Magic Secateurs - What is their function?

[hohto]

does anyone got other loot other than leaves out of the 2 kinds of baby tanglefoot? they are a pain to kill, but yet drop nothing good... may be they drop d axe?

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Most likely not :P

[LordSoultar]

this gives me an average of 6.9 herbs per plot while using secateurs.

 

 

 

Well, then we definatly can't say that the Magic Secateurs are increasing the average crop yeild. From your data it looks like it may even be decreasing it! :(

[Gugge]

I didnt memorize the exact words in quest, or what Martin said afterwards, but I have a faint memory of them speaking of "vegetables". Could it be that the secateurs increase yield in allotment patches only? I am just speculating here, but what do the rest of you think? Also, would be nice if someone who has not yet done the quest can check exactly what is said in the quest dialogues with Martin (and other farmers).

[Pionex40]

I'll tell you what they CAN'T do, prune diseased trees!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I lost a Curry tree cuz I used my only secatures to make magic ones, and by the time I bought a new pair and returned, dead tree.

[Freshwacka]

I'll tell you what they CAN'T do, prune diseased trees!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I lost a Curry tree cuz I used my only secatures to make magic ones, and by the time I bought a new pair and returned, dead tree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bah. They can't even fulfill their purpose. :?

[Who]

there use is to reduce the rate of your crops from gaining disease

[kdb148]

OT, I know, but you should never grow a tree without paying the farmer to watch it.

[LordSoultar]

there use is to reduce the rate of your crops from gaining disease

 

 

 

Do you have official confirmation for this statement, or is this just your guess?

[Who]

someone said it on the runescape forums

[LordSoultar]

someone said it on the runescape forums

Sorry for doubting you, but that proves nothing. Now, if it were an official Jagex mod I might believe them. People lie about all sorts of things, there is nothing stopping this from being on of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be 100% honest with you I think that is exactly what the magic secatuers do. We will just never know beyond a shadow of a doubt unless a mod confirms it or we have tons of data that can statistically prove it.

[NukeMarine]

As luck would have it, I've been tracking my watermelon and snapdragon farming. Here are the results, using supercompost and WIELDING the magic secateurs when I harvest crops on the second part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~~Without Magic Secateurs ~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

note - even as level raised, there's little to no difference in results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2826 Watermelons, 200 plots, 14.1 per plot

 

 

 

512 Snapdragons, 74 plots, 6.9 per plot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No watermelons died, 6 out of 80 snaps died

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~~With Magic Secateurs~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1301 Watermelons, 80 plots, 16.3 per plot

 

 

 

255 Snapdragons, 35 plots, 7.3 per plot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No watermelons died, 5 out of 40 snaps died

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~~Overall Improvement~~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watermelons - 2.13 per patch - +15%

 

 

 

Snapdragons - 0.37 per patch - +5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I think the dying on the final test was a string of bad luck. The yield though is showing higher averages.

[edd471]

That's some good work nuke, almost makes me want to get back to farming........maybe later :D I have been having bad luck with my ranaar plants, I would say my last 10 plants have died. I was using super compost and tried to watch them but always seemed to be called away (usually work related :lol: ) and when I logged back on it was dead :evil: Eventually I'll get back to it..............

[NukeMarine]

I don't even bother watching the plots. Just plant them and move on. The herbs don't die enough to worry about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watermelons NEVER die so long as you have Nasurtiums grown in the middle and use supercompost. Herbs die occasionally, but if you're getting 6-7 herbs on average you usually make a profit when you sell them to buy more herb seeds.