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{{Infobox Activity
|name = Tithe Farm
|image = [[File:Tithe Farm entrance.png|300px]]
|release = [[7 January]] [[2016]]
|update = Zeah: Great Kourend
|type = Minigame
|members = Yes
|location = [[Hosidius]]
|players = 1
|skills = [[Farming]]
|currency = Points
|tutorial = No
|music = No
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|leagueRegion = Kourend
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The '''Tithe Farm''' is a [[Farming]] based [[minigame]] that is located in [[Hosidius]]. The minigame revolves around intensively planting special seeds into farming patches, tending them until harvest, and depositing the produce into sacks in order to earn points. Players can speak to [[Farmer Gricoller]] for information on how to play.

If the player leaves the farm through the door, the game and score will be completely '''reset''' (though any earned points and experience will be kept). This includes removing seeds and collected fruits in the player's inventory. If the player logs out during a session, their score will remain and they'll keep all remaining seeds and collected fruits, but any planted crops will be '''lost'''.

==Requirements==
In order to play, players must have a minimum of 34 Farming in order to pick up the Golovanova seeds (lowest available) from the table. When trying to enter without seeds, Farmer Gricoller will stop you.

The following items are required:
* A [[spade]]
* A [[seed dibber]] (or completed [[Barbarian Training#Bare-handed planting|Bare-handed planting]])
* One or more [[watering can]]s. It is recommended to have 6 to 8 to avoid needing to refill water containers during a planting cycle while also minimising weight. A [[Gricoller's can]] can be bought and used instead once points are obtained.
* [[Weight-reducing items]] such as [[Graceful outfit|full graceful]] are not required but highly recommended to offset the weight of farming equipment.

The following seeds are available by searching the table. The game plays out identically regardless of the chosen seeds, however higher tier seeds yield more farming experience; as such, it is recommended to take the highest seed you can plant. Only one type of seed can be taken. Boosts '''can''' be used. However, it's important to note that this boosted level is only necessary for the planting phase. Once the seeds are planted, maintaining the boosted level is not required. Players can water and harvest the plants without any boosted Farming level.

*[[Golovanova seed]]s ({{SCP|Farming|34}})
*[[Bologano seed]]s ({{SCP|Farming|54}})
*[[Logavano seed]]s ({{SCP|Farming|74}})

==Getting there==
* Use the [[Grouping]] minigame teleport to Tithe Farm, which requires having entered Tithe Farm once before
* Use the [[Lovakengj Minecart Network]] to Hosidius South to travel directly south of the Tithe Farm
* Use the [[fairy ring]] '''{{Fairycode|akr}},''' to teleport to the [[Hosidius Vinery]] and go south
* Use a [[Hosidius teleport]] or exit a [[player-owned house]] in Hosidius and go east
* Use a [[Xeric's talisman]] to teleport to [[Xeric's Glade]] and go south-east
* Reminisce using the [[Kharedst's memoirs]] or [[book of the dead]] to Hosidius and go south-east
* Use a [[Skills necklace]] to teleport to the [[Woodcutting Guild]] and go east
* Use a [[Kourend Castle Teleport]] and go south-east

==Gameplay==
[[File:Tithe Farm.png|thumb|250px|A player tending to several [[logavano fruit]] plants.]]
Once the player has chosen seeds appropriate to their Farming level, they may enter the farm. Players may choose up to 10,000 of one type of seed. Seeds can be planted in any empty patches. The plants grow very quickly and must be watered before '''every''' stage of growth (3 waterings total) to keep them alive.

The plants take 3 minutes to grow fully; they require water once before minutes 1, 2, and 3, otherwise they will wilt and die. Players can double the growth rate by using [[Gricoller's fertiliser]] ('''slower than some methods,''' see [[Tithe Farm/Strategies|Strategy]] section), which is provided when players enter the minigame area.

After the plants have fully grown, the fruit can be harvested and deposited into any of several sacks around the farm for a reward of Farming experience and possibly also points. For every 3 plants a player deposits, they will earn 1 point and for every 100 plants deposited, they will earn an additional 2 points.

