Seedmaker

After collecting the first harvest for each Season in Year 1, players have the option to save some of their crops for conversion into seeds to replant the following Year using the **Seedmaker** line of Crafting Stations.

The Seedmaker can be purchased from the Building Store for 1000 during any Season, but seedmaking is most popular during the Winter when players have an abundance of free time for activities outside of farming.

## Creating Seeds

Seed processing is entirely automatic and begins immediately when a player puts any 1 of any Crop, 10 Berry, 10 coffee beans or 10 Tree Fruit in the machine tray. Each use of the Seedmaker can create 1 - 3 normal seeds and has a rare to chance to provide 1 - 2 Golden seeds, which are a variant of the same crop that sells for substantially higher prices. All growth requirements for Golden seeds are identical to the normal seeds of that type.

Once processing is complete, finished seeds are added to the pink sidetable every 4 - 10 seconds depending on plant type. Changes in output (such as receiving a Golden seed) will bump the previous stack of seeds onto the ground, so players should check on the Seedmaker every few minutes while it's running to collect any loose seeds before they disappear.

It takes 10 Tree Fruit, 10 Coffee Beans or 10 berries to make a seed.

Wild Plants and Cat Turnips do not produce anything in the Seedmaker.

## Replanting

After acquiring a batch of seeds, players should check how many Days are left in the current Growing Season for that plant. If not enough time is available for new plants to mature, it's recommended to wait until the following Year to begin replanting. Otherwise, try to replant right away. At the end of Season, players should always use a Scythe to reset multiple-harvest plants and any late-growing Crops into seed form for replanting the following Year.

For Coffee Beans, Onions, and Sunflowers it's recommended to always replant quickly, since they continue to grow in all Seasons. Fruit Trees can also grow in most Seasons except for Winter.

## List of Golden Crops

*When placed in the Seedmaker, most Seasonal Crops share the following odds, outcomes, and average worth (represented as a multiplier) for players:*

***Average Petals Bonus** reflects the profit players can expect to receive for each Crop placed in the Seedmaker and regrown to maturity. For plants that can be harvested multiple times, the Petals Bonus applies to every future harvest from the 1st generation of seeds. Otherwise, it applies just once at final harvest*

*Sunflowers lack a Golden variant and have a 50% chance to receive a free normal seed on harvest, resulting in a different set of outcomes when placed in the Seedmaker:*

*With the following Petals Bonus on final harvest:*

*(1) Petals Bonus formula for most Crops: Average Harvest \* (Normal Price \* Normal Multiplier + Golden Price \* Golden Multiplier) - Normal Price*

*(2) Petals Bonus formula for Sunflowers: Average Harvest \* (50% \* Seed Price + Normal Price \* Normal Multiplier) - Normal Price*

## List of Golden Bushes

*When placed in the Seedmaker, all Bushes share the following odds, outcomes, and average worth (represented as a multiplier) for players:*

*All Berries share a single Golden variant in the Goldenberry Bush. Since Bushes can be harvested multiple times, the Petals Bonus from the Seedmaker applies to every future harvest for the 1st generation seeds from that Berry*

*(3) Petals Bonus formula for Bushes: Average Harvest \* (Normal Price \* Normal Multiplier + Golden Price \* Golden Multiplier) - Normal Price*

## List of Golden Fruit Trees

*When placed in the Seedmaker, Fruit is always converted to a single normal seed of that Fruit Tree type. Although this may seem uninteresting, collecting 3 - 4 Fruit for every harvest in Season makes Seedmaker conversion an incredibly efficient way to expand your tree orchards each Year!*

*Since Fruit Trees can be harvested multiple times, the Petals Bonus from the Seedmaker applies to every future harvest for the 1st generation seeds from that Fruit*

*(4) Petals Bonus formula for Fruit Trees: Average Harvest \* (Normal Price \* Normal Multiplier) - Normal Price*

## List of Reverse Conversions

*Reverse conversions should only be considered by experienced players as they typically require 2 - 3 Year planting times to complete the entire Seedmaker cycle. However, if you're curious or just patient enough to try it, read on!*

*When players acquire a Golden seed, harvest it, then place it back into the Seedmaker, most Golden variants have the following odds, outcomes, and average worth (represented as a multiplier) for players:*

*Golden Coffee Beans, Cucumbers, Eggplants, and Oats receive fewer normal seeds:*

*Golden Tomatoes and Turnips receive more normal seeds:*

*Finally, Goldenberry Bushes have a unique set of odds and outcomes:*

*Given the high starting price of any Golden variant, players are generally recommended to sell them for a lucrative payout rather than attempting a reverse seed conversion. However, the following Seasonal Crops may be of interest to patient farmers, since they have positive Petals Bonus (i.e. earn money) after harvest*
**(Reminder: This table only applies when a Golden variant is placed in the Seedmaker)**

*(1) Petals Bonus formula for Reverse Conversions: Average Harvest \* (Golden Price \* Golden Multiplier + Normal Price \* Normal Multiplier) - Golden Price*