Seasonal Crops

[ Spring Crops ] [ Summer Crops ] [ Fall Crops ] [ Winter Crops ]

Growing crops is always an important part in any Harvest Moon game. On your farm you will have a plot of land where you can grow your plants. There are also 2 other plots of land available in the Clarinet district where your farm is, but you have to pay Hamilton a lot of money in order to use them.

Each season you will have new types of crops to grow. Crop seeds can be purchased from Marimba Farm or by paying twice as much by calling the farm or Taylor's Seed Shop via your telephone. As Marimba farm upgrades, new seeds will be available for purchase at the farm. All of the seeds that will eventually appear at Marimba are for sale at Taylor's. If you don't want to wait for Ruth's shop to upgrade, you can choose to pay a higher price for the unlockable seeds by ordering directly from her son.

The crops you grow will mature into one of 4 types of quality; Decent, Good, Perfect, or Shining. The better the quality, the more money you'll earn when you ship them. The quality you receive is mainly determined by the type of soil you have.

The better the soil, the better the chance you'll receive Shining crops. You can buy fertilizer from Marimba Farm to increase the quality of your soil. The quality of soil also affects the speed at which the crop matures.

Decent Fertilizer - 60 G each - Raises soil quality by 1
Good Fertilizer - 120 G each - Raises soil quality by 2
Perfect Fertilizer - 220 G each - Raises soil quality by 3
Shining Fertilizer - 300 G each - Raises soil quality by 4 (lvl 1 + Shining Fertilizer = lvl 5 soil)

Approximately every two weeks, the soil quality will decrease by 1 if there are crops growing on the spot of soil.

To find honey, you need to plant flowers on soil that has been enhanced with fertilizer. The more fertile the soil, the better the chance of finding quality Honey and Royal Jelly. If your flowers have honey, you'll see honeybees buzzing around the flowers in the morning when you exit your house. Harvest the flower to collect the honey. The ship prices for honey are: Decent Honey (50 G), Good Honey (100 G), Perfect Honey (150 G), Shining Honey (250 G), and Royal Jelly (50 G).

You can also grow grass in your fields, which can be turned into animal fodder by cutting it once full grown. You don't have to water grass for it to grow. Grass grows in Spring, Summer, and Fall seasons.

Spring Season

Crop	Seeds	Days	Regrows	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Wheat	80 G Marimba Farm	5 to 7 Days	YES	130 G	150 G	170 G	260 G
Flax	30 G Marimba Farm	5 to 6 Days	No	110 G	170 G	220 G	330 G
Turnip	30 G Marimba Farm	5 Days	No	170 G	200 G	230 G	340 G
Potato	30 G Marimba Farm	5 Days	No	190 G	220 G	240 G	360 G
Cabbage	30 G Marimba Farm	5 to 7 Days	No	190 G	220 G	250 G	390 G
Strawberry	110 G Marimba Farm	6 to 10 Days	YES	180 G	220 G	270 G	410 G
Cocoa Fruit	140 G Toucan Inn	5 to 8 Days	YES	140 G	160 G	180 G	270 G
Chili Pepper	40 G Toucan Inn	5 Days	No	160 G	190 G	210 G	330 G
Lavender	20 G Marimba Farm	3 to 5 Days	No	100 G / Color = Purple
Tulip	20 G Marimba Farm	3 to 5 Days	No	110 G / Color = Red
Hyacinth	20 G Marimba Farm	3 to 5 Days	No	120 G / Color = Yellow
Pinkcat Flower	20 G Marimba Farm	3 to 5 Days	No	120 G / Color = Purple
Pansy	20 G Marimba Farm	3 to 5 Days	No	90 G / Color = Yellow
Lettuce	40 G Marimba Farm	5 Days	No	220 G	250 G	280 G	390 G

The Flax crop that you grow during Spring can be converted into Flax Yarn if you put the fruit in the Yarn Maker. You can buy the Yarn Maker from Barbara for 4500 G if you have a level 3 Poultry Barn. The quality of yarn produced will depend on the quality of the fruit you put into the Yarn Maker.

Flax Yarn can be dyed using the Dye Pot, which also comes from Barbara for 3600 G. The pot is a kitchen utensil, and requires you to combine yarn with a colored plant such as flowers and wild herbs. The quality of the dyed yarn is stripped and replaced with the dye color, so it is a good way to turn Decent Flax Yarn into somethng that will sell for a little more gold.

Crop	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Flax Yarn	180 G	210 G	270 G	500 G
Red Flax Yarn	220 G
Yellow Flax Yarn	190 G
Green Flax Yarn	190 G
Blue Flax Yarn	260 G
Purple Flax Yarn	190 G

Flax Yarn is part of the Animal Products and not part of the Crop Products, so you will need to get at least 1 non-colored Flax Yarn if you want to earn the Animal Product Trophy from Hannah.

