In Green Hell, foraging for resources, fighting the natives, avoiding predators, and finding a good place to build a shelter are all important, and it can be hard to balance these needs against one another. Players who grow weary of succumbing to infection and injury while exploring the jungle for food and medicine can turn to plant cultivation, bringing valuable flora to them. Here are the best plants to grow in the game.
The Basics Of Growing
Knowing what plants are the best to grow doesn’t help unless the player understands how growing works. The player must first construct a planting box and then place either seeds or dry flowers within it. The player must then water their crops, though thankfully the player won’t need to boil that water as they would for themselves. Though the addition of fertilizer is optional, it accelerates the growing process significantly and should always be added if the player has the time and the resources to do so. Different substances provide different fertilizer values, but animal droppings are by far the most effective.
Food, medicine, and other useful resources can all be grown. Depending on where the player decided to construct their base, they will have access to different resources. In general, it’s worth growing plants that are particularly useful in themselves as well as plants that the player would otherwise have to travel a great distance or go through a considerable hassle to harvest. After all, there are animals far more dangerous than armadillos in the jungle.
The Best Plants To Grow
The best plants provide nutrition, act as medicine, or both, though some require a fire to unlock their full potential.
Growing bananas is useful because they can be eaten without preparation, provide carbohydrates, and can be used as fertilizer once they have spoiled. The multipurpose fruits of the Soursop or Guanabana provide carbs, hydration, and even a treatment for parasites, making them one of the most useful plants in the game overall. Plantain lily leaf can be used to create valuable lily dressings, and can also be used on its own as a cure for venom, should the player find themselves bitten by something unsavory in the jungle. One of the best food items in the game is the Monstera deliciosa which can be eaten without preparation, and provides protein and carbs, energy, and even a boost to the player’s sanity. Stewing the Quassia amara flower allows the player to cure fever. Tobacco produces tobacco leaves which act as an antivenom, can be eaten if stewed, and produce tobacco dressings if combined with leaf bandages, making them a highly versatile plant.
Features like plant cultivation help make Green Hell one of the best survival games, and by knowing which plants are the best to grow, the player might just live through their jungle experience.
Green Hell is available now for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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