# Stardew Valley **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 10, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521 "2016-03-10T03:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/81 "2016-04-25T00:17:35Z")
I planted a pomegranate tree about 21 days or so. I planted an apple a ways away. The apple looks like it is growing, while the pomegranate still looks small. I’m thinking to pull it up. Is there any way to tell if a tree is properly maturing? I made sure all 8 tiles surrounding both were completely clear. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/82 "2016-04-25T02:35:00Z")
Sometimes fruit trees seem to grow much slower than 28 days. I planted one apple tree in early spring that didn’t bear fruit until the last week of fall. Clearing an even larger area (5x5 instead of 3x3, for instance) might help. I wouldn’t chop it down unless it was clearly not growing at all, like an entire year goes by. Did you choose fruit bats or mushrooms for the cave? I chose bats thinking it would help fill some of the bundles faster, but as it turned out it really didn’t help that much. ETA: Oh, and be sure to check the traveling merchant every time he appears (Fri & Sun); he sells a whole bunch of random items. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/83 "2016-04-25T06:08:37Z")
I suspect that having anything growing within a fruit tree’s 5x5 “footprint” will arrest its growth. This includes acorns and tall grass. I planted an apple seedling in the corner of my greenhouse, with most of the rest of it planted with ancient fruit. We’ll see if it grows. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/84 "2016-04-25T16:17:50Z")
I finally found the [spoiler]Secret Woods. I just assumed it was unlocked by one of the bundles, that I hadn’t even bother chopping up that log. I could’ve gotten there a long time ago. Although other than getting a Stardrop and that one fish, I don’t see much reason to go there.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/85 "2016-04-25T16:46:09Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I finally found the > > [spoiler]Secret Woods. > > I just assumed it was unlocked by one of the bundles, that I hadn’t even bother chopping up that log. I could’ve gotten there a long time ago. Although other than getting a Stardrop and that one fish, I don’t see much reason to go there.[/spoiler] Oh, there is a reason. [spoiler] The hardwood(12 total pieces) regenerates daily. Did you see the two stumps on the southern edge of it?[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/86 "2016-04-28T18:18:36Z")
Oh, man, I just had a great run in the Skull Cavern. It was a lucky day, and I brought some lucky lunches along. I made it to level 67. I got two prismatic shards (my first ones), 62 iridium ore, and a bunch of other goodies. It’s still mid-winter 2. I suspect that playing into year 3 will largely be an exercise in seeing how high I can make certain numbers go. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/87 "2016-04-29T03:59:23Z")
“The spirits are mildly perturbed today” has become my IRL catchphrase for anything that goes wrong. > [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > Oh, man, I just had a great run in the Skull Cavern. It was a lucky day, and I brought some lucky lunches along. I made it to level 67. I got two prismatic shards (my first ones), 62 iridium ore, and a bunch of other goodies. Nice! My record’s level 50 or thereabouts. [This guy reached level 404 w/o mods.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5VHJDpHak) It does seem like after awhile you’re swimming in so much ore that there’s no point to caving except for the fun of it; except for prismatic shards, of which I’ve only found 3 total. I’ve just started Year 4, gotta play until Fall 28 to pick up the recipes I missed. Hopefully by then I’ll also find that ONE stinkin’ artifact to complete the museum’s collection… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/88 "2016-04-29T12:17:10Z")
I’m missing one Dwarf Scroll. Can anything be done to specifically get the game to give that to me? I keep getting the same 3 I already have. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/89 "2016-04-29T17:16:13Z")
You could check out [the wiki page](http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Artifacts) and let that point you in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/90 "2016-04-29T17:59:09Z")
It took me until now to realize that the fridge in your kitchen is a container. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/91 "2016-04-29T20:01:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m missing one Dwarf Scroll. Can anything be done to specifically get the game to give that to me? I keep getting the same 3 I already have. Try using a hoe on those big patches of dirt in the mines. Works best with a gold/iridium hoe on a “very happy spirits” day + Lucky Lunch. There’s a nice big dirt patch at level 93 which is where I finally got my Dwarf Scroll IV about halfway through Year 3 (for earlier scrolls you might have to search at a shallower level.) > [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > It took me until now to realize that the fridge in your kitchen is a container. Snerk. I wish they had made the fridge container larger, so you can store all your ingredients there and highlight all the recipes you’ve unlocked. Maybe in a future patch? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/92 "2016-04-29T20:47:24Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > It took me until now to realize that the fridge in your kitchen is a container. And anything in there can be used for cooking. You don’t have to remove it first. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/93 "2016-04-30T02:42:43Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Try using a hoe on those big patches of dirt in the mines. Works best with a gold/iridium hoe on a “very happy spirits” day + Lucky Lunch. There’s a nice big dirt patch at level 93 which is where I finally got my Dwarf Scroll IV about halfway through Year 3 (for earlier scrolls you might have to search at a shallower level.) Thanks. I found the first three by random luck. The first one came out of worms I hoed in the town. Yes, worms, not twigs. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/94 "2016-05-03T14:33:56Z")
Will, after about a hundred trips to the mine I found out you can get coal from those random mine carts by clicking on them. There’s so many little tricks to this game. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/95 "2016-05-16T14:34:59Z")
Anyone still playing? I’m in Summer, Year 2 now. My farm has gotten pretty self-sufficient. My only goals now are complete the community bundles (just waiting for my cabbage to come in and then a pomegranate in the fall), make as many friends as I can, and get the achievements (namely catching all the fish). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/96 "2016-05-17T13:24:02Z")
1. Can I grow a fruit tree in the greenhouse? I got it built the other day. 2. If I grow a fruit tree in the greenhouse, will it grow its fruits in any season? Like, will I get apples in winter? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/97 "2016-05-18T05:09:20Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Anyone still playing? Just started Year 5. Right now I’m mostly grinding for the last few achievements before restarting with a new character. Getting the final museum artifact is becoming a major &\*(#@ PITA. :mad: The developer recently announced a major [content update](http://stardewvalley.net/post-launch-progress-update-version-1-1-and-more/), though there’s no timetable yet. I’m very much looking forward to growing my own coffee! > [@Mahaloth](#): > > 1. Can I grow a fruit tree in the greenhouse? I got it built the other day. > > 2. If I grow a fruit tree in the greenhouse, will it grow its fruits in any season? Like, will I get apples in winter? Yes, and yes. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/98 "2016-05-18T13:01:03Z")
Fruit trees make me mad. I have planted 3 more(not in the greenhouse). All 3 have the entire area around them clear(not even hoed). Only 2 of them are growing. My apricot tree is still a little nub. Even worse, I think if I did it up, I can not re-grow it. It gets destroyed when you dig it up, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/99 "2016-05-18T14:21:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Fruit trees make me mad. I have planted 3 more(not in the greenhouse). All 3 have the entire area around them clear(not even hoed). Only 2 of them are growing. My apricot tree is still a little nub. > > Even worse, I think if I did it up, I can not re-grow it. It gets destroyed when you dig it up, doesn’t it? Make sure there’s nothing behind it, like a maple/oak/pine seed. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521/100 "2016-05-19T09:54:15Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Fruit trees make me mad. I have planted 3 more(not in the greenhouse). All 3 have the entire area around them clear(not even hoed). Only 2 of them are growing. Trees can be extremely finicky. I planted two maple seeds a month ago, one is now full grown, the second is still barely a tiny sapling. :mad: And yes, if you chop a fruit tree sapling you lose it. Well, you do get some wood back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stardew-valley/748521.md?page=6)