7 Days to Die Farming

ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 16, 2026Source: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files

13 cropsApiary & beesChicken Coop

To farm in 7 Days to Die, craft a Farm Plot in your backpack (4 Wood, 10 Rotting Flesh, 25 Nitrate Powder and 100 Clay Soil), plant a seed on it and harvest after 2 growth stages of 63 minutes each. Crops need fertile level 15: a Farm Plot has 16, plain dirt 5, so they will not grow in the ground around it.

Seeds unlock on the Seeds crafting skill (Southern Farming magazines) between levels 2 and 20.

Crops13Seeds skill 2–20
Growth126 min2 stages
Honey48 game h10 flowers per jar
Eggs24 game h2 feed per batch

How to farm in 7 Days to Die

Craft a Farm Plot: Backpack (no station) — 4 Wood + 10 Rotting Flesh + 25 Nitrate Powder + 100 Clay Soil (20 s). The recipe is known from the start. Living off the Land rank 1: Farm plots cost 30% less to craft. Living off the Land rank 2: Farm plots cost 50% less to craft.
Place it where you want the crop. It can be dug up and moved; its shape menu offers a raised and a round-corner variant.
Get seeds: craft them once the Seeds skill unlocks them. Read Southern Farming magazines to raise the skill.
Plant the seed on the plot and wait 2 growth stages of 63 minutes each. Mushrooms: the file sets fertile level 0 and light level 0, so they grow off the plot and in the dark.
Harvest by hand or with a tool. A grown crop gives 2; Living off the Land multiplies that (below), and there is a 50% chance to get the seed back.

Ground	Fertile level	Grows crops (need 15)?
Farm Plot	16	Yes
Dirt	5	No
Forest ground	5	No
Organic blocks	1	No

Fertile levels from materials.xml; the crop's requirement from its PlantGrowing block in blocks.xml.

All 13 crops

Sorted by the Seeds skill level that unlocks the seed. Harvest is per grown plant, before perks.

Crop	Seed unlock	Seed recipe	Harvest	Growth	Recipes using it
Cotton	Seeds 2	5 Cotton	2	2 × 63 min	5
Chrysanthemum	Seeds 4	5 Chrysanthemum	2	2 × 63 min	4
Goldenrod Flower	Seeds 4	5 Goldenrod Flower	2	2 × 63 min	3
Coffee Beans	Seeds 6	5 Coffee Beans	2	2 × 63 min	2
Yucca Fruit	Seeds 8	5 Yucca Fruit	2	2 × 63 min	4
Aloe Vera Leaf	Seeds 10	5 Aloe Vera Leaf	2	2 × 63 min	2
Blueberries	Seeds 12	5 Blueberries	2	2 × 63 min	5
Hops Flower	Seeds 12	5 Hops Flower	2	2 × 63 min	1
Pumpkin	Seeds 14	5 Pumpkin	2	2 × 63 min	4
Mushrooms	Seeds 16	5 Mushrooms + 2 Clay Soil	2	2 × 63 min · no light needed	9
Ear of Corn	Seeds 18	5 Ear of Corn	2	2 × 63 min	10
Potato	Seeds 20	5 Potato	2	2 × 63 min	8
Ear of Super Corn	Super Corn (Seed) Recipe	5 Ear of Super Corn	2	2 × 63 min	5

Growth rate is the file's GrowthRate per stage, which blocks.xml states in minutes without saying game or real minutes.

Living off the Land perk

Specialize in harvesting more crops using your hands or a tool. Boost loot odds of Southern Farming magazines.

Rank 1 · Gatherer — Double the harvest of wild or planted crops. Farm plots cost 30% less to craft.
Rank 2 · Forager — 50% chance to harvest 1 additional crop. Farm plots cost 50% less to craft.
Rank 3 · Farmer — Triple the harvest of wild or planted crops.

Bees and honey: the Apiary

The Apiary turns flowers into honey: 10 Chrysanthemum, Goldenrod Flower or Cotton make one Jar of Honey every 48 game hours. Grow the flowers yourself — Cotton (Seed), Chrysanthemum (Seed) and Goldenrod (Seed) are all on the crop list above.

The recipe needs 5 Beeswax. The game's loot tables put Beeswax in the plague loot bag that Rancher zombies drop. Honey also comes from trees: after reading Wasteland Treasures Vol 1, each tree harvest has a 5% chance to drop a jar.

“Slowly produces honey over time. Can be fueled with 10 Chrysanthemum, 10 Goldenrod, or 10 Cotton. Without a Smoker tool mod, closing the hive may have a chance to provoke an angry swarm. Works best outdoors or with 6 air blocks above them. Repair with Forged Iron.”

Build it

Workbench — 5 Beeswax + 100 Wood + 50 Nails + 10 Forged Iron + 8 Duct Tape

Unlocks at Workstations crafting skill 30 (Forge Ahead magazines).

200 hit points.

What it makes

Jar of Honey — 10 Chrysanthemum, Goldenrod Flower or Cotton every 48 game hours.

6 output slots. Times are game hours — the file sets 1 000 ticks per game hour.

Apiary mods

Honey ExtractorSpeed slot

Increases the rate of honey production when installed in an Apiary.

