Compost

Compost
Level required	1
Farming XP	18 xp
Farming patch	Any un-composted farming patch

Compost
Released	11 July 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Noteable	Yes
Options	Empty, Drop
Examine	Good for plants, helps them grow.
Values
Value	20 coins
High alch	12 coins
Low alch	8 coins
Weight	3 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange	10 coins (info)
Buy limit	2,000
Daily volume	53,331
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Advanced data
Item ID	6032

Compost is an item used in the Farming skill to reduce the chance of a farming patch becoming diseased per growth stage by 50 %.^[1] When used on a farming patch, each bucket grants 18 Farming experience.

It also increases the minimum yield and maximum number of harvests received from allotments, hops and herbs.^[2] The minimum number of herbs per harvest increases to 4.^[3] This also applies to giant seaweed patches underwater^[4] and celastrus bark from a fully grown celastrus seed.^[5]

Compost can be upgraded into supercompost by using one dose of compost potion on either a bucket of regular compost, or a compost bin filled with regular compost. It can then be upgraded further into ultracompost by using 25 volcanic ash on the bin of supercompost, while big compost bins, such as the one in the Farming Guild, require 50 volcanic ash.

Uses

Three buckets of compost can be used as payment for a farmer to watch over barley seeds as they grow, or two buckets for potato seeds.

Farming info

Creation

Compost can be made at farming patches by putting 15 items (including weeds, sweetcorn, and other farming produce) into a compost bin. It takes 60 minutes after a compost bin is closed for the vegetation to become 15 buckets worth of compost. Filling a bucket with compost gives 4.5 Farming experience, and collecting all of the compost from a full compost bin yields 67.5 Farming experience.

Compost can be bought from farming shops, such as those near the cabbage patch south of Falador, and Alice's Farming Shop north-west of Port Phasmatys.

*Ironmen wishing to create their own compost rather than buy it can use the cabbages south of the Falador allotment, the potatoes west of the Ardougne allotment, or the wheat north-east of the Catherby allotment on their respective compost bins as a free source of compost generation. The various leaves from Forestry also work well since they are gained passively through the activity and are stackable in the inventory.

Compost bin

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Farming		1	4.5
Members		Ticks	60 (36s)^{[r 1]}
Tools	None	Facilities	Compost Bin

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Weeds	15	4,095
	Bucket	15	105
Total cost			4,200
	Compost	15	150
Profit			−4,050

^ Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 60 ticks for 15.

Big compost bin

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Farming		45 ^(b)	4.5
Members		Ticks	120 (72s)^{[r 1]}
Tools	None	Facilities	Big Compost Bin

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Weeds	30	8,190
	Bucket	30	210
Total cost			8,400
	Compost	30	300
Profit			−8,100

^ Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 120 ticks for 30.

