The Sims 4 Gardening

Plant List, Fertilizer, and Grafting Plants

The Sims 4 Gardening
Gardening allows you to grow and harvest Plants

Gardening Guide for Base Game & Seasons

Subscribe to Carls The Sims Guides on YoutubeThis guide covers Gardening from the perspective of a new player and moves on to more advanced topics such as perfect plants, grafting, and fertilizer. We do talk about gardening overhaul grafting and changes to the way you acquire plants via buy mode.

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How to: Gardening Cheats
Press Control + Shift + C then type testingcheats on and press enter. You can now set your skill level with stats.set_skill_level major_gardening x (fill in 1-10) - we also have a full listing of Skill Cheats and a master list of Cheats in The Sims 4

About the Gardening Overhaul
With the Sims 4 Seasons release, all players received a free patch that overhauls the Gardening Skill. Plants no longer need to be watered as often, and at the same time there is an area of effect to watering and weeding. Plants up to 1 full square away (visible in build mode) will receive water when the Sim completes the animation. This results in your Sim doing about 10% the usual amount of watering. Additionally, evolve is no longer an animation, and Sims will not need to do it as often as plant quality levels have been cut from 10 to 5. You can also now sell plants without using the inventory. Grafting has also changed. Rares spawn.. rarely, about 1% spawn rate - so they are not broken, just poorly tuned.

Gardening Overview
The Sims 4's Gardening Skill offers you a means of growing plants to make money or make your own ingredients for meals, boosting their quality while pursuing completion of the Plants Collection. You can also use produce as bait. This Guide to Gardening will teach you about fertilizer, evolving plants, quality levels, cuttings and grafts, and how you can grow a big garden at home while still giving your Sims an active life.

If you like, you can jump to the Plant List. If you want info only on grafting combinations, head to the Grafting & Take Cutting Guide. See also the Beekeeping Guide if you have The Sims 4 Seasons Expansion Pack.

Good Traits & Aspirations for Gardeners

  • The Loves Outdoors Trait will give your Sim a happiness boost when they're outside, which will help keep mood positive and synergize with the next:
  • Genius Trait - helps Sims get Focused - this Emotion is very helpful when Gardening and can help you gain skill faster, as demonstrated by the Research Gardening Interaction on the Computer.
  • ???? - all kinds of other traits could work for Gardening, but maybe save your third slot for a little personality!
  • Freelance Botanist Aspiration - This is a natural choice for an Aspiration, since you can gain loads of Satisfaction for the purchase of Rewards by completing the objectives of this Aspiration. The Collector Trait that comes with it doesn't do much to help with collecting plants, but can help you to polish off other collections. You could start with something more useful, then switch to this in-game.

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The Sims 4 Death Flower made from grafting
You can Graft to produce a Death Flower Plant

Starting Gardening & Skill Level Unlocks
The Four basic skills of Gardening are Plant, Water, Weed, and Harvest. All these are self-explanatory, but necessary to help your plants to grow. These are the skills you get at the beginning, and starting is a simple matter of buying seeds or harvesting plants from the wild. You may also read Gardening skill books to raise your level. As you gain levels in Gardening, you'll unlock new abilities:

  • Level 2 - Research Gardening at Computer (Web > Research Gardening). Do this to get Focused, which will help you gain more Gardening Experience.
  • Level 3 - Your Gardener may now Fertilize Plants. This will help them to Evolve faster.
  • Level 4 - Seasonal Fall and Spring plants seed packets unlock. Also Sims may now talk to plants. This will allow you to talk to Plants to fill your Sim's Social Need, while also granting Gardening Skill experience!
  • Level 5 - Seasonal Winter and Summer plants seed packets unlock. Take Cutting and Graft abilities unlock, which allow you to get otherwise unattainable plants.
  • Level 6 - The area of effect of weeding is increased to include nearby plants. Other Sims may Compliment your Garden.
  • Level 7 - Farmer and Uncommon seed packets available for purchase. Sims unlock the Tend Garden ability, allowing them to Water and Weed the Garden by clicking a single plant. This is a big bonus, as tending many plants and finding what ones need watered can be a chore. You still need to choose when to harvest and fertilize, however.
  • Level 8 - Super Sell ability unlocks, allowing you to sell from many plants at once to make money quickly. Sims get the ability to spend $50 to re-grow a Bonsai Tree in order to re-shape it.
  • Level 9 - More efficient gardening interactions - Sims water plants and weed faster.
  • Level 10 - Can purchase rare seed packets for $1,000 each. It's very random, but you may get plants for your collection that you don't yet have. Buying a number of them is wise.
Sims 4 Gardening - Buying Seeds to get Started
Buy Seeds from the computer or a Garden Pot to get started

Buying Seeds
Seeds can be purchased a few ways. With the most recent patch they are found in outdoor activities via buy mode. You can also find them on the Computer (under the Order Menu) or by clicking on Gardening Pots. These are found in Build Mode, Objects by Function > Hobbies & Skills > Miscellaneous. Garden Pots cost $50 while holding only one plant, while Garden Planter Boxes cost $200 and hold either 4 plants or one tree. These aren't necessary for your budding Gardener, as you are able to drag plants to the ground to plant them on your lot. However, both forms of these planters will let you grow plants indoors.

When you Order Seeds, you get to choose from many types of packets (especially with Seasons installed). Each will give you a variety of plants of that type. By default, you're able to choose from Starter Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, or Vegetables. These will give you random common items from each category, so buying more can increase the diversity of your yield.

Later, you unlock the ability to purchase uncommon and rares. This can save you time gathering them, though the old ways of collecting these are still cost-efficient. However, once you have a big garden you should be bringing in large amounts so collecting all the gardening plants is now much more trivial.

The Sims 4 Gardening - Planting Seeds
Create a line of Seeds and your Sim will Plant them all

Planting
Drag fruits, vegetables, herbs, or flowers from your inventory to the ground or a gardening pot/planter box. Lay it out the way you want, as many plants as you want, then select one and choose Plant. Your Sim will go about planting all of the seeds, which you can then water and gain loads of experience doing so. Later, they'll grow weeds so look out for that by clicking plants here and there. Find one with weeds and the Sim will take care of all Weeds, same with Watering. Keep taking care of your garden and plants will eventually be able to evolve to a higher quality level.

