While checking out the passive abilities of the Hedgehog or Blood Hedgehog, you may have seen the term ‘prickly fruits’ in Grow a Garden, but for many players, it’s not clear which crops fall into this category. To ensure that you see the results of using this pet, here’s a list of all the currently available prickly fruits, how to get them, their cost, and how Hedgehogs can help boost their value.
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Which Crops give Prickly Fruits in Grow a Garden?
There are six current Prickly Fruits:
- Cactus
- Celestiberry
- Dragon Fruit
- Durian
- Pineapple
- Nectar Thorn
Each of these plants features a spiky or thorny design that matches the pets that boost them. They share a common feature: when grown alongside Hedgehog or Blood Hedgehog pets, they receive a significant size boost. This makes them valuable for farms focused on maximizing yield and value.
Hedgehog and Blood Hedgehog
- Both Hedgehog and Blood Hedgehog grant a base 1.51x size increase to all Prickly Fruits.
- This buff stacks! Having multiple of either pet boosts the size further.
- Blood Hedgehog also increases the chances of mutations on these crops.
Cactus
- Mythical tier, multi-harvest. Costs 15,000 Sheckles.
- Green, square shape with black spikes.
- Sells well and regrows multiple times.
Dragon Fruit
- Mythical, multi-harvest. Costs 50,000 Sheckles.
- Pink, green and spiky.
- Obtained from the seed shop or packs.
Celestiberry
- Mythical, multi-harvest.
- Dark blue with purple spikes.
- Available during limited events.
Durian
- Legendary tier, multi-harvest
- Large spiky fruits grown on trees.
- Was available briefly during a past event.
Pineapple
- Mythical, multi-harvest.
- Classic pineapple look.
- Available via normal seed packs and daily quests.
Nectar Thorn
- Legendary, multi-harvest.
- Honeycomb-like plates with spikes.
- Introduced during the Bizzy Bee event and obtainable via crafting or purchase.
Best Farming Strategy with Prickly Fruits
- Use Hedgehog or Blood Hedgehog pets (multiple if possible) to get the stacking size bonus.
- Dedicate sections of your garden to Prickly Fruits to consistently benefit from these pets.
- Go for multi-harvest variants for repeated value. Along with mutations that stack on these crops, you will earn millions from harvest cycles.
This was all about prickly fruits in Grow a Garden and how you can boost your Sheckles income from them.