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Prickly Pears are a type of Crop which can be grown in Atomicrops.

Obtaining[ | ]

Prickly Pears are grown from the first level of Seeds Desert1 SmallDesert Seeds. All Desert seeds sown at the start of the game will grow into Prickly Pears.

Once enough Desert Seeds have been sown and Prickly Pears harvested, the player's Desert seeds will evolve into Black Eyed Beans, and Prickly Pears will be unavailable for the remainder of the player's run. This includes Prickly Pears yet to be harvested when the seeds are upgraded, as they will automatically change into Black Eyed Beans.

Finding Desert Seeds[ | ]

Desert Seeds can be found in the first Desert area, most commonly from clearing Squirrel and Bulb Camps. They are also sometimes dropped by defeated Enemies. This chance is increased if the player has the FlyingSquirrel Flying Squirrels weapon or SquirrelPackSquirrel Pocket upgrade.

When killed, BeesonAnimationBeeson drop seeds from a random Biome, regardless of location. Cutting Weeds on the farm may also drop random seeds, which are commonly Desert Seeds.
See the Related Items section of this page for other sources.

Alternatively, Desert Seeds can be purchased at the Garden Shop in Spring and Fall. These cost 30Cashew in Spring and 70Cashew in Fall, and give the player 4-10 Desert Seeds immediately on purchase.

If the player has the OvenTerrarium Oven Terrarium then Desert Seeds will be unavailable, and these sources will instead drop random seeds from another Biome.

If the player is playing as Oregacrow Oregacrow, then Desert Seeds and Prickly Pears are unavailable.

Growing Prickly Pears[ | ]

Fertilization and Megacrop Variant[ | ]

Prickly Pears require 3Fertilizer Fertilizer to be fully fertilized. Creating a Megacrop (from 4 Prickly Pear crops planted in a 2x2 formation) therefore requires 12Fertilizer.

A mega Prickly Pear requires a further 6Fertilizer to become fully fertilized itself.

Watering[ | ]

To fully grow, small Prickly Pears need 0 WaterIcon units of water, and a freshly merged Mega Prickly Pear needs 1 WaterIcon unit of water. Since the smaller version of the Crop does not need water to grow it may be preferable to grow four smaller versions before fertilizing and merging them, in order to avoid the 1 water required for the larger version.

Propagators and Garden Beds[ | ]

Leveling up crops or rescuing Wormsy from special Camps will reward the player with special upgrades that change how crops can be sown and grow. Each of the four common crop types can be upgraded to use either Propagators or Garden Beds. If the player's Desert Seeds are currently growing Prickly Pears, then the following items will affect them.

If the player chose the DesertPropagator Desert Propagator, allowing them to plant Desert Seeds quickly in lines:

  • Dupligator Dupligator: Sown Desert seeds have a chance to duplicate. Effect increases with length of line.
  • GatorAge Gator Age: Sowing Desert seeds may age a Garden Bed. Effect increases with length of line.
  • JuicyGator Juicy Gator: Sowing Desert seeds can add fruit to a tree. Chance increases with length of line.
  • Nitrogator Nitrogator: Sown Desert seeds are partially fertilized. Effect increases with length of line.
  • PrismaticScales Prismatic Scales: Prickly Pears sometimes drop a random seed on harvest.
  • RocketScales Rocket Scales: Sowing Desert seeds will damage Enemies. Damage increases with length of line.
  • SalivaryGlands Salivary Glands: Soil underneath sown Desert seeds becomes compact wet Soil.
  • SandyScales Sandy Scales: When low on Desert seeds, the player will continuously gain more Desert seeds.
  • VeganGator Vegan Gator: Sown Desert seeds will cut Weeds and till Soil.

If the player chose the CactusSaw Cactus Saw, allowing them to use Desert Garden Beds:

  • DesertGardenBedBundle Desert Garden Bed Bundle: Gain 3 Desert Garden Beds.
  • DesertMergeTapper Desert Merge Tapper: Desert Garden Beds drop fertilizer when their crop merges.
  • DriedPistilWhip Dried Pistil Whip: Desert Garden Beds drop random seeds on harvest.
  • GatorAge Gator Age: Sowing Propagator seeds has a chance to age a Desert Garden Bed.
  • OasisBed Oasis Bed: Desert Garden Beds have moist soil.
  • OvenTerrarium Oven Terrarium: Desert Garden Beds sow their own seeds. Desert seeds transform into random Biome seeds.
  • SandyFertilizerSpike Sandy Fertilizer Spike: Crops in a Desert Garden Bed merge automatically.

Other Related Items[ | ]

The following Items can affect or be affected by Prickly Pears.

Obtaining Desert Seeds[ | ]

Growing Prickly Pears[ | ]

  • Bee Bee: Doubles the growth of the crops it pollinates.
  • GrowthAura Growth Aura: Crops in a 5x5 area centered on the player grow much faster.
  • Harvest Moon Harvest Moon: Crops grow faster at night.
  • Bee2 Hummingbird: Doubles the growth of crops in an area.
  • Nitro Nitro: Crops grow 10x faster but will start to burn when they need water.
  • ParticipationTrophy Participation Trophy: Crops will merge without fertilizer.
  • MegatonTractorHudIcon Megaton Tractor: Instantly grows all crops in the deployed area.
  • LavIncreaseGrowthRate Pollination: All crops grow faster. Exclusive to Lavender.
  • Resilience Resilience: Crops may spread onto nearby hard crust, if the area is clear of weeds.
  • SnotNose Snot Nose: Pigs and Hogs create moist Soil, which speeds crop growth.
  • SprinklerTractorHudIcon Sprinkler Tractor: Boosts growth of all crops in an area by 30% and waters them.
  • TurretGrowthAura Turret Growth Aura: Crops in a 5x5 area around Turrets and Scarecrows grow much faster.

Watering Prickly Pears[ | ]

Other[ | ]

History[ | ]

  • 1.6.0f2: Crop section was completely reworked. Prior to this, Prickly Pears could be grown from Prickly Pear seeds, which had a chance to be found where Desert seeds are found now.
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