Another crop you can process is Wheat and Chili Pepper, which can be turned into Wheat Flour and Curry Powder. Take the crops to the Waterwheel in Flute Fields or on your own farm. to process them.

Crop	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Wheat Flour	150 G	180 G	210 G	270 G
Curry Powder	190 G	230 G	260 G	340 G

Summer Season

Crop	Seeds	Days	Regrows	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Corn	100 G Marimba, Lv 2	5 to 9 Days	YES	160 G	190 G	210 G	310 G
Tomato	100 G Marimba, Lv 1	5 to 7 Days	YES	160 G	190 G	210 G	320 G
Onion	30 G Marimba, Lv 1	5 Days	No	170 G	200 G	230 G	340 G
Honeydew	40 G Marimba, Lv 4	5 to 9 Days	No	250 G	300 G	450 G	640 G
Watermelon	30 G Marimba, Lv 1	5 to 7 Days	No	210 G	250 G	290 G	410 G
Green Herb	20 G Marimba, Lv 1	3 to 5 Days	No	30 G
Blue Herb	20 G Marimba, Lv 1	3 to 5 Days	No	60 G
Hibiscus	40 G Toucan Inn	3 to 5 Days	No	210 G / Color = Red
Sunflower	30 G Marimba, Lv 2	3 to 5 Days	No	160 G / Color = Yellow
Lily	20 G Marimba, Lv 1	3 to 5 Days	No	140 G / Color = Yellow
Begonia	20 G Marimba, Lv 3	3 to 5 Days	No	110 G / Color = Purple
Morning Glory	20 G Marimba, Lv 4	3 to 5 Days	No	120 G / Color = Blue
Cucumber	30 G Marimba, Lv 1	5 Days	No	160 G	200 G	240 G	360 G
Sugarcane	40 G Marimba, Lv 1	5 Days	No	160 G	190 G	220 G	330 G
Tea Leaves	50 G Marimba, Lv 1	3 Days	No	170 G	200 G	230 G	360 G

Some of the crops can be converted into other forms for selling. Sugarcane can be ground using the Windmill at Horn Ranch and converted into Sugar, and Corn can be turned into Cornmeal at the Waterwheel.

Crop	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Cornmeal	190 G	230 G	250 G	330 G
Sugar	190 G	230 G	260 G	340 G

Fall Season

Crop	Seeds	Days	Regrows	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Rice	30 G Marimba Lv 3	5 Days	No	210 G	250 G	290 G	400 G
Eggplant	80 G Marimba Lv 1	5 Days	YES	130 G	150 G	180 G	270 G
Pumpkin	90 G Marimba Lv 1	6 to 10 Days	YES	150 G	180 G	210 G	310 G
Yam	90 G Marimba Lv 1	5 to 8 Days	YES	130 G	160 G	180 G	260 G
Pepper	100 G Marimba Lv 3	5 to 6 Days	YES	160 G	190 G	220 G	320 G
Carrot	30 G Marimba Lv 1	5 to 6 Days	No	180 G	220 G	260 G	380 G
Spinach	30 G Marimba Lv 1	5 Days	No	180 G	220 G	270 G	400 G
Red Herb	20 G Marimba Lv 2	3 to 5 Days	No	50 G
Purple Herb	20 G Marimba Lv 2	3 to 5 Days	No	30 G
Grape	30 G Marimba Lv 2	5 Days	No	120 G	140 G	160 G	290 G
Bluemist Flower	50 G Marimba Lv 3	3 to 7 Days	No	390 G / Color = Blue
Cosmos	20 G Marimba Lv 1	3 Days	No	100 G / Color = Red
Rose	30 G Marimba Lv 4	3 to 5 Days	No	220 G / Color = Red
Crystanthemum	20 G Marimba Lv 4	3 Days	No	90 G / Color = Yellow
Moondrop Flower	20 G Marimba Lv 4	3 Days	No	120 G / Color = Yellow

Winter Season

Crop	Seeds	Days	Regrows	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Buckwheat	30 G Marimba	5 Days	No	190 G	220 G	240 G	340 G
Yellow Herb	20 G Marimba	3 to 5 Days	No	40 G
Green Bell Flower	20 G Toucan Inn	3 Days	No	110 G / Color = Green
Snowdrop Flower	20 G Marimba	3 to 5 Days	No	150 G / Color = Yellow
Anemone	20 G Marimba	3 to 5 Days	No	110 G / Color = Red

You can convert your Buckwheat crops into Buckwheat Flour by using the waterwheel in Flute Fields.

Crop	Decent	Good	Perfect	Shining
Buckwheat Flour	220 G	270 G	300 G	390 G