Gardening (The Sims 4)

Gardening is a skill in The Sims 4. Gardening skill allows Sims to grow better plants (which sell for more and taste better in recipes), garden more efficiently, and get more out of gardening as an activity. Being Focused is the optimal emotion for building the Gardening skill. Reaching level 10 Gardening is the requirement for the Green Thumb Achievement.
==Abilities==
Level	Ability 	Interaction
1 	Plant, Water, Weed, Harvest, Sell 	Plant interaction
1 	Buy Starter, Seasonal and Catnip Seed Packets	Planter interaction
1 	Buy Seasonal Seed Packets 	Computer interaction
2 	Research, Water Area, Evolve 	Plant interaction
2 	Research Gardening 	Computer interaction
3 	Fertilize, Increase Fun while Gardening 	Plant interaction
4 	Talk to Plants, Harvest Area 	Plant interaction
5 	Take Cutting, Graft 	Plant interaction
6 	Weed Area 	Plant interaction
7 	Buy Uncommon and Farmer's Seed Packets 	Planter interaction
7 	Spray Area for Bugs 	Plant interaction
8 	Overgrow Bonsai Trees, Super Sell 	Bonsai interaction
9 	Tend Garden 	Plant interaction
10 	Buy Rare Seed Packets 	Planter interaction
==Learning==
Gardening is mainly built by tending various garden plants. Sims also read a gardening skill book to level the skill more quickly. After reaching level 2, sims can "Research Gardening" on any computer or Research Plant when interacting with a plant. At level 4, Sims can "Talk to Plants," which will build the gardening skill and satisfy social needs.
You can research plants to gain info for your notebook. Research tells you things like the right growing season, sell price, and more.
==Finding plants==
You can get your first plants for free by harvesting plants growing wild on public lot - or pinch some harvestables from your friends' and neighbors' lots. Then you can use them for planting. You can plant a flower, fruit or vegetable directly in the soil. Unlike real life, in The Sims this works exactly the same as planting a seed. 
The easiest way to start a garden is to purchase seed packets at a computer or by clicking on a flower pot, or buying the harvestable from shops around the world. Since Patch 68, there is a gardening sort in "outdoor activities" in Build to make it easy to find all the gardening equipment. You can also buy seed packets in Build mode. See the table below for the contents of each packet. Since Patch 68, Uncommon and Rare Seed packets can be purchased once you're at higher levels of the gardening skill. This means you can just buy them instead of hunting them down in the world. 
Warning, you can eat or plant seeds, but you can't sell them from inventory. (Actually, you can plant those unwanted seeds and sell plants in building mode. This way you can return some of your simoleons you spent on seeds.) So be aware not to buy and open too many seed packs, since your inventory will be full of duplicate, tedious to get rid of seeds.
==Growing plants==
===Planting===
Starting with level 1 gardening, a Sim can plant flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables on their property, either outdoors on bare earth, or in flower pots. It appears that in The Sims 4 there is no skill restriction on rare plants like it was in The Sims 3, so you can plant uncommon and rare plants with a low-skilled Sim. Once the Sim received the seed packet, opening it will give the Sim one (the higher level packs) or multiple (the starter packs) items. This items are seeds, although they have same icon and model as grown fruit/flower/whatever. 
Once the seed or fruit is placed in a spot (on the ground) where it can be planted, the "Plant" interaction will appear when the Sim clicks on it. Be aware that actual location of the planted seed may shift a little to match the grid. If you place several seeds on the ground and ordered your Sim to plant one, he/she will automatically continue planting all other seeds, laying on dirt. If you don't like the placement, you can always change it later in Build Mode and arrange them as you see fit. Since Patch 68, Seed Packets can be opened if placed on the ground.
===Tending===
Starting at level 7, Sims will have the ability to "Tend Garden" which will enable them to autonomously move between all plants within range, taking care of any tending that the plants need. "Tend Garden" does not autonomously fertilize or harvest plants. Since Patch 68, most interactions have an "area of effect" option at higher levels, so you can garden more quickly and efficiently.
====Watering====
After it is planted, the Sim can water it to keep it healthy until it grows. When a plant needs to be watered again, its base will appear dry and the foliage change hue (although visual difference is subtle). Every 12 Sim hours that it remains tended to, it will increase in health, until it is ready to increase in quality. Every 12 Sim hours that it remains untended (unwatered, covered in weeds, or surrounded by bugs), it will decrease in health until it dies. Its current health is represented by a progress bar separated in segments when highlighting the plant. If the colored part of the bar is closer to the previous segment it means the plant is in poor health, halfway is normal or just evolved and closer to the next segment means its close to evolving. Each segment of the bar represents one of the quality stages of a plant. All plants need to be tended to at least once on a daily basis, meaning that even if a plant is not tended to for 12 hours, fully tending it once will provide double the progress of what it lost. Since patch 68, plants were synchronized to need water, etc. at the same time of day. None of the plants found on Sixam in The Sims 4: Get to Work require watering. 
