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=== Plants & Produce ===
Hydroponics is the process of growing plants with added nutrients, but without soil. A [[Botanist]] performs this role.
 
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== Starting your shift ==
First you will want to identify the machines around you that you will be using. Coordinate with the chef if they want anything specific to be grown, otherwise, grow '''2''' trays of wheat, '''1''' banana tree, and whatever else you feel like growing. Once you give your chef a bit to work with, you can start growing plants for [[Chemistry]] (located in Medbay), the [[Bartender]] or simply to sell by [[Cargo_Technician|Cargo]].
 
=== Tools ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
| [[File:Seedsvending.png]] || Seed Vending Machine || Has 5 of every seed.
|-
| [[File:Seedextractor.png]] || Seed Extractor || Use a freshly grown produce on this machine to clone more seeds. You will want to do this as the vending machine only provides you with 5.
|-
| [[File:Watertank.png]] || Water Tank || Use a bucket on the tank, and then on the tray that needs watering.
|-
| [[File:Mouthswab.png]] || sterile swab || Used to transfer pollen from one plant to another for cross-pollination.
|}
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== Medicinal Plants ==
Making plants for the Chem lab is pretty easy once you get the hang of making produce for the kitchen.
 
=== Tools ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
| [[File:Grinder.png]] || Grinder || Located in the kitchen, or chem lab. Put a glass or a beaker in, and grind up the plants. Eject the beaker.
|-
| [[File:Microwave.png]] || Microwave ||  Use for tobacco, cannabis, and aloe. 10 seconds each.
|-
| [[File:Syringe.png]] || Syringe || While holding the syringe, press Z to activate 'Draw' rather than 'Inject' to draw from the glass of ground plants.
|}
 
To fill a syringe to full, you will need to put 4-5 plants into the grinder. Once full, pass it to the Chem lab and tell them what it is so they can label it and hand it to the medical team.
 
=== Chemicals ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Plant Name !! Properties !! Description
|-
| Aloe vera || [[File:Microwave.png]] 10 seconds: 10 Aloe cream. [[File:Grinder.png]] Aloe & [[Chemistry#chem_Dermaline|Dermaline]] || Dermaline heals burn/shock damage. Aloe cream is a more effective usage.
|-
| Ambrosia vulgaris || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[Chemistry#chem_Kelotane|Kelotane]] & [[Chemistry#chem_Desoxyphredrine|Desoxyphredrine]] || Kelotane heals burns, but is less effective than Dermaline. Desoxyephedrine causes poison damage and stuttering , but makes you somewhat stun/knockdown resistant.
|-
| Banana tree || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[#chem_Pulped Banana Peel|Pulped Banana Peel]] || Effective against internal bleeding.
|-
| Chilli bush || [[File:Grinder.png]] Capsaicin Oil || Causes caustic damage.
|-
| Galaxy Thistle || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[Chemistry#chem_Stellibinin|Stellibinin]] || An anti-toxin that heals against amatoxin damage.
|-
| Lingzhi || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[Chemistry#chem_Ultravasculine|Ultravasculine]] & [[Chemistry#chem_Epinephrine|Epinephrine]] || Ultravasculine rapidly flushes toxins. Epinephrine brings back people from a critical state. Do not Overdose.
|-
| Nettle bush || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[Chemistry#chem_Histamine|Histamine]] || A poison that can range from mildly annoying to lethal depending on the dosage. Used to mass produce [[Chemistry#chem_Ultravasculine|Ultravasculine]]
|-
| Poppy flower || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[Chemistry#chem_Bicaridine|Bicaridine]] || Used for brute damage/stabilize someone who is badly beaten.
|-
| Galaxy Thistle & Aloe vera || [[File:Grinder.png]] [[Chemistry#chem_Siderlac|Siderlac]] & [[Chemistry#chem_Dermaline|Dermaline]] || Siderlac heals against caustic damage.
|-
|}
 
== Layouts ==
You start out with the default layout of where trays and vending machines are, however, if you so desire, you can change that. All you need is a Wrench which you can get from an Tool Vending Machine which can be found in the Engineering hallway. Holding the wrench, you just click on each plant tray, and then carry it into its desired position. Make sure to wrench it back down or it might fly away later. You do the same for vending machines and water tanks, etc.
 
