novafarma/CATEGORY_2_FARM_CROPS_COMPLETE.md

# 🌾 CATEGORY 2: FARM CROPS & PLANTS - Complete Production List
**2,062 sprites total - Detailed breakdown for generation**

*Category from MAIN_GAME_COMPLETE_PRODUCTION_14K.md*

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## 📊 CATEGORY OVERVIEW

```
STATUS:
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✅ Completed:               114 sprites (5.5%)
⏳ Queued (Jan 03):         376 sprites (18.2%)
❌ Remaining TODO:        1,572 sprites (76.3%)
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
TOTAL CROPS & PLANTS:     2,062 sprites (100%)
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
```

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## 🌾 SUBCATEGORY 2A: BASE CROPS (1,280 sprites)

**Status:** ⚠️ 0.3% Complete (4/1,280)

### **Format per crop:** 8 growth stages × 4 seasonal variants = 32 sprites

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### **GRAINS** (5 crops = 160 sprites)

#### **1. WHEAT** (32 sprites) ⚠️ 13% Complete
```
STATUS:
✅ wheat_demo_stage1.png (seed)
✅ wheat_demo_stage2.png (sprout)
✅ wheat_demo_stage3.png (growing)
✅ wheat_demo_stage4.png (harvest)

NEEDED (28 sprites):
❌ Spring Wheat (8 stages): seed, sprout, young, growing, mature, pre-harvest, golden, withered
❌ Summer Wheat (8 stages): same progression, golden-yellow tint
❌ Fall Wheat (8 stages): same, brown-amber tint
❌ Winter Wheat (8 stages): same, blue-green cold-resistant

Prompt Template:
"Wheat plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi 2D style, 
bold outlines, [seasonal color], farming game sprite, 
chroma green #00FF00 background, 128x128px"
```

#### **2. CORN/MAIZE** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth Stages:
- seed_planted
- sprout_small_shoot
- stalk_growing
- leaves_developing
- taller_stalks
- tassels_forming
- ears_forming
- harvest_ready_golden
- dried_overripe

× 4 seasons (spring light green, summer bright green, fall golden, winter dormant)
= 32 sprites

Prompt: "Corn plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
tall stalks, detailed corn ears if mature, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **3. RICE** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Special: Requires water/paddy field!

Growth Stages:
- seed_in_water
- sprout_underwater
- tillering_multiple_shoots
- stem_elongation
- panicle_forming
- flowering
- mature_grain_heavy
- harvest_ready_golden

× 4 seasons (grows spring/summer, dormant winter)

Prompt: "Rice plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
in flooded paddy field, water visible, grain panicles, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

#### **4. OAT** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Similar to wheat but lighter color, more delicate

Growth stages: seed → sprout → leaves → stems → flowering → grain forming → harvest → dried

× 4 seasons (cool season crop, spring/fall best)

Prompt: "Oat plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
light golden color, delicate grain heads, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **5. BARLEY** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Similar to wheat, used for beer brewing!

Growth stages: seed → sprout → leaves → stems → awns (long bristles!) → mature → harvest → dried

× 4 seasons (all seasons, hardy)

Prompt: "Barley plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
distinctive long awns/bristles, brewing grain, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

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### **ROOT VEGETABLES** (7 crops = 224 sprites)

#### **6. CARROTS** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth Stages:
- seed_tiny
- sprout_green_shoots
- small_leaves_feathery
- growing_tops
- orange_top_visible
- carrot_showing
- full_size_harvest_ready
- overgrown_woody

× 4 seasons (spring sweet, summer fast, fall best, winter hardy)

Prompt: "Carrot plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
feathery green tops, orange carrot visible if mature, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

#### **7. POTATOES** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth Stages:
- seed_potato_planted
- sprout_breaking_soil
- leaves_developing
- flowers_white_purple
- growing_underground
- mature_ready
- harvest_phase
- rotten_overgrown

× 4 seasons (all seasons, spring best)

Prompt: "Potato plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
green leafy bush, white/purple flowers if flowering, 
underground tubers hint if mature, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **8. RADISH** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Fast-growing!

Growth: seed → sprout → leaves → root forming → small radish → full size → harvest → woody

× 4 seasons (spring mild, summer spicy, fall sweet, winter daikon)

