will gain the rewards for that. Chances are that at least 20% of your friends are already playing this game, so finding neighbors among them shouldn't be too difficult. You can find out which of your friends are already playing by clicking on the “My Neighbors” tab on you’re farm.
Return On Investment (ROI)
If your focus is to earn as much money and experience in the shortest amount of time, then you need to consider the cost of the seeds and what they give back to you over time. For example, one of the first plants you have access to are soybeans. They cost 15 coins to plant but you can sell them for 63 coins, which is 4 times the original amount you paid. However, soybeans take longer to grow than some other plants, so when you factor time into the equation they may not be the best choice.
The equation to figure out your ROI is ((Sale Price – (Seed Cost + 15)) / Time). The “15? in the equation is the cost to plow your field for each plant. For example, strawberry seeds cost 10 coins, give back 35 coins at harvest, and take 4 hours to grow. Plugging this into the equation gives us ((35 – (10 + 15)) / 4), which equals 2.5 coins per hour. Soybeans give us 1.434 coins per hour, so strawberries are better for getting money than soybeans, as long as you can harvest them every 4 hours. When deciding what crops to plant, you should consider how often you will play (to avoid dead crops) and what your goal is (to make money or to gain experience).
Assuming you plant and harvest them as quickly as possible, the five best current money-making crops are: Peas, Asparagus, Onion, Grapes, and Sugar Cane.
For gaining experience, the five best are berries (black, blue, straw, and raspberries), followed by Aloe Vera, Ghost Chili, Pumpkin, and Tomatoes.
The equation to figure out your ROI is ((Sale Price – (Seed Cost + 15)) / Time). The “15? in the equation is the cost to plow your field for each plant. For example, strawberry seeds cost 10 coins, give back 35 coins at harvest, and take 4 hours to grow. Plugging this into the equation gives us ((35 – (10 + 15)) / 4), which equals 2.5 coins per hour. Soybeans give us 1.434 coins per hour, so strawberries are better for getting money than soybeans, as long as you can harvest them every 4 hours. When deciding what crops to plant, you should consider how often you will play (to avoid dead crops) and what your goal is (to make money or to gain experience).
Assuming you plant and harvest them as quickly as possible, the five best current money-making crops are: Peas, Asparagus, Onion, Grapes, and Sugar Cane.
For gaining experience, the five best are berries (black, blue, straw, and raspberries), followed by Aloe Vera, Ghost Chili, Pumpkin, and Tomatoes.
Crop Experience
You’ll want to consider which crops you should plant based on how much time you’ll spend playing the game. Many crops that take a day or more to grow will give you at least 2 experience points. Crops with a shorter harvest time may only give you one experience point, but if you’re going to be available to play, then it could be worth it because you’ll be able to immediately plant another one and continue on. If you’re the type of casual player who wants to “plant it and forget it”, then go with crops that take longer to mature. But if you’re on Facebook multiple times a day, then consider going with crops that grow quickly so you can continuously turn them over.
Harvest Time
One thing to consider is how long it will take to harvest a crop. For example, strawberries takes 4 hours to harvest after you plant them. You have up to two times the amount of time to harvest a crop after you plant it. So if it takes 4 hours to grow, then you have 8 hours since the time you planted to harvest it. If you don’t, then the crop will wilt and become useless. So be sure to plan ahead! If you know you won’t be at your computer within 4-8 hours, then don’t plant a 4-hour crop.
Harvesting, Plowing and Planting More Easy and Faster
This simple tip will speed up your FarmVille harvesting, plowing and planting so your playing experience.
When you first log on to your farm you will notice that your character always starts at the center-most area of your FarmVille farm. Likewise, when you visit your neighbors’ farms the same rule holds true.
In most cases the center-most area that your character occupies consists of one plot of the farm, but in some of the larger farm expansions it may be two plots. In either case, if the plot(s)are plowed or planted, you will need to dig them up so they are grass.
After digging up the plot(s) you will need to move your character out of the way so you can build a perimeter around the plot(s). I have found that the best way to do this is with bales of hay — which you can obtain in the decorations category of the market for $100 coins each. It Will take approximately 12 bales of hay to complete the perimeter. You will need to place all but 2 of the hay bales around the perimeter, but DO NOT close it in yet.
Before closing the perimeter of hay bales you must place your character inside so he or she can be closed in.
After moving your character, place two more hay bales as such that it closes your character into the perimeter of the hay bales so he or she cannot get out.
Now your character is trapped in the perimeter of hay bales and cannot go about your farm. As such, he or she will no longer have to travel to any given area to harvest, plow or plant, and you can now achieve these things MUCH FASTER!
Speed Up Your FarmVille Games
Follow these steps to trap your FarmVille farmer and speed up the game :
1. Open your Farmville game in Facebook. Do not start farming or taking any action that will cause your farmer to start moving. If he is in the middle of the field and you want to trap him in a corner take action with your crops like plowing or harvesting to get him to move to where you want him to permanently reside.
2. Purchase 8 haybales from the market prior to boxing in your farmville farmer.
3. Delete any land necessary to be able to place a hay bale blockade around your farmer. You need to box your farmville farmer in.
4. Click the hay bales and select move. Move the hay bales to form a tight blockade around the farmer.
You can now place fences and decorates to jazz up your farmville farmer trap. Your friends who come to fertilize your crops will really appreciate your farmer being trapped because they will be able to fertilize much quicker.