<center>[[File:Customlayout1.jpg]]</center>
<center>Example Layout.</center>
 
== Plant Genetics ==
 
Plants treated with unstable mutagen will undergo random genetic mutations. The more unstable mutagen, the more mutations. Since many genes are essential to a plant's survival, randomly mutating them has a high probability of killing the plant. However, mutation is the only way to get some genes.
 
Plants can also be cross-pollinated with one another for a chance to transfer traits and other desirable properties. To transfer pollen from one plant to another, use a sterile swab. Avoid pollen cross-contamination! Different species can be crossed to produce hybrids. Since cross-pollination is also probabilistic, it may take several tries for you to transfer the traits that you desire.
 
== List of Plants & Produce ==
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| Apple tree || Produces apples, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Apple-harvest.png]] || [[File:Apple.png]]
| Apple tree || Produces apples, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Apple-harvest.png]] || [[File:Apple.png]]
|-
|-
| Banana tree || Produces bananas, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used in various cooking recipes. Their peels are useful for making people slip. || [[File:Banana-harvest.png]] || [[File:Banana.png]]
| Banana tree || Produces bananas, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Banana bread. Their peels are useful for making people slip. || [[File:Banana-harvest.png]] || [[File:Banana.png]]
|-
|-
| Cannabis || Produces cannabis leaves. || [[File:Cannabis-harvest.png]] || [[File:Cannabis-produce.png]]
| Cannabis || Produces cannabis leaves. || [[File:Cannabis-harvest.png]] || [[File:Cannabis-produce.png]]
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| Carrot || Produces carrots. Carrots are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Carrots-harvest.png]] || [[File:Carrot.png]]
| Carrot || Produces carrots. Carrots are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Carrots-harvest.png]] || [[File:Carrot.png]]
|-
|-
| Chanterelle mushrooms || Produces chanterelle mushrooms. || [[File:Chanterelle-harvest.png]] || [[File:Chanterelle.png]]
| Chanterelle mushrooms || Produces chanterelle mushrooms, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Mushroom pizza. || [[File:Chanterelle-harvest.png]] || [[File:Chanterelle.png]]
|-
|-
| Chili bush || Produces chilis. || [[File:Chilis-harvest.png]] || [[File:Chili.png]]
| Chili bush || Produces chilis, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Bowls of chili, Enchiladas, and Queso. || [[File:Chilis-harvest.png]] || [[File:Chili.png]]
|-
|-
| Corn stalk  || Produces corn, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Corn is used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Corn-harvest.png]] || [[File:Corn.png]]
| Corn stalk  || Produces corn, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Corn is used to make Popcorn and Enchiladas. || [[File:Corn-harvest.png]] || [[File:Corn.png]]
|-
|-
| Eggplant  || Produces eggplant, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Eggplant are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Eggplant-harvest.png]] || [[File:Eggplant.png]]
| Eggplant  || Produces eggplant, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Vegetable Pizza. || [[File:Eggplant-harvest.png]] || [[File:Eggplant.png]]
|-
|-
| Egg Plant  || Produces egg-plant. || [[File:Eggyplant-harvest.png]] || [[File:Eggyplant-produce.png]]
| Egg Plant  || Produces egg-plant. || [[File:Eggyplant-harvest.png]] || [[File:Eggyplant-produce.png]]
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| Oats  || Produces oat bushels. Oats are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Oats.png]] || [[File:Oats Produce.png]]
| Oats  || Produces oat bushels. Oats are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Oats.png]] || [[File:Oats Produce.png]]
|-
|-
| Onion  || Produces onions, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Onions are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Onion plant.png]] || [[File:Onion.png]]
| Onion  || Produces onions, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They can be used with a knife to make onion slices, which are used to make Bowls of chili. || [[File:Onion plant.png]] || [[File:Onion.png]]
|-
|-
| Red onion  || Produces red onions. || [[File:RedOnion plant.png]] || [[File:RedOnion.png]]
| Red onion  || Produces red onions. || [[File:RedOnion plant.png]] || [[File:RedOnion.png]]
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| Tobacco  || Produces tobacco leaves. || [[File:Tobacco plant.png]] || [[File:Tobacco leaves.png]]
| Tobacco  || Produces tobacco leaves. || [[File:Tobacco plant.png]] || [[File:Tobacco leaves.png]]
|-
|-
| Tomato  || Produces tomatoes, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Tomato are used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Tomato plant.png]] || [[File:Tomato.png]]
| Tomato  || Produces tomatoes, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make various Pizzas, Spaghetti, and Bowls of chili. Can also be thrown for fun. || [[File:Tomato plant.png]] || [[File:Tomato.png]]
|-
|-
| Tower cap  || Produces tower caps. Tower caps are a source of logs, which can be used to make wood planks. || [[File:Towercap plant.png]] || [[File:Towercap.png]]
| Tower cap  || Produces tower caps. Tower caps are a source of logs, which can be used to make wood planks. || [[File:Towercap plant.png]] || [[File:Towercap.png]]
|-
|-
| Wheat  || Produces wheat bushels. Wheat is used in various cooking recipes. || [[File:Wheat plant.png]] || [[File:Wheat.png]]
| Wheat  || Produces wheat bushels. Wheat can be used in a grinder to produce flour. || [[File:Wheat plant.png]] || [[File:Wheat.png]]
|}
|}
==Cargo Crates==
A [[Botanist]] can request crates from a [[Cargo_Technician]] that contain seeds. Most seeds will be available either in Hydroponics lockers or the SeedMaker. Some exotic seeds will need to either be purchases from Cargo or mutated.
*Seed Crate - An assortment of seeds available from a SeedMaker. e.g. carrot, chilli, corn, eggplant, lemon, oat, onion, potato, sugarcane, tomato, wheat
*Exotic Seed Crate - An assortment of rare seeds. e.g. banana, cannabis, eff-plant, fly amanita, nettle, pineapple, tobacco, tower cap

