I spent hours and hours playing Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin and was hooked on its complexity in farming mechanics. Then upon hearing that an MMO with farming focuses on its cozy atmospheric vibe, I was immediately excited to transition from shooting hive gods from Destiny 2 to a more relaxed pace in Palia.
While it’s fun shooting and hunting mobs for trophies and glory, there will always be a time when you just want to relax your brain cells and tend to your garden. In Palia, you can do just that. Our Gardening Guru Badruu here will most likely be your go-to guy for your gardening needs. In this guide, we will show you the location where you can find Badruu and what he can offer you.
Badruu is the local farmer of Kilima village, a father who loves a good pun, great music and will happily give you tips on gardening. Badruu will also be able to provide you with the necessary skills and tools for you to have a successful yield.
Badruu Map Location
To begin your gardening career, you have to find Badruu first and talk to him. He usually walks to and from the Kilima Village and the Family Farm, which is on top of the Leafhopper Hills. Sometimes he can be seen on the farm, doing his favorite pastime, yep, gardening. When he has a lot of time and is not farming, you can look for him in the village strolling up and about.
In this map, you can see Badruu in between the Leafhopper Hills and Kilima Village.
Skills
As with any other skill in Palia, your gardening skill can be improved as you sow your crops and get those sweet sweet yields. You can level up your skills by completing questlines from Badruu. Growing your skill level will make your gardening life easier, faster, and better products.
Quests
To be able to do gardening, you have to first find and talk to Badruu, then he will give you the quest “Gardening 101” where you will be taught the basics of gardening.
After getting the quest from Badruu, go to your plot and talk to him.
He will give you the necessary tools and resources for your new gardening experience. The quest is as straightforward as it can be. You will be asked to plow your plot, put seeds on it and water them down then wait for the harvest. It might be slow and tedious at first but rest assured, that it will get easier and faster as you level up your gardening skills and procure better tools with Badruu.
Friendship and Romance
Palia has a charming array of NPCs with whom you can form friendly relationships and this includes Badruu. There are several ways to increase your Friendship Level with all of the villagers. You can:
- Chat with them every Palian day (which resets hourly in real-world time)
- Giving them gifts once every real-world day.
- Gifting them unique types of gifts they call Weekly Wants (in order to know what gift they are looking for, you have to converse with the specific NPC like Auni or his friends)
- Progressing through each character’s story arc by completing their storyline quests and mastering their associated skills.
For those seeking more profound bonds, a handful of characters are available for dating. Unfortunately though, as Badruu already has a wife, romance is out of the option.
Gardening Skill Store
Badruu can offer a variety of goods for you. You can use the table below for the list.
| Image | Description | Rarity | Cost | Requirement |
 | Soil “Place it in your yard to expand your gardening capabilities.” | Common Crafter | Costs: 250 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | N/A |
 | Seed Collector “This seed collector will allow you to harvest seeds from fully-grown crops.” | Recipe: Common Crafter | Costs: 100 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 16 Sapwood Plank 2 Copper Bar 6 Ceramic 10 Plant Fiber |
 | Standard Watering Can “A standard watering can for gardening. Holds more water than the Makeshift Can. Waters up to five crops at once.” | Recipe: Uncommon Tool | Costs: 250 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 1 Makeshift Watering Can 20 Sapwood Plank 5 Copper Bar |
 | Standard Hoe “A standard hoe for gardening. Tills a larger area than Makeshift Hoe.” | Recipe: Uncommon Tool | Costs: 500 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 1 Makeshift Hoe 20 Sapwood Plank 5 Copper Bar *Gardening Level 4 |
