Shop management / Care routine
Water what needs care, then restock with purpose.
Walk the growing area first, respond to visible care needs, protect order stock, and move only sale-ready plants onto the floor. Patch 1.0.3 reduces watering pressure as the shop becomes more crowded.
Before the care pass
Sort stock by what happens next
| Stock state | Your action | Keep it out of |
|---|---|---|
| Growing | Care for it and leave room for the next growth stage. | Busy sale shelves where its condition is hard to scan. |
| Reserved | Mark it not for sale and group it with the rest of its order. | Any customer-facing area where it could be sold by mistake. |
| Ready for sale | Move a small batch onto open sales space. | The nursery, where it can hide what still needs care. |
A lower-effort loop
Run the shop in four passes
Start in the growing zone
Scan the plants you are actively raising and respond to their visible care state before moving stock.
If the shop is large, finish one physical section at a time so you do not repeatedly check the same plants.
Protect plants meant for an order
Keep matching plants together and mark them not for sale until the order is submitted.
If the order count drops, check whether a reserved plant was sold, assigned elsewhere, or is not yet eligible.
Move only ready stock to the sales floor
Refill gaps in small batches after the care pass. This keeps the nursery readable and prevents overfilling the shop.
Do not strip the growing zone bare; leave the next batch progressing while customers browse.
Check tasks before planting the next batch
Use the visible task list and upcoming order needs to decide what to grow next.
If a task asks for a size or trait, confirm it in the journal before committing several pots.
Official Patch 1.0.3
Large shops require less watering than before
The official patch notes say watering requirements now decrease as the shop contains more plants, and the Reduced Watering setting has a stronger effect.
Use the current in-game care indicators as the authority. The patch does not make every plant follow one fixed interval, so this guide does not publish a guessed watering timer.
Troubleshooting
When the routine still feels too busy
| Problem | First check | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| A plant stops growing | Look at its water and growth indicators. | Correct a too-dry or overwatered state; either can block growth. |
| You keep rechecking plants | Look for growing, reserved, and sale stock mixed together. | Finish one physical zone at a time and move stock only after the pass. |
| Order stock disappears | Check whether it was still for sale. | Mark replacements not for sale and keep the set together. |
| Watering dominates the day | Check the Reduced Watering setting and patch version. | Use the setting level you prefer, then split an expanded shop into smaller routes. |
As the shop expands
Change the route, not the whole routine
Small shop: one complete loop. Expanded shop: one zone at a time.
In both cases, care comes first, reserved plants stay protected, and sales gaps are filled last. Patch 1.0.3 lowers watering pressure as plant count rises, so you do not need to invent a rigid timer for every pot.