Workbench — 20 Forged Iron + 100 Wood + 5 Mechanical Parts + 5 Nails + 2 Short Iron Pipe

Workstations skill 40

Brood BoxCount slot

Doubles the quantity of honey production when installed in an Apiary.

Workbench — 200 Wood + 100 Scrap Polymers + 50 Nails + 5 Glue

Workstations skill 44

SmokerModify slot

Removes the chance to spawn angry bees when installed in an Apiary.

Workbench — 10 Forged Steel + 20 Leather + 20 Wood + 5 Nails + 2 Short Iron Pipe

Workstations skill 56

Chickens and eggs: the Chicken Coop

Catch a wild chicken by hand and put it in a Chicken Coop; it becomes a domesticated chicken. Fuel the coop with Chicken Feed — 10 from 1 Ear of Corn + 1 Rotting Flesh in your backpack, or bought from traders.

Eggs and feathers need 1 chicken; a new chicken needs 2 and 30 feed over 72 game hours. The game says breeding needs the Nesting Box.

Carrying a chicken stresses it. The world setting for what happens at 100% stress reads: “Enable an event when held chickens reach 100% stress. "None" disables events, while "Random" selects one of the events below at random. Drop Chicken = Your chicken escapes your grasp. Angry Chicken = Your chicken turns against you. Zombie Horde = Your chicken's stress summons a zombie horde. Murder Chickens = Angry chickens unite against you.”

“Slowly makes Eggs, Feathers, and Chickens when the Nesting Box is installed. Catch Chickens and place them in the slots. Fuel with Chicken Feed. Works best outdoors or with 6 air blocks above them. Repair with Forged Iron.”

Build it

Backpack (no station) — 200 Scrap Polymers + 100 Wood + 50 Nails + 10 Forged Iron + 8 Duct Tape

Unlocks at Workstations crafting skill 6 (Forge Ahead magazines).

200 hit points.

What it makes

Egg — 2 Chicken Feed every 24 game hours, with 1 chicken inside.
Feather — 2 Chicken Feed every 24 game hours, with 1 chicken inside.
Domesticated Chicken — 30 Chicken Feed every 72 game hours, with 2 chickens inside.

9 output slots. Times are game hours — the file sets 1 000 ticks per game hour.

Chicken Coop mods

Brooding LampSpeed slot

Increase production and increases chicken maturation rates.

Workbench — 50 Scrap Polymers + 5 Duct Tape + 1 Headlight + 1 Lead Car Battery

Workstations skill 14

Chicken RunCost slot

Allows chickens room to hunt for bugs. Reduces feed costs by 50%.

Workbench — 10 Forged Steel + 20 Wood + 50 Nails + 20 Short Iron Pipe

Workstations skill 18

Nesting BoxExpand slot

Allows chicken breeding and increases chicken slots.

Workbench — 20 Forged Iron + 100 Wood + 50 Nails

Workstations skill 24

Water: the Dew Collector and its mods

The Dew Collector fills empty jars on its own. Full details, recipe and where to find one are on its crafting page; boiling water by hand is on the food page.

“Collects dew over time. Unfiltered water should be boiled in a cooking pot before use. Works best outdoors or with 6 air blocks above them. Repair with Scrap Polymers.”

Build it

Workbench — 200 Scrap Polymers + 30 Short Iron Pipe + 8 Duct Tape

Unlocks at Workstations crafting skill 16 (Forge Ahead magazines).

200 hit points.

What it makes

Murky Water — 1 Empty Water Jar every 6–10 game hours (Water with the filter).

9 output slots. Times are game hours — the file sets 1 000 ticks per game hour.

Dew Collector mods

GathererSpeed slot

Surface cooling increases the rate of dew collection.

Workbench — 20 Forged Iron + 1 Brass Radiator + 5 Glue + 5 Short Iron Pipe

Workstations skill 26

TarpCount slot

Increases the amount of water collected each day.

Workbench — 200 Scrap Polymers + 10 Sewing Kit + 5 Duct Tape

Workstations skill 32

Water FilterType slot

Filters out the murky bits leaving the water safe from illness.

Workbench — 200 Scrap Polymers + 100 Coal + 100 Crushed Sand + 10 Cotton + 2 Short Iron Pipe

Workstations skill 48

7 Days to Die farming — FAQ

How do you farm in 7 Days to Die?

How long do crops take to grow?

2 growth stages of 63 minutes each — 126 minutes — for every crop that needs a Farm Plot. The game file gives the rate in minutes without saying game or real minutes.

How do you get Super Corn?

Grow it from Super Corn (Seed), which you craft from 5 Ear of Super Corn after learning the Super Corn (Seed) Recipe schematic. Each harvest gives 2 ears and a 50% chance to get the seed back. The plants also grow in towns' crop fields.

How do you get honey?

From an Apiary: 10 Chrysanthemum, Goldenrod Flower or Cotton make a Jar of Honey every 48 game hours. After reading Wasteland Treasures Vol 1, harvesting trees has a 5% chance to drop honey.

How do you get eggs?

From a Chicken Coop with at least 1 chicken inside: 2 Chicken Feed per egg batch, every 24 game hours.

Read from the 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files (blocks, materials, recipes, progression, loot, Localization). Seeds skill: 20 levels. PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with The Fun Pimps.