Grow brag-worthy crops on your Farm using Fertilizer! Fertilizing your crops increases the number of Resources that you get from one harvest, but it also makes it possible for you to produce Prize Crops!
What’s a Prize Crop?

A Prize Crop is an impressively large crop that you have a chance of obtaining when you harvest a Fertilized crop. Prize Crops appear after you harvest as larger, sparkling versions of the crop you’re harvesting. 

Clicking on these crops will open a pop-up that will show the weight of the Prize Crop you have grown. 

Every Prize Crop that you yield gives you bonus coins, Experience Points (XP), and Mastery Points toward that crop, so it’s really worth your while to put some Fertilizer in your field!

Please note that this feature is exclusive to crops; your Trees can’t produce Prized Crops and your Animals and your animals have their own version of Prize Crops (check out the guide on Prized Animals HERE!)

How Do I Get a Prize Crop?

Putting Fertilizer on a plot makes it possible for that plot to give you a Prize Crop. That’s all you have to do—just plant your crops like you normally would, water them, then add Fertilizer. To use Fertilizer, place your cursor over a planted and watered crop. You will see a pop-up with two icons at the bottom. These icons indicate how much Fertilizer and Speed-Grow you have in your Inventory. Click on the bag icon to Fertilize your crop. 

Having more fertilized plots is kind of like having a lot of tickets in a raffle—you have a better chance of winning, but there is no guarantee that you will. However, fertilizing your crops is the only way to even make it possible to grow a Prize Crop, so use your Fertilizer when you have it!

What Do I Get for a Prize Crop?

As mentioned earlier, Prize Crops appear as larger versions of the crop you’re harvesting. Unlike normal harvested crops, they will linger on your Farm until you interact with them. 

When you see a Prize Crop in your field, click on it. A pop-up will appear which will let you know how much your Prize Crop weighs. In addition to this, you can also see your current weight record for this particular crop. If this Prize Crop is a new personal best… congratulations! 


Clicking on the “Celebrate with Friends” button will post a feed to your wall that your friends and Neighbors can click on to collect rewards. 

For every Prize Crop that you grow, you will get Coins, XP and Mastery Points. The larger your Prize Crop is, the more of these items you will receive as a reward. Crops that unlock at higher levels in the game tend to produce larger Prize Crops than the lower level crops, so growing Prize Crops becomes more profitable the more you play!


What are Mastery Points?
When you harvest a crop, you earn Mastery Points. With enough Mastery Points, you will earn a Ribbon for that particular crop. This is called “Crop Mastery”. There are three levels of Crop Mastery you can achieve; Yellow Ribbon, Red Ribbon and Blue Ribbon. 

When you have earned a Ribbon, you will see a pop-up like the one below. 

You will also be able to place a sign on your Farm that indicates what level of mastery you have reached. This sign is for decoration purposes only… but placing it will let everyone know what you have achieved!


The number of harvests required to achieve Blue Ribbon mastery differ from crop to crop. Just keep planting and harvesting… your Ribbons will show up eventually! If you are in a hurry to earn your Blue Ribbon status, use Fertilizer on your crops. Harvesting Fertilized crops grants you more Mastery Points than harvesting un-fertilized ones. 

Mastering Crops may seem like hard work, but with each level of Mastery you achieve, the heavier your Prize Crops for that type of fruit or vegetable will tend to be. Keeping this in mind, even harvesting unfertilized crops is helpful if you wish to continue producing large Prize Crops, as un-mastered crops tend to yield smaller results. 

Where Can I Get Fertilizer?

Fertilizer is required to grow a Prize Crop. Because of this, you are going to want to keep a steady supply in your Inventory. You can get Fertilizer from a few places:

• When you feed your Animals, there is a chance they will give you a bag of Fertilizer in addition to the other Resources they provide.
• Neighbors who visit your Farm can fertilize your crops.
• Grab it from your friends Facebook feeds.
• Get it as a Free Gift from your friends.
• Purchase it in the General Store for Farm Bucks
• Farm Helpers will occasionally drop a bag of Fertilizer after they finish tending to your crops. 