====Weeding====
Weeds and bugs occur randomly and can occur every 24 hours, or not at all. Plants that require weeding will produce small white and yellow flowers around their base. 
====Spraying for bugs====
Plants that require the Sim to spray for bugs will have a large number of bugs flying around the plant and will make an audible "buzzing" sound. Despite the name, the Sixam Mosquito Trap will have no effect on how often plants have to be sprayed for bugs. 
====Fertilizing====
From Level 3, Sims can fertilize plants, which helps them evolve more quickly. Fertilizing does not affect the quality of the plant or harvestables, or how quickly harvestables are produced, and does not make the plant more resilient to needing water, weeding, or being sprayed for bugs. Plants can be fertilized with any plant or fish. Plants are the most common choice as they are easy to obtain and inexpensive to use up. There are also unconfirmed reports that trash plants and mushrooms are more effective than other plants, as fertilizers. The in-game description of growfruit states that it is a "great" fertilizer. Given its name and that it was added as part of a gardening event, it is probably the most effective possible fertilizer. Fish are more effective than most plants, increasing in effectiveness depending on the rarity of the fish.
There is other opinion, that quality of fertilizer depends only on its price. Best effect gives §50+ items. So rose with a value of §52 and dragonfruit with a value of §461 will provide the same fertilizing effect while excess value of dragonfruit is wasted (you should sell it instead).
===Harvesting===
Every so often, plants will produce harvestables. How often depends on the plant (see the table in section "Harvestables" below). When it comes time to harvest a plant, it will produce 10 harvestables (if you wait for it to fully grow). These harvestables can now be eaten, sold, used to plant new plants, or used in cooking or herbalism recipes. Plants can be harvested an unlimited number of times. Plant may continue to yield produce after the length of its cycle or may reset to planted stage and need time to regrow to mature stage to yield again. This reset seems to be hard to predict and may occur after the produce get ripe to harvest but before actual harvest thus losing it.
However in The Sims 4: Seasons, a gardening overhaul synchronize all plants on the current lot to produce harvestables every 5 AM. Confirmed for base game too.
Attention, avoid saving/loading your game near 05:00 A.M., as it may result in zero ripe produce (your garden and wild plants as well). Probably saving at that moment interrupts process of adding harvest to plants, and after loading game logic check the time to be overdue and do not start the process over again.
===Evolving===
When plants reach maximum health, they can be evolved by a Sim, who has at least a level 2 gardening skill. This will increase the quality of the plants harvestables and their value. Increasing quality also increases the quality of dishes, drinks, and herbal remedies made with them. Planting a higher quality harvestable will result in a plant starting at that quality. There are five levels of quality: Normal, Nice, Excellent, Magnificent and Perfect. Most plants will increase from 2x to 3.5x their value between normal and perfect. The evolution interaction is immediate. 
===Grafting===
After attaining level 5 in the gardening skill, Sims gain the ability to cut and graft plants. This allows them to make hybrid plants that grow multiple harvestables at once. To graft two plants together, the Sim simply needs to take a cutting from one plant and graft it onto another. The second plant will then need to regrow, but after reaching maturity will bear its original harvestable, as well as the harvestable of the plant that was grafted onto it. Certain grafting pairs will produce a third harvestable on the plant, unrelated to the original two. This is the only way to obtain several rare harvestables. After discovering one of these unique pairs, the recipe will be added to that Sim's notebook. Because there are two possible recipes to create bonsai buds, only the first one discovered will show up in the notebook. Grafted plants produce harvestables at the rate of the base plant, not the plant that came from a cutting. They will also start at the quality of the base plant and grow in the season of the base plant. Multiple plants can be grafted onto one base plant, but plants can only hold up to 10 harvestables, and grafted plants will split that randomly between all types. Mushrooms and the Sixam Mosquito Trap cannot be cut or grafted onto. Too many cuttings will kill a plant; depending on the plant, they can survive one to three cuttings.
The table below shows the possible grafting pairs that result in a new harvestable, it does not matter if Plant A or Plant B is the base plant.