==Strategy==
{{Main|Tithe Farm/Strategies}}

==Rewards==
Players are rewarded with farming experience and points (1 point per 3 fruit) to spend in [[Farmer Gricoller's Rewards]]. To earn points, players must deposit harvested fruits in sacks. The amount of experience and points awarded depends on how many plants are deposited. As many as 10,000 fruits can be harvested and deposited in a single instance. If the player deposits fruits while having enough to surpass 100 fruits in the sack, only enough fruits will be deposited to reach 100, and the sack will empty again. Double experience is awarded for the 75th to 100th fruit added to the sack; players receive bonus experience of 250 times the harvest experience rate when depositing the 75th fruit (1,500, 3,500, or 5,750 experience for Golovanova, Bologano, and Logavano respectively) and a bonus 2 points are awarded when the player adds the 100th fruit to the sack.

'''Players can only have a maximum of 1,000 points at one time, any fruit added to the sacks will still provide farming experience but no points.'''  Players should avoid depositing more than 2,832 fruits to avoid losing points. 

To get all possible collectible items (outfit '''and''' farming tools), you would need '''1,150 points''', which comes out to be ~3257 fruits to harvest (3,300 to be safe due to the point system calculations). Since each harvest takes 3 minutes (from planting to harvesting), if you're planting and harvesting 16 fruits at a time (4 full patches), this will take 48,852 seconds or ~13.6 - 14 hours of farming. It would be faster when doing the methods involving a 5th patch. It becomes much more convenient once you get the [[Gricoller's can]] for 200 points, which is roughly 567 fruits deposited. Keep in mind to aim for depositing in 100s when possible for maximum exp/point gain.

{{Tithe Farm Points}}

===Reward shop===
[[File:Farmer Gricoller's Rewards interface.png|thumb|250x250px|The rewards interface.]]
{{Main|Farmer Gricoller's Rewards}}
Multiple pieces of clothing can be purchased. Obtaining the full [[Farmer's outfit]] requires a total of 400 Points, with a total of 1150 Points required for all untradeable rewards and unlocks.

