how to use petal apothecary

Hi guys and i started playing botania on the ftb mage quest pack. i watched some tutorials but I'm still confused on how to get the day bloom and others. i put in all the right items and petals but its still not working, what am i missing.

Did you throw in seeds at the end?

Did you throw in seeds at the end?

ya i did is there a certain amount you need to put in?? (btw loving running red so far thanks for the help)

Double check that you actually placed all the petals in the pedestal apothecary. I have had cases where I right-clicked the petal, and instead of throwing it in accidentally "planted" the petal in the ground behind the apothecary. If you place a block down in front of the apothecary, you should be able to jump up on it and look down and count the petals in the apothecary and verify that all of them actually made it in. The seeds should not go in. When you drop in the seeds, it should get a *poof* and you should get the daybloom immediately.

*Edited for clarity on the right-click action*

Last edited: Sep 24, 2014

One annoying thing with Botania's GUI light philosophy is that you end up relying on the finniky and inconsistent vanilla drop mechanics. Sometimes you might miss your mark or throw more then you need or the wrong petal in. When my petal apothecary doesn't work I usually empty my hand and take the petals out and start again.
Also pay attention to whether the recipe needs mana petals. Thankfully these days Botania has NEI integration.

I used to rebind drop to the P key because it was a nuisance accidentally dropping gear in panic. But botania changed that... I could just open my inv, drag the item and right click but then I'm just crafting from a GUI lol.

the open crate always drops directly down, so placing items in that can get the perfect drop.
Now I've just had an idea about autocrafting flowers!