by Doll » Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:53 am
If it is on player planted grassland it is domestic wheat, not wild wheat.
The clumps of flax and hops and wheat and stuff are generated when the map is generated, like the trees and ridges. Once picked they are gone, the same as when the trees are cut. Players can replant but they will never spontaneously generate again.
One very good place to look for wheat is abandoned farms and settlements that belonged to other players. If you see a house on your minimap while exploring it is worth walking over to check in case there is an abandoned farm plot. Ploughed land appears white on the minimap, but of course the ploughing decays and after the farm has been abandoned long enough all the tiles will have reverted back to their original. The crops are likely to remain.