What would be the best herb to farm at 65 farming if I wanted a good cash income from it?

Ranarr is the most profitable right now, should be a 80-100% profit (6.5 herbs to 1 seed) from current GE prices.

Here is a calculator that compares profit per patch based on up to date market prices: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Calculators/Farming_herbs

In addition to the previous answers, you can check out Grimy Bunyips efficiency spreadsheets. You can find them in the AOW. Here's a link for herb farming one. :D

 

Grimy's AOW Guide: http://forum.tip.it/topic/254457-grimys-spreadsheets/

Farming Profit Spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tvyX6CDj7qNBx5xIA5ShA-w&output=html

Get a scroll of life if you intend to do any serious farming. Snapdragon and torstol are the best; you are near snapdragon.

I have some related question:

 

1. Does the chance of herbs dying depend on how much my farming level is higher than the level of the herb?

 

2. In Scroll of Life's description it says that it returns a random seed from dead herbs. Does it always return the seed you used from the herbs that survived?

For herbs, theres a small chance that the seed you get back is different.

Herbs have a solid death rate of 10% no matter your farming level, Grimys spreadsheets are always worth checking out.

For herbs, theres a small chance that the seed you get back is different.

Somewhat misleading.

 

You have a 10% chance to get the seed back you originally planted when you clear a healthy herb patch.

 

You have a 5% chance to get a random seed back (includes gout tubers) when you clear a dead patch.

I plant avantoe, way more exp, less loss on death, seems to yield more average than ranarr.

I would agree that the xp of avantoe makes it better than ranarr, if all your farming xp comes from herb runs (such as my own).

Thank you for the answers, especially the clarification about difference between herbs that die and the ones that don't. It looks like instead of saving up for the bonecrusher it's better to get the scroll of life, and just buy a few extra dragon bones with the money saved.

 

As for loss on death, I just assume a lower crop yield to account for it. Which is what it turns into over time.

I farm Toadflax. I've done so since ~40 Farming (I'm 68 now, all from herb runs). I would definitely get the Scroll of Life from Dungeoneering if you plan to start Farming herbs. (I also believe the Scroll works on trees as well.)

I farm Toadflax. I've done so since ~40 Farming (I'm 68 now, all from herb runs). I would definitely get the Scroll of Life from Dungeoneering if you plan to start Farming herbs. (I also believe the Scroll works on trees as well.)

 

You should at least be farming avantoes, not toadflax. Well, that's what makes more sense to me I guess. Each their own. I definitely agree with the Scroll of Life. It's so worth it!

I farm Toadflax. I've done so since ~40 Farming (I'm 68 now, all from herb runs). I would definitely get the Scroll of Life from Dungeoneering if you plan to start Farming herbs. (I also believe the Scroll works on trees as well.)

 

You should at least be farming avantoes, not toadflax.

Why's that?

More xp, same or more money, more expensive seed = more gain from scroll. Snapdragon would be better again.

Personally I do snapdragon and those have been wonderful to me.

More xp, same or more money, more expensive seed = more gain from scroll. Snapdragon would be better again.

 

Ranking is usually something like:

 

Torstol (especially in My Arm's patch)

Snapdragon

Avatoe/Ranarr

Toadflax

 

But OP doesn't even have 69 farming for snaps, so avantoe/ranarr. I'd personally also go with avantoe for the aforementioned reasons. Extra xp for comparable profits is always nice. Not to mention avantoes are less risk overall.

Indeed avantoe, but I would consider adding some (fruit) trees to get to snaps fast.