You’ll spend one Fertilizer for every plot that you fertilize, so make sure you keep an eye on your supplies; running out will mean you can’t grow a Prized Crop!

Get Growing!

Prize Crops are a fun way to get some extra Coins and put your mastery of a certain crop on the fast track! Start fertilizing your crops to see how big you can grow your fruits and vegetables!

Happy Farming!

If you are going to have a thriving Farm, you’ll need to earn some Coins to keep everything up and running. Your Market Stand is the key to making money in FarmVille 2. Use it to sell your Resources, Crafted Recipes and Crops for Coins.

Even the best Farmer can use a helping hand from time to time. That’s why we have released various Consumables to help you farm even more efficiently.
Consumables can be purchased in the General Store for Farm Bucks. Alternatively, most Consumables can be sent as Free Gifts from your Neighbors.

Below is a list of the current Consumables available in FarmVille 2.

Water

Dry crops will need to be watered before they start to grow, so keeping a healthy supply of water around is important. If you are running low, your water will regenerate on its own over time. You can also send and receive packs of water from your Neighbors from the Free Gifts page.

If you do not wish to wait, you can purchase Water from General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Water 5 Pack – 5 Farm Bucks
·         Water 10 Pack – 8 Farm Bucks
·         Water 30 Pack – 21 Farm Bucks

 Fertilizer

Fertilized crops yield more Ingredients when harvested, which means more Coin in your pocket. In addition to this, a Fertilized crop may also produce a Prized Crop, which regular crops do not. 

To use Fertilizer, place your cursor over a planted and watered crop. You will see a pop-up with two icons at the bottom. These icons indicate how much Fertilizer and Speed-Grow you have in your Inventory. Click on the bag icon to Fertilize your crop. 

You can send and receive bags of Fertilizer from your Neighbors via the Free Gifts page.
If you do not wish to wait for your Neighbors, you can purchase Fertilizer from General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Fertilizer 2 Pack – 2 Farm Bucks
·         Fertilizer 10 Pack – 8 Farm Bucks
·         Fertilizer 25 Pack – 15 Farm Bucks

For more information about Prized Crops, please visit our guide HERE. 

Feed

If you want your animals to produce Resources, they need to be fed! Hungry animals won’t produce until you give them Feed. Create Feed by placing harvested crops into your Feed Mill.

You can also send and receive bags of Feed from your Neighbors via the Free Gifts page.

If you find yourself running low and don’t wish to wait for your Neighbor’s assistance, you can purchase Feed from the General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Feed 5 Pack – 1 Farm Bucks
·         Feed 15 Pack – 2 Farm Bucks
·         Feed 25 Pack – 3 Farm Bucks

For more information about feeding Animals, please visit our guide HERE. 

Milk Bottles
All Baby Animals require a certain number of Milk Bottles before they reach adulthood. Just like their adult counterparts, baby animals will get hungry for Milk Bottles at different intervals.

If you run out of bottles, click the “Ask” button on the following pop-up to request some from your Neighbors. 

Baby Bottles can also be purchased from the General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Milk Bottle – 3 Farm Bucks
·         Milk Bottle 5 Pack – 12 Farm Bucks
·         Milk Bottle 10 Pack – 20 Farm Bucks

For more information about raising Baby Animals, please visit our guide HERE. 

Power

To stay in business, the Crafting Kitchen requires Power (Crafting Energy). Every time you use your Kitchen to make a Recipe, it will deduct from your power reserves.

If you are running low, your Power will regenerate on its own over time. You can also request packs of Power from your Neighbors.

If you do not wish to wait, you can purchase Power from General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Power 2 Pack – 3 Farm Bucks
·         Power 10 Pack – 8 Farm Bucks
·         Power 15 Pack – 10 Farm Bucks

For more information about the Crafting Kitchen, please visit our guide HERE. 

Speed-Grow
Are you in a hurry to harvest your crops? No problem. Speed-Grow makes crops ready to harvest instantly!

