Best Gear: Sprinklers, Watering Cans & More

Welcome back, aspiring farming tycoons! You’ve planted, optimized layouts, used boosts, and hunted mutations. Now it’s time to boost your farm’s backbone: your gear. Upgrading tools saves time, multiplies output, and unleashes your farm’s full potential. This guide reveals the must-have equipment: sprinklers, watering cans, auto-harvesters, and other essential upgrades.

The Importance of Upgrading Your Gear #

Upgraded gear is a game-changer:

• Actions happen faster and cover more ground.
• You harvest more crops in less time, increasing profits.
• Automation tools free you from manual routine.
• Advanced crops and features demand higher-tier gear.
• Most valuable benefit: it frees up your gameplay time.

Manual Farming Essentials #

Watering Cans #

Basic watering cans are common, but they stack growth-speed boosts when used. As you advance, upgrade to better cans for faster watering and better capacity. Higher-tier cans may even hit multiple plots, making watering quicker and more effective.

Shovels #

From Basic to Gold-tier, better shovels till soil faster and clear rocks or weeds more efficiently. When expanding land or changing your layout, a strong shovel speeds the process significantly.

Pillars of Automation #

Sprinklers #

Sprinklers are the heart of automation.

• Basic Sprinkler: covers a 3x3 area and boosts growth and harvest size.
• Advanced Sprinkler: covers a larger area, adds mutation boost.
• Godly / Master Sprinklers: top-tier, maximizing growth, mutation, and output.

High-tier sprinklers provide the best coverage-to-cost ratio and are essential for efficient large farms.

Auto-Harvesters #

These tools automatically pick crops when ready. Higher tiers harvest faster and cover larger areas. Some link directly to your storage or selling station—perfect for AFK and passive setups.

Other Essential Upgrades #

Plot Expansions #

More land means more crops—and even beginner gear works better with space.

Fertilizers / Growth Potions #

These are temporary boosts that speed up growth of target crops. Save them for new farm sections or high-value plants.

Special Soil Types #

If available, upgraded soils boost growth speed, yield, or mutation rate. Worth investing in once basic gear is in place.

Storage Chests #

Offline storage is key. High-tier chests that work with auto-harvesters reduce farm clutter and streamline operations.

Gear Progression Strategy #

Early Game #

Upgrade your watering can and shovel first. Then, expand your plot to plant more crops.

Mid Game #

Add sprinklers and auto-harvesters to automate sections. Start using multi-harvest crops.

Late Game #

Invest in high-end sprinklers, harvesters, soil upgrades, and optimal layouts for full automation and maximum profits.

Balance upgrades, land, and seeds carefully to avoid stalling progress.

Conclusion #

Your gear defines your farm’s speed and efficiency. Prioritize upgraded watering cans, shovels, sprinklers, and auto-harvesters to scale up. Add plot expansions, fertilizers, and soil upgrades as you grow.

What gear transformed your farm? Share your favorite upgrades in the comments and inspire fellow gardeners!