Farm Crops and Seasonal Mutations

As a farmer, you'll naturally want to grow crops in the fields that nobody remembers. When harvesting your crops you may discover that a different type of crop appears among the seeds that you planted. These are special crop mutations that will grow if the seeds and season are correct for them to appear.

There are a total of 155 crops that you can grow in the game. This includes the field plants, tree fruit, and even the wild Bamboo Shoots and Mushrooms you can pick up off the ground in the Mountain area. The Collected list counts the normal and Great versions as separate entries, so technically there are 72 field crops (144 total), 4 fruit trees (8 total), 1 Grass crop, and 2 wild crops (as there aren't Great versions of these). You can keep track of the number you've discovered by going into your farmhouse bookshelf, select the Encyclopedia, and then select the list of Collected crops. Anything that has a vegetable icon next to its name is part of the crop category.

These crop mutations are the same as those in Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley.

To trigger a crop mutation, you simply have to plant the crop seeds in the appropriate season. You will need to water the crops once per day just to get them to grow, but adding fertilizer will help to increase the chances of the mutations appearing. You can buy fertilizer from Iris' flower shop in Chestnut Town.

Selling a certain number of mutations, either via the shipping bin or to Sam, will add that crop's seeds to Sam's shop inventory. Some mutations don't require a lot of sales to unlock the seeds, while others require a lot more.

Crops will grow in any season, but Great-quality crops will grow from the seeds when planted in their preferred season. You will earn more money from selling Great crops than the normal versions. Selling a lot of Great crops won't unlock Great-quality seeds at Sam's shop; it's just for more profit. Adding fertilizer from Iris' Florist will help with Great development.

Your plants will not wilt when the season changes, but they can be damaged by storms. If the crop matures after its Great season has passed, it won't produce Great quality crops (e.g., planting Cabbage in Spring and having it ripen before the end of Spring may get you Great Cabbage, but planting it in late Spring and having it mature in Summer will get you normal Cabbage; it is outside its preferred season at that point.)

Even though it might not create Great quality if it matures beyond its preferred season, it still can mutate upon maturity in its current season. Basically, planting a crop early before its mutation season will mean it can mutate when it matures. For example, plant Celery in late Spring (24th or later) and it may mutate into Mystic Herb when it finally matures in Summer. The crop doesn't need to be planted in the season it mutates in; it just needs to ripen when in that season.

Broccoli

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Broccoli	30 G	Winter	6 Days	75 G / 150 G
Broccolini Mutates from Broccoli during Fall	50 G Sell 10	Fall	6 Days	120 G / 190 G
Evergreen Mutates from Broccolini during Summer	80 G Sell 30	Summer	10 Days	200 G / 300 G
Romanesco Mutates from Broccolini during Winter	60 G Sell 20	Winter	10 Days	150 G / 225 G
Dryad Mutates from Romanesco during Spring	90 G Sell 30	Spring	11 Days	220 G / 335 G

Cabbage

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Cabbage	20 G	Spring	6 Days	50 G / 75 G
Huge Cabbage Mutates from Cabbage during Spring	50 G Sell 20	Spring	10 Days	125 G / 185 G
Red Cabbage Mutates from Cabbage during Winter	40 G Sell 10	Winter	10 Days	100 G / 150 G
Dome Cabbage Mutates from Huge Cabbage during Winter	60 G Sell ?	Winter	11 Days	150 G / 220 G
Green Cabbage Mutates from Red Cabbage during Spring	60 G Sell 20	Spring	11 Days Days	150 G / 225 G

Carrot

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Carrot	20 G	Fall	7 Days	50 G / 75
Brown Carrot Mutates from Carrot during Summer	50 G Sell 20	Summer	7 Days	125 G / 185 G
Baby Carrot Mutates from Carrot during Winter	40 G Sell 10	Winter	3 Days	100 G / 150 G
Mandrake Mutates from Brown Carrot during Fall Must use Barbatus Blend Fertilizer at least once	60 G Sell 30	Fall	8 Days	150 G / 220 G
White Carrot Mutates from Baby Carrot during Winter	60 G Sell 30	Winter	7 Days	150 G / 220 G

