Crop Mutations (LoH)

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope has 17 varieties of crops that can mutate into new versions of themselves for a total of 172 crops: 81 crops and 81 great versions of the same crops. Some crops will trigger a mutation with very little effort on your part, but some others only mutate from already-mutated crops plus utilizing crop-specific fertilizer.

If the crop you're trying to mutate requires a special fertilizer, it must be applied at least once while the crop is growing. The mutation-triggering fertilizer doesn't need to be applied every day.

For crops that can be harvested multiple times (strawberry, corn, green pepper, hot pepper, squash, blueberry, watermelon, and asparagus), once the crop mutates into a new variety it will continue to produce the mutated crop. Regrowable crops have the chance to mutate each time they produce harvestable goods during the season they can mutate. For example, a Blueberry grown on swampy terrain during Winter (after using Berry Blend before the plant matures) might give Blueberry at first but then change to Cranberry the next time you harvest.

Crops that can be reharvested can also survive the season change if their health is high enough at the start of the new season. The Blueberry and Cranberry example from above can continue to produce well into Spring, though the Blueberry won't possibly mutate into Cranberry anymore.

Mutations

When the right conditions are met, crops can transform into new crops when they're ready to be picked. The plant's chances of mutating depends on the crop's health, the season, and the terrain. Crops that regrow (corn, green peppers, etc.) that do mutate will continue to produce the mutated crop, while one-time harvested crops (tomato, celery, etc.) will have to be planted after harvest for the mutation to possibly trigger again.

When a mutation triggers, the crop or flower will visibly be different than the crops around it. The farming friend thought bubble will display a "?" crop icon if you've never harvested that particular crop mutation before.

The parent crop that triggers the mutation might need to be planted in a season it doesn't like. For example, growing Strawberry during Winter can result in the crop changing into White Berry, but Strawberry is very unhappy when forced to grow during the harsh snowy weather. This is why daily use of Fertilizer is very important in this instance, so the Strawberry will survive long enough for harvest and possibly mutate into White Berry.

After you sell a specific number of mutations to the shipping bin, Sam (for crops), or Carol (for flowers), the seed vendors will being to sell the seeds for that mutation. Many of the second-generation crops can mutate into third-generation mutations. Mutating a mutated crop typically require more stringent criteria to trigger the mutation such as high crop health and specialty fertilizer.

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Spring Crop Mutations

Name	Unlock	Terrain	Days
Baby Asparagus	Mutation of Asparagus on grassy, mixed, or dry terrain during Spring	Grassy, Mixed, Dry	8 Days (Regrows)
Red Cabbage	Mutation of Cabbage on grassy terrain during Spring	Grassy	4 Days
Huge Cabbage	Mutation of Cabbage on grassy terrain during Spring using Cabbage Fertilizer	Grassy	8 Days
Scallion	Mutation of Onion on grassy terrain during Spring	Grassy	6 Days
Red Zeppelin	Mutation of San Marzano on grassy terrain during Spring using Tomato Fertilizer	Grassy	8 Days
Jalapeño	Mutation of Hot Pepper on grassy terrain during Spring	Grassy	6 Days (Regrows)
Squash	Mutation of Pumpkin on grassy terrain during Spring	Grassy	10 Days (Regrows)
Savoy Spinach	Mutation of Spinach on grassy terrain during Spring	Grassy	5 Days
Dryad	Mutation of Romanesco on grassy terrain during Spring using Broccoli Fertilizer	Grassy	11 Days
Magic Pepper	Mutation of Orange Pepper on mixed terrain during Spring using Pepper Fertilizer	Mixed	10 Days (Regrows)
Purple Asparagus	Mutation of Asparagus on mixed terrain during Spring using Asparagus Fertilizer	Mixed	12 Days (Regrows)
Purple Pepper	Mutation of Red Pepper on dry terrain during Spring	Dry	10 Days (Regrows)
Petite Onion	Mutation of Scallion on dry terrain during Spring	Dry	4 Days
Gold Berry	Mutation of Cranberry on dry terrain during Spring using Berry Fertilizer	Dry	20 Days (Regrows)
Green Cabbage	Mutation of Red Cabbage on swampy terrain during Spring	Swampy	6 Days
Magical Berry	Mutation of Angel Lantern on swampy terrain during Spring using Berry Fertilizer	Swampy	12 Days (Regrows)

