Fought a level 104 orc with a d scimy and no other bonuses. 99 attack and 97 strength but I could not kill it. Used 10 swordies before I took off. Every time I got it down to 20 HP then he started healing.
Farming XP is: Planting and super composting: 76 Checking Health: 1500 I'm unsure about growing time as it finished over night. I'm also unsure if you can check health first and then let it grow wild after that. I cleared my patch just now and got a new seed. Planted that and paid Horatio to look out for it. Will post if this still will grow wild in a couple of days.
Not really an item, but one of the first things I did when I started playing was to start the quest from the Cook of Lumbrigde. And he needed an egg. I had no idea where to get an egg so I went around killing monsters for an egg drop. Finally got one from an Imp and finished the quest. Did not do any quests for a long time thinking that all of them was extremely hard.