diff --git a/src/components/Field.tsx b/src/components/Field.tsx
index 12d2b8d..c53751a 100644
--- a/src/components/Field.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Field.tsx
@@ -164,10 +164,20 @@ const FieldComponent: React.FC = () => {
     }
   }
 
-  const getBgColor = (hasCrop: boolean, isMature: boolean) => {
+  const getBgColor = (
+    hasCrop: boolean,
+    isMature: boolean,
+    fertility: number,
+  ) => {
     if (isMature) return '#22c55e'
     if (hasCrop) return '#86efac'
-    return '#92400e'
+
+    // For empty plots, show fertility level through color
+    // Convert fertility (0-1) to a color between light grey-brown and dark brown
+    const r = Math.floor(146 + (73 - 146) * fertility) // 146 to 73
+    const g = Math.floor(131 + (47 - 131) * fertility) // 131 to 47
+    const b = Math.floor(120 + (23 - 120) * fertility) // 120 to 23
+    return `rgb(${r}, ${g}, ${b})`
   }
 
   const availableSpeeds = [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64]
@@ -233,7 +243,7 @@ const FieldComponent: React.FC = () => {
           row.slice(0, fieldSize).map((plot, colIndex) => {
             const hasCrop = !!plot.current
             const isMature = !!plot.current?.mature
-            const bgColor = getBgColor(hasCrop, isMature)
+            const bgColor = getBgColor(hasCrop, isMature, plot.fertility)
 
             return (
               <div
diff --git a/src/components/FloatingMessages.tsx b/src/components/FloatingMessages.tsx
index 4972780..63a77cc 100644
--- a/src/components/FloatingMessages.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FloatingMessages.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState, useImperativeHandle, forwardRef } from 'react'
+import React, {
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  forwardRef,
+} from 'react'
 
 interface Message {
   id: string
@@ -20,12 +25,12 @@ const FloatingMessages = forwardRef<FloatingMessagesHandle>((_, ref) => {
         text,
         position,
       }
-      setMessages(prev => [...prev, newMessage])
-    }
+      setMessages((prev) => [...prev, newMessage])
+    },
   }))
 
   const handleAnimationEnd = (messageId: string) => {
-    setMessages(prev => prev.filter(msg => msg.id !== messageId))
+    setMessages((prev) => prev.filter((msg) => msg.id !== messageId))
   }
 
   return (
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ const FloatingMessages = forwardRef<FloatingMessagesHandle>((_, ref) => {
           }
         `}
       </style>
-      {messages.map(message => (
+      {messages.map((message) => (
         <div
           key={message.id}
           className="floating-message"
diff --git a/src/components/Market.tsx b/src/components/Market.tsx
index 5b0231a..bc72fb5 100644
--- a/src/components/Market.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Market.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const MarketComponent: React.FC = () => {
 
     floatingMessagesRef.current?.addMessage(
       `+1 ${item.emoji} ${item.name}`,
-      position
+      position,
     )
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const MarketComponent: React.FC = () => {
 
     floatingMessagesRef.current?.addMessage(
       `-1 ${item.emoji} ${item.name}`,
-      position
+      position,
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/constants/index.ts b/src/constants/index.ts
index 9014145..387c7e6 100644
--- a/src/constants/index.ts
+++ b/src/constants/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const CROPS: CropDefinitions = {
     waterPerTick: 1 / 20,
     yield: 1,
     yieldType: 'celery',
+    fertilityDepletion: 0.1,
   },
   corn: {
     id: 'corn',
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const CROPS: CropDefinitions = {
     waterPerTick: 1 / 40,
     yield: 5,
     yieldType: 'corn',
+    fertilityDepletion: 0.3,
   },
 }
 
diff --git a/src/store/useGameStore.ts b/src/store/useGameStore.ts
index a7d8fa8..5eef734 100644
--- a/src/store/useGameStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/useGameStore.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const initializeField = (size: number): PlotState[][] => {
         .fill(0)
         .map(() => ({
           moisture: 0,
+          fertility: 1,
         })),
     )
 }
@@ -175,6 +176,10 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
               state.plots[row][col].current = undefined
               state.inventory[yieldItem] =
                 (state.inventory[yieldItem] || 0) + yieldAmount
+              state.plots[row][col].fertility = Math.max(
+                0,
+                state.plots[row][col].fertility - crop.fertilityDepletion,
+              )
               state.actionCooldown = COOLDOWN_DURATION
             }),
           )
@@ -190,6 +195,14 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
         // Update plots
         state.plots.forEach((row: PlotState[], rowIndex: number) => {
           row.forEach((plot: PlotState, colIndex: number) => {
+            // Regenerate fertility every 100 ticks
+            if (state.tickCount % 100 === 0 && plot.fertility < 1) {
+              state.plots[rowIndex][colIndex].fertility = Math.min(
+                1,
+                plot.fertility + 0.1,
+              )
+            }
+
             if (!plot.current || plot.current.mature) {
               return
             }
@@ -197,8 +210,15 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
             const crop = CROPS[plot.current.cropId]
             const waterNeeded = crop.waterPerTick
 
-            if (plot.moisture >= waterNeeded) {
-              const newProgress = plot.current.progress + 1
+            // Only grow if fertility is above 0.2
+            if (plot.moisture >= waterNeeded && plot.fertility >= 0.2) {
+              let growthRate = 1
+              // Half growth rate if fertility is between 0.2 and 0.5
+              if (plot.fertility < 0.5) {
+                growthRate = 0.5
+              }
+
+              const newProgress = plot.current.progress + growthRate
               const mature = newProgress >= crop.growthTicks
 
               state.plots[rowIndex][colIndex].moisture =
@@ -257,7 +277,7 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
     const { cash } = get()
     const item = MARKET_ITEMS[itemId]
 
-    if (!item || item.buyPrice === null) {
+    if (!item || item.buyPrice === null || item.buyPrice === undefined) {
       return
     }
 
@@ -267,7 +287,7 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
 
     set(
       produce((state) => {
-        state.cash -= item.buyPrice
+        state.cash -= item.buyPrice!
         state.inventory[itemId] = (state.inventory[itemId] || 0) + 1
       }),
     )
diff --git a/src/store/useSaveSystem.ts b/src/store/useSaveSystem.ts
index 51cd3ec..fd86ef3 100644
--- a/src/store/useSaveSystem.ts
+++ b/src/store/useSaveSystem.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { useEffect } from "react"
-import { hasSaveInSlot, useGameStore } from "./useGameStore"
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { hasSaveInSlot, useGameStore } from './useGameStore'
 
 export const useSaveSystem = () => {
   const { saveToSlot, loadFromSlot } = useGameStore()
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export const useSaveSystem = () => {
       }
     }
 
-
     window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
       saveToSlot(0)
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 6670f81..e1fd1b1 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface Crop {
   waterPerTick: number
   yield: number
   yieldType: string
+  fertilityDepletion: number
 }
 
 export interface CropDefinitions {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export interface PlotState {
     mature: boolean
   }
   moisture: number
+  fertility: number
 }
 
 export interface InventoryItem {