Prompt: "Radish plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
round red radish if mature, green leafy tops, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **9. BEETS** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **10. TURNIP** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **11. PARSNIP** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **12. SWEET POTATO** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Similar structure to above, each 32 sprites (8 stages × 4 seasons)
```

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### **LEAFY VEGETABLES** (8 crops = 256 sprites)

#### **13. LETTUCE** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth: seed → sprout → small leaves → rosette → growing → full head → harvest → bolted

× 4 seasons (spring tender, summer bitter, fall sweet, winter hardy)
× color variants (green, red, romaine, butterhead)

Prompt: "Lettuce plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
leafy head forming, [variety color], bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **14-20: CABBAGE, SPINACH, KALE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LEEK**
```
Each: 32 sprites (8 stages × 4 seasons)
Similar leafy/cruciferous structure
```

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### **FRUITING VEGETABLES** (10 crops = 320 sprites)

#### **21. TOMATOES** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth Stages:
- seed
- sprout
- seedling
- vines_developing
- flowers_yellow
- green_fruit_forming
- ripening_orange
- red_ripe_harvest
- rotten_overripe

× 4 seasons (spring growing, summer fruiting, fall last harvest, winter greenhouse)

Prompt: "Tomato plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
vines with yellow flowers if flowering, [fruit color] tomatoes, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

#### **22-30: PEPPERS, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, ZUCCHINI, PUMPKIN, WATERMELON, SQUASH, BEANS, PEAS**
```
Each: 32 sprites (8 stages × 4 seasons)
Fruiting vegetables with flowers → fruit progression
```

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### **ALLIUMS** (3 crops = 96 sprites)

#### **31. ONIONS** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth: seed → sprout → shoots → growing → bulb forming → mature → ready → flowering

× 4 seasons (different varieties per season)

Prompt: "Onion plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
green shoots, bulb visible if mature, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **32. GARLIC** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **33. SHALLOTS** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Similar to onions
```

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### **HERBS** (5 crops = 160 sprites)

#### **34. BASIL** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth: seed → sprout → small plant → growing → bushy → flowering → seed → dried

× 4 seasons (warm season, summer best)

Prompt: "Basil plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
aromatic herb, green leaves, small flowers if flowering, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

#### **35-38: PARSLEY, CORIANDER/CILANTRO, MINT, ROSEMARY**
```
Each: 32 sprites
Various herb characteristics
```

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### **SPECIALTY CROPS** (2 crops = 64 sprites)

#### **39. SUNFLOWER** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth: seed → sprout → stalk → growing → bud → yellow flower → drooping/seeds → dead

Special: Follows sun!

× 4 seasons (summer primary)

Prompt: "Sunflower plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
tall stalk, large yellow flower if blooming, seeds visible, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

#### **40. STRAWBERRIES** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Perennial!

Growth: seed → sprout → leaves → flowers → green berries → ripening → red ripe → rotten

× 4 seasons (spring flowers, summer berries)

Prompt: "Strawberry plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
white flowers if spring, red berries if summer, low-growing, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

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## 🌳 SUBCATEGORY 2B: FRUIT TREES (320 sprites)

**Status:** ❌ 0% Complete (0/320)

### **Format per tree:** 
- 4 growth stages (sapling, young, mature, old)
- 4 seasonal variants
- 2 fruit states (with/without)
- 1 dead variant
= 40 sprites per tree type

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#### **TREE 1: APPLE TREE** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth Stages:
1. Sapling (small, thin trunk)
2. Young tree (medium, branching)
3. Mature tree (full canopy)
4. Old tree (thick trunk, spreading)

Seasonal Variants per growth stage:
- Spring: Pink blossoms, no fruit
- Summer: Green apples forming
- Fall: Red apples ready to harvest
- Winter: Bare branches, no leaves

Dead Variant: Leafless, grey, cracked bark

Total: 4 growth × 4 seasons × 2 fruit states + 4 dead = 40 sprites

Prompt: "Apple tree [growth stage] [season], hand-drawn chibi, 
[pink blossoms/green apples/red apples/bare], bold outlines, 
farming game sprite, chroma green background, 128x128px"
```

#### **TREE 2: ORANGE TREE** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Similar structure:
- Spring: White blossoms
- Summer: Green oranges
- Fall: Orange oranges
- Winter: Evergreen (keeps leaves!)

Prompt: "Orange tree [stage] [season], hand-drawn chibi, 
citrus tree, [white blossoms/oranges], bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **TREE 3: CHERRY TREE** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
- Spring: Pink blossoms (sakura!)
- Summer: Green cherries
- Fall: Deep red cherries
- Winter: Bare

Prompt: "Cherry tree [stage] [season], hand-drawn chibi, 
[sakura blossoms/cherry fruit], bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **TREE 4: PEAR TREE** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **TREE 5: PEACH TREE** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **TREE 6: PLUM TREE** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO

#### **TREE 7: GRAPE VINE** (40 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED (78 sprites instead!)
```
STATUS: ⏳ Already in queue with 78 sprites (more detailed version)
This overlaps with Category 2C Industrial Crops
```

#### **TREE 8: BERRY BUSH** (40 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Blueberry/Raspberry bushes

Growth: seedling → small bush → mature bush → old spreading

Seasons:
- Spring: Flowers
- Summer: Green berries → ripe berries
- Fall: Leaves changing
- Winter: Bare branches

Prompt: "Berry bush [stage] [season], hand-drawn chibi, 
[blueberries/raspberries], bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

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## 🌾 SUBCATEGORY 2C: INDUSTRIAL CROPS (276 sprites)

**Status:** ⏳ 63% Queued (174/276)

#### **CROP 41: COTTON/BOMBAŽ** (32 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
✅ Already in ASSET_GENERATION_QUEUE_JAN_03.md
8 stages × 4 seasons = 32 sprites
```

