Guides/Herb Runs

OSRS Herb Runs

Herbs take ~80 minutes to grow. A full route across every unlocked patch is 5–10 minutes of clicking. Profit is (herbs × GE) − seed − compost — not a fixed "200–600k every run." Recalculate when prices move.

~80 min growth5–10 min activeUp to 10 patches32+ Farming for Ranarr

Interactive map

Fairy rings for herb runs

Open the world map with fairy ring codes turned on. CIR (Farming Guild), DKS (Weiss), AJP (Ortus / Fortis), DJP, BLR, ALQ, AKR, AJR — click a code, mark your route.

CIRDKSAJPDJPBLRALQ

Open map with fairy rings →

Quick take: Wear magic secateurs, use ultracompost, hit every disease-free patch you own, and plant whatever the live herb run calculator says is best EV right now — Ranarr is not always king.

Herb run profit estimator

Quick what-if with custom prices — for live GE + wiki yield, use the full calculator. Gardeners cannot protect herb patches.

Select Herb

Your Farming Level

Custom Seed Price (GP) - Check GE

Custom Herb Price (GP) - Check GE

Number of Herb Patches

Up to 10 herb patches in OSRS

Equipment & disease

Magic Secateurs (+10% yield)

Ultracompost (~90% survival on diseaseable patches)

Disease-free patches (Troll, Weiss with fire, Hosidius diary, Harmony elite, Ortus Champion) ignore this disease roll.

Herb Runs Per Day

Herbs grow every ~80 minutes (~18 runs max per day)

Estimated Profit Per Run

225,300 GP

Per Patch

22,530 GP

Per Day

2,253,000 GP

Avg Yield

9.4 herbs

Survival est.

90%

Breakdown: 9.4 herbs × 8,000 GP × 90% survival ≈ 67,680 GP revenue
Cost: 45,000 GP seed + 150 GP compost = 45,150 GP
Net per patch: 22,530 GP × 10 patches = 225,300 GP per run

Prefer live GE prices? Use the Herb Run Calculator tool (wiki yield formula + current prices). The widget above is for quick what-if with custom numbers.

Herb patch unlock tracker

3/10 patches (30%) — tick what you can actually reach

Requirements

Hard gates vs what actually moves profit

Hard gates

Farming level for the seed (Ranarr 32, Toadflax 38, Snapdragon 62, Torstol 85)
Herb seeds + ultracompost (or charged bottomless compost bucket)
Spade; seed dibber unless Barbarian Farming is unlocked
Members — there are no F2P herb patches

Magic secateurs (Fairytale I) — +10% yield while worn
Fairy Tale II (partial) for fairy rings — see codes on the interactive map
Disease-free: Troll (My Arm's Big Adventure), Weiss (Making Friends + fire of nourishment), Hosidius (Easy Kourend & Kebos), Harmony (Elite Morytania), Ortus (Champion / 16k Colosseum glory)
65 Farming for the Farming Guild herb patch
Ectophial, Ardougne cloak 2+, Explorer's ring 2+, basalt teleports, Skills necklace

All 10 herb patches

Fairy ring codes link straight into the map with the fairy layer on

Ardougne

Cloak 2+ / Ardougne tele · None

DJP

Falador

Explorer's ring / Falador tele · None

no useful fairy ring

Catherby

Camelot / Catherby tele · None

BLR

Port Phasmatys

Ectophial · Ghosts Ahoy

ALQ

Hosidius

Xeric's Glade / Skills neck · Disease-free: Easy Kebos diary

AKR

Farming Guild

Skills neck / Farming cape · 65 Farming

CIR

Troll Stronghold

Stony basalt · My Arm's Big Adventure · disease-free

AJR

Weiss

Icy basalt · Making Friends · disease-free with fire

DKS

Harmony Island

Morytania legs 4 · Elite Morytania · disease-free

ALQ + boat

Ortus Farm (Fortis)

Quetzal / Hunter Guild run · Varlamore · DF at Champion (16k glory)

AJP

What to plant

Prices move — treat this as a shortlist, not gospel

Ranarr (32) — usual default when prayer potions are hot; check seed cost vs grimy price
Snapdragon (62) — often competes with Ranarr for restores; seed price is volatile
Toadflax / Avantoe / Cadantine — lower capital, fine when expensive seeds squeeze margins
Torstol (85) — plant for overload supply / XP, not because the level looks cool; EV is often worse

Plug current prices into the calculator or GE Tracker. Same herb on every patch unless you have a reason to split.

Example route order

Pick one order and stick to it — adjust for unlocks

Farming Guild — bank, grab seeds/compost, herb patch (CIR)
Weiss — icy basalt (DKS backup)
Troll Stronghold — stony basalt
Catherby → Ardougne → Phasmatys (ectophial)
Harmony if legs 4 — skip if the boat eats your time
Hosidius → Falador
Ortus / Fortis (AJP) when Varlamore is unlocked

Per patch: harvest → note at leprechaun → ultracompost → plant → leave. Pre-composting on the previous run saves inventory and clicks.

Gear & inventory

Always: magic secateurs, seeds × patches, ultracompost / bottomless bucket
Teleports: ectophial, Skills necklace / farming cape, stony + icy basalt, Ardougne cloak, Explorer's ring, Xeric's / Hosidius tele, quetzal / Fortis access
Optional: fairy ring (Dramen/Lunar unless completed Fairy Tale II), stamina dose, resurrect crops (78 Magic, Arceuus) for diseased patches
Rake + dibber stay on the tool leprechaun — do not waste slots

Efficiency tips

Magic secateurs every run — forgetting them is free money left on the patch
Ultracompost always; bare dirt on money herbs is a tax on yourself
Disease-free patches first priority when unlocking content
Stack birdhouses on the same ~80-minute alarm (birdhouse guide)
RuneLite farming timers — do not rely on memory
Plan fairy hops on the map with rings visible

FAQ

When should I start?

Level 32 Ranarr is enough to make herb runs worth the teleports. More patches beat a slightly better herb on three patches.

Can I pay a farmer to watch herbs?

No — gardeners cannot protect herb patches. Use ultracompost on diseaseable patches, and prioritise disease-free unlocks (Troll, Weiss, Hosidius diary, Harmony elite, Ortus Champion).