Learn how to plant, grow, and harvest pumpkins in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Discover tips for watering, different pumpkin colors, and all the Spooky Series DIY recipes.
Pumpkins are a valuable crop in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, used for crafting various Spooky Series furniture and Halloween-themed items. This guide covers everything you need to know to successfully grow and harvest them.
How to Plant Pumpkins
To start growing pumpkins, you need to acquire Pumpkin seeds. While Nook's Cranny sells them only during October for 280 Bells per bag or 1,400 Bells for 5 bags, Leif's Flower Shop offers them year-round at half the price. Once you have your seeds, dig a hole and plant them. For a more authentic look, you can use the Island Designer app to change the ground to a dirt path and add fences around your pumpkin patch.
How to Grow Pumpkins
Pumpkin seeds take four days to mature. Watering your pumpkins daily is crucial for a bountiful harvest; daily watering yields three pumpkins per seed, while less frequent watering results in only one or two. Pumpkins come in four colors: orange, yellow, white, and green, though you cannot choose the color when planting a seed. Planting more seeds increases your chances of getting a variety of colors. Once harvested, pumpkins can be grown and harvested infinitely as long as the patch is not dug up.
Pumpkin DIY Recipes
Pumpkins are essential for crafting numerous Spooky Series DIY recipes, especially during October and for the Halloween event.
Spooky Series DIY Recipes (Throughout October)
| DIY Recipe | Materials | Cost (Nook’s Cranny) |
|---|---|---|
| Spooky Arch | x10 Hardwood, x3 Clay, x10 Pumpkin | 18,000 Bells |
| Spooky Candy Set | x1 Orange Pumpkin, x3 Candy | 3,500 Bells |
| Spooky Chair | x3 Orange Pumpkin, x3 Softwood | 5,000 Bells |
| Spooky Fence | x3 Orange Pumpkin, x5 Iron Nugget | Can’t be bought |
| Spooky Lantern | x4 Orange Pumpkin | 5,600 Bells |
| Spooky Lantern Set | x4 Orange Pumpkin, x4 Clump of Weeds | 5,900 Bells |
| Spooky Scarecrow | x3 Orange Pumpkin, x4 Wood | 5,200 Bells |
| Spooky Standing Lamp | x5 Hardwood, x1 Clay, x3 Orange Pumpkin | 5,800 Bells |
| Spooky Table | x14 Orange Pumpkin, x10 Softwood | 22,000 Bells |
| Spooky Tower | x7 Orange Pumpkin | 9,800 Bells |
| Spooky Tree | x5 Orange Pumpkin, x10 Hardwood | 10,000 Bells |
| Spooky Trick Lamp | x4 Orange Pumpkin, x4 Iron Nugget | 11,600 Bells |
| Spooky Treats Basket | x1 Orange Pumpkin, x2 Candy | 3,000 Bells |
Halloween Event DIY Recipes (Available on 31st October only)
| DIY Recipe | Materials | Obtained from: |
|---|---|---|
| Spooky Carriage | x20 Wood, x20 Softwood, x20 Hardwood, x10 Iron Nugget, x30 Orange Pumpkin | Obtained by giving Jack his first and second Lollipop. |
| Spooky Garland | x1 Iron Nugget, x1 Clay, x1 Orange Pumpkin | Give Candy to Villagers on Halloween night. |
| Spooky Table Setting | x1 Iron Nugget, x1 Clay, x1 Orange Pumpkin | Give Candy to Villagers at the Halloween Event on Halloween night. |
| Spooky Wand | x3 Star Fragment, x1 Spooky Lantern | Give Jack his third Lollipop. |
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