Lately I've been farming (well, not lately, started today to be more exact), and I ran into a problem while planting oak trees, it says it takes 140 mins (2.33 hours) to grow a full tree, but mine has been planted for 4+ hours, and still not ready. Can anyone explain this? Is this normal?

 

 

 

I've read through the Trees' section in the Farming guide but can't seem to find the answer.

 

 

 

Oh, btw, I've paid the farmers if that makes any difference.

It happens, those times are a guide really, and when you pay farmers it tend to take slightly longer (only when it would have died if you hadn't).

 

 

 

It's just one of those things you have to get used to, Jagex's times are a very rough guide.

 

 

 

Can explain in more detail if you like but that's pretty much it.

It's ok, I think i understand. So, basically, my plant got diseased, then the farmer cured it, so the timer resets, right?

It's ok, I think i understand. So, basically, my plant got diseased, then the farmer cured it, so the timer resets, right?

 

 

 

Basically yep!

 

 

 

Doesn't reset entirely, but that growth cycle does. Like how you see the tree grow a tad every now and then (15 mins or so i think for herbs, i don't know trees :s), it will reset back to the start of that cycle on the timer.

 

 

 

Of course if you didn't have a farmer watchign it, it would do the exact same if you cured it manually (or it'd die).

 

 

 

Times tend to be even more drastically off with fruit trees because they have longer cycles.

Cool (well, not really...), but thanks!