Farming is a skill that allows players to plant seeds and harvest crops. The harvested crops are usually more valuable than the seeds required to grow them, especially at higher levels, making farming a profitable skill. The only downside to making money with farming is that the crops take a while to grow, so players have to wait before they can get their profits.
Planting herbs is the most profitable farming money-making method. Most herbs are valuable since they are required to make different useful potions, and even if the needed seeds can be pricey, they always yield multiple herbs, which are more valuable. These herbs should be planted on the 10 different herb patches in the game to maximize profits.
Each herb seed can yield 6-15 herbs at a time, or an average of 8.8 per seed, and take about 90 minutes to grow.
Here are the requirements to unlock and teleport to all 10 herb patches. Note that without the requirements below, you won’t be able to use all locations, or the time required to plant at all 10 patches will take longer than 6 minutes.
Herb runs usually take only 6 minutes, and the list below shows how much GP you can make from actively doing them for one hour, but realistically, you can only get 10% of the GP per hour every 90 minutes since they take that long to grow.
Ranarr weeds are the most profitable herbs to farm. This is because clean Ranarr weeds are used to make prayer potions, making them consistently sell for a good price on the grand exchange. Ranarr weeds take 90 minutes to grow before they can be harvested, for an average of 8.8 ranarr weeds per herb patch.
Requirements for farming Ranarr seeds
GP per hour from farming Ranarr seeds
88 Grimy ranarr weed, worth 514K, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Ranarr seeds, worth 247K, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 2.63M GP per hour.
One toadflax seed can yield an average of 8.8 herbs per patch. These herbs are more valuable than the seeds required to plant them, making this method quite profitable. Magic secateurs can be used to further increase profits due to its 10% boost to crop yield. They take 90 minutes to grow and can be planted in all herb patches in 6 minutes.
Requirements for farming Ranarr seeds
GP per hour from farming Toadfllax
88 Grimy toadflax, worth 267K, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Toadflax seeds, worth 10K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 2.53M GP per hour.
Clean snapdragons are commonly used to make super restore and sanfew potions, which are quite useful and consistently sell for a good price on the grand exchange. Each Snapdragon seed yields 8.8 grimy Snapdragons, so up to 88 can be gotten from the 10 herb patches. They take 90 minutes to grow and can be planted in all herb patches in 6 minutes.
Requirements for farming Snapdragon seeds
GP per hour from farming Snapdragon
88 Grimy Snapdragon, worth 683K, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Snapdragon seeds, worth 428K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 2.51M GP per hour.
Kwarm takes 90 minutes to grow and yields an average of 8.8 grimy Kwarm per patch. Clean Kwuarms are used to make super strength and weapon poison, making them consistently sell for a decent price on the grand exchange.
Requirements for farming Kwuarm
GP per hour from farming Kwuarm
88 Grimy Kwuarm, worth 272K GP, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Kwuarm seeds, worth 18,990 GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 2.49M GP per hour.
Clean Cadantine is mainly used to make super defence potions at 66 herblore, allowing them to sell for a good price on the grand exchange. Players will also receive 120 farming XP per herb harvested.
Requirements for farming Cadantine
GP per hour from farming Cadantine
88 Grimy Cadantine, worth 282K GP, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Cadantine seeds, worth 37K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 2.41M GP per hour.
Clean torstols are used to make Super combat potions or Zamorak brews. Harvesting grimy torsol herbs grants 224.5 farming XP per herb.
88 Grimy Torsol, worth 262K GP, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Torsol seeds, worth 50K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 2.08M GP per hour.
Farming Avantoe is a profitable, passive method of making money. Harvesting each one gives 61.5 farming XP, for a total of 5,412 XP when all 10 herb patches are harvested.
88 Grimy Avantoe, worth 199K GP, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Avantoe seeds, worth 9K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 1.86M GP per hour.
Dwarf weeds are popularly used to create ranging potions, allowing them to sell for a good price on the grand exchange. Players will also receive 192 farming XP per herb during harvest.
88 Grimy Dwarf weed, worth 159K GP, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Dwarf seeds, worth 4K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 1.51M GP per hour.
Farming Lantadyme is quite profitable, and players will receive 134 XP for planting and 151.5 XP for harvesting it.
88 Grimy Lantadyme, worth 143K GP, can be harvested from the herb patches. 10 Lantadyme seeds, worth 1.7K GP, and 10 ultracompost, worth 3.8K GP, are required to plant them. This results in a profit of 1.38M GP per hour.