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Coral Island is a new indie game that is part farming simulation, part life sim in a Disney-like animation style. This game is for players who want to start a farm in the tropics, and they will need to plant plenty of different kinds of seeds throughout the year.
But there are special rules for when to plant and what to plant and even where to get those precious seeds. In order to unlock fast travel, earn money, and save the island from oil barons, players of the Animal Crossing-like Coral Island will need to figure out the best seeds and how and when to farm them.
The Best Farming in Coral Island
In order to get a great farm in Coral Island, players will need to plan what they plan to plant. Plants are needed for:
- Cooking
- Selling
- Giving to the Goddess' Altar to unlock fast travel spots and get free stuff
- Giving as gifts to Coral Island townies that players plan to romance or befriend
Players of this farm and life sim should make sure to plant for their goals; if they want to make meals for stamina regen or to give as gifts, they should plant the items they need for that quest. However, if players are just looking to get as much money as possible, they will want to plant the items that flower more than once.
All Plants By Season
Similar to most farming simulations, Coral Island players will need to plant seeds based on the season. What grows well in the summer will not grow at all during the winter, so players will have to time their planting correctly. Here is a breakdown of each seed by season, cost, and time to flower. All the bolded items are ones that will respawn instead of being a one-off plant. These will be the most economical plants to take up space in the Coral Island farms.
Spring Plants:
- Carrots - Cost: 35g. 4-5 days.
- Cauliflower - Cost 70g. 7-8 days.
- Chard - Cost 60g. 7-8 days.
- Cucumber - Cost 30g. 8-9 days, regrows in 3 days.
- Daisy - Cost 15g. 3-4 days.
- Lettuce - Cost 20g. 4-5 days.
- Pea - Cost 45g. 10-11 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Poppy - Cost 30g. 6-7 days.
- Potato - Cost 25g. 4-5 days.
- Radish - Cost 60g. 5-6 days.
- Soybean - Cost 15g. 6-7 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Strawberry - Cost 145g. 9-10 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Sugarcane - Cost 50g. 4-5 days, regrows in 1 day.
- Turnip - Cost 14g. 3-4 days.
Summer Plants:
- Bell pepper - Cost 70g. 7-8 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Blueberry - Cost 50g. 9-10 days, regrows in 10 days.
- Corn - Cost 25g. 11-12 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Gardenia - Cost 20g. 4-5 days.
- Hot pepper - Cost 40g. 6-7 days, regrows in 4 days. This plant survives through the fall as well.
- Melon - Cost 130g. 11-12 days.
- Okra - Cost 60g. 8-9 days.
- Radish - Cost 60g. 5-6 days.
- Starfruit - Cost 60g. 12-13 days.
- Sunflower - Cost 20g. 7-8 days.
- Tomato - Cost 25g. 9-10 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Wheat - Cost 15g. 4-5 days.
Autumn Plants:
- Amaranth - Cost 25g. 7-8 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Artichoke - Cost 43g. 7-8 days.
- Barley - Cost 100g. 9-10 days.
- Basil - Cost 20g. 4-5 days.
- Beet - Cost 20g. 5-6 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Blue Dahlia - Cost 50g. 3-4 days.
- Bok Choy - Cost 60g. 7-8 days.
- Cranberry - Cost 20g. 4-5 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Eggplant - Cost 35g. 8-9 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Grape - Cost 150g. 8-9 days.
- Hot pepper - Cost 40g. 6-7 days, regrows in 4 days. This plant survives through the summer as well.
- Orchid - Cost 75g. 7-8 days.
- Pumpkin - Cost 90g. 12-13 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Rice - Cost 15g. 8-9 days.
- Sweet Potato - Cost 60g. 8-9 days, regrows in 4 days.
- Taro Root - Cost 35g. 4-5 days.
Winter Plants:
- Garlic
- Tea - Found. 4 Days.
- Watermelon
Best Money Plants for Every Season in Coral Island
Overall, if players are looking to make the most possible money every season in order to buy things like inventory expansions for their Coral Island character, here are the best plants to make the most out of their farm.
- Spring - Soy beans or Sugarcane will make the most money per seed if planted as early as possible.
- Summer - Hot peppers; these grow through the fall as well, so players will want to fill as many spots with these as possible.
- Fall - Any spots that don't already have peppers in them should get cranberries.
- Winter - Watermelon
- All Seasons - Plant any Wild Seeds
How to Get Wild Seeds in Coral Island
Wild seeds are a great way to make money in Coral Island. In order to get some, players will need to use their scythe to cut down clumps of weeds and grasses on their farm and all over the island. Players can also earn seeds from using their hoe tool on the four-leaf clovers all over town. Wild seeds are always a random plant that can grow in the season it is planted, so saving wild seeds for Winter is not a bad plan. Since players cannot purchase seeds from Sam's during the winter, this is a great plan to fill in those empty fields before spring.
Where to Buy Seeds in Coral Island
In the Kickstarter success called Coral Island, there are several locations to purchase seeds, but the main one will be Sam's General Store. This store is in the center of town, and it is open every day except Wednesday. He will sell a number of different seasonal plant seeds, and players should buy seeds whenever possible. There are a couple of other places to find seeds as well:
- Wild grasses and weeds can drop wild seeds in this life simulation video game.
- There is a Monkey Shop to the northwest of town that always sells a few seeds.
- Seeds drop from finishing the Altars for each season in the Lake Temple.
Coral Island is available for PC, PC Game Pass, and coming soon to Nintendo Switch.
Source: Kickstarter, Coral Island Official, Wiki, Official Art Tumbler