Eating Produce
Raw produce may be eaten directly from your Sim's inventory as of the Patch that came with the free patch accompanying the Outdoor Retreat Game Pack. That's great news for all players, regardless of whether they own the game pack. Eating Perfect plants may give your Sim a +3 Happy moodlet for 4h, so it's very much worth keeping some plants on you for a quick bite to eat and a pick me up in terms of mood. This can help your Sim to become Very Focused for their Gardening, further boosting Skill gains, even when you eat a 'Very Nice' or other medium-quality Plant.

Plant "Mood"
Plants with weeds around them or who go without water a while will begin to degrade and cease growth. If it drops too low too long, the plant will die. Keeping your plants in a good 'mood' will allow you to evolve them. There is a certain time a plant must be happy, reduced by fertilizer, before it can evolve.

The Sims 4 Gardening - Evolving Plants
Evolving a Plant raises its Quality Level

Evolving Plants
After taking good care of your plants for a few days, you'll start to see them sparkle. This is when the Evolve option comes up. Evolving a plant will result in higher-quality produce from that plant in the future. It will go up one level when you select Evolve, resulting in higher value harvestables that can be replanted or sold.

There is no point waiting to harvest until after you've evolved a plant. The harvestables' quality will be based on where the plant was when they grew. It's better to harvest them to get ready for the next evolution, so you can start getting profitable Superb-quality Plants.

The Sims 4 Gardening - Harvesting Plants
Harvested Plants can be sold through the Sim's Inventory
Click and Drag the Plant to the Simoleon icon.

Taking Care of your Garden: Tending Garden and Harvest Yields
Plants operate on a schedule such that they all need water at the same time of day with the most recent Sims 4 patches. At 6am, the game checks if the plant has been watered recently and if it's time for another drink, or if it should spawn weeds. With The Sims 4 Seasons, rain may water your garden for you. A plant will only grow unhappy if it is neglected for a time. Plants will gradually grow up to their maximum of 6 harvestables (dependent upon plant type). This is the entire harvest for the day, so you should take them before the next morning to ensure more can spawn. Keep an eye on fertilizing, however, and try to keep that effect active on your favorite plants, so they can evolve quickly.

Spraying for Bugs
In the base game, bugs may infest your garden and they can wreak havoc on plants, killing them much faster than neglect. With the Seasons Expansion bug infestations are more common in springtime. You can spray for bugs but must keep an eye out for insects in your garden. A visual inspection should be done every day or two. You can see them quite easily from a medium distance as there will be a black swarm flying around the afflicted plant.

The Sims 4 Gardening Fertilizer
Fish make excellent Fertilizers.

Fertilizing Plants (Gardening Skill Level 3)
Other plants can be used as Fertilizer, but the best Fertilizers are Fish. The heavier the catch, the better a fertilizer it is - although there is also a hidden modifier on each fish that gives it a bonus. See the Fertilizer Guide for more info. The Sims 4's Fishing Skill works very well with Gardening. Plants that are Fertilized will not grow faster necessarily, but jump in quality faster. Getting to Perfect Quality Plants quickly means using Fertilize as often as it is available. Fertilize has around a 3-4 day cooldown.

Beekeeping in Seasons greatly increases the rate your plants are fertilized. Having a bee box within 5 squares of a plant will grant it a passive boost that stacks with regular fertilizer. I highly recommend looking into this if you'd like to make a perfect plant collection. What is more, you get honey for your efforts which can help make your Sims happy, save them from heat death, and sells for good money.

Plant Quality
Plants come in the following quality levels: Normal, Nice, Excellent, Magnificent, and Perfect.

Bonsai Trees raise Gardening skill in The Sims 4
Sims can prune Bonsai Trees to gain Gardening experience

Bonsai Trees
Bonsai Trees are decor that regrow but allow for a continual source of Gardening experience. However, talking to plants or reading about Gardening is a better means of gaining skill experience. You can trim them into multiple designs once you've gained some levels. These may serve as unique indoor decorations. You can change the color of the stand by clicking on it.

Microscope Slide from Plant Analysis - The Sims 4 Gardening
One of many Pictures you can get from taking Microscope Samples from Plants

Collect Microscope Sample
You can make money with Gardening another way if you're willing to invest in a Microscope (which is massive and costs $1630). Clicking a Plant and selecting to take a Microscope Sample will give you the ability to analyze it with the Microscope. This often yields a painting that can be worth hundreds of Simoleons or work as decor for a geek's paradise. This will, in turn, raise your Sim's Logic Skill.

The Sims 4 Gardening - Take Cutting Ability
Take Cutting lets you Graft Plants at Home

Take Cutting Ability (Gardening Level 5)
Plants must have grown a bit to use this ability. Using it two times in a row can kill a plant, resulting in a fee to revive it, else you dispose of the dead plant. Cuttings are used with the Graft ability, which is unlocked once you have some Plant Cuttings in your inventory. These all go into one stack. If you try to Take Cutting from a plant that has many others grafted on it, the original is the cutting you will get (the first on the list is the original plant type).

The Sims 4 Gardening - a Spliced Plant
A Spliced Plant produces multiple Fruits, Flowers, Etc.

Graft Ability - Combine Plants (Level 5)
See the table below for special grafting combos to unlock plants you haven't yet found. This will start a plant over at its same level of quality, but adding the ability to also grow the plant whose cutting you grafted onto it. You can use this option a number of times on a single plant to make it give you a mixture of produce. The plant must grow a bit again before the Graft option will reappear. It is important to note that rares and uncommons now have a small chance of spawning when you've done the correct grafting combo. This is currently an intended design and not a bug. For any given harvestable you have a 500 weight for common, 100 for uncommon, and 1 for rare. This means 1 out of every 600 harvestables will be a rare.

Grafting is a good ability that allows you to minimize the work your Sim needs to maintain your garden, allowing you to eliminate some plants if you like. If you're going for maximum profit, you'd likely be better off having high-price plants that are NOT grafted in your garden, while grafting plants to condense the size of your garden and simultaneously cut back on the amount of fertilizing and garden tending you need to do. Grafting may also be used to get plants out of season. Use an all-weather plant like Sage and graft another common/uncommon to it to get that year-round. The primary means of getting masses of rares is going to be seasonal due to the weightings above.

The Sims 4 Cow Plant
Cow Plants can be acquired from Grafting Snapdragon with Dragonfruit

The Grafting option is very good for busy Sims that like to cook meals with good ingredients. However, remember that you get only 8-10 harvestables out of a plant and grafting too many to one plant will result in a mixture - 1 of a few of them, 2 of another, and maybe 0 of another kind on a particular harvest. It's totally random and doesn't really increase your yields. Best use of grafting is to do 2-3 type of plants, maximum, so you're sure to pick up a few of each when you harvest. Also note that harvesting right away will yield you few fruit, while waiting to harvest a grafted plant several hours after it first shows fruit (like normal plants) will give it time to make a larger variety of produce, and thus a better yield.

