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Summer is typically the time farmers continue their work on caring for the crops they planted during spring. It’s also the season when the days are fairly slow. Nonetheless, the work never stops when you want the best for your farm. So, here’s a Farming Simulator 22 Summer guide to help increase your farm’s profitability.

Summer Season in Farming Simulator 22: An Overview

Summer in Farming Simulator 22 occurs during June, July, and August. Some crops are harvestable during this period, including the wheat, barley, oat, and canola planted the previous year. This season also presents farmers with opportunities to add extra crops.

Farming Simulator 22 Summer Crops

Although farmers have limited options to plant in summer, planting the following plants can help increase their farms’ returns on investment (ROIs).

Canola

Canola is a profitable crop that’s generally a plant reserved for the fall. However, players can start planting this crop as early as August. Once harvested, players can either sell it directly or refine it in an oil mill to make canola oil for a higher ROI. Alternatively, you may use the harvested canola to feed pigs.

Stats

• Planting season: August to September
• Seeds per ha: 200 l
• Yield per ha: 5,800 l
• Average selling price: $1,809
• Growth duration: 11 months
• Harvesting period: July to August

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Grain seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

How to Plant and Harvest

• Cultivate the field using the cultivator
• Load a planter with grain seeds
• Attach the planter to a tractor and spread the seeds to the cultivated field
• Load fertilizer into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the fertilizer over the grain field
• Load lime into a spreader and attach it to the tractor
• Spread the lime over the soybean field
• Eliminate the weeds with the weeder when necessary
• Harvest the grain plants using the harvester with the grain header when they mature and sell them to the highest bidder

Grapes

Farmers can purchase grapevines from the in-game shop under the construction menu. It also means that growing grapes don't require preparing a plot of land. Players must only use a fairly flat, open space to grow these fruits.

Stats

• Planting season: March to May
• Seeds per ha: N/A
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,809
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: September to October

Requirements

• Open space
• Grape vines (purchase from the in-game shop)
• Tractor
• Subsoiler
• Mulcher
• Liquid fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Grape harvester
• Leaf cutter
• Trailer

Note: Use console commands if you need extra funds to buy more grapevines or farming equipment.

How to Plant and Harvest

• Place grape vines on an available field
• Attach the mulcher to the tractor and use these vehicles to mulch the ground
• Attach the subsoiler to the tractor and use these vehicles to cultivate the field
• Load liquid fertilizer into the fertilizer spreader
• Attach the fertilizer spreader to the tractor and fertilize the field
• Harvest the grapes with the grape harvester when the crops mature
• Place the harvested grapes into the trailer and sell the fruits to the highest bidder

Best Crops in Summer in Farming Simulator 22

Grapes are more profitable than canola between the two crops farmers can plant in the summer of Farming Simulator 22. Despite having the same average selling price, grapes typically present players with a higher yield than canola, resulting in a better ROI.