diff --git a/Turtle/Wheat.lua b/Turtle/Wheat.lua
index 94935f5..6e948e4 100644
--- a/Turtle/Wheat.lua
+++ b/Turtle/Wheat.lua
@@ -52,4 +52,35 @@ function Wheat:selectPlantable(update)
         turtle.select(slot)
         return true
     end
+end
+
+function Wheat:readConfig(path)
+    -- reading configFile into a table
+    if (path == nil) then
+        term.write("init must have a path for the config file as argument")
+        return -1
+    end
+    if (type(path) ~= "string") then
+        term.write("invalid argument")
+        return -1
+    end
+    if (not fs.exists(path)) then
+        term.write("could not find config file \n please make sure it exists and the path is correct")
+        return -1
+    end
+    local file = fs.open(path, "r")
+    local config = {}
+    while true do
+        local line = file.readLine()
+        if not line then
+            break
+        end
+        local numLine = tonumber(line)
+        config[#config+1] = numLine
+    end
+    file.close()
+
+    self.homePos = {config[1], config[2], config[3], config[4]}
+    self.length = config[5]
+    self.width = config[6]
 end
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