Summer Crop Mutations

Name	Unlock	Terrain	Days
Fodder Corn	Mutation of Corn on any terrain during Summer	Any	6 Days (Regrows)
Sweet Corn	Mutation of Corn on any terrain during Summer	Any	8 Days (Regrows)
Red Pepper	Mutation of Green Pepper on any terrain during Summer using Pepper Fertilizer	Any	8 Days (Regrows)
Devil Pepper	Mutation of Habanero on any terrain during Summer using Pepper Fertilizer	Any	8 Days (Regrows)
Giant Squash	Mutation of Squash on any terrain during Summer using Pumpkin Fertilizer	Any	24 Days (Regrows)
Mystic Herb	Mutation of Celery on grassy terrain during Summer using Celery Fertilizer	Grassy	8 Days
Red Onion	Mutation of Scallion on grassy terrain during Summer using Onion Fertilizer	Grassy	8 Days
Orange Pepper	Mutation of Green Pepper on grassy terrain during Summer	Grassy	8 Days (Regrows)
Princess' Eye	Mutation of Angel Lantern on mixed terrain during Summer using Berry Fertilizer	Mixed	❓
Durum Wheat	Mutation of Wheat on mixed terrain during Summer	Mixed	4 Days
Cannonball	Mutation of Watermelon on mixed terrain during Summer	Mixed	10 Days
San Marzano	Mutation of Tomato on dry terrain during Summer	Dry	6 Days
Evergreen	Mutation of Broccolini on dry terrain during Summer	Dry	10 Days
Mellow Yellow	Mutation of Watermelon on dry terrain during Summer	Dry	8 Days
Golden Pepper	Mutation of Magic Pepper on swampy terrain during Summer using Pepper Fertilizer	Swampy	12 Days (Regrows)
Black Potato	Mutation of Purple Potato on swampy terrain during Summer using Potato Fertilizer	Swampy	8 Days
Brown Carrot	Mutation of Carrot on swampy terrain during Summer	Swampy	5 Days
Zucchini	Mutation of Pumpkin on swampy terrain during Summer	Swampy	8 Days (Regrows)

Fall Crop Mutations

Name	Unlock	Terrain	Days
Angel Lantern	Mutation of White Berry on any terrain during Fall	Any	8 Days (Regrows)
Giant Potato	Mutation of Potato on any terrain during Fall	Any	10 Days
Gooseberry	Mutation of Cranberry on any terrain during Fall	Any	12 Days (Regrows)
Pearl Onion	Mutation of Petite Onion on grassy terrain during Fall	Grassy	8 Days
Barley	Mutation of Wheat on grassy terrain during Fall	Grassy	6 Days
Broccolini	Mutation of Broccoli on grassy terrain during Fall	Grassy	5 Days
Habanero	Mutation of Hot Pepper on mixed terrain during Fall	Mixed	6 Days (Regrows)
Killer Tomato	Mutation of Crimson on dry terrain during Fall using Tomato Fertilizer	Dry	❓
Sunset Corn	Mutation of Fodder Corn on dry terrain during Fall using Corn Fertilizer	Dry	8 Days (Regrows)
Mandrake	Mutation of Brown Carrot on dry terrain during Fall using Carrot Fertilizer	Dry	7 Days
Giant Pumpkin	Mutation of Giant Sqush on dry terrain during Fall using Pumpkin Fertilizer	Dry	18 Days (Regrows)
Kegling	Mutation of Cannonball on dry terrain during Fall using Melon Fertilizer. Must plant in a checkerboard pattern.	Dry	❓
Phalax	Mutation of Purple Asparagus on dry terrain during Fall using Asparagus Fertilizer	Dry	16 Days (Regrows)
Lilac Spinach	Mutation of Savoy Spinach on swampy terrain during Fall	Swampy	6 Days

Winter Crop Mutations

Name	Unlock	Terrain	Days
White Celery	Mutation of Celery on any terrain during Winter	Any	6 Days
White Berry	Mutation of Strawberry on any terrain during Winter.	Any	8 Days (Regrows)
Crimson	Mutation of Tomato on any terrain during Winter using Tomato Fertilizer	Any	❓
Dragon Pepper	Mutation of Jalepeno on any terrain during Winter using Pepper Fertilizer	Any	8 Days (Regrows)
Cream Pumpkin	Mutation of Squash on mixed or dry terrain during Winter	Mixed, Dry	12 Days (Regrows)
Romanesco	Mutation of Broccolini on any terrain during Winter using Broccoli Fertilizer	Any	9 Days
Dome Cabbage	Mutation of Huge Cabbage on grassy terrain during Winter using Cabbage Fertilizer	Grassy	❓
Yellow Corn	Mutation of Sweet Corn on grassy terrain during Winter	Grassy	8 Days (Regrows)
White Pepper	Mutation of Magic Pepper on grassy terrain during Winter	Grassy	8 Days (Regrows)
Baby Carrot	Mutation of Carrot on grassy terrain during Winter	Grassy	3 Days
White Carrot	Mutation of Baby Carrot on grassy terrain during Winter using Carrot Fertilizer	Grassy	7 Days
Black Current	Mutation of Blueberry on grassy terrain during Winter	Grassy	15 Days (Regrows)
Royal Herb	Mutation of White Celery on mixed terrain during Winter using Celery Fertilizer	Mixed	8 Days
Purple Potato	Mutation of Potato on mixed terrain during Winter using Potato Fertilizer	Mixed	5 Days
Pink Spinach	Mutation of Baby Spinach on mixed terrain during Winter using Spinach Fertilizer	Mixed	7 Days
Rye	Mutation of Barley on dry terrain during Winter using Wheat Fertilizer	Dry	4 Days
Titan Potato	Mutation of Black Potato on dry terrain during Winter using Potato Fertilizer	Dry	❓
Teardrop	Mutation of Red Onion on swampy terrain during Winter using Onion Fertilizer	Swampy	❓
Baby Spinach	Mutation of Spinach on swampy terrain during Winter using Spinach Fertilizer	Swampy	4 Days
Cranberry	Mutation of Blueberry on swampy terrain during Winter using Berry Fertilizer	Swampy	12 Days (Regrows)
Snowman	Mutation of Mellow Yellow on swampy terrain during Winter using Melon Fertilizer	Swampy	❓