 | QualityUp Fertilizer “Fertilizer that improves crop quality.” | Recipe: Uncommon Fertilizer | Costs: 1000 Gold Value: 2 Gold | Any 1 Bugs Any 1 Red Meat 1 Sundrop LIly *Gardening Level 5 |
 | Fine Watering Can “A fine watering can for gardening. Holds more water than the Standard Can. Waters up to nine crops at once.” | Recipe: Rare Tool | Costs: 1500 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 1 Standard Watering Can 10 Heartwood Plank 5 Iron Bar *Gardening Level 6 *Standard Watering Can |
 | Fine Hoe “A fine hoe for gardening. Tills a larger area than the Standard Hoe.” | Recipe: Rare Tool | Costs: 1500 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 1 Standard Hoe 10 Heartwood Plank 5 Iron Bar *Gardening Level 7 *Standard Hoe |
 | Preserves Jar “A preserves jar lets you pickle vegetables and turn fruit into jam.” | Recipe: Rare Crafter | Costs: 2500 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 16 Heartwood Plank 2 Iron Bar 6 Fabric *Gardening Level 8 |
 | Exquisite Watering Can “An exquisite watering can for gardening. Holds more water than the Fine Can. Waters up to nine crops at once faster than the Fine Can.” | Recipe: Epic Tool | Costs: 3000 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 1 Fine Watering Can 5 Flow-infused Plank 2 Palium Bar *Gardening Level 9 *Fine Watering Can |
 | Exquisite Hoe “An exquisite for gardening. Tills a large area than the Fine Hoe.” | Recipe: Epic Tool | Costs: 3000 Gold Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | 1 Fine Hoe 5 Flow-infused Plank 2 Palium Bar *Gardening Level 9 *Fine Hoe |
 | Blueberry Bush Seed “Grows into a blueberry bush that can e harvested multiple times. Boosts growth speed of other nearby crop types.” | Rare Seed | Costs: 45 Gardening Medals Value: 112 Gold Days to Harvest: 9 | *Gardening Level 10 |
 | Apple Tree Seed “Grows into an apple tree that can be harvested multiple times. Boosts growth speed of other nearby crap types.” | Rare Seed | Costs: 280 Gardening Medals Value: 700 Gold | *Gardening Level 10 |
 | HarvestBoost Fertilizer “Fertilizer that increases the number of craps gained on harvest.” | Rare Fertilizer | Costs: 10 Gardening Medals Value: 100 Gold | *Gardening Level 10 |
 | SpeedyGro Fertilizer “Fertilizer that doubles the growth rate of craps.” | Epic Fertilizer | Costs: 20 Gardening Medals Value; 200 Gold | *Gardening Level 10 |
 | Gardener’s Hope “This plaque signifies those who’ve chosen to take the garden path.” | Rare Customization | Costs: 140 Gardening Medals Value: Item Cannot be Sold | *Gardening Level 10 |
 | Tomato Vines Wallpaper “Every expert gardener loves watching vines grow. This wallpaper lets you observe your crops indoors or out. As long as you plant tomatoes.” | Rare | Costs: 220 Gardening Medals Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | *Gardening Level 10 |
 | Well “A convenient location to refill your watering can.” | Legendary Crafter | Costs: 1120 Gardening Medals Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | *Gardening Level 15 |
 | Gardener’s Cornucopia “Who needs a fruit basketwhen you can show your harvest off in a whole cornucopia?” | Epic Customization | Costs: 560 Gardening Medals Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | *Gardening Level 15 |
 | Gardener’s Growhouse “Great oaks grow from little acorns, but anything grows in this greenhouse.” | Legendary Customization | Costs: 980 Gardening Medals Value: Item Cannot Be Sold | *Gardening Level 20 |
In summary, Badruu is just one of the many wonderful NPCs you will mostly spend your time with as you level up your skills and procure more advanced tools for farming and other activities. You can find him doing his own thing in the Kilima Village or on the Farm. Be sure to talk to him every Palian day (every hour in real-world time), gift him his Weekly Wants, and engrossed yourself in his backstory by doing his story questline to further your relationship with him, but no romance.
As we play and learn more about Badruu, we will update this guide. Check out more of our Palia Guides here! Or if you fancy other games, we have other guides here on MMO Wiki.
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