Farming is one of the most useful ways to earn money in Loftia, but choosing the right crops can make a big difference to your results. Some plants grow quickly and give you frequent harvests, while others take much longer to mature but offer a larger profit when you finally collect them. If you plant everything without checking the numbers, you could end up waiting a long time for a crop that earns less than a faster-growing alternative.
The good news is that you can plan your garden around the amount of time you have available. Quick-growing crops are useful when you want regular harvests, while longer-growing plants may suit you better when you prefer to let your garden develop over time. Watering also matters because the supplied Loftia farming chart lists different water-retention times for standard watering, Drip Irrigation, and Deep Hydration upgrades.
In this guide, we’ll compare the crops listed in the spreadsheet, including their seed prices, selling prices, profit per harvest, growth times, and estimated 12-hour profits. We’ll also look at which crops stand out for quick farming and which ones deserve consideration if your goal is to earn more from your garden.
Loftia Crops Guide – Growth Times, Profit, Farming Tips
Before choosing what to plant, it helps to understand the difference between selling price and profit.
Profit per harvest is the amount left after subtracting the seed price from the selling price, using the figures in the supplied chart. For example, Lettuce costs 5 and sells for 10, giving you a listed profit of 5 per harvest.
However, profit per harvest does not tell the whole story. You also need to consider how long the crop takes to grow and how many harvests the chart estimates over 12 hours.
The spreadsheet includes these important details:
- Seed price: The listed cost of planting a crop.
- Selling price: How much the harvested crop sells for in the chart.
- Profit per harvest: The listed difference between selling price and seed price.
- Growth time: How long the crop takes to grow under the default conditions.
- Water retention: How long water lasts under the listed irrigation or hydration setup.
- Production by 12 hours: The spreadsheet’s estimated production over a 12-hour period.
- Profit by 12 hours: The spreadsheet’s estimated profit over the same period.
Use the 12-hour figures as a comparison from the supplied data, rather than a guarantee of what every garden will earn. Your actual results may depend on how you manage your crops and whether you can harvest and replant them at the required times.
Best Crops for Profit in Loftia
If your main goal is earning as much as possible, the spreadsheet highlights Chili Pepper, Tomato, and Radish as particularly interesting options. Each has a different balance of growing time, profit per harvest, and listed 12-hour profit.
| Crop | Seed price | Sells for | Profit per harvest | Growth time | Listed 12-hour profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chili Pepper | 20 | 75 | 55 | 40 min | 990 |
| Tomato | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 min | 720 |
| Radish | 20 | 25 | 5 | 5 min | 720 |
| Cauliflower | 15 | 45 | 30 | 45 min | 480 |
| Lettuce | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 min | 360 |
| Carrot | 10 | 15 | 5 | 10 min | 360 |
| Potato | 15 | 25 | 10 | 20 min | 360 |
| Yellow Squash | 15 | 25 | 10 | 20 min | 360 |
| Basil | 20 | 30 | 10 | 20 min | 360 |
| Spinach | 20 | 50 | 30 | 60 min | 360 |
The 12-hour figures above are taken directly from the spreadsheet. They are useful for identifying promising crops, but they should not be treated as a universal ranking for every farming setup.
Chili Pepper: Highest Listed 12-Hour Profit
Chili Pepper stands out in the supplied data, with a listed profit of 990 over 12 hours. Each harvest sells for 75, against a seed price of 20, giving you a profit of 55 per harvest.
Its default growth time is 40 minutes. That makes it slower than crops such as Radish and Tomato, but its higher profit per harvest helps explain why it deserves attention.
If you want a crop that offers a stronger return per harvest, Chili Pepper is one of the first options worth considering from this spreadsheet.
Tomato: A Strong Balance of Speed and Profit
Tomato has a listed growth time of 15 minutes, a selling price of 30, and a seed price of 15. That gives it a profit of 15 per harvest.
The spreadsheet lists Tomato’s 12-hour profit as 720, placing it among the strongest entries in that column. Its relatively short growth time also makes it worth considering if you prefer crops that can be harvested more frequently.
Tomato is especially interesting when you compare it with slower crops. You do not need to wait an hour or several hours for the default growth cycle shown in the chart.
Radish: The Fastest-Growing Listed Crop
Radish has the shortest default growth time in the supplied crop table: just 5 minutes. Its seed price is 20, its selling price is 25, and its profit per harvest is 5.
Although the profit on each individual harvest is small, the spreadsheet lists a 12-hour profit of 720. This makes Radish an interesting option for players who want to focus on very short growth cycles.
Keep in mind that fast growth does not automatically mean the crop is the best choice for every situation. You still need to account for how often you can harvest and replant it.
Cauliflower: A Higher-Profit Harvest
Cauliflower costs 15 to plant and sells for 45, giving you a listed profit of 30 per harvest. Its default growth time is 45 minutes, and the spreadsheet lists a 12-hour profit of 480.
Compared with Radish, Cauliflower takes much longer to grow, but it provides a larger profit each time you harvest it. It may be worth considering if you prefer a higher return per harvest instead of relying on very short growth cycles.
Quick-Growing Crops for Frequent Harvests
Not every farming session needs to focus on the crop with the highest individual profit. If you want to harvest more frequently, the spreadsheet includes several crops with relatively short default growth times.
| Crop | Default growth time | Seed price | Sells for | Profit per harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radish | 5 min | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| Lettuce | 10 min | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Carrot | 10 min | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Cotton | 10 min | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Tomato | 15 min | 15 | 30 | 15 |
| Yellow Squash | 20 min | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| Basil | 20 min | 20 | 30 | 10 |
| Potato | 20 min | 15 | 25 | 10 |
Lettuce, Carrot, and Cotton
Lettuce, Carrot, and Cotton all have a listed default growth time of 10 minutes. Their individual profits are 5 per harvest, but they differ in seed cost.
