The value of seeds in Facebook's Farmville game can be confusing to figure out. You must take into account the cost of the seeds, the cost to plow, how long it takes the seeds to grow and how much experience points (XP) each harvest is worth. It seems like an intimidating task since none of these factors show an obvious relationship to each other.

Here's a cheat sheet you can use to help you figure out which type of seeds to plant depending on your current goal-whether to make gold or to get XP to level up. We've summarized the information for you below.