literaly grind, i don´t remember the exact number but afther cooking like 30-40 times it changes from noob to intermediate, then at 70-90 to advanced, the same to the other skills.How to increase the level of alchemy, cooking and gardening, otherwise I still have a skill level all the time: newbie?
if i don´t remember worng potions changed in efectivity by 100 points (noob=100 hp, Intermediate=200 hp, advanced=300 hp)