base game weeds

[FarmerSam87]

so i have a field that has germinated and is full of weeds.
The mod doesnt recognise that there are weeds in the field. Is it best to disable weeds in the base game and let the mod do its thing, the same as is suggested for lime?

[TheCodingDad-TisonK]

@FarmerSam87
Don't disable base game weeds.... SF works with them, not instead of them.

Unlike lime (where the base game system and SF's pH system can conflict), weeds are a shared mechanic. SF reads directly from the game's native weed density map (FieldState.weedFactor) and uses that to calculate nutrient depletion. Weeds drain N, P, and K over time depending on how bad the weed pressure is on a field.

The base game still handles everything about weeds: growth, spreading, canopy suppression, and removal. SF just observes the weed level and applies nutrient consequences. If you disable weeds, SF loses that input and its weed pressure feature goes blind.

If you're looking for a weed indicator in SF's field view, it won't be there... SF doesn't duplicate what the base game already shows you. The effect of weeds shows up indirectly as faster nutrient decline on affected fields.

Hope that clears some stuff up for you!

[FarmerSam87]

Thanks for the reply! Yes that clears it up thank you. So effectively when weeds appear in the first month after sowing, it is best to leave them alone until they start having an effect on nutrients and the weed pressure rises, then spray them off?

One other thing I was curious about, Is there any way of implementing some way of removing farmlands that aren't fields from SF? a bit like Precision Farming does so that areas like a farmyard don't show up on the list of farmlands that require attention?