diff --git a/Defs/basin.xml b/Defs/basin.xml
index eb23c2b..b809ddf 100644
--- a/Defs/basin.xml
+++ b/Defs/basin.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
             <Mass>80</Mass>
         </statBases>
         <size>(1,4)</size>
-        <!-- this stat doesn't do anything for this mod -->
         <fertility>2.8</fertility>
         <building>
             <defaultPlantToGrow>Plant_Rice</defaultPlantToGrow>
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@
                 <cornerBR>Damage/Corner</cornerBR>
             </damageData>
         </graphicData>
+        <fertility>3.0</fertility>
         <constructionSkillPrerequisite>8</constructionSkillPrerequisite>
         <statBases>
             <WorkToBuild>5000</WorkToBuild>
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
                 <cornerBR>Damage/Corner</cornerBR>
             </damageData>
         </graphicData>
+        <fertility>3.15</fertility>
         <constructionSkillPrerequisite>10</constructionSkillPrerequisite>
         <statBases>
             <WorkToBuild>7000</WorkToBuild>
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@
                 <cornerBR>Damage/Corner</cornerBR>
             </damageData>
         </graphicData>
+        <fertility>3.4</fertility>
         <constructionSkillPrerequisite>12</constructionSkillPrerequisite>
         <statBases>
             <WorkToBuild>9500</WorkToBuild>
diff --git a/Source/HydroponicsExpanded/Buildings/Building_DenseHydroponicsBasin.cs b/Source/HydroponicsExpanded/Buildings/Building_DenseHydroponicsBasin.cs
index 62a0fd3..cf18485 100644
--- a/Source/HydroponicsExpanded/Buildings/Building_DenseHydroponicsBasin.cs
+++ b/Source/HydroponicsExpanded/Buildings/Building_DenseHydroponicsBasin.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace HydroponicsExpanded {
     public class BuildingDenseHydroponicsBasin : Building_PlantGrower, IThingHolder, IPlantToGrowSettable {
         private ThingOwner _innerContainer;
         private int _capacity = 4;
-        private float _fertility = 1.0f;
         private float _highestGrowth = 0f;
         private HydroponicsStage _stage = HydroponicsStage.Sowing;
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ namespace HydroponicsExpanded {
 
             // ReSharper disable once PossibleNullReferenceException
             float growthAmount = 1f / (60_000f * growthTrackingPlant.def.plant.growDays) * 250f;
-            growthTrackingPlant.Growth += _fertility * growthAmount;
+            growthTrackingPlant.Growth += def.fertility * growthAmount;
             _highestGrowth = growthTrackingPlant.Growth;
 
             // When growth is complete, move to the harvesting stage.