Second master chef not fully functional

[GlenRoss.8570]

Don't ask me why but I made a second master chef. But after I completed the rigors of the development, I expected to be able to take full advantage of the what my new character had to offer. Sadly, I discovered that their (varietal) gardens, one in Hoelbrak, the other in the Applied Development Lab, are linked. Both gardens will allow planting, both gardens will mature, but once one set of plants is harvested, the other set reverts to "growing". I can only harvest one or the other, each day.

I'm guessing this is because of the limits on harvesting other players' gardens. But this is not that and is not documented as such. If it were, I probably would have reconsidered the large expenditures of time and gold.

[Illumine Sparkler.6019]

This is probably due to the fact that any character can go into any home instance to harvest, you don’t have to take your asuran to rata sum each time, you could go to black citadel if ascalon forager is a daily for example. All of the home instance nodes are account wide so only one use per day regardless, otherwise Anet would never sell multiple plots as someone could just make 3 or more chefs and harvest to their hearts especially since chef is the cheapest to max out, 4g to get to 400 chef then not much more for the rest as an example.

[GlenRoss.8570]

I can see the logic in that. I guess I'm mostly disgruntled at having wasted resources for an undocumented limitation. It makes me hesitant to commit time or money (real or in-game), going forward.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

It is documented. All Home Instances are shared account-wide. It's not just 'gardens'.
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Home_instance

The Wiki (link above, or accessed in-game by typing /Wiki in chat) is a great resource for all things Guild Wars 2.

[GlenRoss.8570]

Snark aside, where is the relevant passage in the page you linked, that is relevant to the topic at-hand? The limitation is the subject, not just a simple association.

[Illumine Sparkler.6019]

It’s in the subsection home instance upgrades.

Harvesting nodes and chests can only be gathered once per day per account.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

There's no snark.
It's right in the third paragraph at the top of the page.

[GlenRoss.8570]

Fair enough. I didn't interpret the relevant part of that page, correctly. My waste.I thought it was a bit condescending to point out the wiki, which is my first stop for anything I don't understand about the game. If it wasn't intended that way, I withdraw the characterization.

Thanks all, for the helpful, if not satisfying, information.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

Most players don't consult the Wiki, so without stating you do, it's a common assumption.

[GlenRoss.8570]

Roger that. Thanks, then.