Suitable items

Item		Cost to Fill	Big Compost Bin
	Weeds	4,095	8,190
	Grain	1,050	2,100
	Kebab	1,050	2,100
	Flax	30	60
	Redberries	1,215	2,430
	Cadava berries	2,265	4,530
	Dwellberries	1,725	3,450
	Potato	915	1,830
	Onion	945	1,890
	Cabbage	1,545	3,090
	Cabbage (Draynor Manor)	Not sold
	Tomato^[a]	315	630
	Sweetcorn	1,140	2,280
	Strawberry	1,695	3,390
	Lemon	2,460	4,920
	Lime	1,770	3,540
	Cooking apple	885	1,770
	Banana	1,245	2,490
	Orange	945	1,890
	Curry leaf	300	600
	Peach	Not sold
	Watermelon slice	1,170	2,340
	Grimy ardrigal	Not sold
	Ardrigal	Not sold
	Grimy snake weed	Not sold
	Snake weed	Not sold
	Grimy volencia moss	Not sold
	Volencia moss	Not sold
	Grimy rogue's purse	Not sold
File:Rogue's purse.png	Rogue's purse	Not sold
	Grimy sito foil	Not sold
	Sito foil	Not sold
	Guam leaf	5,520	11,040
	Grimy guam leaf	4,890	9,780
	Marrentill	6,675	13,350
	Grimy marrentill	5,970	11,940
	Tarromin	6,780	13,560
	Grimy tarromin	5,685	11,370
	Harralander	10,995	21,990
	Grimy harralander	10,140	20,280
	Ranarr weed	101,775	203,550
	Grimy ranarr weed	100,635	201,270
	Irit leaf	23,520	47,040
	Grimy irit leaf	22,080	44,160
	Barley	10,380	20,760
	Barley malt	17,385	34,770
	Hammerstone hops	6,285	12,570
	Asgarnian hops	3,915	7,830
	Jute fibre	15,720	31,440
	Kelda hops	Not sold
	Yanillian hops	18,135	36,270
	Krandorian hops	1,260	2,520
	Wildblood hops	375	750
	Marigolds	4,560	9,120
	Rosemary	2,325	4,650
	Nasturtiums	3,630	7,260
File:Woad leaf.png	Woad leaf	660	1,320
	Limpwurt root	7,965	15,930
	Willow branch	26,220	52,440
	Rotten apple	Not sold
	Apple mush	7,035	14,070
	Seaweed	195	390
	Edible seaweed	465	930
	Giant seaweed	3,120	6,240
	Potato cactus	510	1,020
	Leaves	1,440	2,880
	Oak leaves	1,140	2,280
	Willow leaves	2,655	5,310
	Maple leaves	5,115	10,230
	Yew leaves	8,175	16,350
	Magic leaves	10,770	21,540

^ If filling a bin with tomatoes, at least one compostable item must be of a different type. Otherwise, rotten tomatoes will be produced.

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Shop locations

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Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:10 September 2020\| \|0}} {{#explode:10 September 2020\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 September 2020\| \|2}}]] (update)	The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 600 to 2,000.
[[{{#explode:28 April 2016\| \|0}} {{#explode:28 April 2016\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:28 April 2016\| \|2}}]] (update \| poll)	It is now possible to add compost or supercompost to any farming patch during any growth stage of a crop.
[[{{#explode:28 March 2006\| \|0}} {{#explode:28 March 2006\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:28 March 2006\| \|2}}]] (update)	The item's inventory sprite was rotated.
[[{{#explode:22 March 2006\| \|0}} {{#explode:22 March 2006\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:22 March 2006\| \|2}}]] (update)	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)



11 July 2005 ⁠– 22 March 2006	22 March 2006 – 28 March 2006	28 March 2006 – present

References

^ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Kieren: "So with the release of Ultracompost I figured I'd explain how compost affects crops dying. Sorry it is very word heavy! Fire any questions:)"
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "[Flower/berry/cactus patches] don't depend on the compost state. Allotments, hops and herbs do."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Mod Ash: "4 for standard compost, 5 for super compost, 6 for the ultra one."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "[Does compost increase giant seaweed yield?] Yeah."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "Yes, celastrus would be helped by composting."

[6] Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 60 ticks for 15.

[7] Filling 1 bucket takes 4 ticks, 120 ticks for 30.

[8] If filling a bin with tomatoes, at least one compostable item must be of a different type. Otherwise, rotten tomatoes will be produced.

[1] Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Kieren: "So with the release of Ultracompost I figured I'd explain how compost affects crops dying. Sorry it is very word heavy! Fire any questions:)"

[2] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "[Flower/berry/cactus patches] don't depend on the compost state. Allotments, hops and herbs do."

[3] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Mod Ash: "4 for standard compost, 5 for super compost, 6 for the ultra one."

[4] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "[Does compost increase giant seaweed yield?] Yeah."

[5] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Mod Ash: "Yes, celastrus would be helped by composting."

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Compost

Contents

Uses

Farming info