Plant A 	Plant B 	Result
Blue Bells 	Strawberry 	Grapes
Sage 	Basil 	Parsley
Pear 	Lemon 	Plantain
Tulip 	Chrysanthemum	Bird of Paradise
Daisy 	Strawberry 	Bonsai Buds
Grapes 	Rose 	Bonsai Buds
Dragonfruit	Snapdragon 	Cowplant Berry
Strawberry 	Snapdragon 	Dragonfruit
Lily 	Snapdragon 	Orchid
Apple 	Cherry 	Pomegranate
Orchid 	Pomegranate 	Death Flower
===Death and resurrection===
If a plant is not tended to for long enough, it will die. Plants can also be killed by fire, being stomped, or the withering touch of a ghost killed by a Cowplant. After death, the plant will remain but will begin to produce an odor, similar to trash. No amount of tending can revive it. A Sim can pay §100 to revive a dead plant, at which point it will have to regrow, but will remain the quality it was before death.
===Seasons===
Seasons (if installed) has an effect on plants, it decides if they grow and bear fruit or if they lay dormant to most plants. There are plants that are unaffected by the changing of the seasons and these will continue to grow, but need continued tending as well. Other plants only grow in one or two seasons and will lay dormant (like a just planted seed) while out of season. If a plant is dormant it does not need tending but it keeps its quality and can slowly gain in health as well. 
As seasons change a plant that is in season it starts growing as soon as the seasons change. When the season ends, plants that turn out of season go dormant immediately and disappear with the last harvest if this was not harvested. Some plants will not turn to the dormant state and even grow slowly if just planted if they are out of season, these plants will not however produce any harvestables unless it is the right season.
==Selling==
Once harvested, the plants will be in your inventory. You can either sell all of them, by dragging them below in the usual way, or open the stack and sell them individually. If you have a great lot of them, this can be tiresome, so it's better to drag the ones you want to keep into the world (on the ground or on a table), batch sell the rest and then put the kept ones back in the inventory. Since Patch 68, you can now sell Harvestables directly from the plant. 
==Harvestables==
There are 32 harvestables that can be collected in the base game and 61 more were added with content packs, with a current total of 93. They are collected through finding them in the wild, grafting, or purchasing seed packets from the computer or garden plot and planting them. The harvestables from content packs are often found in the corresponding world of the pack that introduced them. 
Since Seasons, all plants will start growing every 5:00 AM and will have reached their maximum number of crops for that day at 5:30 AM once they are fully grown. The update made it very difficult to measure the growth rate of each plant. Some plants always mature after the same number of hours, with others the hours vary greatly. 
Plant	Name 	Rarity 	Value (Base)	Value (Perfect)	Growth Rate (h)	Season 	Form 	Vertical Garden	Description 	Pack
 	Apple 	Common 	2 	8 	36 	3 Fall 	Tree 	No 	Characterized by that distinctive snap-hiss, bites from an apple are likely to have Sims feeling full and refreshed. 	
 	Basil 	Common 	2 	6 	24 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	Once known for its ability to ease pain from a scorpion-sting, this leafy herb now decorates elaborate meals. 	
 	Bluebell 	Common 	2 	5 	36 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Bush 	Yes 	A cluster of small blue blossoms. 	
 	Carrot 	Common 	2 	8 	24 	1 Spring3 Fall 	Plant 	No 	A sweet orange tuber. 	
 	Chrysanthemum 	Common 	10 	28 	36 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	A beautiful flower that can be grown in the garden. 	
 	Daisy 	Common 	2 	7 	24 	1 Spring 	Bush 	Yes 	A common bright flower of yellow and white. 	
 	Grape 	Common 	8 	23 	48 	3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	Sims love popping these in their mouth like crisp, juice chocolates. 	
 	Lemon 	Common 	5 	17 	60 	All 	Tree 	No 	A sour citrus fruit. 	
 	Mushroom 	Common 	1 	3 	24 	1 Spring3 Fall 	Patch 	No 	An earthy, edible fungus. 	
 	Parsley 	Common 	2 	4 	24 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Plant 	Yes 	A delicate, minty herb leaf. 	
 	Plantain 	Common 	2 	8 	72 	2 Summer 	Tree 	No 	A starchy, Banana-like fruit. Best cooked before eating! 	
 	Sage 	Common 	3 	8 	24 	All 	Bush 	Yes 	A musky, purple herb leaf. 	
 	Snapdragon 	Common 	12 	43 	36 	1 Spring3 Fall 	Flowers	No 	A collection of small, vivid blossoms. 	
 	Spinach 	Common 	1 	3 	24 	4 Winter 	Bush 	Yes 	A vitamin-rich dark green vegetable leaf. 	
 	Blackberry 	Uncommon 	3 	9 	96 	2 Summer 	Bush 	Yes 	An aggregate fruit, known for its tangy bite and smooth aftertaste. Great for pies! 	
 	Cherry 	Uncommon 	7 	23 	60 	2 Summer 	Tree 	No 	A pair of small, red fruit with pits. 	
 	Lily 	Uncommon 	29 	100 	36 	2 Summer 	Flowers	No 	A large, vibrant blossom. 	
