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Fertilizer
Resource
Up to 1,000 Fertilizer fit in one inventory slot.
Fertilizer stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust
In Rust, Fertilizer is a resource in the Resources category (item ID #-930193596, console shortname fertilizer). In active play, it follows standard server rules for resource gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 1,000 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
Helps plants grow by increasing ground condition. Produced in a composter.
Monument recycling yield: Non-recyclable at green, yellow, or red units (0 downstream recipes)
Maintenance rule: Carries no condition wear bar and needs no bench maintenance
Conveyor & sorting profile: Filter by shortname fertilizer in Industrial Conveyors for automated box sorting
Fertilizer crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust
In Rust, Fertilizer has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on map collection, smelting, or vendor trades read from the Rust game files. Monument recyclers do not break this item down into raw components, while it serves its dedicated role inside the Resources catalog. Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
How Fertilizer compares to related resources in Rust
When comparing Fertilizer against related resources in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.
Item
Category
Stack Limit
Craft / Source
Tech Tree / Research
Green Recycler Yield
Fertilizer
Resources
1,000 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Dung
Resources
100 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Beehive Nucleus
Resources
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Bone Fragments
Resources
1,000 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Related items
Compare Fertilizer with closely related resource sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Fertilizer against every item in its inventory category, browse All 36 items in Resources.
Frequently asked questions about Fertilizer in Rust
How long does Fertilizer take to despawn in Rust?
Dropped on the ground in Rust, Fertilizer despawns after 5 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
What category and item family does Fertilizer belong to in Rust?
Fertilizer belongs to the Resources category (36 published items, 3 with crafting blueprints) and sits in the resource display family alongside 35 other resources items in Rust. For server administration and conveyor filters, it uses shortname fertilizer and item ID -930193596.
Can you craft or research Fertilizer at a workbench in Rust?
Fertilizer has no crafting blueprint in Rust and cannot be made at a workbench or Research Table. Within the Resources category (3 craftable of 36), it spawns in the world or via inventory.give fertilizer 1000, with item ID -930193596 and despawns after 5 minutes when dropped.
Can you recycle Fertilizer at a monument recycler in Rust?
Fertilizer cannot be shredded inside a monument green recycler (50% base efficiency) or a safe-zone yellow recycler (40% base efficiency) in Rust. No published item recycles into it across the 36 Resources entries either, and dropped copies despawn after 5 minutes (item ID -930193596).
Does Fertilizer lose condition or require repairs in Rust?
Fertilizer has no durability bar in Rust and never loses condition in storage or on the belt, so condition never degrades during use. Grouped with 36 resources entries under Resources, it stacks to 1,000 per slot and despawns in 5 minutes.
What is the item ID for Fertilizer in Rust?
Fertilizer has 32-bit signed item ID -930193596 and shortname fertilizer in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Resources category (stack limit 1,000 units per slot).
What is the give command for Fertilizer in Rust?
Server administrators in Rust spawn Fertilizer in the F1 developer console with inventory.give fertilizer 1,000 or inventory.giveid -930193596 1,000 for 1,000 units. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.