Mushrooms are the main type that can't be cut/grafted. They tend to grow faster than other plants, so this may be part of the reason. Trees grow more slowly so they are not great picks for grafting other plants to. Graft your slow-growing plants onto faster growing types using the Plant List below.

Wild Plants & Growth
In order to find Uncommon and Rare plants that do not come from seed packets and neighborhood gardens, you must look for plants in the Wild. Below, I've listed where I found plants but we have a much more thorough plant locations guide that can help you to find plants. Plants are not always harvestable, as they are not ready. Know that plants only grow in the neighborhood your active Sim is visiting. So if you want one to grow in another area, you need to hang out there a while. Plants grow fairly fast, so find a way to spend some time in that area while you wait for them to grow - make some friends, collect, and fish for fertilizer.

The Sims 4 Gardening - the Green Thumb Achievement
The Green Thumb Achievement

Sometimes they aren't even ready for you to Take Cutting. The trick is to stay in the area long enough for them to grow a tad (Plants grow fast in TS4) so you can take a cutting, then graft it onto one of your own plants. Your Plant will then produce that type of fruit/vegetable and allow you to plant one once that type has been harvested. I have never seen seeds on the ground in this game - it's all about finding plants in the wild and combining with existing plants to get the fruit you need to put in the ground to make your own. You will sometimes find wild plants harvestable, it's just not as efficient to collect them that way given they will usually start at normal quality and you'd be better off skipping all that evolving.

The Sims 4 - finding Tomato
Tomato is found near Slipshod Mesquite in Oasis Springs

Making Perfect Plants Faster
Keep the plants you start with, and gradually evolve them by taking care of them and clicking Evolve each time it comes available. It's easier to see sparkles on game speed 2/3. When you later find a rare plant in the wild and take a sample, then graft it to your high-quality plant, you'll get a high-quality result and be able to plant it. This will let you skip leveling a plant at normal quality (assuming you harvest it in the wild) and is the fastest way to get a Perfect Blackberry bush or Dragonfruit.

The Sims 4 Freelance Botanist
Freelance Botanist is a Gardening Aspiration

Making a Death Flower
You need to do the following Grafts in order to make a Death Flower:

  • Graft Cherry to Apple to make Pomegranate
  • Graft Lily to Snapdragon to make Orchid
  • Graft Pomegranate to Orchid to make Death Flowers
  • Harvest the Death Flowers, Plant one, and enjoy unlimited Death Flowers, which can be exchanged to the reaper to avoid death!
  • You can get locations for the listed plants below.

Grafting for Efficiency
Charlottecupcake wrote in to me to tell me she'd made a guide to make a garden with one of each plant type that is also efficient. She optimizes this by grafting slow-growing plants onto fast ones, so that one of each is present for consumption by Sims or completing the Gardening collection. I've zipped up the PDF guide to combining plants that she wrote, and you may download it here. Inside you will see the plants to combine with, and how many cuttings you'll need to follow her plan. Big thanks to her for sharing this with the community. It is updated for Get to Work's alien plants.

Note: you cannot take cutting of Bonsai Buds, so this means that you can't graft that onto the #3 plant with Dragonfruit and Cow Berry. Contrary to the plan, you should keep the plant with Strawberry, Daisy, and Bonsai Buds to maintain the efficient nature. Because of this issue, it's one more plant but is also a minor problem. Just don't graft strawberry on to anything else except when making the dragonfruit by combining strawberry with snapdragon, and Daisy doesn't need to go on plant #2.

Seasons Specific

Growth Time and In-Season
Plants will not grow when out of season unless the next season is close. Trees seem to get more time to grow before in-season, with Apple trees growing in spring but not in season until Fall. While out of season, plants do not evolve and you cannot fertilize them. They'll lie dormant and wait for their optimal growth time. They do survive and retain all levels you've gained.

These changes make it a bit more challenging in terms of planning a garden that will create produce in the current season. If you select only starter packets and plant them all in Spring, you might only end up with one or two plants. Therefore some things are a waste of time depending on the time of year, and it may be good to break down the planting process and only grow plants that are in season or will be soon. While the plant list below has what plants are in season when, I will make a list of plants broken down by season and list them here later.

Fertilizer Strengths

The Sims 4 Fertilizer
Freelance Botanist is a Gardening Aspiration

Although fertilizer is talked about above, I've made a video/text guide to fertilizer in The Sims 4. On the Fertilizer Strength Guide, you'll learn how much strength each fish has to offer when used as a fertilizer, and some other information about how it works (freshness, weight, and fish fertilizer modifier all contribute). Plants can also be used as fertilizer as stated before. There are three ranks of fertilizer strength - high, med, and low. All plants other than growfruit (high) are either medium or low. Flowers and herbs are all low, fruits and vegetables are all medium. Evolving your produce makes it a better fertilizer. As produce approaches perfect quality, it begins to give more fertilizer 'experience' when applied to a plant. Growfruit can be attained at level 10 Gardening from rare seed packets, but trying to get them can be costly. I bought 50 packs and got 9 growfruit.

Plant List

The following are all 32 plants in the base game.

Seed Packet means you can get it from the starting seed packet, purchased on the computer or by clicking a planter pot. What they give you is random. Farmer Packets unlock later, and provide a larger quantity of the same produce. Buy them at Gardening level 7 to get 'Good' quality seeds from them. It seems a bug prevents these from retaining their quality after that level, but we hope it will be fixed in a future patch.

Note on Growth Times
These are rough estimates, and indicate how long after being planted you can expect a plant to begin producing fruit. They will then produce fruit at a rate relative to their original growth time, until they reach the maximum of 4-6 harvestables. Again, if you harvest too early, you're harming your efficiency and resetting the clock. Expect plants with long growth times to take around 3/4 that time to begin producing fruit again. Plants with long growth times grow produce faster when grafted to a Plant with a short growth time.

Unidentified Fruit Object - UFO Plant ready to harvest
The Unidentified Fruit Object, aka Intergalactic Growth Pod, Grows Slowly

Note on Values & Making Money with Data
Base Game values are for a normal quality harvest. To maximize profit, I suggest you take cuttings from high-value plants and Graft them onto fast-growing plants. A regular Blackberry bush takes a long time to grow harvestables. If you graft it to a Tomato plant, you'll get much better results. This is especially true of the U.F.O. Plant, which seems to grow slowest of all the Plants in Sims 4.