To use Speed-Grow, place your cursor over a planted and watered crop. You will see a pop-up with two icons at the bottom. These icons indicate how much Fertilizer and Speed-Grow you have in your Inventory. Click on the spray bottle icon to instantly grow your crop.

You can purchase Speed Grow from the General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Speed-Grow 2 Pack – 3 Farm Bucks
·         Speed-Grow 10 Pack – 10 Farm Bucks
·         Speed-Grow 25 Pack – 20 Farm Bucks

Salt

Salt is an Ingredient needed in certain Crafting Kitchen Recipes. If you run out of Salt, click the “Ask” button on a Recipe Card to request some from your Neighbors. 

If you find yourself running low and don’t wish to wait for your Neighbor’s assistance, you can purchase Salt from the General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Salt 2 Pack – 2 Farm Bucks
·         Salt 5 Pack – 4 Farm Bucks
·         Salt 10 Pack – 7 Farm Bucks

For more information about Recipes, please visit our guide HERE. 

Sugar

Sugar is an Ingredient needed in certain Crafting Kitchen Recipes. If you run out of Sugar, click the “Ask” button on a Recipe Card to request some from your Neighbors. 

If you find yourself running low and don’t wish to wait for your Neighbor’s assistance, you can purchase Sugar from the General Store. The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Sugar 2 Pack – 2 Farm Bucks
·         Sugar 5 Pack – 4 Farm Bucks
·         Sugar 10 Pack – 7 Farm Bucks

For more information about Recipes, please visit our guide HERE. 

Unwither

Did you accidentally let your crops wither? Re-planting crops can be a pain and you lose valuable Coins in the process. Luckily, you can purchase Unwither from the General Store! Unwither brings withered crops back to life instantly!

To use Unwither, click on a withered crop. When a pop-up appears, click the “use” button under the Unwither icon. Your crops will come back to life right before your eyes!

The current sizes available for purchase are:

·         Unwither 2 Pack – 3 Farm Bucks
·         Unwither 10 Pack – 10 Farm Bucks
·         Unwither 25 Pack – 20 Farm Bucks

Typically, you get the most bang for your buck when purchasing large packs of Consumables, as opposed to buying them individually.

Happy Farming!

Enhance your farming experience with Farm Bucks! Farm Bucks allow you to progress faster through the game, purchase exclusive in-game items and more.

What are Farm Bucks?

Farm Bucks are a secondary currency in FarmVille 2 that can be used to purchase items that you can’t get with Coins. 

To get Farm Bucks, you will first need to purchase Facebook Credits! 

Purchasing Facebook Credits

During your purchase of Facebook credits, you must agree to Facebook’s Terms and Conditions by clicking the Buy button. You can access their Terms and Conditions by clicking here.

How to purchase Farm Bucks:
 
1. Click the “Add Farm Bucks & Coins” tab at the top of FarmVille 2.   

2. Select how many Farm Bucks you want to purchase.  

3. Select the payment method.

If you select Credit Card or PayPal, you will be charged the full purchase price to that account. Your Facebook Credits balanced will not be affected.

If you select Facebook Credits, Facebook will first display how many Facebook Credits you currently have. If you have sufficient Facebook Credits to complete the purchase, you will not be asked to charge to a credit card or to PayPal; you will be able to complete the purchase with Facebook Credits. 

If you do not have sufficient Facebook Credits, Facebook will inform you of how many additional Facebook Credits are required to complete the purchase. Select a credit card or PayPal, and then select a Facebook Credit package.
NOTE: Any remaining Facebook Credits that were not used during a purchase will be added to your Facebook Credits balance and can be applied to any Zynga game!

Your current Facebook Credit balance is on the upper right-hand side of the page from within a Zynga game:

I have Farm Bucks… now what?

Once you have purchased your Farm Bucks, your account will automatically update, reflecting your new Farm Buck balance. 

Anytime you see the Farm Buck icon in the game, it means your Farm Bucks can be used for that particular purpose or item. If you are looking for some new things to add to your farm, the General Store is the best place to start!

