Herb runs: farming torstols
Recurring Moderate Members Ironman-friendly Buy-limit capped Timer-limited
Plant torstol seeds with ultracompost in every herb patch and harvest with magic secateurs about 80 minutes later. High-value herb with high-value seeds, so margins swing with the market; the herbs sell easily.
Requirements
- Skills: 85 Farming
- Items: Magic secateurs
- Note: Assumes 9 herb patches with teleports to each. Use disease-free patches (Trollheim, Weiss, Hosidius) first as seeds are pricey.
How to do it
Method rates and requirements here are independently authored. For the step-by-step guide, see the OSRS Wiki page (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).
Last 7 days
Hourly GP/hr snapshots.
The math (per hour)
| Item | Qty/hr | Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimy torstol | 720 | 3,381 | +2,434,320 |
| Torstol seed | 90 | 14,648 | −1,318,320 |
| Ultracompost | 90 | 560 | −50,400 |
| Revenue | 2,434,320 | ||
| Costs | −1,368,720 | ||
| Profit / hour | 1.07M |
Sell prices are after 2% GE tax (capped at 5M, items under 50 gp exempt). Inputs use the instant-buy price, outputs the instant-sell price — the conservative assumption. Buy-limit cap: 56% (binding: Torstol seed).
Prices updated 3 min ago. Figures are estimates: buy at instant-buy price, sell at instant-sell price after 2% GE tax.
Something wrong?
Rates, requirements or items off? Tell us and we'll fix the data.
Reports are checked automatically: when 3 people agree on a rate, the method is updated without waiting for a human. Current figure: 90 actions/hr.