TL;DR — Plant ranarr or snapdragon seeds in every herb patch, teleport away, come back ~80 minutes later and harvest. One lap of 5–6 minutes typically nets 100–200K+ profit and solid Farming XP. Do a run whenever you log in and you'll bank millions per week without ever "grinding". Every account build should do this — mains, irons, everyone.
Farming level
32+ (ranarr)
Risk
None (disease-free patches)
Requirements
- Farming 32+ for ranarr (the classic money herb), 62+ for snapdragon (usually the best profit per seed).
- Magic secateurs (Fairytale Part I) — +10% yield. Non-negotiable; it pays for itself in one run.
- Teleports to the patches (see route below) and a herb sack / seed box if you have them.
- Ultracompost (or bottomless bucket) — more herbs per patch, near-zero death chance.
Which seed?
| Seed | Farming lvl | Why |
|---|
| Ranarr | 32 | Prayer potion herb — permanent demand, great from low levels |
| Toadflax | 38 | Saradomin brews — cheap seeds, steady margin |
| Snapdragon | 62 | Super restores — usually the top profit per patch |
| Torstol | 85 | Super combats — endgame herb, pricey seeds |
Prices move weekly. Before you buy 100 seeds, sanity-check the margin (seed cost vs grimy herb price × ~8 herbs) on our
Flip Finder — the herb-cleaning recipes there also show what cleaning adds.
The patch route
Run the disease-free patches first — those herbs cannot die, guaranteed money:
Disease-free (priority)
Trollheim (My Arm's Big Adventure) ·
Weiss (Making Friends with My Arm) ·
Hosidius (50% Kourend favour) ·
Farming Guild (65 Farming, 60% favour)
Standard patches
Falador (Explorer's ring tele) ·
Catherby (Camelot tele) ·
Ardougne (cloak tele) ·
Port Phasmatys / Morytania (Ectophial) ·
Civitas illa Fortis (Varlamore)
The loop
Per patch: harvest → note herbs (tool leprechaun) → ultracompost → plant → teleport to the next. Full lap: 5–6 minutes. Set a 80-minute timer (or just run it every login) and repeat.
Stacking more passive income on the same lap
While you're already teleporting around, bolt these on — each adds minutes but compounds hard:
- Birdhouse run (Fossil Island, ~2 min): seeds in, come back later for nests + big Hunter XP.
- Tree/fruit tree runs: costs gp instead of making it, but it's the fastest Farming XP in the game — check the gp/xp tradeoff on our Skill Calculator.
- Seaweed patches (underwater, Fossil Island): giant seaweed → molten glass — feeds Crafting profit.
- Farming contracts (Farming Guild): free seed packs on top of your normal run.
The math that makes it addictive
Say 8 patches × ~8 herbs × snapdragon at market price, minus seeds and compost: that's your ~150K+ per lap. Three laps an evening is ~450K for under 20 minutes of actual play — while you boss or skill in between. Over a month of casual logins that's easily 10M+ on the side. It's not flashy; it's just free money with XP stapled to it.
Quick tips
- Never skip compost — dead standard-patch herbs are the only way this loses money.
- Presets: keep a "herb run" gear tab (secateurs, seeds, compost, teles) so a run starts in 5 seconds.
- Irons: this is your prayer/restore supply line — ranarr + snapdragon forever.
- Track your Farming level goal on the Skill Calculator — type your RSN and it loads your levels automatically.
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