Grafting for Special Plants
In the table, you'll see grafting combinations that can create special plants when you take either type and splice it to the other. The plant will show the original two, plus the new type when the combos are used. It is OK if other plants are already spliced, so long as the one you take cutting from or graft it to has the proper type listed first.

Finding Plants
Many of the plants listed below can be found in various neighborhoods in The Sims 4. See the Plant Locations Guide for a much more thorough list of places to find plants.

Sims 4 Plant List
IconPlant NameRarityHarvest?Base ValueGrowthWhere to Find/Special Graft Combo
Sims 4 AppleAppleCommonFall$336hSeed Packet
Sims 4 BasilBasilCommonSummer, Fall$224hSeed Packet
Sims 4 BluebellsBlue BellsCommonSpring, Summer$236hSeed Packet
Sims 4 CarrotCarrotCommonSpring, Fall$324hSeed Packet
Sims 4 ChrysanthemumChrysanthemumCommonSummer, Fall$1036hSeed Packet
Sims 4 DaisyDaisyCommonSpring$224hSeed Packet
Sims 4 GrapesGrapesCommonFall$848hSeed Packet. You may also produce these by grafting Bluebells with Strawberry.
Sims 4 LemonLemonCommonAll Year?$660hOasis Springs - Across the street from Rattlesnake Juice in the dirt area. Also at end of road by Museum.
Sims 4 MushroomMushroomCommonSpring, Fall$124hSeed Packet
Sims 4 ParsleyParsleyCommonSpring, Summer$224hSeed Packet. Graft Sage and Basil.
Sims 4 BananaPlantainCommonSummer$372hFound in Seed Packets, but you may also Graft Pear with Lemon.
Sims 4 SageSageCommonAll Year?$324hOasis Springs, end of road by Museum. Also across from Sandtrap Flat in the garden area.
Sims 4 SnapdragonSnapdragonCommonSpring, Fall$1636hWillow Creek, Garden Essence Home (BFF Household)
Sims 4 SpinachSpinachCommonWinter$124hSeed Packet
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Chamomile ChamomileCommonSummer$824hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +1-3 4 hour Happy Moodlet (Quality-determined)
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Toxic ChamomileToxic ChamomileCommonSummer$424hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +2 Tense Moodlet for 2h
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat ElderberryElderberryCommonSummer, Fall$218hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +1-3 4 hour Happy Moodlet (Quality-determined)
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Noxious ElderberryNoxious ElderberryCommonSummer, Fall$218hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +2 Sad Moodlet for 2h
Sims 4 Bell Pepper in the Seasons Expansion PackBell PepperCommonSummer$396hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack Found in Summer Plants Seed Packets you can purchase on the computer (and in buy mode).
Sims 4 Green Peas in the Seasons Expansion PackGreen PeasCommonSpring$324hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. Found in Spring Plants Seed Packets you can purchase on the computer (and in buy mode).
Sims 4 Holly in the Seasons Expansion PackHollyCommonFall, Winter$336hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. Found in Starter Flowers Seed Packets you can purchase on the computer (and in buy mode).
Sims 4 CherryCherryUncommonSummer$860hOasis Springs - Behind the Park by Springscape.
Sims 4 LillyLilyUncommonSummer$3636hWillow Creek Park, also in front of Oakenstead
Sims 4 OnionOnionUncommonFall, Winter$648hWillow Creek, Rendle Rose (House), also across the stream from Agave Adobe in Oasis Springs
Sims 4 PearPearUncommonFall, Winter$1060hWillow Creek Park, also behind Umbridge Manor (Mansion)
Sims 4 PotatoPotatoUncommonWinter$324hWillow Creek, Garden Essence Home (BFF Household)
Sims 4 RoseRoseUncommonSpring, Fall$2948hWillow Creek, Behind Umbridge Manor (Mansion)
Sims 4 StrawberryStrawberryUncommonSpring$924hWillow Creek, Garden Essence Home (BFF Household)
Sims 4 TomatoTomatoUncommonSummer$524hOasis Springs, up the road from Slipshod Mesquite (the home that looks like a trailer) are planter boxes. There you will find Tomato and some other plants.
Sims 4 TulipTulipUncommonSpring$1436hOasis Springs, near the abandoned mine down the hill behind the Landgraab Mansion.
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat HuckleberryHuckleberryUncommonSummer, Fall$218hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +1-3 4 hour Happy Moodlet (Quality-determined)
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat MuckleberryMuckleberryUncommonSummer, Fall$318hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +2 Dazed Moodlet for 2h. Dazed Sims are better targets for Romance.
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat FireleafFireleafUncommonSpring, Summer$218hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +1-3 4 hour Happy Moodlet (Quality-determined)
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Poison FireleafPoison FireleafUncommonSpring, Summer$218hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +2 Angry Moodlet for 2h
Sims 4 Garlic in Vampires Game PackGarlicUncommonAll$424hThe Sims 4 Vampires Game PackVampires Game Pack. Found in seed packets, harvest in Forgotten Hollow
Sims 4 Plasma Fruit in Vampires Game PackPlasma FruitUncommonAll$696hThe Sims 4 Vampires Game PackVampires Game Pack Harvest from behind Vlad's mansion in Forgotten Hollow
Sims 4 in ExpansionWolfsbaneAll$636hThe Sims 4 Vampires Game PackVampires Game Pack. Purchase with high level Vampire Lore Skill.
Sims 4 Avocado in Jungle Adventure Game PackAvocadoUncommonAll$1596hThe Sims 4 Jungle Adventure Game PackJungle Adventure Game Pack Harvest (and maybe buy) in Selvadorada (vacation world). May also come in uncommon seed packets.
Sims 4 Black Beans in Jungle Adventure Game PackBlack BeansUncommonSummer, Fall$236hThe Sims 4 Jungle Adventure Game PackJungle Adventure Game Pack. Harvest (and maybe buy) in Selvadorada (vacation world). May also come in uncommon seed packets.
Sims 4 Begonias in the Seasons Expansion PackBegoniasUncommonSummer, Fall$2360hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. May be found in Summer seed packets.
Sims 4 Christmas Rose in the Seasons Expansion PackChristmas RoseUncommonWinter$1436hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. May be found in Winter seed packets?
Sims 4 Crocus in the Seasons Expansion PackCrocusUncommonSpring, Winter$936hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. May be found in Winter or Spring seed packets?
Sims 4 Dahlia in the Seasons Expansion PackDahliaUncommonFall$1736hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. May be found in Fall seed packets?
