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How long do plants take to grow in Rust?

At base speed, hemp takes about 1 h 52 min from seed to ripe, berries about 1 h 41 min, potato 1 h 37 min, and corn, pumpkin and wheat 1 h 22 min. More G genes speed that up; poor light, water or temperature slow it down.

Grow times for every plant

Base growth times for every plant
PlantCrossbreedMatureSeed to ripeStays ripe
Hemp1 min1 h~1 h 52 min24 h
Corn1 min30 min~1 h 22 min24 h
Pumpkin1 min30 min~1 h 22 min24 h
Potato1 min45 min~1 h 37 min24 h
Wheat1 min30 min~1 h 22 min24 h
Sunflower1 min1 h~1 h 52 min28 h
Rose1 min1 h~1 h 52 min28 h
Orchid1 min1 h~1 h 52 min28 h
Red Berry5 min45 min~1 h 41 min24 h
Blue Berry5 min45 min~1 h 41 min24 h
Green Berry5 min45 min~1 h 41 min24 h
Yellow Berry5 min45 min~1 h 41 min24 h
White Berry5 min45 min~1 h 41 min24 h

Every plant spends 1 min as a Seed, 10 as a Seedling, 10 as a Sapling and 30 Fruiting, so each one reaches Crossbreed about 21 minutes after planting. Berries stay in Crossbreed longer (5 min instead of 1).

Real times vary

Base numbers from the game files (September 2026), read as minutes. Poor light, water, temperature or soil slow a plant, more G genes speed it up, and servers can change growth speed.

The eight stages

  1. Seed: just planted. It already counts as a neighbour for crossbreeding.
  2. Seedling: growing.
  3. Sapling: clone it now to keep the genes it has before crossing.
  4. Crossbreed: its genes are worked out once, as it enters this stage, from the plants touching it.
  5. Mature: crossing is done. Check the genes and clone it to keep them.
  6. Fruiting: the harvest grows.
  7. Ripe: harvest it. It stays ripe for about a day.
  8. Dying: harvest before this or lose it.

Planning a cross? When to plant for crossbreeding

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