Fertilizer

Fertilizer is a substance used to catalyze plant growth. No plant requires fertilizer to grow, but all plants' yields can be improved with fertilizer. Vegetables will grow bigger, flowers will grow more buds, and trees and bushes will grow more branches. Additionally, the first time the player catalyzes growth for a given plant, they will receive an award.

Fertilizer comes in a multitude of colors, with every plant requiring a different kind of fertilizer. Every plant will grow with the use of Special Mix Fertilizer or Cocoadile tears.

In the original game, colored fertilizers can be bought at Costolot's Store, while Ivor Bargain sells his own Special Mix fertilizer. Fertilizer is largely the same in Trouble in Paradise, but since Ivor Bargain's store no longer exists, his Special Mix is now available at Lottie's for a higher price. In Pocket Paradise, fertilizer is not buyable, and therefore must be obtained from Taffly poop.

Using Fertilizer

Fertilizer can be used up to 3 times on any plant, with the exception of weeds. Every plant requires a different color of fertilizer, usually the same color as the plant itself. To use fertilizer, hover over the plant you wish to fertilize and press the A button to sprinkle it over the plant. A sound effect will play when you have successfully fertilized the plant, but another will indicate you got either the type or the timing wrong.

Flowers and vegetables can be fully fertilized from any stage of growth. Flowers will grow more heads, and vegetables will grow larger. The pea is an exception, as it instead grows more copies of the vegetable from one plant, similar to flowers.

Trees and bushes can only be fertilized at specific points of growth. Usually, you will need to watch for buds and fertilize when they appear. Due to this, it’s recommended to keep a close eye on trees and bushes if you want to fully fertilize them. Trees and bushes will grow more branches when fertilized, giving you more spots for fruit to grow.

Obtaining Fertilizer

The most common way to obtain fertilizer is to purchase it from Costolot’s store. It is generally not expensive, but some colors are more expensive than other’s.

In Trouble in Paradise, the Fertilizer Bag was added, allowing you to purchase fertilizer without needing to visit Costolot’s Store.

Special Mix Fertilizer is a unique type of fertilizer sold by Ivor Bargain. Unlike normal fertilizer, it will work for every plant and can be used if you’re uncertain what color a plant needs. In Trouble in Paradise, it is instead sold from Costolot’s Store at a higher price, but is also obtainable from the Fertilizer Bag.

A tamed Cocoadile can be directed to a growing plant. It will cry on it, fertilizing it with Cocoadile Tears. This behaves like Special Mix Fertilizer, but is entirely free.

You can create your own fertilizer for free with the use of a Taffly. Feeding a Taffly with different fruits will turn it into fertilizer of the respective color. This is the only way to obtain the fertilizer item in your garden. Once you have fertilizer, you may use it on your plants similar to fertilizer purchased from the shop.

Taffly Fertilizer Chart

Type	Fruit
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Red
Brown
Blue
Green