All About Animals!

Your four legged companions are more than just cute… they are also the quickest way of earning Coins in FarmVille 2! Animals produce valuable Resources that you can use to create recipes in your Kitchen. Those Recipes can then be sold for Coins in your Market Stand!
What’s a Resource? Why are they important?

If you want to create a thriving farm, you will need to earn some Coins. The Resources that Animals produce can be sold in your Market Stand, or used in Crafting Kitchen Recipes.

To obtain Resources, simply feed a hungry Animal on your farm. Different Animals produce different types of Resources, including Ingredients.

Ingredients are edible Resources (e.g. milk, eggs, cheese) that are used to create Recipes in your Kitchen.

How to Get Animals for Your Farm

There are several different ways to get more animals for your Farm:

Starting Out

As you progress through the tutorial with Marie, you will be rewarded with some Chickens and a Red Goat. These Animals are yours to keep while you get the hang of farming and build up your menagerie!

Expansions

See those animals wandering around in the land surrounding your farm? As you expand your farm and gain access to these areas, those Animals will become yours!

Place your cursor over a locked plot of land to see which Animals you will receive when you expand. 

General Store

You can purchase Animals from the General Store with Coins and Farm Bucks. Open the Market and click on the “Animals” tab to browse through the Animals that are currently for sale.

The General Store gives you a wealth of information about the Animals available for purchase. Place your cursor over a Market Card to see important details. 


A-     This icon shows you how many XP points you will get from an animal. Experience Points are required to advance to the next level, and you get them every time you feed an adult animal.

B-      This icon indicates you how much feed an animal needs to eat every time it is hungry. Animals that require more feed tend to produce more Resources, so they do pay off generously!

C-      The Ingredient (Resource) that the Animal will provide when fed.

D-     The number of Coins the produced Ingredient (Resource) will sell for in your Market Stand.

E-      The Recipes that the produced Ingredient can be used in. If you don’t see this section when viewing an animal, it means the Resource produced can only be sold in your Market Stand and is not used in a Recipe.

Raising Your Animal From Babyhood

All animals purchased in the General Store start out as babies—it’s up to you to raise them to adulthood! Baby animals don’t provide Resources to sell in the Market or use in the Kitchen, so the sooner you raise the little guys into adults, the sooner you can start making money!

Once you purchase an animal, place it on your farm. Because it’s a growing baby, your new animal will be hungry as soon as you place it:


All baby animals require a certain number of Milk Bottles before they reach adulthood. Just like their adult counterparts, baby animals will get hungry for Milk Bottles at different intervals. Hover your mouse over a baby animal to see how long it will be until your Baby needs another bottle:


You can get Baby Bottles from your friends or you can purchase them with Farm Bucks.  If you run out of bottles, click the “Ask” button on the following pop-up to request some from your Neighbors. 


Different animals require different numbers of Milk Bottles before they become adults. Typically, larger animals require more Milk Bottles than smaller animals.

Once your Baby has had all the Milk Bottles it needs to grow up, it will transform into its permanent adult state. Once you have an adult animal, you can start giving it feed immediately, and it will give you valuable Resources in return!

Feeding Adult Animals

When an Animal is hungry, you will see a thought bubble with Feed above its head. If you place your mouse over a hungry Animal, you can see how much Feed it wants to eat. Every time you feed an animal, it will give you Resources you can scoop up, to be sold in the Market Stall or used in the Crafting Kitchen.


Animals produce differing amounts of Resources. Typically, more expensive animals tend to provide more of each Resource, while cheaper animals produce smaller amounts.

Recipes

Edible Resources (Ingredients) are needed to create Recipes in you Crafting Kitchen. Selling Recipes in your Market Stall is a very lucrative business that will help you generate Coins quickly.

For more information about the Crafting Kitchen and how to create Recipes, please visit our guide HERE. 

Animal Limits

The number of Animals you can have on your farm at one time depends on the number of Water Troughs you have. When you start the game, you have one Water Trough available and are allowed 15 animals on your Farm. From that point, every Water Trough you buy in the General Store (or obtain via Expansion) raises your animal capacity by 5. To keep your critters from taking over, your farm also has atotal Animal limit of 50.

