Farming training for Ironmen
Farming is the Ironman's herb and seed engine, and tree runs give huge XP for little time.
Growth time. Runs a few times a day matter more than hours played.
Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.
1 to 50
Runs
1 to 70
Runs
1 to 80
Runs
1 to 90
Runs
1 to 99
Runs
Farming is gated by growth time, so it's measured in runs, not hours. Use the farming timers and run calculator.
Methods by level
| Levels | Method | XP/hr | Time for this stretch | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–15 | Allotments and quest rewardsEstimate. Quests alone can reach about 37. | ~15,000 | — | — |
| 15–30 | Oak tree runsDerived from tree XP and short runs. Per hour of active play; gated by real-time tree growth. | ~14,400 | — | — |
| 30–45 | Willow and low fruit tree runsDerived from tree XP, 10-min runs. Per hour of active play; gated by real-time tree growth. | ~89,000 | — | — |
| 45–60 | Maple and mid fruit tree runsDerived from tree XP, 10-min runs. Per hour of active play; gated by real-time tree growth. | ~184,000 | — | — |
| 60–75 | Yew and high fruit tree runsDerived from tree XP, 10-min runs. Per hour of active play; gated by real-time tree growth. | ~394,000 | — | — |
| 75–99 | Magic, palm/dragonfruit and calquat runsWiki: top runs reach about 2.4M. Per hour of active play; gated by real-time tree growth. | ~1,700,000 | — | — |
XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.
What Farming levels unlock
- 17Forgettable Tale...quest
- 20The Garden of Deathquest
- 25Garden of Tranquillityquest
- 29My Arm's Big Adventurequest
- 30Enlightened Journeyquest
- 34Seed boxunlock
- 40Rum Dealquest
- 45Grim Talesquest
- 45Seed vaultunlock
- 49Fairytale II - Cure a Queenquest
- 65While Guthix Sleepsquest
- 70Song of the Elvesquest
Plan it for your account
Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.
Questions
- How long does 99 Farming take on an Ironman?
- Farming is limited by growth time rather than hours: a few runs a day matter more than long sessions.
- What is the best way to train Farming as an Ironman?
- It changes with level: Yew and high fruit tree runs from 60, then Magic, palm/dragonfruit and calquat runs from 75. The full table above shows every stage.