Revision as of 07:54, 22 November 2022

Hydroponics is the process of growing plants with added nutrients, but without soil. A Botanist performs this role.

Starting your shift

First you will want to identify the machines around you that you will be using. Coordinate with the chef if they want anything specific to be grown, otherwise, grow 2 trays of wheat, 1 banana tree, and whatever else you feel like growing. Once you give your chef a bit to work with, you can start growing plants for Chemistry (located in Medbay), the Bartender or simply to sell by Cargo.

Tools

Image Name Description
Seedsvending.png Seed Vending Machine Has 5 of every seed.
Seedextractor.png Seed Extractor Use a freshly grown produce on this machine to clone more seeds. You will want to do this as the vending machine only provides you with 5.
Watertank.png Water Tank Use a bucket on the tank, and then on the tray that needs watering.
Mouthswab.png sterile swab Used to transfer pollen from one plant to another for cross-pollination.

Medicinal Plants

Making plants for the Chem lab is pretty easy once you get the hang of making produce for the kitchen.

Tools

Image Name Description
Grinder.png Grinder Located in the kitchen, or chem lab. Put a glass or a beaker in, and grind up the plants. Eject the beaker.
Microwave.png Microwave Use for tobacco, cannabis, and aloe. 10 seconds each.
Syringe.png Syringe While holding the syringe, press Z to activate 'Draw' rather than 'Inject' to draw from the glass of ground plants.

To fill a syringe to full, you will need to put 4-5 plants into the grinder. Once full, pass it to the Chem lab and tell them what it is so they can label it and hand it to the medical team.

Chemicals

Plant Name Properties Description
Aloe vera Microwave.png 10 seconds: 10 Aloe cream. Grinder.png Aloe & Dermaline Dermaline heals burn/shock damage. Aloe cream is a more effective usage.
Ambrosia vulgaris Grinder.png Kelotane & Desoxyphredrine Kelotane heals burns, but is less effective than Dermaline. Desoxyephedrine causes poison damage and stuttering , but makes you somewhat stun/knockdown resistant.
Banana tree Grinder.png Pulped Banana Peel Effective against internal bleeding.
Chilli bush Grinder.png Capsaicin Oil Causes caustic damage.
Galaxy Thistle Grinder.png Stellibinin An anti-toxin that heals against amatoxin damage.
Lingzhi Grinder.png Ultravasculine & Epinephrine Ultravasculine rapidly flushes toxins. Epinephrine brings back people from a critical state. Do not Overdose.
Nettle bush Grinder.png Histamine A poison that can range from mildly annoying to lethal depending on the dosage. Used to mass produce Ultravasculine
Poppy flower Grinder.png Bicaridine Used for brute damage/stabilize someone who is badly beaten.
Galaxy Thistle & Aloe vera Grinder.png Siderlac & Dermaline Siderlac heals against caustic damage.

Layouts

You start out with the default layout of where trays and vending machines are, however, if you so desire, you can change that. All you need is a Wrench which you can get from an Tool Vending Machine which can be found in the Engineering hallway. Holding the wrench, you just click on each plant tray, and then carry it into its desired position. Make sure to wrench it back down or it might fly away later. You do the same for vending machines and water tanks, etc.