Where Can I Buy More Water Troughs?

You can purchase more Water Troughs in the General Store under the “Buildings” tab if you meet the necessary level requirement. 


Once you have placed your Water Trough on your farm, you may notice it looks a little incomplete. That’s because you need to build your Water Trough before your animals will be able to use it!

How Do I build a Trough?

Building large objects isn’t easy—you’re going to need some help! To get started, click on the Water Trough. Once you do that, you will see a popup telling you what you need to do in order to progress:


This popup lets you know a few things:

o   What you need to do to build the Trough
o   How many tools you need and materials you need
o   What you will get once you complete the Trough (Animal Capacity +5)

Building requires you to complete two steps: one to gather materials you’ll need to tackle the job, and another to hire the crew needed to complete the task. 

Gathering Materials

o   Gather the resources you need to complete buildings by asking your friends to send some your way.

o   You can do this by clicking the “Ask” button in the popup window. A message will be sent from you to your friends (you can choose which friends get this message!), asking your friends to send you the resources that you need.

o   Don’t have time to wait? You can buy the items you need with Farm Bucks.

Hiring Builders

Once you have your Materials, you’ll get a second popup:


o   To complete this step, click the “Ask Friends” button to send a request to your friends for help.

o   If they accept your request, they will fill one of the open positions, and you will see their Facebook profile picture next to one of the positions you needed to fill. 

o   Don’t have time to wait on a crew of volunteers? You can also hire builders by paying Farm Bucks for each position you need filled.

Once you have the required number of Builders, the “Finish Building” button in the popup will turn blue, meaning that you’re ready to go! Click on it to finish building your Water Trough. When your Trough is complete, your Animal Limit will automatically increase by 5.

Note: when an Animal drinks from the Water Trough, it does not deduct from your Water Supply. 

Prized Animals

Your Animals work hard to produce Resources for you. Eventually, they are going to need a break from all that work to relax and enjoy the green pastures of your farm. Feeding your animals slowly progresses them to “Prized Animal” state. Prized Animals no longer produce resources, but they will provide Coins when you feed them. 

Selling Animals

Want to make more space for different animals? You can sell your animals using the Sell tool in the Tool Menu:


Please note, however, that the price you get for selling your animals is only a fraction of what you paid to get them. The profit for your animals lies in keeping them around to produce Resources that you can sell, rather than selling the animals themselves.

Enjoy Your New Friends!

You now know how to get, raise, keep, and profit from adorable animals on your Farm! Take good care of your animal friends and they will take care of you and your Farm!

Happy Farming!

Guide to the Crafting Kitchen
 
When you reach Level 5, you can expand your farm to unlock a new, lucrative ability: Crafting! Use the Ingredients obtained from your Crops, Animals and Trees to create delicious Crafted Goods that you can sell for Coins in your Market Stand.
 Unlocking the Craft Kitchen
 
When you unlock the expansion directly to the left of your starting farm (The Farmstead Kitchen), you will reveal the Crafting Kitchen. To get started, click on the Kitchen to access the Crafting Menu. 

Inside the Crafting Kitchen
 
After you open the Crafting Kitchen, you will see which recipes you are able to craft. The recipes available to you depend on a couple of things:
 
·         What level you are: Recipes in the Crafting Kitchen have level requirements. This means you have to keep leveling up to unlock new Recipes.  The more advanced you are in the game, the more complicated your recipes will be—but they will sell for more coins, too!
 
·         What Ingredients you have available: As you harvest Crops and collect from your Animals, you can use these items to craft recipes.
 
 
What Goes Into a Recipe?
 