Sims 4 Green Beans in the Seasons Expansion PackGreen BeansUncommonSummer, Fall$712-24hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. May be found in Summer or Fall seed packets?
Sims 4 Snow Drop in the Seasons Expansion PackSnowdropUncommonWinter$536hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack May be found in Winter seed packets, starter flowers as well.
Sims 4 CoconutCoconutUncommonSpring and Summer$324-36hIsland Living Game Pack. Found around the islands in various locations.
Sims 4 KavaKavaUncommonSpring and Summer$324-36hIsland Living Game Pack. Found around the islands in various locations.
Sims 4 PineapplePineappleUncommonSpring and Summer$448-72hIsland Living Game Pack. Found around the islands in various locations.
Sims 4 Bird of ParadiseBird of ParadiseRareSpring, Summer$5136hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening). Graft Tulip with Chrysanthemum
Sims 4 BlackberryBlackberryRareSummer$396hOasis Springs - near the dirt path beside the big Park.
Sims 4 Bonsai BushBonsai BudsRareAll Year$3524hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening). Graft Daisy and Strawberry or Grapes and Roses. May be made into a Decorative Bonsai Bush for $25.
Sims 4 Cow Plant BerryCow BerryRareAll Year$18024hGraft Dragonfruit with Snapdragon. Cow Plant berries have been found while Fishing at the glimmering stream with a cave in Oasis Springs' Big Park, as well as Sylvan Glade's larger body of water. These may also be found while on missions in the Rocket Ship via the Rocket Science Skill. More on Cow Plants Below.
Sims 4 Death FlowerDeath FlowerRareWinter$24048hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening). Graft Orchid with Pomegranate. It does not stop a Sim's death immediately as it did in TS3. In The Sims 4, you need another Sim to give Grim a Death Flower after he's done arriving to take the soul. He'll accept it and bring the dead Sim back to life. Death Flower is also used in the Gourmet Cooking Ambrosia Recipe (to resurrect Ghosts Sims).
Sims 4 DragonfruitDragonFruitRareFall$25096hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening). Also Graft Strawberry with Snapdragon.
Sims 4 OrchidOrchidRareSpring, Winter$22536hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening). Also Graft Lily with Snapdragon. This is also found after completing the Space Rock collection from the Rocket Science Skill.
Sims 4 PomegranatePomegranateRareWinter$3072hGraft Apple with Cherry. These have been found while Fishing in Magnolia Blossom Park, Willow Creek. I caught one in the central pond where you can also look for frogs while fishing without bait.
Sims 4 Trash PlantTrash FruitRareAll Year$124hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening) Have your Sim take out the trash, but cancel the interaction. Let this trash sit in your yard (it can be moved in buy mode), and it'll become one very unhappy trash plant. Water it fast, and one day you'll have your very own Perfect Trash Plant.
Unidentified Fruit ObjectU.F.O.RareFall$120112hFound in Rare Seed packets (buy on computer/buy mode with high level gardening) These evidently don't need watered, but do need weeded. Unidentified Fruit Object is what you harvest, but the plant is actually named Intergalactic Growth Pod. U.F.O. Fruit has been found while on adventure in the Rocket Ship. I got one while an Astronaut in an encounter with the Green Man (like Yoda). I took the weapon and defeated the Nega-Sim and got a Cowplant Berry along with an U.F.O. as a reward!
Sims 4 GrowfruitGrowfruitRareAll Year$3080hOriginally part of the spring challenge and not a part of the Gardening Plant collection. Sometimes found when you purchase rare seed packets from the computer or buy mode (level 10 Gardening). Perfect Growfruit are almost as good as heavy Treefish when used as a fertilizer.
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Morel MushroomMorel MushroomRareSpring, Summer$3624hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Hidden Area of Granite Falls. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +1-3 4 hour Happy Moodlet (Quality-determined)
Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat False Morel MushroomFalse Morel MushroomRareSpring, Summer$624hThe Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat Game PackFound in Granite Falls National Park. Used in Herbalism. Eating gives +2 Uncomfortable Moodlet for 2h
Sims 4 Emotion Berries in Jungle Adventure Game PackEmotion BerriesRareAll$5??The Sims 4 Jungle Adventure Game PackJungle Adventure Game Pack. These can be harvested outside the Jungle Temple. Comes in seven varieties: merry berry (happiness), vimberry (energy), gutsberry (confidence), flutterberry (flirty), cereberry (focused), museberry (inspired), and razzleberry (playful)
Sims 4 Money Tree in Seasons ExpansionMoney TreeRareAll Year$1,600120hThe Sims 4 Seasons Expansion PackSeasons Expansion Pack. Purchase at reward store for 5,000 Satisfaction. Moving money tree to your family inventory while it has 'produce' can result in you getting a seed to complete the Gardening Collection. This is also a way to get more without spending 5k satisfaction each time. -- Credit Playalot
Sims 4 Get to Work Fang FlowerFang Flower (Tentacle Tree)No RaritySpring$18120hThe Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion PackGet to Work Found on the Alien Planet Sixam.
Sims 4 Get to WorkGlow OrbNo RarityWinter$23100hThe Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion PackGet to Work Found on the Alien Planet Sixam.
Sims 4 Get to WorkQuill FruitNo RaritySummer$4880hThe Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion PackGet to Work Found on the Alien Planet Sixam.
Sims 4 in ExpansionSixam Mosquito TrapNo RarityAll$23hThe Sims 4 Vampires Game PackVampires Game Pack Purchase with high level Vampire Lore Skill. Does not appear in the Gardening Collection list.
Sims 4 Catnip in Dogs and Cats ExpansionCatnips (Four Types)No RarityAll$336hThe Sims 4 Cats and Dogs Expansion PckCats and Dogs Expansion. Catnip (energized), Madnip (angry), Napnip (sleep), and Nuzzlenip (flirty) are ordered from purchase seeds on the computer. Causes emotional reaction on your pet for a few hours. Does not appear in the Gardening Collection list.
Sims 4 Bizarre FruitBizarre FruitRareAll$2??StrangerVille Game Pack. Buy from roadside conspiracy shop.
Sims 4 Mandrake RootMandrake RootRareSpring and Fall$324-36hRealm of Magic Game Pack. Found in collecting area through portal (look for broken down greenhouse building on a lone island).
Sims 4 ValerianValerianRareSpring and Fall$324-36hRealm of Magic Game Pack. Found in collecting area through portal (look for broken down greenhouse building on a lone island).

