Cactus Fruit
| Cactus Fruit | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Crop |
| Seed | Cactus Seeds |
| Sell Price | 75g |
Cactus Fruit is the sweet fruit of the prickly pear, found wild in the Calico Desert and grown indoors from Cactus Seeds. It is both a forage item and a crop that bears fruit every few days in any season. Linus, Pam and Sam all love it, which makes it one of the best gifts for those three. Cactus Fruit is one of the options for the Exotic Foraging Bundle, and ten of them help build the Desert Obelisk. It also restores a lot of energy for its price, so it doubles as a handy snack.
The in-game description reads: The sweet fruit of the prickly pear cactus.
Growing
The first Cactus Fruit usually comes from foraging. Wild fruit spawns on the sand of the Calico Desert and comes back over time. The Tracker profession makes it easier to spot.
Sandy sells Cactus Seeds at the Oasis. A cactus plant takes five stages to mature and then gives fruit every three days. It never needs replanting.
Cactus plants only grow indoors. The Greenhouse, a Garden Pot inside a building, and the farm on Ginger Island all work. A seed planted outdoors on the main farm does not survive the night.
On a Cactus Fruit plant, Speed-Gro and the Agriculturist profession only speed up the first growth. The three-day regrowth stays the same after the plant matures. Deluxe Fertilizer allows iridium quality for grown fruit.
Prices
Grown Cactus Fruit gains the Tiller profession bonus, the same as any farm crop. Gold and iridium fruit sell for more and restore more energy and health.
As a fruit, Cactus Fruit becomes wine in a Keg or jelly in a Preserves Jar. Wine sells for three times the fruit's value, a little more than jelly. The Artisan profession adds forty percent to both. Jelly finishes much faster, so it suits a farm with few Kegs.
The Oasis also sells Cactus Fruit, and so does the Traveling Cart at times. Those prices are well above its sale value, so buying it only makes sense for a bundle or a gift.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Tiller (+10%) |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 75g | 82g |
 Silver
|
93g | 102g |
 Gold
|
112g | 123g |
 Iridium
|
150g | 165g |
Uses
Cactus Fruit is one of the options for the Exotic Foraging Bundle in the Crafts Room. With the Remixed Bundles, it may also be an option for the Dye Bundle on the Bulletin Board.
The Wizard's Desert Obelisk needs ten Cactus Fruit, along with Coconuts, Iridium Bars and a large sum of gold. The obelisk warps the farmer straight to the desert.
Sandfish and Scorpion Carp in a Fish Pond can ask for three Cactus Fruit. Delivering them raises the pond's capacity from three fish to five.
After the Vault bundles are complete, Cactus Fruit may appear as a request on the Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store. The reward is money and friendship with the villager who asked.
In tailoring, Cactus Fruit in the Sewing Machine with Cloth makes a dyeable 80's Shirt. It also works as a green dye in the Sewing Machine and the green dye pot at Emily and Haley's house.
Gifts
Linus, Pam and Sam love Cactus Fruit. It is one of the easiest loved gifts for all three, especially once a cactus patch is producing.
Demetrius, Elliott, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Lewis, Robin, Sandy and Shane like it.
Abigail, Haley, Jas and Vincent dislike it.
Alex, Caroline, Clint, the Dwarf, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Krobus, Leo, Marnie, Maru, Penny, Pierre, Sebastian, Willy and the Wizard are neutral.
These villagers love receiving Cactus Fruit as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Linus | 
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| Pam | 
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| Sam | 
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Notes
Pick up every wild Cactus Fruit on the first desert trips. One covers the Exotic Foraging Bundle, and a few more make loved gifts for Linus, Pam and Sam.
A handful of Cactus Seeds in Garden Pots is enough for a steady supply. The plants produce through winter indoors, when most outdoor gifts are gone.
All Crops
Every crop, with its season, growth time and normal-quality sell price.
| Crop | Image | Season | Growth | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jazz | 
|
Spring | 7 days | 50g |
| Carrot | 
|
Spring | 3 days | 35g |
| Cauliflower | 
|
Spring | 12 days | 175g |
| Garlic | 
|
Spring | 4 days | 60g |
| Green Bean | 
|
Spring | 10 days | 40g |
| Kale | 
|
Spring | 6 days | 110g |
| Parsnip | 
|
Spring | 4 days | 35g |
| Potato | 
|
Spring | 6 days | 80g |
| Rhubarb | 
|
Spring | 13 days | 220g |
| Strawberry | 
|
Spring | 8 days | 120g |
| Tulip | 
|
Spring | 6 days | 30g |
| Unmilled Rice | 
|
Spring | - | - |
| Ancient Fruit | 
|
Spring, Summer, Fall | 28 days | 550g |
| Tea Leaves | 
|
Spring, Summer, Fall | 20 days | - |
| Blueberry | 
|
Summer | 13 days | 50g |
| Hops | 
|
Summer | 11 days | 25g |
| Hot Pepper | 
|
Summer | 5 days | 40g |
| Melon | 
|
Summer | 12 days | 250g |
| Poppy | 
|
Summer | 7 days | 140g |
| Radish | 
|
Summer | 6 days | 90g |
| Red Cabbage | 
|
Summer | 9 days | 260g |
| Starfruit | 
|
Summer | 13 days | 750g |
| Summer Spangle | 
|
Summer | 8 days | 90g |
| Summer Squash | 
|
Summer | 6 days | - |
| Tomato | 
|
Summer | 11 days | 60g |
| Corn | 
|
Summer, Fall | 14 days | 50g |
| Sunflower | 
|
Summer, Fall | 8 days | 80g |
| Wheat | 
|
Summer, Fall | 4 days | 25g |
| Amaranth | 
|
Fall | 7 days | 150g |
| Artichoke | 
|
Fall | 8 days | 160g |
| Beet | 
|
Fall | 6 days | 100g |
| Bok Choy | 
|
Fall | 4 days | 80g |
| Cranberries | 
|
Fall | 7 days | - |
| Eggplant | 
|
Fall | 5 days | 60g |
| Fairy Rose | 
|
Fall | 12 days | - |
| Pumpkin | 
|
Fall | 13 days | 320g |
| Sweet Gem Berry | 
|
Fall | 24 days | - |
| Yam | 
|
Fall | 10 days | 160g |
| Powdermelon | 
|
Winter | - | 60g |
| Broccoli | 
|
- | - | - |
| Cactus Fruit | 
|
- | - | 75g |
| Grape | 
|
- | - | 80g |
| Pineapple | 
|
- | - | - |
| Qi Fruit | 
|
- | - | - |
| Taro Root | 
|
- | 10 days | 100g |