Is there any reason to grow anything besides rice?

[Crow_T]

I like to diversify, rice in rich soil, if there is a lot of rich soil just a reasonable sized plot, I'll pop healroot in next. Regular soil gets potatoes and corn, It's nice to have crop harvest time staggered a bit so you always have something ready in an emergency IMO. Usually right before winter you can get a big corn harvest which is huge. I am a pretty sloppy player so having all three in waiting makes life easy. I like rice early, but it seems like a lot of work for the yield in general.

[cultist]

I like to diversify, rice in rich soil, if there is a lot of rich soil just a reasonable sized plot, I'll pop healroot in next.

I'd just like to add that the slowest crops get the biggest advantage from rich soil since the bonus is %-based. +20% growspeed on rice (okay it's +40% for rice but still) or berries is okay. +20% growspeed on cotton or devilstrand is a pretty big deal, especially if your map has limited growing seasons.