 	Onion 	Uncommon 	5 	16 	48 	3 Fall4 Winter 	Plant 	No 	A fragrant and tangy root vegetable. 	
 	Pear 	Uncommon 	8 	27 	60 	3 Fall4 Winter 	Tree 	No 	A crisp and fleshy fruit with a distinctive bell shape. 	
 	Potato 	Uncommon 	3 	9 	24 	4 Winter 	Plant 	No 	A starchy, delicious underground tuber. The humble potato is often misidentified as a root. 	
 	Rose 	Uncommon 	23 	80 	48 	1 Spring3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	A blossom of beautiful color and lovely aroma. 	
 	Strawberry 	Uncommon 	7 	24 	24 	1 Spring 	Bush 	Yes 	A small, sweet fruit with a red seed covered skin. 	
 	Tomato 	Uncommon 	4 	13 	24 	2 Summer 	Bush 	Yes 	A juicy, red-skinned fruit often mistaken for a vegetable. 	
 	Tulip 	Uncommon 	11 	40 	36 	1 Spring 	Flowers	No 	A plump bloom that grows even after picking, with delicately pointed petals around a cluster of stamens. 	
 	Bird of Paradise 	Rare 	51 	142 	36 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Bush 	Yes 	A flame-tipped flower, known for its avian characteristics. They might take flight during winter months. 	
 	Bonsai Buds 	Rare 	28 	97 	24 	All 	Shrub 	No 	A small cluster of fragrant, green berries that can grow bonsai shrubs. 	
 	Cow Berry 	Rare 	144 	500 	24 	All 	Other 	No 	A plantable, strangely bovine fruit. 	
 	Dragonfruit 	Rare 	200 	695 	96 	3 Fall 	Plant 	No 	An exotic, vibrant-colored fruit. 	
 	Orchid 	Rare 	180 	625 	36 	1 Spring4 Winter 	Flowers	No 	A colorful, exotic blossom. 	
 	Pomegranate 	Rare 	24 	83 	72 	4 Winter 	Tree 	No 	A rare red-skinned fruit with tart, edible seeds. 	
 	Trash Fruit 	Uncommon 	1 	2 	24 	All 	Bush 	No 	A foul-smelling blossom inexplicably composed entirely of refuse.
Leave a pile of trash lying on exposed terrain, it will transform into a Trash Plant after about a day. 	
 	U.F.O. (Unidentified Fruit Object)	Rare 	120 	333 	112 	3 Fall 	Plant 	No 	Strange space fruit.
Obtained by exploring space in a rocket. 	
 	Death Flower 	CommonAlthough not part of the collection, the Death flower is tagged with the common rarity tag, despite it being a rare item to obtain.	192 	667 	48 	4 Winter 	Bush 	No 	A spooky, yet elegant blossom. Roses just don't cut it for the Grim Reaper. Try this flower to calm his qualms and get out of a deadly situation. 	
 	Growfruit 	Common 	30 	83 	80 	All 	Tree 	No 	Characterized by a distinctive glow, growfruit is a tasty treat, a great fertilizer, and a superb ingredient. 	
 	Forbidden Fruit of the PlantSim 	Uncommon 	90 	250 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	Eat, and become like the PlantSim. Plant, and grow a tree of your own. Forbidden, for it is nothing more than a façade. 	
 	Chamomile 	Common 	8 	21 	24 	2 Summer 	Flowers	No 	A daisy-like flower commonly used to make herbal remedies. 	
 	Toxic Chamomile 	Common 	4 	12 	24 	2 Summer 	Flowers	No 	Not to be confused with its non-toxic cousin, this toxic flower causes tension when eaten. 	
 	Elderberry 	Common 	2 	5 	18 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	This royal purple berry has a sweet taste when cooked. 	
 	Noxious Elderberry 	Common 	2 	6 	18 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	This pale purple berry is poisonous when uncooked, and slightly less poisonous when cooked. 	
 	Fireleaf 	Uncommon 	2 	6 	18 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Bush 	No 	This plant gets its name from the dark red tint of its leaves. 	
 	Poison Fireleaf 	Uncommon 	2 	6 	18 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Bush 	No 	This infamous plant causes increased itchiness the longer you're exposed to it. 	
 	Huckleberry 	Uncommon 	2 	7 	18 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	This tiny berry is commonly used in fruit cobbler and pancakes. 	
 	Muckleberry 	Uncommon 	3 	8 	18 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	If you're looking to keep a clear head, this is not your muckleberry. 	
 	Morel Mushroom 	Rare 	29 	100 	24 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Patch 	No 	This edible fungus has a honeycomb-like appearance. 	
 	False Morel Mushroom 	Rare 	5 	17 	24 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Patch 	No 	This slightly green mushroom can have an adverse effect on a Sim's bladder when consumed. 	
