Basic Retaining Soil
Basic Retaining Soil is an agricultural item used to increase the chance that tilled soil will stay watered overnight. This soil amendment reduces the need for daily watering, allowing farmers to conserve energy and time for other tasks. It is particularly useful for players who have yet to upgrade their watering can or expand their irrigation systems, as it provides a low-cost method to manage crops more efficiently.
The item ID for Basic Retaining Soil is 370
This ID will work on PC/Mac (Steam), PS4, PS5, XBOX One, and Nintendo Switch.
Spawning items in Stardew Valley is a little unsual and is not done with commands. You will need to utilize what is called a cheat to set your character's or animal name to the item id. To do this you cannot use just the item id, you will need to surround the item id with brackets. Ex. [370]
Spawning Using the Animal MethodTo spawn Basic Retaining Soil while using an animal, you will need to head over to Marine's Ranch and purchase an animal. Once you have have an animal chosen, name the animal with the item id with brackets like this [370] and you will receive the Basic Retaining Soil item. This method can be done using an existing character and is convenient but will cost some gold every time you want an item.
Spawning Using the Character MethodTo spawn Basic Retaining Soil while using a character, you will need to create a new character and name it with the item id with brackets like this [370]. You will then receive the Basic Retaining Soil item when you speak to a villager. This method is easy and free but cannot be performed on an existing character and you will be stuck with that name unless its edited.
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