Not listed: Forbidden fruit is an annual, used for the PlantSim challenge but only available when EA does that event. Growfruits appear as part of the spring challenge and are annual.

Cow Plants - Caring for them and Essence of Life

The Sims 4 - Cow Plants are hungry when they offer up cake as bait
Do not 'take the cake' - this Cow Plant is hungry and Sims are delicious.

Cow Plants are a special type of plant, grown from a Cowplant Berry. Cowplant Berries can be found a few ways, mentioned in the table above. They are the only type that can't be harvested normally and do not display their status when you hover over them. Feeding, Petting, and Playing with the Cow Plant will give your Sims Gardening Skill experience. Taking frequent care of your Cow Plant is essential both to its life and your Sims'.

The Sims 4 - Cow Plant spitting out a Sim
Here you can see a Dead Cow Plant so you don't need to neglect it just to find out.

If a Cow Plant is growing hungry, which happens after about 12 hours of not being fed, it will offer up cake. Sims cannot play with the Cow Plant at that point, but only choose between Feeding the Plant (wise) or eating the cake (foolish). Guests to your home or your own Sims with autonomy might just go for the cake if they're hungry themselves, and this can cause death. If the cow plant isn't fed after about 8-10 hours of this happening, it will die, leaving behind a rather cool-looking skeleton.

The Sims 4 - Cow Plant spitting out a Sim
A Cow Plant spits out one lucky Sim. It can now be milked to get a drinkable Essence of emotion.

When a Sim is swallowed by a Cow Plant by going for the Cake, one of two things will happen. The first time they take the cake, they'll get spit out, upon which case they will leave the cow plant feeling disgusting and unnerved; an emotionless husk. There will be a Drained Moodlet that lasts two days. Milking the Cow plant will give you an essence that will give your Sim whatever Emotion that Sim was feeling at the time. According to Forum Member Reubenhood, death only comes if a Sim already has the Drained moodlet that comes from being spit out, so a second encounter with the Cow Plant will kill the Sim.

The Sims 4 - Cow Plant killed a Sim so the Grim Reaper's taking him
The Grim Reaper cuts a Sim's Soul free of the Cow Plant

When the Sim dies, the Cow Plant can be milked to get an Essence of Sim's Life. Drinking this will extend the Sim's lifespan by putting them back to the beginning of the current life stage. It's better to save for when your Sim is close to aging up, as you'll get more days out of it.

The Sims 4 - Drinking Essence of Life from a milked cow plant that killed a Sim
Drinking the Essence of another Sim's Life increases your Sim's Lifespan

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C.A.McLaughlinsays...
Cherry and Lemon down the street from the Shrieking Llama in Windenburg ( A whole orchard of them)
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Wannabellamasays...
For those who missed the growfruit in April... There's a wild growfruit tree behind landgraab mansion in oasis springs
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Lillasays...
IT'S URGENT! HOW CAN I ADD DEATH FLOWER???
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Playalotsays...
If you don't have time to grow it you can use cheats to spawn one in or just download a room from the gallery that has some already planted. (Just search 'death flower')
objects.gsi_create_obj 0x1010C (Enable testingcheats on first and remember using this cheat can cause issues.)
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Kaezsays...
Tentacle Tree (Sixam) is missing from the list.
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Playalotsays...
Thanks for mentioning that. We have the Fang Flower listed which is the 'fruit' of the tentacle tree so maybe we need to mention that in the descriptor. :)
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JSwartz0181says...
Did they change the values of plants this last update? All my plants in my household's garden are Perfect, and yet the sell values I'm getting are FAR less than what I was. Like my roses, that were selling over $300 each are now only selling for $28!

It really shouldn't be a mod conflict, seeing as I haven't added any mods since long before the drop in value. I did get Outdoor Retreat though.
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Playalotsays...
If you haven't updated your mods with each patch then they could very well be outdated and causing a conflict. Try taking out all your mods and deleting the localthumbcache.package file and then checking your game again.
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JSwartz0181says...
Nope, didn't help any. Even gave it a few sim days just to cycle out any chance of mushrooms of having old values. In fact, it only made it worse, as those Perfect mushrooms sold for only $4, which is the base value! Even reloaded and tried again, doing a debug object reset on the plants, to no difference!
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Playalotsays...
I'm running a gardener sim game right now to see if I can come up with anything else helpful for you. Will post back when I do.

I just can not replicate this at all. All my plants are selling for the usual amount of increased value. Have you tried traveling through a few loading screens with some harvestables in your sims inventory? This usually increases the price although it can take quitting out of your game and or switching sims and back again to see the increase.

The only other thing I can suggest is doing a factory reset but I really am not sure if this will help or not.
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JSwartz0181says...
I've had my gardening sim make a few visits to other lots as suggested, and prices are slowly starting to increase (roses started at $28 each, and now are at $77 each after three locations). Thanks for the help! We'll see how long it takes to get back to full prices!
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JSwartz0181says...
Does this lot-hopping need to be done every single time? After visiting enough lots to get the harvestables back up to price, I sold them, thinking they'd be fixed. Next batch though to harvested were back down to near Normal prices rather than Perfect. So I visited some 15-20 lots again to get the values back up, and this time I planted the increased values in case that was the issue, but alas, the first crops from those plants are back down at near Normal values!
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rinsays...
I think it would also be helpful on the chart to have what can be used as food ingredients.
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Playalotsays...
Nice idea. Smile
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Playalotsays...
JSwartz0181,

You shouldn't have to lot hop for the prices to rise. Did you try a factory reset? Or deleting the localthumbcache.package file from your TheSims 4 folder? The prices of harvestables in my game are still increasing even growing on the plant still.
Also, no room on your original thread to reply!
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JSwartz0181says...
I'm at a loss! I did a factory reset -- nothing. I removed all my mods -- nothing. I removed all my custom content -- nothing. I repaired my game -- nothing. I created a new household, thinking maybe it was just the one sim -- nothing. I started a new game entirely -- nothing. The only thing I haven't tried is just starting over on my plants, which I don't really want to do (it's a lot of work just getting all the plants, much less Perfecting them).