 	Fang Flower 	Uncommon 	18 	50 	120 	1 Spring 	Tree 	No 	This alien flower has quite the defense mechanism. It looks like it wants to bite you.
Only found on the Sixam secret lot. 	
 	Glow Orb 	Rare 	18 	63 	100 	4 Winter 	Plant 	No 	Stare into this orb indefinitely, we dare you. It's absolutely mesmerizing, isn't it?
Only found on the Sixam secret lot. 	
 	Quill Fruit 	Rare 	48 	133 	80 	2 Summer 	Plant 	No 	This Quill Fruit is hard to handle let alone comfortably carry in your pocket. Impressive!
Only found on the Sixam secret lot. 	
 	Garlic 	Uncommon 	4 	10 	24 	All 	Patch 	No 	An annual bulbous plant. Its bulbs can be harvested for cooking or decorating.
Can be assembled into braids and other Vampire deterrent 	
 	Wolfsbane 	Uncommon 	6 	18 	36 	All 	Flowers	No 	This flower is nothing special in its raw form. When used as an ingredient in food and drink it will affect the nocturnally oriented. 	
 	Plasma Fruit 	Uncommon 	6 	17 	96 	All 	Tree 	No 	The juice in this fruit has very similar properties to plasma.
Can be consumed by Vampires to fulfill thirst instead of drinking from Sims 	
 	Sixam Mosquito Trap 	Uncommon 	23 	63 	180 	All 	Plant 	No 	Non-edible and hard to find. It is rumored these seeds are carried by the mosquitos who escape the plant's trap. 	
 	Catnip 	Common 	3 	8 	28 	All 	Plant 	Yes 	Catnip will boost your cat's energy making them insanely hyper! 	
 	Madnip 	Common 	3 	8 	28 	All 	Plant 	Yes 	Madnip will make your cats enraged with pure anger! 	
 	Napnip 	Common 	3 	8 	28 	All 	Plant 	Yes 	Napnip will help calm your cat and put them to sleep. 	
 	Nuzzlenip 	Common 	3 	8 	28 	All 	Plant 	Yes 	Nuzzlenip will make your cat friskier than usual. 	
 	Avocado 	Uncommon 	15 	42 	80 	All 	Tree 	No 	Avocados are delicious vegetables! Er... delicious fruits? Well, whatever the correct classification it sure is good on toast! 	
 	Black Bean 	Uncommon 	2 	6 	24 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Plant 	Yes 	Black Beans are super nutritious and good for Sims. Additionally, they are very versatile and can be used in a wide range of dishes. 	
 	Merry Berry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	Happy little berries make for a happy little Sim. Just pop one in your mouth and try not to smile. I dare you.
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions 	
 	Gutsberry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	These berries instill a sense of confidence in a Sim. Eat a bunch and you'll get the guts for the most dangerous social maneuvers.
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions 	
 	Vimberry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	These berries will get a Sim moving! Full of vim and vigor, nothing else gets you energized so quickly. And they're delicious to boot! A win-win!
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions	
 	Flutterberry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	
Be very careful around these berries. They will set your heart aflutter and can cause immediate flirtiness. Be aware of nearby Sims when consuming this fruit.
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions	
 	Cereberry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	A quick handful of these berries will focus a Sim like a laser beam! Great for snacking during homework or when you just want to be able to concentrate.
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions	
 	Museberry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	Writer's block? Struggling to solidify that spark of a great idea? Fear not, because around this fruit you're a bite away from a mouthful of inspiration.
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions	
 	Razzleberry 	Rare 	4 	13 	84 	All 	Tree 	No 	These yummy berries are squishy and juicy. One taste will remind Sims of their childhood and cause playful tendencies.
Grown off of the Tree of Emotions 	
 	Begonia 	Uncommon 	18 	63 	31 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Plant 	Yes 	Begonia flowers can mean caution, but they stand out in a garden. 	
 	Christmas Rose 	Uncommon 	11 	39 	36 	4 Winter 	Plant 	Yes 	While not actually a rose, this Christmas Rose is a star-shaped flower that is gorgeous at all times. 	
 	Crocus 	Uncommon 	7 	25 	18 	4 Winter1 Spring 	Plant 	No 	Crocus flowers share glee and cheer through their bloom. 	
 	Dahlia 	Uncommon 	13 	47 	29 	3 Fall 	Plant 	Yes 	Dahlias have their own unique look and the blossoms revel in being different. 	
 	Holly 	Common 	3 	8 	36 	3 Fall4 Winter 	Plant 	Yes 	A sprig of holly leaves and berries brings a touch of Winterfest anywhere. 	