There are a few different types of items that you will need when making Recipes. Here’s what they are and how to get them:
 
Ingredients: Raw ingredients come from your farm or Neighbors. Get them by harvesting Crops and Trees, feeding your Animals and visiting your Neighbors. Some Ingredients can only be obtained from your friends, so be sure to ask nicely!
 
o   Crops: Produce Ingredients like wheat, blueberries, strawberries, pumpkin, etc.
 
o   Trees: Produce tree fruit like apples, lemons, oranges, etc.
 
o   Animals: Produce Ingredients like eggs, milk and cheese after you feed them.
 
o   Salt and Sugar: These are Ingredients that you will need to get from your Neighbors.

 
o   Are you in a hurry to craft, but don’t have the Ingredients you need? You can purchase Ingredients with Farm Bucks.
 
NOTE: You can see which recipes a crop, tree, or animal product goes into when you mouse over its icon in the general store:

·         Crafted Goods: These are Recipes that you make in your Crafting Kitchen from raw Ingredients. Use them to complete Final Recipes (see description below), which can then be sold in your Market Stand. Completed Crafted Goods, such as Batter, Flower, and Lemon Water, cannot be sold.


·         Finished Products (Final Recipes): These are Recipes that you can sell for coins in your Market Stand.  These Recipes require Crafted Goods to complete. They are marked with a star symbol.
 
 
The Crafting Kitchen Menu displays all of the Recipes you currently have available. To access this menu, simply click on the Kitchen. 



The Recipe thumbnails have symbols on them to indicate different things:
 
Exclamation Mark:
 
This symbol is used to indicate a new Recipe you have recently unlocked. 

Padlock:
 
This symbol is used to indicate a Recipe that has a Level Requirement higher than your current level. To find out which level you need to be on to unlock a certain recipe, simply hover over the Recipe Card. 

Star:
 
These are Recipes that you can sell for coins in your Market Stand.  These Recipes require Crafted Goods to complete.

Recipe Card Organization:
 
Recipe card thumbnails are arranged in a column. These columns are referred to as Recipe Chains. Recipe Chains are designed to show you the natural progression of a Final Recipe, so you are able to create the Finished Product easier. For example:
 
                                                           
Flour: Requires 4 Wheat to complete
 
Batter: Requires 1 Flour and 2 Eggs to complete
 
Apple Scone: Requires 6 Apples and 1 Batter to complete
 
The Apple Scone is the Final Recipe in this Chain. It requires the first two Crafted Goods (Flour + Batter) in this Chain to complete.
 
 
Crafting Recipes
 
Once you’ve decided which Recipe to craft, click on the thumbnail to view which ingredients are required:

NOTE: Clicking the green “Go Home” button in the corner of a recipe card will take you back to the Recipe thumbnail screen in your Kitchen.
 
Some Recipes require a Crafted Goods instead of Ingredients. If you come across a Recipe like this, you may feel a bit confused. But no need to worry, making the required Crafted Good is simple! Just click on the “Craft” button located under the Good you need to make. This will open up the applicable Recipe Card.
 
 
Once you have all the ingredients that you need to finish your Recipe, click the “Make 1” button on the Recipe Card. It should turn green to let you know that you’re ready to go.
 
After you click “Make It,” your recipe should craft instantly. Once it’s made, it will pop out of the oven and dance merrily around your kitchen before placing itself into your inventory. Don’t worry if you don’t mouse over it fast enough to scoop it up—it will go there automatically!

Powering Your Kitchen
 
Creating all of those yummy treats isn’t easy. To stay in business, the Crafting Kitchen requires Power (Crafting Energy). Every time you use your Kitchen to make a Recipe, it will deduct from your power reserves. The amount of power you have left can be found at the bottom of the Crafting Menu. 

Out of power? There are a few different ways to get more:
 
·         Ask your friends to send you Power from the Free Gifts Page
·         Purchase Power Packs for Farm Bucks
·         Give it some time— Power for your Crafting Kitchen gradually replenishes itself after 1 hour.

Earning Coins!
 
Once you’re finished Crafting, it’s time to earn some money! Your Finished Products can be sold in your Market Stand for Gold. The more difficult the Recipe, the higher the Coin yield will be. As a reminder, you won’t be able to sell Crafted Goods in the Market. Only Ingredients and Finished Products can be sold.