1. Open your Farmville game in Facebook. Do not start farming or taking any action that will cause your farmer to start moving. If he is in the middle of the field and you want to trap him in a corner take action with your crops like plowing or harvesting to get him to move to where you want him to permanently reside.
2. Purchase 8 haybales from the market prior to boxing in your farmville farmer.
3. Delete any land necessary to be able to place a hay bale blockade around your farmer. You need to box your farmville farmer in.
4. Click the hay bales and select move. Move the hay bales to form a tight blockade around the farmer.
You can now place fences and decorates to jazz up your farmville farmer trap. Your friends who come to fertilize your crops will really appreciate your farmer being trapped because they will be able to fertilize much quicker.
10 Things You Should Do If You Want To Succeed On FarmVille
Here are 10 things you should always avoid if you are serious about really succeeding in Farmville :
1. Don’t buy buildings too early. Buildings will cost you a heck of a lot of coins, but they don’t provide you with any ways of making your coins back (other than earning some ribbons of course). The good thing about buildings is that they gain experience, which is only good if you have some spare coins lying around – but if you don’t have the luxury of having spare cash available, they will be a drain to your supplies.
2. Don’t buy more decorations, you probably don’t even need them. The same thing applies here as with buildings; decorations are just for looks, gaining experience and earning ribbons. But again if you are after more cash, they won’t offer you any. If you do have some cash handy though, decorations can be a good source of easy ribbons.
3. Farm cash is limited, so be wise about where you spend it. Things like fuel refills can speed things up for you, but once they are gone, they are gone. Buildings and decorations are permanent and can be good investments, but only if you have enough spare coins.
4. Don’t purchase seeds that will give you a poor cost-to-profit ratio. Crops that will only give you a bit of profit are a waste of your time and investment. Play around a bit to see which crops give you the best return on your investment, taking into consideration also how long you spend playing and how quick you want to see results.
5. Don’t manually plow, seed or harvest. To make things easier and quicker for yourself, use the appropriate machinery to do this for you. Unless you really like to be clicking 4 times longer than you really should be go with the more automated option.
6. Be smart with your animals. Unless you enjoy manually collecting what they offer, they can be a barrier to you succeeding if they take up too much of your time. Use them for what they should be used for, earning ribbons and then selling them for a higher price.
7. Wait until you have enough spare coins to expand your farm. You should always be looking to expand your farm, but do so when you also have enough coins to invest in crops to fill the extra land. It will be a waste if you expand only to find that you don’t have enough cash to fill it with crops that will give you something back.
8. Don’t help neighbours out unnecessarily. If you want to help them out, do so until you earn your ribbon. Don’t waste your time with them and get little in return. You should be focusing on getting good returns for the time and cash you invest.
9. Maximize your fuel. Your fuel will refill every few minutes, so plan your playing time to make the most out of this. If you’re absolutely obsessed you won’t have problems with going on at least once every couple of hours to use your fuel effectively.
10. Focus on your land, not how it looks. If you are serious about succeeding in Farmville you need to cover your lot with plowed land and get the most return for your money. Don’t waste your time, use it efficiently.
1. Don’t buy buildings too early. Buildings will cost you a heck of a lot of coins, but they don’t provide you with any ways of making your coins back (other than earning some ribbons of course). The good thing about buildings is that they gain experience, which is only good if you have some spare coins lying around – but if you don’t have the luxury of having spare cash available, they will be a drain to your supplies.
2. Don’t buy more decorations, you probably don’t even need them. The same thing applies here as with buildings; decorations are just for looks, gaining experience and earning ribbons. But again if you are after more cash, they won’t offer you any. If you do have some cash handy though, decorations can be a good source of easy ribbons.
3. Farm cash is limited, so be wise about where you spend it. Things like fuel refills can speed things up for you, but once they are gone, they are gone. Buildings and decorations are permanent and can be good investments, but only if you have enough spare coins.
4. Don’t purchase seeds that will give you a poor cost-to-profit ratio. Crops that will only give you a bit of profit are a waste of your time and investment. Play around a bit to see which crops give you the best return on your investment, taking into consideration also how long you spend playing and how quick you want to see results.
5. Don’t manually plow, seed or harvest. To make things easier and quicker for yourself, use the appropriate machinery to do this for you. Unless you really like to be clicking 4 times longer than you really should be go with the more automated option.
6. Be smart with your animals. Unless you enjoy manually collecting what they offer, they can be a barrier to you succeeding if they take up too much of your time. Use them for what they should be used for, earning ribbons and then selling them for a higher price.
7. Wait until you have enough spare coins to expand your farm. You should always be looking to expand your farm, but do so when you also have enough coins to invest in crops to fill the extra land. It will be a waste if you expand only to find that you don’t have enough cash to fill it with crops that will give you something back.
8. Don’t help neighbours out unnecessarily. If you want to help them out, do so until you earn your ribbon. Don’t waste your time with them and get little in return. You should be focusing on getting good returns for the time and cash you invest.
9. Maximize your fuel. Your fuel will refill every few minutes, so plan your playing time to make the most out of this. If you’re absolutely obsessed you won’t have problems with going on at least once every couple of hours to use your fuel effectively.
10. Focus on your land, not how it looks. If you are serious about succeeding in Farmville you need to cover your lot with plowed land and get the most return for your money. Don’t waste your time, use it efficiently.
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