Herbology is one of the many things you learn during your time at Hogwarts, and it has quite a few practical applications when out in the field. Though you don’t actually get to access the feature fully right away, it’ll become an important part of gameplay as you continue on through the game’s story. Through Herbology, you can create a steady supply of plant material for use as tools or ingredients in potions.
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Herbology is pretty straightforward, but there are many ways to gather ingredients. With this Hogwarts Legacy herbology guide, you’ll know how to procure ingredients and grow plants by yourself.
Hogwarts Legacy Herbology Guide
What is Herbology?
Herbology is the study of plants and fungi in Hogwarts Legacy. It is learned in the Greenhouses of Hogwarts, where plants and fungi of all kinds grow in the sunlight. You’ll learn about Herbology as part of Hogwarts Legacy’s main story, so you’ll have to keep on playing through it until you reach the class, which will be taught by Professor Garlick.
The class itself will teach you how to grow your own ingredients. Doing so requires a potting table, where you can plant seeds and have them grow. You’ll also learn that despite incorporating the use of magic, growing plants isn’t instant, and you’ll have to wait for the plants to grow before you can actually harvest them.
How Do I Grow Plants?
To grow your own plants and ingredients, you’ll first need seeds, which can be purchased at The Magic Neep. You can also buy ready-to-use ingredients here in case you’re missing a couple and you don’t have the time to wait for them to grow.
When you first learn about herbology, the only place you’ll be able to grow seeds is in the classroom where you learned Herbology in the first place. This can be a little inconvenient, however, so it’s recommended that you continue playing through the main quests until you unlock the Room of Requirement. Doing so will unlock a large space where you can install potting tables.
While you’ll have access to the smallest potting table from the get-go, you’ll need to unlock the spellcrafts for larger ones by purchasing them in Hogsmeade. The cost of these spellcrafts is pretty steep, so keep that in mind when buying the recipes.
How Long Does It Take to Grow Plants?
Plants can take around 10-15 minutes to grow, depending on the seed you’re growing. Note that this is in real-world time, not in-game time. As such, you’ll likely want to do other things while the plants grow, such as explore the Forbidden Forest or do some side quests. Once enough time has elapsed, simply return to the potting table and collect your fully grown plants.
Growing plants is fairly simple in Hogwarts Legacy, and while it isn’t the fastest method of doing so, it does offer a guaranteed and steady source of your most important ingredients. You can never have too many Wiggenweld Potions!
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