Key Takeaways
- Using Deluxe Retaining Soil and Rain Totem method makes farming easier and saves time in Stardew Valley.
- Prerequisites involve purchasing and crafting Deluxe Retaining Soil and reaching level 9 foraging for Rain Totem.
- While not ideal for new players, this watering method is beneficial for experienced players looking to save time.
A Stardew Valley player’s bizarre farm build has led to the sharing of a method of watering the entire farm for the entire season easily. While Stardew Valley players will need to complete some prerequisites in order to access ths method, it could be well worth it for some.
Stardew Valley initially tasks players with watering every crop on their farm by hand. As time progresses and the player invests in upgrades, it becomes easier, with upgraded watering cans covering more ground in Stardew Valley and sprinklers automatically watering nearby tiles. However, this method doesn’t require maintenance once in place and doesn’t take up space that would ordinarily be occupied by sprinklers.
Over on Reddit, Stardew Valley player ddearco shared an impressive but bizarre farm layout, which essentially packs almost every square tile available with crops. Fans wondered how long it would take in order to water them all, speculating that visits to the spa or a lot of energy boosters would be necessary to even get through it all. However, the player behind the build and some others revealed that the easy way to manage the entire farm’s watering is through the use of Deluxe Retaining Soil and a 
Using this Stardew Valley Watering Technique
Deluxe Retaining Soil is extremely useful to any farmer, as once it’s been put on a crop tile and watered, it will hold that water for the remainder of the season or until the crop is ready for harvesting, whichever comes first. A rain totem, on the other hand, guarantees that the following day in Stardew Valley will have rainy weather. If timed correctly, this means that players can set down their Deluxe Retaining Soil during the rainy weather, which will automatically wet the soil and be held in, with no manual watering required. This could free up a ton of time for a farmer, and makes it easier to plan a layout, as one no longer has to determine the correct placement for sprinklers.
With that said, there are some prerequisites to pulling this off. The Deluxe Retaining Soil recipe needs to be purchased from the Island Trader on Ginger Island, and then needs to be crafted by the farmer. Thankfully, the recipe doesn’t need any hugely rare items, though players will want a decent supply of stone, fiber, and clay before trying this. The rain totem itself can be crafted with level 9 foraging, with some totems occasionally dropping from the Skull Cavern. While this method isn’t ideal for brand new players, those who have played a while and want to spend more time off the farm may want to give it a try.
