Farm

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The **Farm** is the location in the middle of all four Biomes. On the map, it is shown in brown.

## Overview

The farm is the only location where the player can plant Crops, which makes farming there the only way to earn Cashews and Roses.

At the start of a run, the farm is covered in hard crust, with only a 3x3 patch of tillable Soil. Without any Permanent Upgrades, the player begins with only four Potato Seeds, which means that they need to leave the Farm to find substantial amounts of Pickaxes, Fertilizer and seeds.

Water for crops can be obtained from the Well, which is located to the left of the pre-existing soil patch, and is collected automatically as the player character approaches. Some Upgrades will add pickups and other items to the well area, such as Shroom-mates and Dovecote.

As time progresses, Weeds will grow on the farm, obstructing soil and possibly turning into Weed Monsters. However, they can be cut, and may drop seeds, pickaxes and fertilizer.

Farm Animals can be found in Camps or purchased in Town, and will remain on the farm to water crops, speed crop growth, till soil or eat weeds. The farm is also the only location that Scarecrows and Turrets can be placed.

While exploring the various Biomes, it is possible for players to return to their farm instantly by using a Gopher Hole, which are found randomly in the biomes and can be seen on the map. Each gopher hole returns the player beside the farm's well, and can be used once to return the player to the location in the biome where they first used it. After this (or if the player returns to this location manually) the hole will close and cannot be used again. The Tunneler Tractor can also be used to return the player to the farm in this way.

## Farm Daily Schedule

The player is dropped onto their farm at **dawn**, at which point no Enemies spawn, and any active gopher hole beside the well is closed. The player is still able to leave the farm at this point, or tend to their crops.

Once the **day** begins, moles and weed monsters spawn on the farm, but the player's crops are safe to leave.

At **dusk**, the player is prompted to return to their farm and defend their crops. Moles will vanish. If it is the third day of the season, the boss music will begin and the player will be chased by the boss gopher hole. If a Blood Moon event begins, the Moon Pursuer will chase the player back to the farm, vanishing as soon as they reach it. Attempting to leave the farm before dawn, however, will spawn the Moon Pursuer once more.

At **night**, a large number of new enemies will spawn on the farm, in several "waves". At the start of each wave, a new batch of enemies will spawn.

Unless a boss fight is in process, the player will not be forced to return or unable to leave, but slugs and fruit flies will eat any undefended crops. Some enemies will also leave the farm to chase the player, which can make navigating the biomes very difficult in combination with the regular biome enemies.
If it is the third day of the season, the player will be unable to leave the farm until the boss is defeated.

When the night is over, any remaining enemies will vanish, and the helicopter (or butterfly) will appear above the player with a countdown displaying. Regardless of the player's location, they will be transported to Town once the countdown ends.

## Enemies

### Blood Moon Enemies

*Main article:* Blood Moons
The following enemies only spawn during one of the three "Blood Moon" events, during which time the player is unable to leave the farm.

As with other nights, enemies will come in three "waves", with more of these enemies spawning at the start of each new wave.

### Boss Fights

*Main article:* Enemies#Bosses

All Boss fights take place on the farm, on the third night of each Season. The player is unable to leave the farm until the boss is defeated.

Some bosses also spawn unique enemies. As with other nights, enemies will come in three "waves", with more of these enemies spawning at the start of each new wave.

## Crops

All Crops have a chance to be found on the farm, either by cutting Weeds or killing Enemies.