# Farmers aren't picking the flowers in farms

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983 "2021-04-22T22:00:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grizz\_99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/grizz_99/32/61385_2.png) [@Grizz\_99](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Grizz_99)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983/1 "2021-04-22T22:00:45Z")

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So I have a few banks of flowers but the Farmers (I have 4) are not harvesting them so my herbalist can’t make potions (and ultimately become a cleric). Help?

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**Author:** ![YetiChow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9e8a1a/32.png) [@YetiChow](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/YetiChow)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983/2 "2021-04-23T07:04:15Z")

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in ACE, flower farms are now for “decorative flower beds” – your herbalist has a flower planter which they use to farm herbs and flowers. This was done to simplify the jobs of farmers + cooks so you don’t have them growing flowers when you need the food more, or vice-versa, since the herbalist now supplies the flowers they’ll be using for most things.

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**Author:** ![Grizz\_99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/grizz_99/32/61385_2.png) [@Grizz\_99](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Grizz_99)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983/3 "2021-04-23T14:43:53Z")

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Okay that sounds great but if you don’t have seeds for the correct potions your herbalist still can’t make potions. It would be nice if the herbalist could at least have the same abilities as farmers in that they could plant at least the basic frostsnap and basic pink one (having a brain fart on what’s called) like the farmers can. But good to know! Thank you.

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**Author:** ![DaniAngione](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/daniangione/32/63425_2.png) [@DaniAngione](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/DaniAngione)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983/4 "2021-04-23T22:33:27Z")

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With the new “Foraging” command you can also get seeds and herbs of all types (available in your biome), so it’s technically impossible to “run out” of seeds or a type of herb, you just need to forage a bit to find some 🙂

Once you have a single planter, you’ll have a lifetime stock of that herb since the planter only needs one seed to be started, it doesn’t need to keep getting seeds on each replant

We are probably going to change it to be more similar to the farmer, yes - but for now these tips should help you out!

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**Author:** ![Grizz\_99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/grizz_99/32/61385_2.png) [@Grizz\_99](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Grizz_99)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983/5 "2021-05-09T15:09:24Z")

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No worries - I just happened to be in an area with lots of frostsnap and little else. I figured it out in the end. 🙂

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**Author:** ![johnmichelle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/johnmichelle/32/72996_2.png) [@johnmichelle](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/johnmichelle)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/farmers-arent-picking-the-flowers-in-farms/41983/6 "2026-02-15T03:21:27Z")

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> [@Grizz\_99](#):
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> So I have a few banks of flowers but the Farmers (I have 4) are not harvesting them so my herbalist can’t make potions (and ultimately become a cleric). Help?

It sounds like your farmers aren’t harvesting the flowers, which is preventing your herbalist from making potions and progressing towards becoming a cleric. You might want to check if there are any tasks or conditions the farmers need to fulfill first, or consider assigning someone else to harvest. Keep an eye on their priorities so your herbalist can advance!