 	Snowdrop 	Uncommon 	3 	13 	36 	4 Winter 	Plant 	No 	Snowdrops look like a little bit of snow suspended in the air. 	
 	Green Bean 	Uncommon 	2 	18 	9 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Plant 	Yes 	A perfect vegetable to eat at any time, hot or cold. 	
 	Bell Pepper 	Common 	2 	8 	24 	2 Summer 	Plant 	Yes 	Perfectly ripe and sharp taste that can be eaten alone for a little spice. 	
 	Green Peas 	Common 	2 	8 	24 	1 Spring 	Plant 	Yes 	That green vegetable that all Sims learn to eat when they're young. 	
 	Money Fruit 	Rare 	1600 	4445 	120 	All 	Tree 	No 	This "fruit" is not for eating but will bring splendors to any Sim who plants it.
Purchased using Satisfaction Points in the Reward Store. 	
 	Bizarre Fruit 	Rare 	1 	5 	999 ? 	All 	Plant 	No 	This Bizarre Fruit has an ominous glow to it. As if it contains some living spore... This thing should probably not be eaten.
After opening the first gate in The Secret laboratory, plants around StrangerVille will grow into the mature stage and after talking with them will give the fruit.
Mother Plant can give the fruit if sim's relationship with her is neutral.	
 	Kava Root 	Uncommon 	3 	9 	32 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Plant 	No 	Found in the Sulani Islands, fresh Kava Roots are used to improve a drink best served for social events.
Kava Roots may seasonally be available in Spring and Summer. 	
 	Coconut 	Uncommon 	3 	7 	12 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Tree 	No 	If you're willing to make the effort to crack the hard husk, you'll be rewarded with creamy fruit and juice inside.Coconuts may seasonally be available in Spring and Summer.	
 	Pineapple 	Uncommon 	3 	11 	32 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Bush 	No 	You can forgive the misleading name as if apples grew on pine trees.
Pineapple may seasonally be available in Spring and Summer. 	
 	Taro Root 	Common 	1 	3 	24 	1 Spring2 Summer 	Plant 	No 	Don't eat this raw! Boil, fry, mash, or bake this starchy tuber for a slightly earthy and sweet taste.Taro may seasonally be available in Spring and Summer. 	
 	Mandrake 	Rare 	2 	8 	12 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Plant 	Yes 	This root, that is known to sometimes be shaped like Sim, has strange properties when mixed with other ingredients 	
 	Valerian Root 	Rare 	2 	7 	12 	1 Spring3 Fall 	Plant 	No 	Know to draw in many species of file with its frabrant scent. Best keep them away from your home cooking... 	
 	Soy Plant 	Common 	2 	7 	12 	2 Summer3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	A foundation for healthy living, this soy plant will produce Soy Beans and Soy Wax. 	
 	Blueberry 	Common 	2 	6 	36 	2 Summer 	Bush 	Yes 	A small, sweet and juicy fruit. A great snack during the summer. 	
 	Chocoberry 	Uncommon 	3 	8 	48 	All 	Bush 	Yes 	This fruit tastes just like chocolate, wow! Finally, a healthy alternative to chocolate! 	
 	Raspberry 	Common 	2 	5 	36 	3 Fall 	Bush 	Yes 	A sweet and tart fruit that taste best in the fall season. 	
 	Lovely Mushroom 	Common 	1 	3 	0.17 	1 Spring 3 Fall 	Patch 	No 	This wild fungi gives Sims a flirtatious feeling after consumed. 	
 	Spicy Mushroom 	Common 	1 	4 	0.17 	2 Summer 4 Winter	Patch 	No 	This is one hot fungi! Tastes great, if you want to feel the burn. 	
 	Verdant Mushroom 	Uncommon 	2 	7 	0.5 	All 	Patch 	No 	This green wild mushroom is edible and provides Sims a focused feeling when consumed. 	
 	Mysterious Mushroom 	Rare 	2 	6 	0.25 	1 Spring 2 Summer	Patch 	No 	It's still a mystery. 	
 	Nightly Mushroom 	Rare 	24 	67 	0.33 	4 Winter 	Patch 	No 	These wild mushrooms glow beautifully at night and when consumed provide you with a boost in energy. 	
 	Charming Mushroom 	Uncommon 	2 	6 	0.5 	All 	Patch 	No 	This edible wild mushroom appears golden in color and when consumed, gives Sims a confidence boost. 	
 	Wild Mushroom 	No rarity 	2 	7 	0.5 	All 	Patch 	No 	A Mushroom found in the wild. 	
===Oversized crops===
Cottage Living introduces oversized crops as a new type of harvestable. The size of these harvestables is determined by how well the plant has been taken care of. Oversized crops can only be planted on garden plots and can only be fertilized with 6 types of fertilizer (which do not fertilize regular gardening plants). All oversized crops grow in every season. There are variations that change the value of crops, that cannot be predicted, so values shown may not be absolute.
