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 to be fertilized and press to sprinkle a dose of fertilizer over the plant. A confirmation sound effect will play when the plant has been successfully fertilized, and if the fertilization was not successful (e.g. if the color or timing was incorrect), a soft buzzer noise will instead play.

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

Trees and bushes can only be fertilized during specific stages of their growth cycle. Each plant has multiple fertilization windows in which it will accept one or more doses of fertilizer. The first window begins immediately after the seed is planted and the sapling emerges, and lasts until the plant produces its first set of buds. Subsequent windows occur between each new set of buds (e.g., from the first to the second set, second to the third set, and so on).

The number of fertilizer doses accepted during each window varies by species. However, all trees and bushes require a total of three successful fertilizer applications to reach full fertilization. Some species accept all three doses within a single window, while others require one dose during each of their first three windows or another distribution across their growth stages.

Unlike most other plant types, trees and bushes grant an award for each successful dose of fertilizer applied.

Fertilization increases the number of branches the plant develops, allowing it to produce more fruit simultaneously. For detailed species-specific timing information, see the “Fertilization Timeline” section on each individual tree or bush page.

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 others.

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.

Taffly Fertilizer

Fertilizer can also be created for free with the use of a Taffly. Directing a Taffly toward a fruit will cause the piñata to spray green goo all over it, transforming it into fertilizer of the respective color. This is the only way to obtain fertilizer as a place-able garden item. Fertilizer obtained in this way can be used on plants similar to fertilizer purchased from the shop.

In Pocket Paradise, Fertilizer is not buyable. The main way of obtaining fertilizer in this game is by using Taffly, and a tutorial episode is dedicated to this process. Taffly fertilizer works much the same as it does in the console games, but instead of spraying green goo on the fruit, Taffly will instead eat it and defecate the corresponding fertilizer. Unique to this game is that, once fertilizer has been produced, it can be collected, adding it to the Fertilizer Bag. This saves the fertilizer so that it may be used at a later time.

Taffly Fertilizer Chart

Image	Type	Fruit
	Yellow	Banana Yellow Gem
	Orange	Orange
	Purple	Blackberry Nightshade Berry Purple Gem
	Red	Apple Red Gem
	Blue	Blueberry Blue Gem
	Brown	Hazelnut Fir Cone Monkeynut Coconut Acorn
	Green	Holly Berry Gooseberry Green Gem

Varieties of Fertilizer

Yellow

Yellow fertilizer can be purchased for 3 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Daisy

Buttercup

Sunflower

Garlic

Corn

Banana Tree

Orange

Orange fertilizer can be purchased for 3 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Carrot

Yam

Pumpkin

Bird of Paradise

Tiger Lily

Orange Tree

Purple

Purple fertilizer can be purchased for 9 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Turnip

Tulip

Water Lily

Snapdragon

Blackberry Bush

Nightshade Bush

Red

Red fertilizer can be purchased for 18 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Radish

Chili

Poppy

Rose

Apple Tree

Holly Bush

Blue

Blue fertilizer can be purchased for 30 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Bluebell

Snowdrop

Gem Tree

Blueberry Bush

Brown

Brown fertilizer can be purchased for 45 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Bullrush

Hazel Tree

Fir Tree

Monkeynut Tree

Palm Tree

Oak Tree

Green

Green fertilizer can be purchased for 63 chocolate coins and effects the following plants:

Pea

Snowdrop

Watercress

Cactus

Orchid

Oak Tree

Gooseberry Bush

Special Mix Fertilizer

Special Mix Fertilizer can be purchased for 9 chocolate coins in Viva Piñata (2006) and for 63 chocolate coins in Trouble in Paradise. Special Mix Fertilizer will affect any plant that can accept a dose of fertilizer.

Cocoadile Tears

If a tamed Cocoadile is present in the garden, its tears may be used as a no-cost method of fertilization. A Cocoadile can fertilize a plant by crying on it, which is accomplished by directing the Cocoadile to the desired plant.

Like Special Mix fertilizer, Cocoadile tears can be applied to any plant that is currently able to accept a dose of fertilizer. However, this method is generally less efficient than using fertilizer items, as the player must manually direct the Cocoadile to each plant and wait for the associated animation to complete.