Laura Smith
In Harvest Moon DS, players can grow mushrooms in the Mushroom House, a new feature in the game. To start growing mushrooms, players must first buy a mushroom shed from Gotz and place a piece of lumber on the pallet with seeds. Players can choose to grow three different species of mushrooms, including shiitake mushrooms, which can be purchased from Vesta's Farm. After planting the seeds, players must water the mushrooms daily, and they will take a few days to grow. Players can then harvest the mushrooms, and the longer they wait to harvest, the larger the mushrooms will be. However, players should be cautious as upgraded mushrooms may contribute to a glitch that can corrupt their game data.
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What You'll Learn
Request Gotz to build a Mushroom Shed
To plant mushrooms in Harvest Moon DS, you'll need to request that Gotz build you a Mushroom Shed. This will cost 35,000 gold. Gotz can only build one Mushroom Shed on your farm, and if you want to relocate it, you'll have to hire him to demolish the existing building and then build a new one.
Once you have your Mushroom Shed, you'll find six wooden pallets inside. To prepare each pallet for mushroom growth, place a piece of lumber on it. This will give you a surface on which to grow your mushrooms.
There are two ways to get mushroom seeds. The first is to buy them. Vesta sells Shiitake spores in her shop for 3,000 gold per bag. The second way is to make your own spores. If you have requested Gotz to build the Maker Barn, you will have access to the Seed Maker. During the Fall, you will find two types of wild-growing fungus: Matsutake and Toadstools. You can place these mushrooms in the Seed Maker and then sow the spores onto the wood lumber inside your Mushroom Shed.
Shiitake mushrooms do not grow wild, so you will have to buy their seeds from Vesta. Mushrooms take a long time to grow, and you must water them for the fungus to grow big and spongy. After their initial growth period, you can harvest mushrooms every three days. If you leave them alone, they will grow to medium and then large sizes. The longer you wait to harvest, the larger the fungus will be. You can also level up your mushrooms by sowing several bags of spores onto the wood.
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Buy Shitake seeds from Vesta
In Harvest Moon DS, you can now grow three different species of fungus in the Mushroom House instead of relying on the Fall season to find them. The mushrooms will grow all year long, safely inside the controlled environment of the hut.
To get started, you'll need to request Gotz to build you the Mushroom House. He can only build one Mushroom House on your farm. Inside the Mushroom House, you'll find six wooden pallets. To prepare the pallets for fungus growth, place a piece of wood lumber on it, which will serve as a surface to grow the mushrooms on.
There are two ways to get mushroom seeds. The first is to buy them from Vesta. She sells Shiitake spores in her shop for 3000 G per bag. Vesta runs her farm with her brother Marlin and her ward Celia. Most of the day she will be out in her fields, but in the late afternoon, she opens up the seed shop next to her house. The shop is usually open from Tuesday to Sunday at 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. You can find Vesta's house by crossing the bridge on the route to the excavations site. You will see two houses, with Vesta, Celia, and Marlin living in the first house, which is also the shop.
The other way is to make your own spores. If you have requested Gotz to build the Maker Barn, you will then have access to the Seed Maker. During the Fall season, you will find two types of wild-growing fungus: Matsutake and Toadstools. You can take the mushrooms, place them in the Seed Maker, and then sow the spores onto the wood lumber inside your Mushroom House. The regular Shiitake mushrooms do not grow wild, so you would still need to buy those seeds from Vesta.
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Gather wild Matsutake and Toadstools in Autumn
To gather wild Matsutake and Toadstools in Autumn in Harvest Moon DS, you need to first buy a mushroom shed from Gotz. The shed costs 35,000 when buying the materials. After you have the shed, you need to put a piece of lumber on a pallet and place seeds on it. You can buy shiitake seeds from Vesta's farm. Place one seed on each piece of lumber. You can then choose to water the seeds or not.
After a few days, small mushrooms will appear, and you can harvest your first shiitake mushroom. You can harvest the mushrooms by standing near the lumber and pressing 'A'. The longer you wait to harvest, the larger the fungus will be, and you can pick small, medium, and large mushrooms. If you harvest the mushrooms, they will grow back, but they will be smaller. To get them to grow back to their original size, water them every day for three days, and then you can harvest them at a small size again.
Upgraded mushrooms can contribute to the 'freeze glitch', which can corrupt your data and destroy your game, so it is advised to grow only Level 1 mushrooms.
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Convert wild mushrooms into seeds using the Seedmaker
To convert wild mushrooms into seeds (or spores) using the Seedmaker in Harvest Moon DS, you must first request that Gotz build you a Mushroom House or Shed. Inside the Mushroom House, you will find wooden pallets. To prepare the pallets for fungus growth, place a piece of wood or lumber on it. This will serve as a surface for growing mushrooms.
During the Fall season, you will find two types of wild-growing fungus: Matsutake and Toadstools. You can take these mushrooms, place them in the Seed Maker, and then sow the resulting spores onto the wood or lumber inside your Mushroom House. Regular Shiitake mushrooms do not grow wild, so you will need to purchase their seeds from Vesta.
It takes a long time for mushrooms to grow, and you must water them for the fungus to grow big and spongy. The longer you wait to harvest, the larger the fungus will be. You can pick small, medium, and large mushrooms. After the mushroom takes its initial growth time, picking it will return it to its small size. Then you just have to water it each day, and after 3 days, you can harvest it at a small size again. If you leave it alone, the mushroom will grow to medium size, and if left unharvested, it will grow to a large size.
To grow upgraded mushrooms, you must throw more than one bag of seeds or spores of the same level onto the wood or lumber in the Mushroom Shed. Five or six bags of seeds or spores usually guarantee that you will obtain the next level of the crop.
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Water mushrooms daily
Water plays an important role in growing mushrooms in Harvest Moon DS. After buying a mushroom shed and placing seeds on a piece of lumber, you must water your mushrooms daily. This is essential for the fungus to grow big and spongy.
When the mushrooms start to mature, you can choose to harvest them or continue watering. If you decide to wait and keep watering without harvesting, your mushrooms will grow bigger. The longer you wait, the larger the fungus will become.
After harvesting, your mushrooms will regrow, but they will be smaller in size. At this point, daily watering becomes crucial again. By watering each day for three days, you can harvest the mushrooms at a small size.
It's important to note that mushrooms take a long time to grow, and your patience will be tested. Additionally, be cautious about upgrading your mushrooms, as this can trigger the "freeze glitch," which may corrupt your game data.
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Frequently asked questions
First, you need to ask Gotz to build a Mushroom Shed for you, which costs 35,000. Then, buy six shiitake seeds from Vesta's farm and place one seed on each piece of lumber. You can choose to water the seeds or not. After a few days, small mushrooms will appear, and you can harvest your first shiitake mushroom!
You can harvest mushrooms in three sizes: small, medium, and large. The longer you wait, the larger the fungus will be. After harvesting, the mushroom will return to its small size. Water it each day, and after three days, you can harvest it small again.
It takes about six days for mushrooms to grow back after harvesting. The second time will be faster than the initial growth period.
