Graveyard Keeper 2 flax

Flax is the game's fibre crop. No recipe produces it: you plant Flax Seed in a Garden Bed and wait 120 ticks, and the harvest hands back both Flax and more seed. Five recipes consume it, from Flax Thread up to Fabric and Carpet.

How to make Flax

Nor is it crafted — you plant Flax Seed in a Garden Bed.

Planted in Seeds Quality Plant ticks Ripens in Harvest
Garden Bed 4 5 4 120 Flax Flax Seed Leaf

The harvest column is everything the crop hands back in one go, seed and Leaf included; the ticks are the game data’s own time fields.

What it is used for

Recipe Needs Station Output
Fabric Flax ×16 Assembly bench I · Assembly bench II · Assembly bench III Fabric ×1
Supply: Fabric Flax ×16 Assembly bench I · Assembly bench II · Assembly bench III Supply: Fabric ×1
Flax Thread Flax ×4 Spinning Wheel Flax Thread ×4
Carpet Flax ×12 Sewing Table Carpet ×1
Paper glop Flax ×12 Formulation Bench Paper glop ×3

Common questions

How do you grow flax?
Plant 4 Flax Seeds in a Garden Bed. The bed needs quality 5 for it, planting takes 4 ticks and the crop ripens 120 ticks later; the harvest gives Flax plus Flax Seed back.
What is flax used for?
Five recipes take Flax directly: Flax Thread (4 Flax → 4, Spinning Wheel), Fabric (16 Flax → 1, Assembly Bench — the loom route instead takes 4 Flax Thread), Carpet (12 Flax → 1, Sewing Table), Supply: Fabric and Paper glop (12 Flax → 3, Formulation Bench). Flax Thread in turn feeds thirteen recipes, mostly bows and lace.
Do you need flax for paper?
Paper glop is one of the five recipes that take Flax, and paper glop is the route into the paper chain — so yes, if you want paper.
What does Flax Thread go on to make?
Thirteen recipes: Fabric at the Weaving Loom, Lace, three candles and six bows, plus the rods. The Assembly Bench makes Fabric straight from 16 Flax instead, so once the Spinning Wheel is up, 4 Flax → 4 thread → 1 Fabric is the cheaper route per flax.
Should I plant flax for cloth or for paper?
One planting covers both, because the harvest hands back Flax, Flax Seed and Leaf — the seed for the next planting comes out of the crop itself, so the real choice is per batch, not per crop. Send 4 Flax to the Spinning Wheel when you need thread, or 12 Flax to the Formulation Bench when you need paper, and the two never have to compete for the same planting.
Which perks affect a flax harvest?
The crop row names Farmer and Farmer II as the perks on its harvest, and planting it is worth one green talent point. The bed's own quality requirement is 5, so a Garden Bed II or better is what you need before planting.
How much is flax worth?
The item data carries a base price of 7 for Flax, 15 for Flax Thread and 35 for Fabric, so each step up the fibre chain multiplies the value about five times before any quality bonus. Twelve Flax also go into one Carpet.

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