The Sims 4: Freelance Botanist Aspiration Guide

In The Sims 4, Aspirations are a great way to guide game progression and develop your Sim’s character through bonus traits. The Freelance Botanist ambition is particularly useful for learning key gardening mechanisms such as grafting, fertilization and plant evolution.

The Freelance Botanist ambition is one of the natural ambitions available in the base game, so Sims players who are good at gardening will especially enjoy this easy challenge. This is also a good option for players who want to raise Piranha, as your Sims will need to farm this bull-shaped monster in the final level of Aspirations.

If you want to play Plant Sims, it's a good idea to start with this ambition. Unless you play the Plant Sims scenario, you can only become a Plant Sim by growing Plant Sims' forbidden fruit, which requires a level 10 Gardening skill.

A Guide to Aspiring Freelance Botanists

Throughout the aspiration, you’ll hone your Sims’ gardening skills and improve the quality of the plants in their gardens. It takes a while, but you'll earn 4825 Aspiration Points, which will give you a ton of points to unlock bonus traits and rewards, such as a Youth Potion or a Money Tree.

Playing on a land with the "Fertile Soil" trait in The Sims 4: City Living will make it easier to complete this ambition.

Reward: Naturalist Trait

Sims with the Naturalist trait are protected from fire and can put out fires more easily than others. This is especially useful when playing on a plot with cheap appliances, a fireplace, or a campfire.

Reward: Green Thumb Achievement

At the end of the aspiration, your Sim will have reached the maximum level of their Gardening skill. If this is the first Sim in your save file to achieve this achievement, you will unlock the Green Thumb achievement.

Reward: Plant a quality garden

Most levels of this aspiration focus on plant care, which will improve the quality of your plants over time. Just like in real life, plants in The Sims 4 thrive under good conditions: plenty of water, fertilizer, and sunlight. Better plant quality leads to higher quality harvests, which can be sold for more Sims and make higher quality food.

Once your Sim reaches level 2 in the Gardening skill, they will also be able to use the "evolve" interaction on plants that are closer to the next quality level. Each quality level of a plant is called an evolution level and can be:

• Normal
• Good
• Excellent
• Outstanding
• Perfect

Selling harvests is an effective way to earn money in The Sims 4, especially in the Rags to Riches and Legacy challenges. It provides your Sims with a relatively passive source of income that can be easily passed down from generation to generation.

All ambition levels and quests

The Freelance Botanist ambition has four stages, all focused on improving your gardening skills to unlock interactions and grow the perfect garden. Plants grow slowly, so it may take a while to complete your ambition.

Although it may be a little slow, it's still worth it as it's easily done in the background while your Sims focus on growing their careers or families. Gardening is also more profitable than most low-level professions, so it can be a real help at the start of a new save.

**里程碑**	**任务**	**备注**
*自然漫步者*	种植植物三次	你可以在你的花园里找到可收割的植物来种植，或者从电脑、电话或花盆购买种子。如果你有《模拟人生4：乡村生活》，请确保你没有选择超大型作物。
	除草或浇水三次	植物会随着时间的推移而枯萎并长出杂草。如果你用屋顶覆盖它们或将你的花盆搬到室内，那么雨水就不太可能帮你完成这项工作。
*花园品种*	达到4级园艺技能	园艺技能可以通过维护植物或阅读园艺技能书籍来提升等级。你可以直接从书架上购买书籍。
	进化五种不同的植物	在2级园艺技能时，你的模拟市民可以进化精心照料的植物。注意你地块上的闪光点，或者将鼠标悬停在植物上查看它们的进度。
*自然培育者*	达到6级园艺技能	你拥有的植物越多，需要的照料越多，你的模拟市民提升技能的机会就越大。你也可以购买中级和高级技能书籍来帮忙。
	嫁接到三株植物上	《模拟人生4》有一个嫁接系统，允许你种植稀有或独特的植物。在5级园艺技能时，你将解锁从植物中“取下插枝”的选项。一旦你的模拟市民的库存中有插枝，“嫁接”互动应该会在你选择另一株植物时出现。
	给五株植物施肥	你在3级园艺技能时解锁肥料。通过点击花盆购买肥料，或者使用你花园里的一些收成来节省现金。
*自由职业植物学家*	达到10级园艺技能	继续在田里耕耘以最大限度地提高园艺技能。在10级时，你将能够购买稀有种子，开始成为植物模拟人生的旅程。
	种植食人花	要种植食人花，你需要找到或嫁接食人花浆果。你可以在绿洲泉和圣塞奎亚钓鱼获得它们。如果你不着急，你也可以尝试将金鱼草和火龙果植物嫁接在一起。一旦你有了食人花浆果（看起来和你预料的一样），你就可以像种植其他可收割的植物一样种植它。
	进化十株优秀植物	植物需要进化三次才能达到优秀品质。浇水、除草和施肥你的植物以提高其质量。如果你继续进化你在“花园品种”里程碑期间提升等级的相同植物，你将有一个良好的开端。

Tips for completing the Freelance Botanist Aspiration Guide

This ambition may be slower to complete. Here are some tips to speed things up:

• Developing skills takes time, but some personality traits can speed it up. Both “practice makes perfect” and “competitiveness” improve skills over time.
• If you have The Sims 4: Seasons, growing plants indoors or under cover will bypass the seasons. This means you can harvest them more often, giving you more things to grow or Sims to spend on gardening tools.
• The Love the Outdoors trait will help your Sims spend more time in the garden. It's under the Hobbies menu.
• Joining the Gardener profession gives your Sims more opportunities to develop their gardening skills. Once they reach level 5, they can choose to join the Botanist career branch, where they will receive Piranha Berries.
• Avoid giving your Sims the Super Green Thumb bonus trait, as this makes the plants require less care, making it harder for your Sims to level up their skills.

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