Hydroponics

Hydroponics is the process of growing plants with added nutrients, but without soil. A Botanist performs this role.

Starting your shift

First you will want to identify the machines around you that you will be using. Coordinate with the chef if they want anything specific to be grown, otherwise, grow 2 trays of wheat, 1 banana tree, and whatever else you feel like growing. Once you give your chef a bit to work with, you can start growing plants for Chemistry (located in Medbay), the Bartender or simply to sell by Cargo.

Tools

Image	Name	Description
	Seed Vending Machine	Has 5 of every seed.
	Seed Extractor	Use a freshly grown produce on this machine to clone more seeds. You will want to do this as the vending machine only provides you with 5.
	Water Tank	Use a bucket on the tank, and then on the tray that needs watering.
	sterile swab	Used to transfer pollen from one plant to another for cross-pollination.

Medicinal Plants

Making plants for the Chem lab is pretty easy once you get the hang of making produce for the kitchen.

Tools

Image	Name	Description
	Grinder	Located in the kitchen, or chem lab. Put a glass or a beaker in, and grind up the plants. Eject the beaker.
	Microwave	Use for tobacco, cannabis, and aloe. 10 seconds each.
	Syringe	While holding the syringe, press Z to activate 'Draw' rather than 'Inject' to draw from the glass of ground plants.

To fill a syringe to full, you will need to put 4-5 plants into the grinder. Once full, pass it to the Chem lab and tell them what it is so they can label it and hand it to the medical team.

Chemicals

Plant Name	Properties	Description
Aloe vera	10 seconds: 10 Aloe cream. Aloe & Dermaline	Dermaline heals burn/shock damage. Aloe cream is a more effective usage.
Ambrosia vulgaris	Kelotane & Desoxyphredrine	Kelotane heals burns, but is less effective than Dermaline. Desoxyephedrine causes poison damage and stuttering , but makes you somewhat stun/knockdown resistant.
Banana tree	Pulped Banana Peel	Effective against internal bleeding.
Chilli bush	Capsaicin Oil	Causes caustic damage.
Galaxy Thistle	Stellibinin	An anti-toxin that heals against amatoxin damage.
Lingzhi	Ultravasculine & Epinephrine	Ultravasculine rapidly flushes toxins. Epinephrine brings back people from a critical state. Do not Overdose.
Nettle bush	Histamine	A poison that can range from mildly annoying to lethal depending on the dosage. Used to mass produce Ultravasculine
Poppy flower	Bicaridine	Used for brute damage/stabilize someone who is badly beaten.
Galaxy Thistle & Aloe vera	Siderlac & Dermaline	Siderlac heals against caustic damage.

Layouts

You start out with the default layout of where trays and vending machines are, however, if you so desire, you can change that. All you need is a Wrench which you can get from an Tool Vending Machine which can be found in the Engineering hallway. Holding the wrench, you just click on each plant tray, and then carry it into its desired position. Make sure to wrench it back down or it might fly away later. You do the same for vending machines and water tanks, etc.

Example Layout.

Plant Genetics

Plants treated with unstable mutagen will undergo random genetic mutations. The more unstable mutagen, the more mutations. Since many genes are essential to a plant's survival, randomly mutating them has a high probability of killing the plant. However, mutation is the only way to get some genes.

Plants can also be cross-pollinated with one another for a chance to transfer traits and other desirable properties. To transfer pollen from one plant to another, use a sterile swab. Avoid pollen cross-contamination! Different species can be crossed to produce hybrids. Since cross-pollination is also probabilistic, it may take several tries for you to transfer the traits that you desire.

List of Plants & Produce

Plant Name	Description	Plant Image	Produce Image
Aloe vera	Produces aloe, which can be used to make aloe cream. Aloe cream is useful for treating burns.
Ambrosia vulgaris	Produces ambrosia vulgaris.
Apple tree	Produces apples, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used in various cooking recipes.
Banana tree	Produces bananas, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Banana bread. Their peels are useful for making people slip.
Cannabis	Produces cannabis leaves.
Carrot	Produces carrots. Carrots are used in various cooking recipes.
Chanterelle mushrooms	Produces chanterelle mushrooms, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Mushroom pizza.
Chili bush	Produces chilis, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Bowls of chili, Enchiladas, and Queso.
Corn stalk	Produces corn, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Corn is used to make Popcorn and Enchiladas.
Eggplant	Produces eggplant, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make Vegetable Pizza.
Egg Plant	Produces egg-plant.
Galaxy thistle	Produces galaxy thistle.
Gatfruit tree	Produces gatfruit.
Lemon tree	Produces lemons. Lemons are used in various cooking recipes. They also help prevent scurvy.
Lingzhi	Produces lingzhi.
Nettle bush	Produces nettles.
Oats	Produces oat bushels. Oats are used in various cooking recipes.
Onion	Produces onions, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They can be used with a knife to make onion slices, which are used to make Bowls of chili.
Red onion	Produces red onions.
Pineapple bush	Produces pineapple, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Pineapple are used in various cooking recipes.
Poppy flower	Produces poppies.
Potato	Produces potatoes, which can be eaten for light sustenance. Potatoes are used in various cooking recipes.
Space tobacco	Produces space tobacco leaves. Unused?
Sugarcane	Produces sugarcane. Sugarcane are used in various cooking recipes.
Tobacco	Produces tobacco leaves.
Tomato	Produces tomatoes, which can be eaten for light sustenance. They are also used to make various Pizzas, Spaghetti, and Bowls of chili. Can also be thrown for fun.
Tower cap	Produces tower caps. Tower caps are a source of logs, which can be used to make wood planks.
Wheat	Produces wheat bushels. Wheat can be used in a grinder to produce flour.

Cargo Crates

A Botanist can request crates from a Cargo_Technician that contain seeds. Most seeds will be available either in Hydroponics lockers or the SeedMaker. Some exotic seeds will need to either be purchases from Cargo or mutated.

• Seed Crate - An assortment of seeds available from a SeedMaker. e.g. carrot, chilli, corn, eggplant, lemon, oat, onion, potato, sugarcane, tomato, wheat
• Exotic Seed Crate - An assortment of rare seeds. e.g. banana, cannabis, eff-plant, fly amanita, nettle, pineapple, tobacco, tower cap