Quite literally, this issue just happened! One harvest prices were what I've always gotten (even after having to reinstall the game a few months back and using my pre-evolved plants from my community garden lot), then the next harvest, they were way down! And now, every harvest is those near Normal values, regardless of the plant's level!

I'm starting to think that I may need to just accept the fact that my crops will never again be a source of high incomes again!
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Playalotsays...
Have you tried downloading plants from the Gallery just for testing, rather than using your own? There are many rooms with 'all the plants' and most are at perfect level. it would be really interesting to see in a brand new game with no mods if this is still an issue for you. Also, if you can be bothered to do this, after removing your mods delete the localthumbcache.package file from your TheSims4 folder and then start a new game and download a plant room from the gallery.
I've been playing around with this and even in a new game I am still getting increasing plant prices. So sorry I can not find a reliable solution for you but I haven't given up trying!
By the way the reason I suggest not using your own plants was once I had a file where I basically corrupted my garden and nothing fixed it apart from never using those plants again. Even downloading them into a new game still brought the corruption with them into the new game.
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JSwartz0181says...
Removed all mods, deleted cache (forgot to mention before that I had been doing that to no help), launched game and created yet another new game, downloaded a room with all Perfect plants -- no change. All the crops are still either the Normal values listed here or a couple simoleons more (i.e. roses $23, orchids $28, spinach $6), and that's it!
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Heather Haynessays...
Sad since the last patch, I can no longer sell my harvested fruits, veggies and flowers. Any ideas? It says "this item can not be sold or deleted."
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Playalotsays...
Make sure that any/all mods you are using are still up-to-date with the last patch. Remove any and delete your localthumbcache.package file from your TheSims4 folder then try selling your harvestables again.
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Playalotsays...
to JSwartz0181

OK... when you downloaded new plants was it on a new lot also i.e. not the lot you've been using downloaded into that new game? I keep coming back to the fact that something has corrupted somewhere. Have you tried a factory reset? (I linked you to a how-to in a post above.)
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JSwartz0181says...
Have done a few factory resets (prior to starting each new game and a couple other times on my existing one). I'd been using rooms from the Gallery on the household lot, but I just did another factory reset and started yet another new game, this time placing a Gallery lot next door -- same results (apart from the loading bump -- the ones I planted are still yielding suppressed values). :(

I'm currently trying to start a new set of plants with my main game, seeing if maybe that will change things (so far I'm not optimistic of any change occurring, as even with only one evolution, the values are still less than the base values listed here).

If that doesn't work, and if there is a corruption, it must be in the game files themselves (although repairing my game didn't work before), which would require a full reinstall. Not sure if I care THAT much, as again, I'm close to just accepting cash crops not being a thing for me!
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Playalotsays...
Oh my gosh... I feel your frustration. In the past I have done a complete uninstall and reinstall when a generational game had become extremely buggy. I know that would take some time now because of the packs etc but that might be the only answer. I've tagged our technical wizard into this problem as she may be able to suggest something helpful to.
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JSwartz0181says...
Like I said, I'm just getting close to accepting it, going so far as to justify it with "No matter how perfect it might be, who in their right mind would pay that much for a single [insert harvestable good]?"

The ONLY thing I can really think of is it's an order of installation issue, although I thought that was suppose to be a thing of the past. As I mentioned, I only recently got Outdoor Retreat while it was on sale, having all the other other packs (except for Movie Hangout and now Kids Room). I mean, I can't imagine this would be an issue resulting from adding the Chez Sul Sul lot from the Gallery, seeing as that's a Maxis addition. But those are the only two things I can think of that happened around the time this all started!
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Playalotsays...
JSwartz0181
I have no idea if this will even help but you could try deleting your auto save file.
How-To: Rename the Auto-Save File

I downloaded that restaurant too and have not had these issues so I can't see it being that. I also have all the packs, I know that originally there was a bug with harvestables and Outdoor Retreat but that was about the fact you could no longer transfer stacks of fruit etc you had to drag them one by one. This bug was fixed in a patch quite some time ago.
I'm afraid I'm all out of ideas. Have you posted about this on the EA Bug Threads? Crinrict is really good about keeping that all up to date and often play tests and tries to solve the bugs as well.
The Sims 4 Bug Reports

Also, this might be handy for you to know also.
How-To: Backup and Restore The Sims 4 From Origin After install you can zip up your Sims 4 folder. So you don't have to redownload it again. -- Saves a lot of time and hassle.

