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Picking Papaya Fruit and Cactus Spines - High Level (Limited)
Category: Limited
Subcategory: Farming
General Description: Picking papayas at the fruit tree patches in Catherby, Brimhaven, Gnome Village, Gnome Stronghold and Lleyta, and cactus spines at the cactus patch in Al-Kharid.
Creation/Revision Date: November 13, 2009
Members Only? Yes
Approximate Profit Per Instance: 59,073 gp
Time Required Per Instance: 4.25 minutes
Interval Between Instances: 6 hours
Equivalent Hourly Profit (Elapsed Time): 9,846 gp per hour
Equivalent Hourly Profit (Active Time): 833,975 gp per hour
Multitasking Suitability: 1 (Extremely low)
XP Benefits: Farming (~1k/hr)
Other Benefits: --
Additional Info: --
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Method Requirements and Parameters for Method as Evaluated
Requirements
As Evaluated
Location
Catherby, Brimhaven, Gnome Village, Gnome Stronghold and Lleyta Fruit Tree Patches; Al-Kharid Cactus Patch
Skills
Farming(57)
Agility(70)
Quests
A Fairy Tale Part II, Mourning's End Part I (Start)
Equipment
Weight-reducing gear
Boots of lightness, Spottier cape, Penance gloves, Teleport crystal
Other
Input and Output Items and Values
Inputs (Total Value = 1,346)
Outputs (Total Value = 60,420)
Item
Qty
Value
Item
Qty
Value
Coins
50
50
Papaya fruit
30
40,440
Ring of duelling(8)
0.25
291
Cactus spine
3
19,980
Law rune
4
936
Air rune
6
48
Water rune
3
21
Method Description, Instructions and Tips for Success
General Description
A quick and easy way to make money using the Farming skill is to plant papaya trees and then pick the fruit from them. If you plant all five fruit tree patches, you can get 30 papayas in just a few minutes; it then takes somewhere between 5 and 6 hours for them to grow back. At the same time, you should also pick cactus spines from the sole cactus patch, since they are quite valuable as well.
At level 78 Summoning, you gain access to the giant ent familiar, which has a very useful feature -- a 50% chance of getting two fruit or spines instead of one each time you pick from a tree.
Note that since the June 2009 run energy update, you do not need energy restoration during this activity. Also, you can take advantage of the relatively new ability of tool leprechauns to note items associated with Farming, so that you do not need a beast of burden for this activity either.
Note that while you are doing this activity, you can also save some time and get your daily quota of 40 free pineapples, as well (a reward for completing the Karamja Achievement Diary).
Specific Method Details
Start at any bank, equipping boots of lightness, spottier cape, penance gloves and a ring of duelling. Take out 4 law runes, 6 air runes, 3 water runes and Elven teleport crystal.
Teleport to Camelot, then run southeast to Catherby and continue east to the fruit tree patch. Pick six papayas from the tree there.
Teleport to Ardougne, pickpocket a guard to get 30 coins, then take the boat to Brimhaven. Pick six papayas from the tree just to the southwest.
Click the Elven teleport crystal to go to Lleyta, then pick six papayas from the tree near where you arrive. (I recommend owning many crystals so you can recharge them all at once.) Use one of the papayas on the nearby tool leprechaun to note them.
Rub the ring of duelling and teleport to Al-Kharid. Run south to the cactus patch and pick three cactus spines.
Teleport to Mobilising Armies and right-click the spirit tree right near where you land. Teleport to the Tree Gnome Stronghold and head east to the tree patch there. Pick six more papayas.
Go west a short distance and use the spirit tree to teleport to the Gnome Village. Go west and through the broken railing, right-click Elkoy and choose "Follow". Then go a bit west to pick your final six papayas from the last papaya tree. Return to Castle Wars to bank.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 19, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members.
All information based on Grand Exchange price data from: May 19, 2012. Note that the three-day delay in price updates is waived for RuneScoop members. 