Sims 4 - Gardening - Part 4 Microscope, Produce and Traits

You can analyze your plant slides by using the life under a microscope machine, which can be found under the activities and skills menu or by searching for it in the search bar. This machine allows you to view your slides and turn them into artworks that you can sell for extra money or display on your wall. However, it is an expensive and large machine.

It is advised that you wait a little bit before harvesting your plants. When you remove the crop from the plant, it restarts the time, regardless of how much time was left on it. So, when you see the produce appear, leave it for a few more hours for the plant to fill up properly before removing the harvest completely.

Other plant types can be found in the wild or growing on other lots throughout town. However, in order to harvest from them, you'll need to be on the lot for a reasonable amount of time. If you're high enough level, it's often quicker to take a cutting from the plant and then grow your own at home.

Currently, the only useful options you have for the produce you harvest in The Sims 4 is to place them in the fridge or sell them for money. You can also use anything you harvest as seeds to replant.

If you're creating a sim who will focus on gardening as their main source of income, you'll want one that loves the outdoors, since they will be spending a lot of time outside. It's also recommended to obtain the freelance botanist aspiration, as it will help and guide you through the skill. Additionally, you can spend points on additional traits such as super green thumb to give your plants more vitality or traits that eliminate the need to fulfill your sim's basic needs.