Farmville Strategy Guide

First of all, what is Farmville? Farmville is a online game on Facebook that allows players to make their own farms and grow crops, keep animals, harvest trees and so much more. With more monthly users than the population of Canada, the game has become the most popular game in history.

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Crops

The easiest way to make Farmville coins is to plant and harvest crops. These will give you money and XP, which is what makes you level up. Also, if you plant and harvest enough crops, you earn stars that give you bonuses to harvesting. Here’s a list of crops, how long they take to grow and how much you earn.

• Strawberry – 10 Coins – 4 Hours – 1Exp
  Eggplant – 25 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp 
  Wheat – 35 Coins – 3 Days – 2Exp 
  Soybeans – 15 Coins – 1 Day – 2Exp
  Squash – 40 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp
  Pumpkins – 30 Coins – 8 hours – 1Exp
  Artichokes - 70 Coins – 4 Days – 2Exp
  Rice – 45 Coins – 12 Hours – 1Exp
  Raspberries – 20 Coins – 2 Hours – 0Exp
  Daffodils – 60 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp
  Cotton – 75 Coins – 3 Days – 2Exp
  Yellow Bell – 75 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp
  Peppers - 70 Coins – 1 Day – 2Exp
  Aloe Vera – 50 Coins – 6 Hours – 1Exp
  Pineapples – 95 Coins- 2 Days – 2Exp
  Red Tulips - 75 Coins – 1 Day – 2Exp
  Blueberries – 50 Coins – 4 Hours – 1Exp
  Watermelons – 130 Coins – 4 days – 2Exp
  Grapes – 85 Coins – 1 Day – 2Exp
  Tomato – 100 Coins – 8 Hours – 1Exp
  Potatoes – 135 Coins – 3 Days – 2Exp
  Carrots – 110 Coins – 12 Hours – 1Exp
  Coffee – 120 Coins – 16 Hours – 1Exp
  Corn – 150 Coins – 3 Days – 2Exp
  Sunflowers - 135 Coins – 1 Day – 2Exp
  Ghost Chili - 80 Coins – 6 Hours – 1Exp
  Cabbage – 140 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp
  Blackberries – 75 Coins – 4 Hours – 1Exp
  Lavender - 160 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp
  Green Tea – 105 Coins – 10 Hours – 1Exp
  Red Wheat – 180 Coins – 3 Days – 2Exp
  Sugar Cane – 165 – 8 Hours – 1Exp
  Peas – 190 – 1 Days – 3Exp
  Yellow Melon – 205 – 4 Days – 2Exp
  Onions- 170 – 12 Hours – 1Exp
  Broccoli – 200 Coins – 2 Days – 2Exp
  Lillies – 195 Coins – 1 Day – 2Exp
  Asparagus – 220 – 16 Hours – 2Exp

Leveling

The fastest way to level up is to plant a ton of berries, since they grow really fast and give you two Exp, if you include plowing. If you use your farm for mostly crops, and don’t have a lot of buildings or animals/trees, you can expect to level up at least once a day if you work hard enough. This process is fairly quick if done by hand, but using a tractor, seeder and harvester will speed up the process by four. Try to save up for vehicles, and buy them as soon as you can. You won’t regret it.

Helping your neighbors will get you a TON of cash and Exp, as well as get you ribbons that also give a big bonus. You get either one or five Exp per farm, as well as 20 coins. If you have a hundred neighbors, that equals 2000 coins and 100-500 Exp. While this may not be a lot, it is on a per day basis, so you earn that much a day. Also, while you may think that 100 neighbors is unrealistic, remember that there are sixty million playing the game. Invite all your friends, and you’ll be making tons of money off of helping in no time.

I hope that this make shift guide will help you make the best farm you possibly can, and please comment/like!