Onion seed

Onion seed comes in three grades. Herm sells the plain grade from his second tier, 12 at a time. Four seeds plant a Garden Bed, and planting needs Farming mastery 10 for plain seeds (12 and 14 for the better grades).

Onions are the hardest early crop to grow: even after Garden Upgrade I a bed returns fewer seeds than it took. Herm sells the Onions themselves too, 25 at a time, which is the easier way to get them for the Vegetable salad.

Variants (3)

Quality Base price
★ 6
★★ 9
★★★ 12

How to obtain

Harvest

Name ×
Onion Bed depends on the bed

Traders

Name Tier Stock
Herm ★ Tier II 12
Herm ★ Tier III 20
Vegetable Stand ★ · town building — build it first Tier II 15
Vegetable Stand ★ · town building — build it first Tier III 40
Trademaster ★★ Tier I 20
Vegetable Stand ★★ · town building — build it first Tier II 10
Vegetable Stand ★★ · town building — build it first Tier III 30
Vegetable Stand ★★★ · town building — build it first Tier III 20

Appears during the story

Order Price × Opens
Davy the Dagger · Seeds · Small order ★★ 1 ×  Keys for Looters 12–24 After Wharf Rats
Davy the Dagger · Seeds · Medium order ★★★ 2 ×  Keys for Looters 12–24 After Wharf Rats
Davy the Dagger · Seeds · Big order ★★★ 4 ×  Keys for Looters 50–100 After Wharf Rats

Each order arrives later as a chest near the trader; break it open to collect.

Used for

Ingredient for

Workbench Ingredients Outputs Mastery Duration Tech points
Garden Bed
Onion seed ★ ×4
— — 4 1
Garden Bed
Onion seed ★★ ×4
— — 4 1
Garden Bed
Onion seed ★★★ ×4
— — 4 1
Millstone
Onion seed any quality ×4
Seed oil ×2
2 8 1

Study

Study requires: Tech points Duration
★ Science ×2 20 3 ( Researcher −1 )
★★ Science ×2 20 3 ( Researcher −1 )
★★★ Science ×2 20 3 ( Researcher −1 )

Each item is studied once, on the Study Table. Studying does not use the item up. With the Scientist perk, a 30% chance of a Story.

Other uses, out of reach (1)

Build

Notes

  • Spare seeds press into Seed oil at the Millstone.
  • Studying it costs 2 Science and gives 20 green.