When you’re traveling in the vast and unforgiving universe ofNo Man’s Sky, you have to use everything you’re able to find. Survival is a matter of using your wits and resources to ensure you’ve got the resources to carry on, and there’s no better way to do that than to have a farm.

There are many tasks to farming, but one of the most important steps is fertilizing the soil, and there’s no better way to fertilize than with poop. Or in the parlance of No Man’s Sky, a little substance called Faecium. This guide will go over how to find, collect, and use Faecium to its fullest.

Image of a Gek pointing at a Gutrot Flower in No Man’s Sky.

What Is Faecium?

Faecium isa harvestable agricultural resourcein No Man’s Sky. It’s typically used to create cultivating chambers in order to grow other harvestable agrarian resources, making itvery important in agriculture.

Although typically associated with farming, Faecium is also used to refine several resources that travelers might find helpful on their journey, soit’s always useful to have a healthy supply of Faecium handy.

Image of a Gutrot Flower in No Man’s Sky.

Where To Find Faecium

Faecium can be found in several sources, butby far the best source of Faecium is harvesting the appropriately-named Gutrot Flower. As the name suggests, the Gutrot Flower is a foul-smelling plant the aroma of which entices the Gek while discouraging most other species. Gutrot Flowers can occasionally be found on planets, but is better found on the Anomaly or by hiring a farmer.

The best way to acquire a Gutrot Flower is to hire a farmerfor your base and then purchase seeds from them. Alternatively, you may purchase the Gutrot Flower crafting recipe fromthe Construction Research Station on the Anomalyfor three Salvaged Data.

Image of a Gek pleased with his Gutrot Flower in No Man’s Sky.

Once planted,a Gutrot Flower will provide 25 Faecium every four hours. It’s recommended to plant several Gutrot Flowers to ensure you have a good supply.

Faecium can also be found asa secondary byproduct from carbon-based plants, found in mineable resourceson marshy planets, or found as junk in damaged machinery.

Image of Faecium in a players inventory in No Man’s Sky.

Local fauna can also produce limited amounts of Faecium. Feeding creature pellets to any local fauna will eventually cause them to produce Faecium. This can be useful for finding the initial 10 Faecium required to create a Cultivating Chamber (the recipe for which will be discussed below).

Sources Of Faecium Summary

In summary, Faecium can be found from these sources.

You can create Gutrot Flowers if you have sufficient Faecium on hand. This can let you quicklycreate a large field of Gutrot Flowers by simply reinvesting your harvested Faecium into more Gutrot Flowers.

What Is Faecium Used For?

Faecium is an important resource for agricultural pursuits. Faecium isrequired for creating Cultivation Chamberseither in an on-planet base oraboard your interstellar Freighter. It’s also required for creating the Livestock Unit, Terrariums, and making Lubricant, an important product for more expensive craftable items.

Faecium can also be used to refine certain resources, and even used in cooking.Below are all recipes that require Faeciumin No Man’s Sky.

Image of Gold being produced from Faecium and Pugneum in No Man’s Sky.

Silver x50

Oxygen x25

Faecium x10

Faecium x20

Silver x60

Oxygen x35

Faecium x25

Faecium x40

Faecium x50

Mordite x50

Glass x2

Faecium x1

Carbon x2

Mordite x1

Faecium x3

Oxygen x1

Pugneum x1

Mordite x2

Hexite x1

Sodium x1

Cooking Recipes

The usefulness of these recipes is questionable asCreature Pellets can be crafted without a nutrient processor using 60 Carbon.

Fireberry x1

Grahberry x1

Hexaberry x1

Pilgrimberry x1

Solanium x1

Solartillo x1

Sweetroot x1