{| class="wikitable lighttable align-center-1"
! colspan="2" | Rewards
! Points<br/>required
! Notes
|- class="nohighlight"
| {{plinkt|Compost}}
| 1
| rowspan="2" | Reduces chance of crops becoming diseased while growing throughout the plant cycle and increasing the minimum and maximum number of crops received upon harvest. The supercompost version is more potent.
|- class="nohighlight"
| {{plinkt|Supercompost}}
| 5
|- class="nohighlight"
| {{plinkt|Grape seed}}
| 2
| A tradeable seed that can be planted in the [[Vinery]] to harvest [[grapes]].
|- 
| {{Nowrap|<sup>20</sup> {{plinkp|Bologa's blessing}}}}
| [[Bologa's blessing]]<br>(20 stack)
| 1
| Converts 1 [[grapes]] into 1 [[Zamorak's grapes]] per scroll when harvesting them from the [[Vinery]]. Purchasing this requires level 50 Prayer and a one-time payment to [[Bologa]] for 75,000 coins while wearing an item [[Zamorak#Affiliated_items|affiliated with Zamorak]].
1 point grants 20 blessings.
|-
| {{plinkt|Herb box}}
| 30
| A box that contains an assortment of ten random [[grimy herbs]].
|-
| {{plinkp|Farmer's strawhat}}<br/>{{plinkp|Farmer's strawhat (female)}}
| [[Farmer's strawhat]]
| 75
| A piece of the [[farmer's outfit]]. Appearance differs between genders.{{Refn|Players will receive the version of the outfit of the gender that they are at the time the piece is obtained. After using the [[make-over mage]] to change genders, the player's farming outfit will convert to the gender they currently are when you try to equip it.|group=a|name=Outfit difference}}
|-
| {{plinkp|Farmer's jacket}}<br/>{{plinkp|Farmer's shirt}}
| [[Farmer's jacket]]/[[Farmer's shirt|shirt]]
| 150
| A piece of the [[farmer's outfit]]. Jacket is obtained if male, shirt if female.{{NamedRef|group=a|name=Outfit difference}}
|-
| {{plinkp|Farmer's boro trousers}}<br/>{{plinkp|Farmer's boro trousers (female)}}
| [[Farmer's boro trousers]]
| 125
| A piece of the [[farmer's outfit]]. Appearance differs between genders.{{NamedRef|group=a|name=Outfit difference}}
|-
| {{plinkp|Farmer's boots}}<br/>{{plinkp|Farmer's boots (female)}}
| [[Farmer's boots]]
| 50
| A piece of the [[farmer's outfit]]. Appearance slightly differs between genders.{{NamedRef|group=a|name=Outfit difference}}
|-
| {{plinkt|Gricoller's can}}
| 200
| Acts as a [[watering can]] but holds 1,000 doses of water. This effectively lasts 333 plants within tithe farm before it needs refilling. Filled by using it on a water source.
|-
|{{plinkt|Seed box}}
| 250
| Stores any amount of six types of seeds.
|-
| {{plinkt|Herb sack}}
| 250
| Stores 30 of each type of grimy herb. Requires 58 Herblore to buy and use.
|-
| {{plinkp|Weeds}}
| [[Auto-weed]]
| 50
| When enabled, weeds no longer grow in your Farming patches. This doesn't remove weeds that have already grown there, but it stops them from growing back.<br/>Once purchased, the ability can be turned on and off freely.<br/>Note: This doesn't affect farming patches involved in [[Managing Miscellania]].
|}
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==Changes==
{{Subject changes header}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 23 May 2024
|update = Minigame Tweaks, Skilling Adjustments & more!
|change = Fully grown plants in the Tithe Farm will no longer decay.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 10 January 2024
|update = Children of the Sun
|poll = Varlamore Activities & Kourend Changes
|change = The Tithe Farm can now be accessed starting at level 34 [[Farming]] as [[Kourend Favour]] has been removed.
}}
{{subject changes
|date = 17 May 2023
|update = Tithe Farm Updates & More Poll 79!
|poll = Old School Content Poll 79: Quality of Life
|change =
* Tithe Farm is now instanced and solo-only.
* For every 3 plants players turn in, they will be awarded 1 point.
* For every 100 plants players turn in, they will be awarded an additional 2 points.
* Players may now bring in up to 10,000 seeds inside the Tithe Farm.
* The amount of [[Bologa's Blessings]] received when purchasing them from [[Farmer Gricoller's Rewards]] has doubled from 10 to 20.
* [[Herb Boxes]] have been added to Farmer Gricoller's Rewards.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 8 June 2022
|update = Giants' Foundry
|change = Players may now use spare Farmer's Outfit pieces on Gricoller for an 80% refund, in line with other reward shops.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 26 January 2022
|update = Leagues III Changes
|change = Reduced amount of players allowed into a Tithe Farm instance from 3 to 2.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 16 April 2020
|update = Poll 70 Game Improvements
|poll = Old School Content Poll 70: Game Improvements
|change = Farmer Gricoller's Rewards Shop at the Tithe Farm now stocks the [[Herb sack]] for 250 points.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 8 August 2019
|update = Smithing and Silver Crafting Interfaces
|poll = Old School Content Poll 68: Small Game Improvements
|change = Plants within the Tithe Farm can now be left-clicked or tapped to be watered, provided that players have a [[watering can]].
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 23 May 2019
|update = Hosidius Rework and Deadman Beta
|poll = Old School Content Poll 66: Hosidius Rework and QoL Changes
|change = The Tithe Farm was reduced in size and moved from the centre of Hosidius to south-east with the rework of Hosidius.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 23 February 2017
|update = Shift-Click Drop & QoL
|poll = Quality of Life - Ten Skilling Suggestions
|change = Auto-weed was added to the reward store.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date =  10 March 2016
|update =  Custom Nightmare Zone Rumbles
|change = Some missing blocking across a farming patch in the Tithe farm has been added.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date =  4 February 2016
|update =  Tournament Worlds & Tithe
|poll =  Old School Content Poll 38: Jad II, Deadman & Zeah
|change = The seed box was added to the reward shop for 250 points.
}}
{{Subject changes footer}}

==Trivia==
*Although it is possible to obtain the [[Tangleroot]] through Tithe Farm, it is extremely unlikely; in terms of probability, it would take nearly three billion [[Farming]] experience on average, equivalent to 25,000 hours of playing.
*Even after completing the [[Barbarian Training#Bare-handed planting|Bare-handed planting]] portion of Barbarian Training, the player animation in Tithe farm remains the same, showing a [[seed dibber]].

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