Question about Deluxe Retaining Soil
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Lew Zealand
Helper
While I don't know the specific answer to your question, I've been keeping track of the Deluxe Speed-Gro in my 3x3 Greenhouse plot for Starfruit and over at least a half year now, it has not disappeared. And I anticipated it going away on Day 1 of the following season/month but it hasn't now after at least 2 transitions. I don't know if that's a bug or intended behavior, but it may very well be that the Garden Pots work the same with Retaining Soil in your case.
Xx_Aikra_xX
Tiller
Deluxe retaining soil will never expire with indoor pots, the greenhouse or on ginger island if growing multi-yield plants such as ancient fruit(GH and Ginger Island only), pineapples, etc. I have four sheds of potted pineapples supplementing my ancient fruit operation, and my greenhouse and ginger island are both covered completely in deluxe retaining soil. Ive never had to replenish the retaining soil.
Lew Zealand
Helper
I seem to remember trying this a month or two ago and IIRC you cannot put Deluxe Retaining Soil in pots in the Farmhouse. It was fine for Pots in the Greenhouse and I haven't tried in Sheds, etc. yet. But no Retaining Soil in the Farmhouse. Probably an Abigail rule 'cause David Jr. doesn't like the smell or something. It's OK, I'll just water my indoor Cactus Garden to make it look like I'm actually doing something every day on the Farm...
Hill Myna
Farmer
No, you can definitely put Deluxe Retaining Soil in Pots anywhere that Pots can be placed (see: everywhere).
Deluxe Retaining Soil running dry after single-harvest crops was a bug. It was patched in 1.5.5 for PC (IIRC. Could be 1.5.6). This update is yet to come to consoles.
Lew Zealand
Helper
I think I know what I did wrong!
I probably tried to add the Retaining Soil before watering the Pots. You have to add the Soil after watering. Thanks! Now Abby will understand my true lazy nature.
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
They do not, there used to be a bug but now the pots never lose the fertilizer when inside unless broken.
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
This is not true, you can add the soil anytime and it will do the same thing.
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
It won't expire with single harvest crops either since 1.5.5.
hexnessie
Farmer
You might have added another fertilizer previously. You cannot replace one fertilizer with another, you have to pick up the pot and replace it to refill with the new one.
I usually have 20+ crops growing inhouse with DRS, and the only time I wasn't able to put DRS in a pot was when I forgot it had Speed-Gro in it before.
Lew Zealand
Helper
Thank you for this reminder as I very likely did that, of course with Speed-Gro. I'll probably Pickaxe them and use the Deluxe Retaining Soil for my indoor ever-Cactus Crop Maze plan to rule the world and annoy the kids.
oops, forgot:
Muaahhahahahahhaaahahaahaaa!
FilthyGorilla
Local Legend
I have a proposed experiment for you if you are willing to check the outcome for me...
If a child eats or otherwise ingests retaining soil, does it help with water needs with them too?
I know I make millions a day but that water bill is always too high with kids running around like that, you think I could buy it as a pill form?
Also, the spouce too, you think they would take it? A ruse perhaps to make them eat the pill, but weekly or even daily? How could I? (not morally of course)
Xx_Aikra_xX
Tiller
NOICE!
Jenntastic
Greenhorn
I've used deluxe retaining soil in my farmhouse pots for coffee for several months now and have never had a problem. If you couldn't use it in the farmhouse then it wouldn't let you. Your comment is ridiculous.
Lew Zealand
Helper
Judgy much? Keep reading the thread and we figured out what happened. I'd already used Speed-Gro or something else, which then prevents you from adding another soil treatment.
Lenora Rose
Farmer
Your comment was fine right until this line, which is insulting and unnecessary.
24k Ancient Fruit
Rancher
Wow! That's over 800 tiles of Deluxe Retaining Soil on Ginger Island! Kudos!
I didn't have that kind of patience and started using Iridium sprinklers and Ancient Fruit Seeds from the get-go once I unlocked Ginger Island West. I have Ancient Fruit all over the area directly in front of the Island Farmhouse except for something like 17 tiles that are occupied by sprinklers and 9 tiles occupied by Mango and Banana Trees. I also enjoyed how quickly these Ancient Fruit plants grew under the influence of Deluxe Speed-Gro (thanks Sandy).
The main problem with Deluxe Retaining Soil is that the game technically counts it as a "fertilizer". Because of this, you can't place another fertilizer like Deluxe Speed-Gro inside your Deluxe Retaining Soil (you'll get the message "Already Fertilized" or something like that)
LRangerR
Local Legend
To be fair, we like that part about Lew
Lew Zealand
Helper
If I didn't post ridiculous things, I'd have about 3 messages on here.
And I think one is a double post.