Prickly Pear

**Prickly Pears** are a type of Crop which can be grown in Atomicrops.

# Obtaining

Prickly Pears are grown from the first level of Desert Seeds. All Desert seeds sown at the start of the game will grow into Prickly Pears.

Once enough Desert Seeds have been sown and Prickly Pears harvested, the player's Desert seeds will evolve into Black Eyed Beans, and Prickly Pears will be unavailable for the remainder of the player's run. This includes Prickly Pears yet to be harvested when the seeds are upgraded, as they will automatically change into Black Eyed Beans.

## Finding Desert Seeds

Desert Seeds can be found in the first Desert area, most commonly from clearing Squirrel and Bulb Camps. They are also sometimes dropped by defeated Enemies. This chance is increased if the player has the  Flying Squirrels weapon or Squirrel Pocket upgrade.

When killed, Beeson drop seeds from a random Biome, regardless of location. Cutting Weeds on the farm may also drop random seeds, which are commonly Desert Seeds.
See the Related Items section of this page for other sources.

Alternatively, Desert Seeds can be purchased at the Garden Shop in Spring and Fall. These cost 30 in Spring and 70 in Fall, and give the player 4-10 Desert Seeds immediately on purchase.

If the player has the  Oven Terrarium then Desert Seeds will be unavailable, and these sources will instead drop random seeds from another Biome.

If the player is playing as  Oregacrow, then Desert Seeds and Prickly Pears are unavailable.

# Growing Prickly Pears

## Fertilization and Megacrop Variant

Prickly Pears require 3 Fertilizer to be fully fertilized. Creating a Megacrop (from 4 Prickly Pear crops planted in a 2x2 formation) therefore requires 12.

A mega Prickly Pear requires a further 6 to become fully fertilized itself.

## Watering

To fully grow, small Prickly Pears need 0  units of water, and a freshly merged Mega Prickly Pear needs 1  unit of water. Since the smaller version of the Crop does not need water to grow it may be preferable to grow four smaller versions before fertilizing and merging them, in order to avoid the 1 water required for the larger version.

# Propagators and Garden Beds

Leveling up crops or rescuing Wormsy from special Camps will reward the player with special upgrades that change how crops can be sown and grow. Each of the four common crop types can be upgraded to use either Propagators or Garden Beds. If the player's Desert Seeds are currently growing Prickly Pears, then the following items will affect them.

If the player chose the  Desert Propagator, allowing them to plant Desert Seeds quickly in lines:

* Dupligator: Sown Desert seeds have a chance to duplicate. Effect increases with length of line.
* Gator Age: Sowing Desert seeds may age a Garden Bed. Effect increases with length of line.
* Juicy Gator: Sowing Desert seeds can add fruit to a tree. Chance increases with length of line.
* Nitrogator: Sown Desert seeds are partially fertilized. Effect increases with length of line.
* Prismatic Scales: Prickly Pears sometimes drop a random seed on harvest.
* Rocket Scales: Sowing Desert seeds will damage Enemies. Damage increases with length of line.
* Salivary Glands: Soil underneath sown Desert seeds becomes compact wet Soil.
* Sandy Scales: When low on Desert seeds, the player will continuously gain more Desert seeds.
* Vegan Gator: Sown Desert seeds will cut Weeds and till Soil.

If the player chose the  Cactus Saw, allowing them to use Desert Garden Beds:

* Desert Garden Bed Bundle: Gain 3 Desert Garden Beds.
* Desert Merge Tapper: Desert Garden Beds drop fertilizer when their crop merges.
* Dried Pistil Whip: Desert Garden Beds drop random seeds on harvest.
* Gator Age: Sowing Propagator seeds has a chance to age a Desert Garden Bed.
* Oasis Bed: Desert Garden Beds have moist soil.
* Oven Terrarium: Desert Garden Beds sow their own seeds. Desert seeds transform into random Biome seeds.
* Sandy Fertilizer Spike: Crops in a Desert Garden Bed merge automatically.

# Other Related Items

The following Items can affect or be affected by Prickly Pears.

## Obtaining Desert Seeds

* Chicken Caliochory: Eggs contain seeds.
* Fertilseed Pro: Prickly Pears have a 30% chance to drop a Desert seed on harvest.
* Succulent Weeds: Increases chance of seed drop from Weeds.
* Thankful Crops: Watering Prickly Pears has a chance for them to drop Desert seeds.

## Growing Prickly Pears

* Bee: Doubles the growth of the crops it pollinates.
* Growth Aura: Crops in a 5x5 area centered on the player grow much faster.
* Harvest Moon: Crops grow faster at night.
* Hummingbird: Doubles the growth of crops in an area.
* Nitro: Crops grow 10x faster but will start to burn when they need water.
* Participation Trophy: Crops will merge without fertilizer.
* Megaton Tractor: Instantly grows all crops in the deployed area.
* Pollination: All crops grow faster. Exclusive to Lavender.
* Resilience: Crops may spread onto nearby hard crust, if the area is clear of weeds.
* Snot Nose: Pigs and Hogs create moist Soil, which speeds crop growth.
* Sprinkler Tractor: Boosts growth of all crops in an area by 30% and waters them.
* Turret Growth Aura: Crops in a 5x5 area around Turrets and Scarecrows grow much faster.

## Watering Prickly Pears

* Cow: Wanders the farm and automatically waters crops.
* Double-Edged Watering Can: The player can water two crops at once.
* Grass-Fed Cow: Wanders the farm and automatically waters crops.
* Hose: The player can water three separate crops at once while energized.
* Irrigating Moles: Crops do not need watering.
* Sprinkler Head: Turrets and Scarecrows water the crops adjacent to them.
* Sprinkler Tractor: Waters all crops in an area and boosts their growth by 30%.
* Squirt Gun: The player waters crops twice as fast.
* Trophallaxis: Bees and Hummingbirds water crops.

## Other

* Bubble Shield: Watering crops shields the player from bullets.
* Butterfly Nest: Merging crops spawns explosive butterflies which target Enemies.
* Companion Planting: Planting multiple crops of the same type near each other drops fertilizer.
* Harvest Shield: Harvesting a crop destroys enemy bullets.
* Root Soldier: Harvesting crops spawns a root soldier, which will attack enemies.
* Water Witching: Watering crops zaps nearby enemies for 50% of their health.

# History

* 1.6.0f2: Crop section was completely reworked. Prior to this, Prickly Pears could be grown from Prickly Pear seeds, which had a chance to be found where Desert seeds are found now.