It might also be worth a try posting on our forum as maybe someone there has had the same issue. I can't even reproduce what is going on for you, such an annoying glitch.
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JSwartz0181says...
Honestly, I really only asked here first to see if it had been changed in the barrage of updates that we got in June. Wasn't really trying to seek tech support.
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Echosays...
I've also found a few wild lemon trees around Affluista Mansion. :) Thought I'd let you guys know. There's a bunch of great stuff you can get from there.
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ELRIXsays...
I have a question regarding the Cowplant. It is said that it will spit sims out in their first 'cake encounter'. The question is: does it count as being fed already? (although the food is spat out and still alive)
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Playalotsays...
Yes it does. So if you are wanting to kill a sim this way you will need to wait until the cake is produced again when the cow plant next becomes hungry.
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Rizkisays...
As I know that there isn't cerry tree behind Oasis Spring's park. But it is beside or behind Landgraab household.
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Playalotsays...
There is a guide here on our forum with screenshots to show some places where cherry trees can be found.
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Judesays...
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but, I've made a bonsai shrub, and I'm looking to get a cutting to add to the spliced dragonfruit, snapdragon... plant only it's not giving me the option like all of the other plants, should I be doing something different with the bonsai shrub?
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Playalotsays...
There was a mod that made taking cuttings from bonsai bushes possible. As far as I can remember in a vanilla game you can not take a cutting from a bonasi bush.
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Loissays...
Not sure if you'll are having troubles getting a U.F.O. Fruit or not but i thought i would share how i just got mine... so excited! when you get the situation where Dispatch needs your help with a situation that's getting out of hand a moon colony and planet Haittooine .... anyway go to the planet first instead of the moon then choose the option to talk the colonists down. everyone is so happy my reward was the U.F.O. Fruit and a Dead Red Coral. (I'm sure they're randomized)... anyway thought you'd like to know
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Patricksays...
I noticed that Growfruit is not on the list. I know it is in the Get Together expansion pack but I don't know if it is in the normal game without the EP. In the description it says that it is a really good fertilizer so I was also wondering if it was better than fish.
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Playalotsays...
Growfruit came in a base game free on-line monthly event not a dlc pack so it is only unlocked if you played that challenge. It isn't in peoples games now if they have started a new game since the challenge ended or unless they are using cheats. As such because it can not be purchased through dlc it isn't included in the plants list. There are some comments about growfruit on the Official Forums as well as our own if you want to know more about them.
The growfruit had special fertilizer qualities unlocked during the challenge, I don't think this is still the case for any remaining fruit in peoples games.
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Catamoksays...
Growfruit (and Tomato!) can be purchased at the supply booth in Granite Falls Nat'l Park.
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Arwensays...
can you tell me where can i find jasmine holiday? i've already waited in the garden behind bff residence for a day but she didn't show up and i've already delete all of my mods but she didn't show up too
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Playalotsays...
Jasmine Holiday is only present in-game during special live events. They are advertised on the Official Forums and usually start with a patch. The most recent one finished last month and gave your sims a choice to have needs decay slowed or a skilling boost I believe from memory.
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Anonymous foxsays...
My sim hasa gardening level of 6 or 7 buti still cant take cuttings or graft! Why??? I am confused? SadCrying Does anyone know why?Huh If anyone does please shareSmileLaugh
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Playalotsays...
This is a current bug. It has been fixed previously but seems to be back in some games. Have you tried cutting/grafting on your home lot as some people have reported not being able to cut/graft wild plants but can at home.
Here is the reopened bug report
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kittensays...
I cant plant the cowplant in my penthouse garden :( i've tried in a planter box and also in the outside area but since you cant have actual terrain its not working :( how can i get around this? is there any way to? are they going to fix this?
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Playalotsays...
It could be that you do not have the space. Cow plants need a large 6x3 area from memory. It's been a while since I have grown one but they will not plant in an area that is too small. They also do not plant in the planters. I'm not sure what the answer is to growing one in an apartment but I have seen pictures of simmers with them in apartments so their must be a way. I'll play around in-game and post back any tips I come up with. It may be that using cheats is the only possible method.
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kittensays...
thanks a lot for your quick reply :D i tried again and having no luck, nor with the trash plant :( this is so annoying im only missing the trash fruit xD
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Playalotsays...
The only way I could think of was I moved out one of my sims into a normal house lot, grew the cow plant and then deleted all the furniture and moved him back into the original household by getting my other sim to ask him to move in. I clicked to bring all the furniture which brought the cow plant. I then dragged the cow plant out of the household inventory and into the apartment. Unsure There must be a better way... but I'm just not sure. As for the trash plant drag a pile of rubbish somewhere in a park lot and build a fence around it. Once it is harvestable you can grab the fruit and then plant then in a planter back in your apartment. It is a bit of an effort but doable.
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RblDiversays...
I think I've discovered the fastest way of getting a plant from normal to perfect (well, fastest if you ignore the time needed to get the items ready to level up). This requires Get To Work and Outdoor Retreat. Have your sim become a scientist, and level until you can craft the cloning device. Next, befriend the hermit and get the recipe for the Fungal Infusion Fertilizer. Craft the fertilizer, then place it on the cloning machine. Clone it repeatedly (clone, put the one on the right into inventory, rinse and repeat). It clones successfully most of the time, only occasionally failing.

Then, go to your plant, pour on the fertilizer, it will immediately reach the evolve state. Evolve it, pour some more on, repeat until perfect (note, it will still let you pour the fertilizer on after it reaches perfect but this doesn't appear to do anything).
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RblDiversays...
(Very slight update, I guess the fertilizer doesn't "guarantee" that it gets to the next evolve level in one pass, but it gives something like 75% of the way to the next level, so on occasion at the later levels you may need 2 doses...but given the cloning process, that's easy.)
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milliemoosays...
I planted 5 boxes of strawberries, and they've been growing without giving a harvest for almost 48 hours. They don't even have the little white flowers the game says they get before a full harvest. Any reason why this might be happening?
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milliemoosays...
Well as soon as I went back to sims the strawberries had grown Smile
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Playalotsays...
Sometimes it takes a loading screen to sort-of hurry the plants up. It's a semi-glitch that happens now and then. Sometimes going in and out of build mode helps too.
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Liasays...
I have got a strawberry plant (growing) and a snapdragon plant (growing) just so I know to do it, how do you mix the two plants to make a dragonfruit so I can make a cowplant?
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Crybabysays...
I think you just graft itTongue
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Playalotsays...
Take a cutting from one plant (level 5 gardening skill) and graft it onto the other. Snapdragon onto Stawberry, although from memory it works both ways.
Grafting and Cutting Guide
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Nicksays...
I have a question about the death flower. I don't know if this has been asked or explained before and I didn't see it...
In short, my elder sim is close to her death and her son is trying to create the death flower to give it to the grim reaper if the mom dies.
If I succeed, what age will she be? Will she be at the start of her elder life span or still a few more days to live?

Her son is almost an elder as well (2 days left) and it would be a little unrealistic if the mom and son are the same age... :) lol
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Playalotsays...
She will be the same age as the day the death flower was given and will probably die again quite soon. The death flower only really gives sims a few extra hours, at the most a day, before Grim comes again. If you want to reset her age get her to drink a Potion of Youth. This will reset her age to the first day of the stage she is currently in... so elder.
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vy blotsays...
hey guys i found dragonfruit by fishing by the river at Foundry Cove residences :)
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Anthonysays...
Hey, I've found potato plant in the Forgotten Groto!
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Playalotsays...
Yep, it's the only wild plant in San Myshuno! We have a map and guide to plant locations here (click) that will help you locate all the plants. Smile


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Super Sim Text + Checklist and Video Guide! Here is my Super Sim Challenge Guide and Checklist to accompany my video guide to making Super Sims in The Sims 4 that you can view on Youtube.

This is inspired by a new series in which I start at toddler and gradually take on the major bonuses. Here's a link to the full playlist!

I now have a guide page to Tiny Living Stuff where you can learn about Murphy Beds, the new death, as well as the lot bonuses you'll receive if you manage to keep the size of your lot down with this new pack's Tiny Home Lot Type.

Let's Play Playlist

Super Sim Gameplay in The Sims 4

New I now have a guide to Making Super Sims in The Sims 4. Look for a text version within the next 72h. It won't have THAT much more info but it will help out as a checklist.

This was inspired by a series, "Let's Play a Super Sim" in which I start at toddler and gradually take on the major bonuses. Here's a link to each part for people who are interested. You can also see the Let's Play as a Playlist on Youtube.