#### **CROP 42: VINEYARD GRAPES** (78 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
✅ Already in queue
6 varieties × 13 stages = 78 sprites
```

#### **CROP 43: HOPS/HMEL** (64 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
✅ Already in queue
6 varieties × 8 stages + equipment = 64 sprites
```

#### **CROP 44: FLAX** (Linen production) (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth: seed → sprout → stems → flowering (blue flowers!) → seed pods → harvest → dried

× 4 seasons

Use: Linen fabric production (like cotton but different fiber)

Prompt: "Flax plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
tall stems, blue flowers if blooming, fiber crop, 
bold outlines, chroma green background"
```

#### **CROP 45: SUGARCANE** (32 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Growth: cutting → sprout → stalks → growing → tall canes → mature thick → harvest → dried

× 4 seasons (tropical, warm season)

Use: Sugar, rum production

Prompt: "Sugarcane plant [season] [stage], hand-drawn chibi, 
tall bamboo-like stalks, tropical crop, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

#### **CROP 46: TEA PLANT** (38 sprites) ❌ TODO
```
Perennial bush!

Growth stages: seedling → young bush → mature bush → old bush (4)
× 4 seasons (evergreen in some)
× special harvest states (2)
+ flowering variant (2)
= 38 total

Prompt: "Tea bush [stage] [season], hand-drawn chibi, 
small green leaves, tea plantation aesthetic, bold outlines, 
chroma green background"
```

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## 🍄 SUBCATEGORY 2D: SPECIAL/MATURE CROPS (160 sprites)

**Status:** ✅ 100% Queued (160/160)

#### **CROP 47: CANNABIS/HEMP** (72 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
✅ Already in ASSET_GENERATION_QUEUE_JAN_03.md
5 strains × 8 stages × quality variants = 72 sprites
```

#### **CROP 48: MAGIC MUSHROOMS** (48 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
✅ Already in queue
6 varieties × 8 stages = 48 sprites
```

#### **CROP 49: OPIUM POPPIES** (40 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
✅ Already in queue
5 varieties × 8 stages = 40 sprites
```

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## 🌿 SUBCATEGORY 2E: ADDITIONAL HERBS (26 sprites)

**Status:** ❌ 0% Complete (0/26)

**Note:** 5 herbs already in Base Crops (Basil, Parsley, Coriander, Mint, Rosemary)
Need 6 more culinary/medicinal herbs

#### **HERB 50: THYME** (4 sprites - simplified) ❌ TODO
#### **HERB 51: OREGANO** (4 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **HERB 52: SAGE** (4 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **HERB 53: DILL** (4 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **HERB 54: CHIVES** (4 sprites) ❌ TODO
#### **HERB 55: LAVENDER** (6 sprites - flowers important!) ❌ TODO

```
Simplified herb sprites (not full seasonal variants):
- seedling
- young plant
- mature
- flowering (if applicable)

Total: 26 sprites
```

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## 📊 PRODUCTION PRIORITY

### **PHASE 1: Essential Food Crops** (320 sprites) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
```
Top 10 most important crops:
1. Wheat (32)
2. Corn (32)
3. Tomatoes (32)
4. Carrots (32)
5. Potatoes (32)
6. Lettuce (32)
7. Pumpkin (32)
8. Strawberries (32)
9. Onions (32)
10. Peppers (32)

Timeline: 2 weeks at 20/day
```

### **PHASE 2: Remaining Base Crops** (960 sprites) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
```
Crops 11-40 (30 remaining base crops)
Timeline: 6 weeks at 20/day
```

### **PHASE 3: Fruit Trees** (320 sprites) ⭐⭐⭐
```
All 8 tree types (perennial, long-term investment)
Timeline: 4 weeks at 20/day
```

### **PHASE 4: Industrial Crops** (102 sprites) ⭐⭐
```
Flax, Sugarcane, Tea, Herbs
(Cotton, Vineyard, Hops already queued)
Timeline: 1 week at 20/day
```

### **PHASE 5: Mature Content** (160 sprites) ⏳ QUEUED
```
Already in production queue!
```

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## ⏱️ TIME ESTIMATES

```
Category 2 Total: 2,062 sprites

BREAKDOWN:
✅ Done: 4 sprites
⏳ Queued: 376 sprites
❌ Remaining: 1,682 sprites

At 20 sprites/day: 84 days (~3 months)
At 50 sprites/day: 34 days (~5 weeks)
At 100 sprites/day: 17 days (~2.5 weeks)
```

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## 🎨 GENERATION SETTINGS

**Universal for all crops:**
```
Style: Style 30 (Botanical Cozy) for wholesome crops
       Style 32 (Dark-Chibi Noir) for mature content
Background: Chroma Green (#00FF00)
Resolution: 128x128px
Format: PNG with alpha channel
Composition: Centered, 10px margin
Detail: Botanically recognizable but stylized
```

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*Category 2 Complete Production List Created: Jan 03, 2026 @ 23:24*  
*2,062 Farm Crops & Plants sprites organized*  
*Ready for systematic generation! 🌾🍎🌿*