Hearthstone's fields

[Guest]

I have a question about the field around Hearthstone. It's mentioned that they aren't producing like they used to. How? They don't farm in soil but instead their plants sit upon rock. It seems like all of the nutrients would be drawn from the air and from the stormwater. What is changing to cause the field to produce less? 

[Weltall]

While lavis isn't planted in the same way that grains are on earth, there is still some form of fertilization that they undergo during the process. We also know there are different strains of lavis that may be larger or smaller and better suited to certain environments. There's any number of factors that could be in play that would affect overall production of a field. Maybe the fertilizer they're using isn't delivering the same nutrients, maybe the crem from the stormwater isn't, maybe there's something subtle happening with the particular strain of lavis they're growing...

Edited September 17, 2021 by Weltall

[AquaRegia he/him]

Maybe the Everstorm?  I seem to recall mention that the Weeping is no longer reliable and the seasons (such as they were) had been disrupted.

[Guest]

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We also know there are different strains of lavis that may be larger or smaller and better suited to certain environments.

@Weltall, I fully acknowledge that this is the case, why would that matter to the question? Nobody plants soybeans then gets upset if it doesn't produce as many pounds/bushels as wheat or whatever the equivalent is for lavis grains. 

P.s. I meant to put this is Cosmere Q&A but clicked the wrong forum. How do I switch it? 

[+Invocation]

I think it's probably just normal fluctuations. Sometimes things don't grow as well as they always have, no reason that would change with Roshar's funky growing methods. That, or the worms are spreading too fast for the villagers to be able to get them all out and ruining whole groupings of crops, since we know there was some worm shenanigans happening in the quarterstaff fight flashback and I can't imagine the villagers' deworming process being an easy thing.

4 hours ago, DougTheRug said:

P.s. I meant to put this is Cosmere Q&A but clicked the wrong forum. How do I switch it? 

You can click the "report post" button on the initial post and request for a mod to change it I think. No idea if that's the most efficient way to do it or not.

[Weltall]

On 9/20/2021 at 6:01 AM, DougTheRug said:

@Weltall, I fully acknowledge that this is the case, why would that matter to the question?

It means that there is not one 'lavis' but a whole spectrum, which in turn means that something could be affecting that particular strain that they're growing. I refer you to the Irish Potato Famine for a historical example of something that can hit a specific strain of food crop especially hard. It's entirely possible that something like that but more subtle is affecting the crop they're growing in Hearthstone, which you'll note I specifically commented on in my initial post.

But like I said, that's just one option out of several.

Edited September 21, 2021 by Weltall