Customlayout1.jpg
Example Layout.

Plant Genetics

Plants treated with unstable mutagen will undergo random genetic mutations. The more unstable mutagen, the more mutations. Since many genes are essential to a plant's survival, randomly mutating them has a high probability of killing the plant. However, mutation is the only way to get some genes.

Plants can also be cross-pollinated with one another for a chance to transfer traits and other desirable properties. To transfer pollen from one plant to another, use a sterile swab. Avoid pollen cross-contamination! Different species can be crossed to produce hybrids. Since cross-pollination is also probabilistic, it may take several tries for you to transfer the traits that you desire.

List of Plants & Produce

Plant Name Description Plant Image Produce Image
Aloe vera Produces aloe, which can be used to make aloe cream. Aloe cream is useful for treating burns. Aloe-harvest.png Aloe-produce.png
Ambrosia vulgaris Produces ambrosia vulgaris. Ambrosia-harvest.png Ambrosia vulgaris.png
Apple tree Produces apples, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used in various cooking recipes. Apple-harvest.png Apple.png
Banana tree Produces bananas, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Banana bread. Their peels are useful for making people slip. Banana-harvest.png Banana.png
Cannabis Produces cannabis leaves. Cannabis-harvest.png Cannabis-produce.png
Carrot Produces carrots. Carrots are used in various cooking recipes. Carrots-harvest.png Carrot.png
Chanterelle mushrooms Produces chanterelle mushrooms, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Mushroom pizza. Chanterelle-harvest.png Chanterelle.png
Chili bush Produces chilis, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Bowls of chili, Enchiladas, and Queso. Chilis-harvest.png Chili.png
Corn stalk Produces corn, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Corn is used to make Popcorn and Enchiladas. Corn-harvest.png Corn.png
Eggplant Produces eggplant, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Vegetable Pizza. Eggplant-harvest.png Eggplant.png
Egg Plant Produces egg-plant. Eggyplant-harvest.png Eggyplant-produce.png
Galaxy thistle Produces galaxy thistle. Galaxy-thistle-harvest.png Galaxy thistle.png
Gatfruit tree Produces gatfruit. Gatfruit-harvest.png Gatfruit.png
Lemon tree Produces lemons. Lemons are used in various cooking recipes. They also help prevent scurvy. Lemon tree.png Lemon.png
Lingzhi Produces lingzhi. Lingzhi harvest.png Lingzhi.png
Nettle bush Produces nettles. Nettle bush.png Nettle.png
Oats Produces oat bushels. Oats are used in various cooking recipes. Oats.png Oats Produce.png
Onion Produces onions, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They can be used with a knife to make onion slices, which are used to make Bowls of chili. Onion plant.png Onion.png
Red onion Produces red onions. RedOnion plant.png RedOnion.png
Pineapple bush Produces pineapple, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Pineapple are used in various cooking recipes. Pineapple bush.png Pineapple.png
Poppy flower Produces poppies. Poppy Flower.png Poppies.png
Potato Produces potatoes, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Potatoes are used in various cooking recipes. Potato plant.png Potato.png
Space tobacco Produces space tobacco leaves. Unused? SpaceTobacco plant.png SpaceTobacco.png
Sugarcane Produces sugarcane. Sugarcane are used in various cooking recipes. Sugarcane plant.png Sugarcane.png
Tobacco Produces tobacco leaves. Tobacco plant.png Tobacco leaves.png
Tomato Produces tomatoes, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make various Pizzas, Spaghetti, and Bowls of chili. Can also be thrown for fun. Tomato plant.png Tomato.png
Tower cap Produces tower caps. Tower caps are a source of logs, which can be used to make wood planks. Towercap plant.png Towercap.png
Wheat Produces wheat bushels. Wheat can be used in a grinder to produce flour. Wheat plant.png Wheat.png

Cargo Crates

A Botanist can request crates from a Cargo_Technician that contain seeds. Most seeds will be available either in Hydroponics lockers or the SeedMaker. Some exotic seeds will need to either be purchases from Cargo or mutated.

  • Seed Crate - An assortment of seeds available from a SeedMaker. e.g. carrot, chilli, corn, eggplant, lemon, oat, onion, potato, sugarcane, tomato, wheat
  • Exotic Seed Crate - An assortment of rare seeds. e.g. banana, cannabis, eff-plant, fly amanita, nettle, pineapple, tobacco, tower cap