Celery

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Celery	20 G	Spring	7 days	50 G / 75 G
Mystic Herb Mutates from Celery during Summer	50 G Sell 20	Summer	8 Days	125 G / 185 G
White Celery Mutates from Celery during Fall	40 G Sell 10	Fall	7 Days	100 G / 150 G
Royal Herb Mutates from White Celery during Winter	60 G Sell 30	Winter	10 Days	150 G / 225 G

Corn

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Corn	30 G	Summer	11 Days	90 G / 120 G
Fodder Corn Mutates from Corn during Summer	30 G Sell 10	Summer	13 Days	100 G / 130 G
Sweet Corn Mutates from Corn during Summer	40 G Sell 20	Summer	14 Days	150 G / 200 G
Sunset Corn Mutates from Fodder Corn during Spring Must use Corn Blend Fertilizer at least once	50 G Sell ?	Spring	14 Days	180 G / ? G
Yellow Corn Mutates from Sweet Corn during Winter	50 G Sell ?	Winter	14 Days	180 G / 300 G

Green Pepper

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Green Pepper	40 G	Summer	7 Days	80 G / 130 G
Red Pepper Mutates from Green Pepper during Summer	50 G Sell 10	Summer	12 Days	110 G / 200 G
Bell Pepper Mutates from Green Pepper during Summer	60 G Sell 20	Summer	12 Days	130 G / 240 G
Purple Pepper Mutates from Red Pepper during Spring Must use Carp Blend Fertilizer at least once	70 G Sell ?	Spring	11 Days	150 G / 225 G
Magic Pepper Mutates from Bell Pepper during Spring	70 G Sell 20	Spring	12 Days	150 G / 300 G
Golden Pepper Mutates from Magic Pepper during Summer Must use Goby Blend Fertilizer at least once	80 G Sell ?	Summer	14 Days	200 G / ? G
White Pepper Mutates from Magic Pepper during Winter	70 G Sell ?	Winter	12 Days	150 G / 300 G

Hot Pepper

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Hot Pepper	30 G	Fall	11 Days	90 G / 120 G
Jalapeno Mutates from Hot Pepper during Spring	40 G Sell 20	Spring	13 Days	150 G / 220 G
Habanero Mutates from Hot Pepper during Fall Must use Orange Compost Fertilizer at least once	30 G Sell 10	Fall	13 Days	100 G / ? G
Dragon Pepper Mutates from Jalapeno during Winter Must use Apple Compost Fertilizer at least once	50 G Sell ?	Winter	14 Days	180 G / ? G
Devil Pepper Mutates from Habanero during Summer Must use Corn Blend Fertilizer at least once	50 G Sell ?	Summer	? Days	180 G / 300 G

Onion

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Onion	30 G	Spring	4 Days	50 G / 70 G
Scallion Mutates from Onion during Spring	50 G Sell 10	Spring	6 Days	90 G / 130 G
Petite Onion Mutates from Scallion during Spring	60 G Sell 20	Spring	5 Days	160 G / 200 G
Red Onion Mutates from Scallion during Summer	70 G Sell 20	Summer	7 Days	170 G / 260 G
Teardrop Mutates from Red Onion during Winter	70 G Sell 30	Winter	? Days	170 G / 260 G
Pearl Onion Mutates from Petite Onion during Fall	60 G Sell 30	Fall	6 Days	150 G / 220 G

Mutating a Petite Onion into a Pearl Onion requires you to plant the seeds in a specific pattern, which isn't explained anywhere in the game. You will need to plant the seeds in a checkerboard pattern with a space between each Petite Onion seed. You do not need to add any special fertilizer to trigger the mutation into Pearl Onion.

