Gardening (The Sims 3)

Gardening is a skill in The Sims 3.

The skill is augmented by the Green Thumb, Loves The Outdoors traits, and the Super Green Thumb lifetime reward.

Statistics
Number Planted, Unique Plants Planted, Items Harvested, Perfect Items Harvested, Unknown Seeds Planted, Best Harvestable, Money Earned, Largest Money Bag Harvested

Challenges

 * Master Planter
 * A Master Planter must plant every type of plant that can be planted in the game. Once you have mastered the varieties you will be able to reduce weed growth significantly on future plants.
 * Note: 19 types total, ca. 5.2% per type


 * Botanical Boss
 * Botanical Boss must harvest at least 75 Perfect fruits and vegetables. After so many Perfect harvestables, the plants of Botanical Bosses almost never die from neglect.


 * Master Farmer
 * Master Farmers have harvested at least 650 fruits and vegetables. The plants of Master Farmers remain watered and fertilized longer, meaning their gardens are more efficient.

Plants
Plants include things found around town, store bought produce that can be planted, seeds given from leveling up the gardening skill.

Time Needed to mature (mature plants spawn fruit every day around 5-6 AM)
 * Common (x Days)
 * Uncommon (x Days)
 * Special (x Days)
 * Rare (x Days)

The sales value are as follows, rounded down:
 * Normal: 100%
 * Nice: 110%
 * Very Nice: 150%
 * Great: 200%
 * Excellent: 250%
 * Outstanding: 300%
 * Perfect: 400%

Helpful Tips

 * Sick of watering your plants?

This helpful 'Schprinkler' waters plants on a 5x5 area. Although it seems like a waste of water having to run your sprinkler 24/7 it is totally worth it. You don't need to go near it to turn it on and off, it's remote like music systems. Luckily you can lower the cost of your bills by Tinkering with the Schprinkler and making it Auto-Water your plants.

Sim with Green Thumb personality trait will have "Talk To Plant" interaction with plant which will increase the quality of plant produce. Sim with Super Green Thumb Lifetime Reward will grow plant one level of quality higher than the seed or fruit they planted.
 * Green Thumb personality trait and Super Green Thumb Lifetime Reward will help gardening.


 * Search the neighbourhood for better quality seed to start with.
 * Recommended Fertilizers
 * For List of Fish and its rarity, see Fishing (The_Sims_3)#Fish


 * Common Plants (Apple, Grape, Lettuce, Tomato)
 * Any fruit / vegetable or fish (Anchovy, Minnow, Goldfish, Alley Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Jellyfish)


 * Uncommon Plants (Lime, Onion, Potato, Watermelon)
 * Uncommon fruit / vegetable or above
 * Fish of rarity level 3 or above (Red Herring, Tuna, Siamese Catfish, Tragic Clownfish, Blowfish, Piranha)


 * Rare Plants (Bell Pepper and Garlic)
 * Rare fruit / vegetable or above
 * Fish of rarity level 6 or above (Salmon, Block Goldfish, Swordfish, Shark)


 * Special Plants (Life Fruit, Death Flower, Flame Fruit, Money Tree, Cheese, Egg, Burger Petty, Steak, Omni Plant)
 * Special fruit / vegetable
 * Fish of rarity level 8 or above except Deathfish (Angelfish, Vampire Fish, Robot Fish, Lobster)


 * To enhance quality of plant produce, use fertilizer of quality higher than the plant or seed. For example, to produce garlic of outstanding quality from excellent garlic plant or seed, it is recommended to use Bell pepper or salmon of outstanding quality or above. The higher quality and higher rarity the fertilizer is, the better.

Opportunities

 * Extreme Life Insurance
 * [Friend] fears a visit from the grim reaper may come all too soon and would like a little... insurance. Grow a Death Flower and deliver it to [Friend] before it's too late.  You'll be paid handsomely for this piece of insurance - a wise choice!


 * Uncommonly Good
 * Bring 20 Excellent Harvestables to the restaurant to recieve the ability to plant Cheese and Eggs.


 * The Omnificent Plant
 * Bring 10 Outstanding Steaks to the Restaurant. The chef at the restaurant has one final challenge for you to complete before granting you unlimited gardening power! You've been asked to bring in 10 homegrown Steaks of Outstanding quality. It's a nigh impossible order to fill, but you must find a way if you want the Omni Plant!