Crop Image	Seed Image	Plant Name 	Value
(Base)	Value
(Min Weight)	Value
(Max Weight)	Growth Rate (h)	Weight Range (kg)	Form 	Pack	Description
 	 	Small Aubergine 	§5 	§37 	§41 	? 	0.4 - 0.45 	Bush 	 	Typically purple in color and meaty in texture aubergine can be used as a suitable meat substitute when cooking.
 	 	Medium Aubergine 	§10	§130	§162	? 	1.5 - 1.9 	Bush 	 	Typically purple in color and meaty in texture aubergine can be used as a suitable meat substitute when cooking.
 	 	Oversized Aubergine 	§20	§319	§365	? 	13 - 15 	Bush 	 	Typically purple in color and meaty in texture aubergine can be used as a suitable meat substitute when cooking.
 	 	Small Lettuce 	§5 	§37 	§53 	? 	0.2 - 0.3 	Patch	 	Lettuce, the once great substance for salad, will soon be forgotten due to the growing popularity of its similar, but different, leafy cousin.
 	 	Medium Lettuce 	§10	§138	§170	? 	0.8 - 1 	Patch	 	Lettuce, the once great substance for salad, will soon be forgotten due to the growing popularity of its similar, but different, leafy cousin.
 	 	Oversized Lettuce 	§20	§500	§580	? 	3 - 3.5 	Patch	 	Lettuce, the once great substance for salad, will soon be forgotten due to the growing popularity of its similar, but different, leafy cousin.
 	 	Small Mushroom 	§5 	§37 	§41 	? 	0.18 - 0.2 	Patch	 	Mushrooms are a fleshy, umbrella-shaped fungus that can sometimes be poisonous. These aren't though. Honest.
 	 	Medium Mushroom 	§10	§145	§172	? 	0.75 - 0.9 	Patch	 	Mushrooms are a fleshy, umbrella-shaped fungus that can sometimes be poisonous. These aren't though. Honest.
 	 	Oversized Mushroom 	§20	§650	§740	? 	3.5 - 4 	Patch	 	Mushrooms are a fleshy, umbrella-shaped fungus that can sometimes be poisonous. These aren't though. Honest.
 	 	Small Pumpkin 	§5 	§54 	§61 	? 	3.5 - 4 	Vine 	 	A round squash with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and most commonly deep orange in color. The icon of the squash world. The great pumpkin waits for no one.
 	 	Medium Pumpkin 	§10	§164	§192	? 	11 - 13 	Vine 	 	A round squash with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and most commonly deep orange in color. The icon of the squash world. The great pumpkin waits for no one.
 	 	Oversized Pumpkin 	§20	§384	§440	? 	26 - 30 	Vine 	 	A round squash with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and most commonly deep orange in color. The icon of the squash world. The great pumpkin waits for no one.
 	 	Small Watermelon 	§5 	§41 	§53 	? 	3 - 4 	Vine 	 	Hailing from the cucurbits family, these sweet juicy gourds are all the rage on a hot summer day. Don't eat the seeds though, you would not want one of these things growing inside your tum tum.
 	 	Medium Watermelon 	§10	§160	§172	? 	12.5 - 13.5 	Vine 	 	Hailing from the cucurbits family, these sweet juicy gourds are all the rage on a hot summer day. Don't eat the seeds though, you would not want one of these things growing inside your tum tum.
 	 	Oversized Watermelon	§20	§524	§560	? 	42 - 45 	Vine 	 	Hailing from the cucurbits family, these sweet juicy gourds are all the rage on a hot summer day. Don't eat the seeds though, you would not want one of these things growing inside your tum tum.
==Reward==
Harvesting one of every base game plant, except the death flower and plantain, will complete the gardening collection and award the "Go, Green Thumbs!" plaque. Plants from various expansions are shown in it, but are not required to complete the gardening collection.
Reward	Description 	Value
 	At the behest of the local community, the Sim Gardening Society has decided to reward you for your impressive collection of flora both grown and pinched. No longer will you have to sneak surreptitiously behind your neighbor's yard in search for that one last plant - you now have them all!	§0
==Seed packets==
Seed packets can be bought at a computer or, as of Patch 68, directly from build mode under the Outdoor Activities category. However, Vampire Lore Seed Packets must be bought from computers or garden plots. The Growfruit packet is currently unavailable.