Potato

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Potato	20 G	Fall	6 Days	50 G / 75 G
Giant Potato Mutates from Potato during Fall	50 G Sell 20	Fall	8 Days	125 G / 185
Purple Potato Mutates from Potato during Winter	40 G Sell 10	Winter	? Days	100 G / 150 G
Black Potato Mutates from Purple Potato during Summer	60 G Sell 20	Summer	11 Days	150 G / 220 G
Titan Potato Mutates from Black Potato during Winter Must use Durum Wheat Blend Fertilizer at least once	60 G Sell ?	Winter	12 Days	150 G / ? G

Pumpkin

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Pumpkin	90 G	Fall	15 Days	170 G / 260 G
Squash Mutates from Pumpkin during Spring	140 G Sell 20	Spring	15 Days	220 G / 380 G
Zucchini Mutates from Pumpkin during Summer	110 G Sell 10	Summer	16 Days	200 G / 320 G
Giant Squash Mutates from Squash during Summer Must use Goby Blend Fertilizer at least once	200 G Sell 20	Summer	15 Days	280 G / 400 G
Cream Pumpkin Mutates from Squash during Winter	250 G Sell ?	Winter	16 Days	220 G / 450 G
Giant Pumpkin Mutates from Giant Squash during Fall	400 G Sell ?	Fall	22 Days	800 G / 1500 G

Spinach

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Spinach	20 G	Winter	5 Days	50 G / 75 G
Savoy Spinach Mutates from Spinach during Spring	50 G Sell 20	Spring	5 Days	120 G / 190 G
Baby Spinach Mutates from Spinach during Winter	40 G Sell 10	Winter	5 Days	100 G / 150 G
Lilac Spinach Mutates form Savoy Spinach during Fall	50 G Sell 30	Fall	7 Days	120 G / 190 G
Pink Spinach Mutates from Baby Spinach during Winter	70 G Sell 30	Winter	8 Days	170 G / 260 G

The description for Pink Spinach says that it grows "in swampy areas in fall," but it actually prefers Winter season.

Strawberry

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Strawberry	20 G	Spring	7 Days	55 G / 80 G
Angel Lantern Mutates from Strawberry during Fall Must use Barbatus Blend Fertilizer at least once	110 G Sell 20	Fall	12 Days	160 G / 200 G
White Berry Mutates from Strawberry during Winter	35 G Sell 10	Winter	10 Days	95 G / 130 G
Magical Berry Mutates from White Berry during Spring Must use Berry Blend fertilizer at least once	110 G Sell 50	Spring	9 Days	160 G / 200 G
Princess' Eye Mutates from Angel Lantern during Summer	120 G Sell ?	Summer	13 Days	180 G / 300 G

Tomato

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Tomato	30 G	Summer	11 Days	60 G / 85 G
San Marzano Mutates from Tomato during Summer	60 G Sell 10	Summer	13 Days	100 G / 130 G
Crimson Mutates from Tomato during Winter	80 G Sell ?	Winter	? Days	300 G / 260 G
Killer Tomato Mutates from Crimson during Fall Must use Tomato Blend Fertilizer at least once	100 G Sell ?	Fall	13 Days	250 G / 450 G
Red Zeppelin Mutates from San Marzano during Spring Must use Tomato Blend Fertilizer at least once	70 G Sell 20	Spring	14 Days	200 G / 260 G

Wheat

Crop Name	Seeds	GREAT	Grows in	Sell Price
Wheat	10 G	Summer	7 Days	25 G / 40 G
Durum Wheat Mutates from Wheat during Summer	10 G Sell 10	Summer	8 Days	25 G / 40 G
Barley Mutates from Wheat during Fall	10 G Sell 20	Fall	9 Days	25 G / 40 G
Rye Mutates from Barley during Winter Must use Mosquito Blend Fertilizer at least once	10 G Sell 30	Winter	9 Days	25 G / 40 G