Neighboring homesteads

Neighboring homesteads is an unmarked location in the Cranberry Bog region of Appalachia in 2103.

Background
These two neighboring homesteads were once the residents of two diametrically opposed neighbors, Larry and Sandra. Larry had taken to experimenting with a new way of farming, using advanced horticulture techniques supplemented with additional automated aid from several utility Protectrons. The crown piece to his success was his experiments into a growth supplement for his crops that yielded results almost immediately by doubling their volume and growth rate to harvest. However, while Larry's growth formula was succeeding, his neighbor Sandra was becoming weary of his experiments.

Sandra was a proper ludite, completely opposed to the use of technology and having a strong distaste for any of it being near her. Watoga's "City of the Future" in viewing distance was bad enough, but to have such technology in her own backyard was a step too far. Not too long before Larry began having success with his growth formula, Sandra began spying on Larry's work and property. This was noticed by Larry but could not do anything about stop it as Sandra would quickly escape by ducking back into the nearby woods. Sandra also attempted to contaminate Larry's crop water but that caused little disturbance. But having seen where Larry distills his formula, Sandra formulated a plan to sabotage his experiments by spiking it with barrels of toxin she had stored in her farm. This plan required more spying on Larry to get into his lab.

Sandra would watch Larry with binoculars from her farm and write down the numbers she had seen him input on his keypad. This took several attempts, but eventually, Sandra had obtained the full keycode and began toxifying Larry's formula. Immediately, Larry started noting negative results from his formula that was producing nothing but growth. Larry would correctly hypothesize that Sandra was the cause, but before anything could be done by him the Great War would erupt and transforming Appalachia and the Cranberry Bog.

While Larry and Sandra were long gone, Larry's formula would find new life in 2103 as it was stimulating the growth of Strangler plants, the only known growth of stranglers in the Cranberry Bog.

Layout
The neighboring homesteads consist of two homesteads. Larry's homestead to the north and Sandra's homestead to the south. The homestead are further divided by a dried-out river between them.

Larry's homestead consists of a single house with a greenhouse and several trailers stacked atop another. Protectrons patrol the homestead still performing maintenance. Larry's lab is here and needs a one-time specific code that can be gleaned from Keypass notes and the backup data entry on Larry's terminal. Alternatively, one can use precise jumps to get around the keypad door as the roof of the lab is destroyed.

Sandra's home is not far from Larry's and has some antiquated farming equipment and a single Pick-R-Up truck sloping into a gully. Sandra's home is completely destroyed from a gully, but Sandra's farm is still standing. Inside the farm are several dozen barrels of toxin used and a small staircase to a work area.

Notable loot

 * Test case results - Note, on a small table inside a destroyed home, accessible by a keypad.
 * Keypass notes - Note, on a wooden table inside a destroyed barn (cannot be taken).
 * Test holotape - Holotape, in Larry's terminal, given after accessing the second entry.
 * Potential Vault-Tec bobbleheads - In Larry's keycode lab, on the desk next to the test case results.
 * 11 bags of fertilizer can be found across both Larry's and Sandra's homesteads.

Appearances
Neighboring homesteads appear only in Fallout 76 update Wastelanders.