Packet	Name 	Price	Contains 	EP
 	Starter Flowers 	§35 	Blue Bells, Chrysanthemum, Daisy , Holly 	
 	Starter Fruits 	§35 	Apple, Grapes, Plantain 	
 	Starter Herbs 	§35 	Basil, Parsley, Sage 	
 	Starter Vegetables 	§35 	Carrot, Mushroom, Spinach, Bell Pepper , Green Pea , Taro Root 	
 	Farmer Flowers and Fruit 	§75 	Apple, Blue Bells, Chrysanthemum, Daisy, Grapes, Holly, Plantain, Strawberry 	
 	Farmer Veggies and Herbs 	§75 	Basil, Bell Pepper, Carrot, Green Pea, Mushroom, Parsley, Sage, Spinach, Taro Root 	
 	Uncommon Plants 	§250 	Blackberry, Bonsai Buds, Cherry, Lily, Rose, Spinach, Tomato, Trash Fruit, Avocado, Black Beans , Christmas Rose , Snowdrop , Coconut, Pineapple, Taro Root 	
 	Rare Plants 	§1000	Angry Magic Bean, Confident Magic Bean, Cowplant Berry, Dragon Fruit, Death Flower, Flirty Magic Bean, Growfruit, Orchid, Playful Magic Bean, Pomegranate, Sad Magic Bean, Uncomfortable Magic Bean, Bird of Paradise, Wolfsbane	
 	Starter Growfruit 	§20 	Growfruit 	
 	Garlic Seeds 	§100 	Garlic 	
 	Wolfsbane Seeds 	§250 	Wolfsbane 	
 	Plasma Fruit Seeds 	§300 	Plasma Fruit 	
 	Sixam Mosquito Trap Seeds	§75 	Sixam Trap Mosquito 	
 	Catnip Herb Packet 	§25 	Catnip, Madnip, Napnip, Nuzzlenip 	
 	Seasonal Summer Plants 	§100 	Basil, Blackberry, Cherry, Lemon, Plantain, Bell Pepper, Green Bean, Begonia, Lily 	
 	Seasonal Fall Plants 	§100 	Apple, Lemon, Pear, Onion, Carrot, Green Bean, Grape, Rose, Snapdragon, Begonia, Dahlia 	
 	Seasonal Winter Plants 	§100 	Lemon, Pear, Onion, Spinach, Crocus, Holly, Snow Drop, Christmas Rose, Potato 	
 	Seasonal Spring Plants 	§100 	Lemon, Strawberry, Carrot, Green Pea, Daisy, Bluebell, Rose, Snapdragon, Crocus, Tulip 	
 	Pack of Bizarre Seeds 	§10 	Bizarre Fruit 	
 	Starter Magical Plants 	§35 	Mandrake, Valerian Root 	
 	Vertical Garden Fruit 	§35 	Strawberry, Grape, Blackberry, Soy Bean 	
 	Vertical Garden Flowers 	§35 	Bluebell, Rose, Daisy, Chrysanthemum 	
 	Vertical Garden Herbs 	§35 	Parsley, Sage, Basil 	
==Trivia==
*There is an earlier version of the cow berry left in the files called the cow flower.
*In The Sims 4: Seasons, plants bloom in spring.
*Every harvestable has an unused seed version.
**This can be seen when the player activates bb.showhiddenobjects and places the selected harvestable. The seed will be placed and then convert to its harvestable version almost instantly.
*Harvestables placed on a lot keep their quality level when the lot is saved to the user's library. If a harvestable was improved through analyzing by a Sim in the science career, it cannot be further analyzed and improved. However, unlike the increased gardening quality, the prohibiting "Analyzed" flag will be deleted when the lot with the harvestables placed on it is saved. When the saved lot is placed back in the game, the harvestables can be analyzed again, meaning that normal plants can be improved to perfection within a few Sim-days by analyzing and saving/replacing the lot at least four times.
* Wolfsbane was originally introduced in The Sims 4: Vampires, but was turned into a base game plant after the July 14th, 2022 update. The only way to obtain Wolfsbane in the base game is through cheats, rare seed packets, or random plant awards. It now can be found in the worlds of both The Sims 4: Vampires and The Sims 4: Werewolves. It can also be purchased from the garden stall during the Finchwick Fair in the world of The Sims 4: Cottage Living.
==Gallery ==
Seed.png|A Seed before being placed
Cow Flower.png|The unused Cow Flower
SeedPack(TS4).png|Unused Seed Packet
TreeSeedPack(TS4).png|Unused Tree Packet
BushSeedPack(TS4).png|Unused Bush Packet
FlowersSeedPack(TS4).png|Unused Flower Packet
Aubergine.png|Aubergine size comparison
Pumpkins.png|Pumpkin (and its variants) size comparison
LettuceTS4.png|Lettuce size comparison
OversizedMushroomTS4.png|Mushroom size comparison
WatermelonTS4.png|Watermelon size comparison
==References==
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Category:The Sims 4