Lettuce costs 5 to plant, while Carrot costs 10 and Cotton costs 5. All three sell for 10 or 15 according to the spreadsheet.
These crops are worth comparing if you want a short growing cycle and a relatively low listed seed cost. The supplied data does not establish whether Cotton has additional uses beyond the selling value shown, so its overall usefulness may depend on other parts of the game.
Potato, Yellow Squash, and Basil
Potato, Yellow Squash, and Basil have default growth times of 20 minutes.
Potato costs 15 and sells for 25, giving a profit of 10. Yellow Squash has the same seed price and selling price, so its listed profit is also 10. Basil costs 20 and sells for 30, producing the same profit of 10 per harvest.
These crops provide another option if you want something between the very short growing cycles of Radish and the longer waits associated with crops such as Cauliflower or Chili Pepper.
Best Crops for Larger Profits per Harvest
If you would rather earn more from each individual harvest, several crops in the spreadsheet have larger listed profits.
| Crop | Seed price | Selling price | Profit per harvest | Default growth time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybean | 50 | 150 | 100 | 720 min |
| Pineapple | 20 | 100 | 80 | 360 min |
| Eggplant | 15 | 75 | 60 | 120 min |
| Chili Pepper | 20 | 75 | 55 | 40 min |
| Garlic | 20 | 70 | 50 | 180 min |
| Grape | 15 | 60 | 45 | 90 min |
| Rice | 20 | 55 | 35 | 120 min |
| Watermelon | 20 | 50 | 30 | 90 min |
| Cauliflower | 15 | 45 | 30 | 45 min |
| Spinach | 20 | 50 | 30 | 60 min |
Soybean
Soybean has the highest listed profit per harvest in this table: 100. It costs 50 and sells for 150.
However, its default growth time is 720 minutes, or 12 hours. That is a substantial wait, so the high profit per harvest should not be confused with a high rate of profit over shorter periods.
The spreadsheet lists Soybean’s profit by 12 hours as 100. If you want frequent returns from your garden, the much shorter growth cycles of crops such as Tomato, Radish, and Chili Pepper may be more appealing.
Pineapple
Pineapple costs 20 and sells for 100, giving you a profit of 80 per harvest. Its default growth time is 360 minutes, or six hours.
The supplied chart lists its 12-hour profit as 160. Pineapple offers a larger individual return than most of the short-cycle crops, but you will need to wait longer between harvests.
Eggplant
Eggplant has a seed price of 15, a selling price of 75, and a listed profit of 60 per harvest. Its default growth time is 120 minutes, or two hours.
The spreadsheet lists a 12-hour profit of 360. This makes Eggplant another option to compare when you want a larger return from each harvest without the full 12-hour default growth time listed for Soybean.
Garlic and Grape
Garlic costs 20 and sells for 70, giving you a profit of 50 per harvest. Its default growth time is 180 minutes.
Grape costs 15 and sells for 60, producing a profit of 45 per harvest. Its default growth time is 90 minutes, and it is listed as being planted on a Trellis rather than a Garden Bed.
These crops have higher individual profits than Lettuce or Carrot, but their longer growing times make them better candidates for comparison based on your preferred farming routine.
Understanding Water Retention and Irrigation
The supplied spreadsheet includes water-retention figures for several setups:
- Default
- Drip Irrigation
- Deep Hydration I
- Deep Hydration II
- Drip Irrigation combined with Deep Hydration I
- Drip Irrigation combined with Deep Hydration II
These figures are listed in minutes and differ between crops. The table also includes the number of times each crop needs watering per harvest under the corresponding setups.
The main point is that watering requirements are not identical for every crop. Some crops have short default growth times and short water-retention periods, while others have much longer growing cycles.
Before investing in a watering setup, compare the figures for the crop you actually intend to plant. Do not assume that every upgrade changes every crop’s water retention by the same amount.
How to Compare Watering Setups
Use the following approach when planning your garden:
- Find your crop in the spreadsheet.
- Check its default growth time.
- Compare its water-retention figures across the listed irrigation and hydration setups.
- Check the number of watering actions listed per harvest.
- Compare those requirements with your intended farming routine.
The supplied chart contains the numerical comparisons, but it does not explain every upgrade’s unlock requirements or cost. Those details should be checked in-game before deciding which setup is the most economical.
Garden Beds and Trellises
The spreadsheet identifies where each crop is planted. Most of the listed crops use a Garden Bed, while Grape uses a Trellis and Banana, Cacao, and Coconut use a Tree Plot.
Here is a quick reference to the planting locations recorded in the chart.
| Planting location | Crops listed |
|---|---|
| Garden Bed | Lettuce, Carrot, Cotton, Potato, Tomato, Wheat, Watermelon, Yellow Squash, Cauliflower, Onion, Eggplant, Pineapple, Radish, Basil, Chili Pepper, Spinach, Rice, Garlic, Soybean |
| Trellis | Grape |
| Tree Plot | Banana, Cacao, Coconut |
Check the required planting location before purchasing seeds or preparing a garden. A crop’s selling price and growth time are only part of the planning process; you also need the correct space for it.