Time-Gates
This article is designed to list time-gates that you may encounter during certain tasks, so that you can them in advance whenever possible, rather than needing to skip and return later.
Time-gates are divided into task tiers, including:
- a description of the time-gate
- the tasks which depend on those time-gates
- the prerequisite skills or tasks needed before you can start working on the time-gate
- (Prerequisites refer to hard limitations before the time-gate can be started; there may be further requirements to complete the time-gate. Normal limitations related to skilling, questing, and other unlocks also apply to time-gate prerequisites, so do not train any skills, complete any quests, or otherwise unlock anything unless allowed by an active task)
- roughly how long the time-gate will take assuming you haven't started when the task rolls around
Beginner Tier
| Description | Related Tasks | Prerequisites | Time to complete if not started |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brew 5 glasses of Cider | L9KL | 14 Cooking | Long (several days) |
| Raise a cat to adulthood | LBNL | Gertrude's Cat | Medium (several hours) |
| Grow a limpwurt root | LJDL | 26 Farming | Short (~20 minutes) |
Easy Tier
| Description | Related Tasks | Prerequisites | Time to complete if not started |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow a willow tree and prune it for willow branches | LZD4 and PMQD (require Enlightened Journey), 1573 | 30 Farming and a Willow Seed | Medium (~4 hours) |
| Grow watermelons in the Ardougne allotment patch | LZD4 | 47 Farming | Short-Medium (~80 minutes) |
| Plant bittercap mushrooms near Canifis | PX94 | 53 Farming and a bittercap mushroom spore | Medium (~4 hours) |
Medium Tier
| Description | Related Tasks | Prerequisites | Time to complete if not started |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant poison ivy in the Varrock bush patch | PKDJ | 70 Farming | Medium (~3 hours) |
| Plant a yew tree or magic tree in the Falador tree patch | 1M7V | 60 Farming (75 for magic trees) | Medium-Long (~7-8 hours) |
| Plant a fruit tree in the Brimhaven fruit tree patch | P9MV | 27 Farming | Medium-Long (~16 hours) |
| Plant bloodweed in the Wilderness herb patch | PN4E, PJB4 | 57 Farming | Short-Medium (~80 minutes) |
| Plant a limpwurt root in the Western Ruins Wilderness farming patch | PJB4 | 26 Farming and Summer's End | Short (~20 minutes) |
| Breed and harvest a vanilla cow, chocolate cow, and strawberry cow | P4J6, N9X7 | 49 Farming (D8XE helps a lot) | Very Long (potentially weeks or months) |
| Gather ~100 snapdragon | 1VND | 62 Farming and snapdragon seeds | Medium-Long (~4-6 hours if farming) |
| Gather ~200 lantadyme | L239, 1E9Y | 73 Farming and lantadyme seeds | Medium-Long (~4-6 hours per task if farming) |
