Midnight & Farming Guide
Mud Seeds & Cursed Crops Guide
Mud Seeds / 泥の種 are Midnight drops that can be planted year-round. They grow into random field crops from the current season, and harvesting them can produce Cursed Crops used for Okami Pool progression.
Quick facts
Planting
Year-round
Outcome
Random field crop
Flowers / paddy
No / No
Cursed records
18
Giant candidates
4
Cursed result
Chance-based
Main use
Okami Pool
Winter pool
3 field crops
How to get Mud Seeds
Check glowing Midnight pickups
Pickup locations are fixed, but appearance and reward are random.
01
Unlock Midnight exploration
Use the existing Midnight route and its exploration window.
02
Check glowing spots
Search fixed glowing pickup points; village routes are usually more efficient because they reduce travel.
03
Plant the Mud Seed
Plant in a normal field plot and let the current-season result develop.
The drop probability is unresolved. A secondary Piro source is not published because the current repository does not confirm it.
Mud Ghost branch
Three Mud Seeds, or a separate Ghost Flower Vase route
The Mud Ghost is a second acquisition path, not a guaranteed continuation of the glowing-pickup route.
Digging branch
Follow the Mud Ghost to its stopping point and use the Hoe to receive Mud Seed ×3. This quantity belongs to the Mud Ghost branch, not to every glowing pickup.
Open Mud Ghost guide →Do not merge the outcomes
If you leave the seeds undug, water the event spot and return during Midnight after two days, the separate Ghost Flower Vase route may apply. This page does not duplicate that walkthrough.
Random seasonal crop
Mud Seed follows the season when it is planted
The player does not select the result.
Field crops only
Mud Seed selects a random eligible field crop from the current season. It does not become a flower, rice or another paddy-field crop. Normal crop growth, plot environments and growth times remain owned by the Crops guide.
Cursed is a harvest chance
If the cursed conversion does not happen, the plant remains the corresponding normal crop. No fixed cursed percentage or every-N-seeds pattern is established.
18-record database
Cursed Crops by season
These are distinct cursed item records. Normal crop prices, growth, quality and processing uses are not automatically inherited.
Spring
4 recordsBase crop: onion · ¥4
Base crop: turnip · ¥4
Base crop: cabbage · ¥4
Base crop: strawberry · ¥4
Summer
7 recordsBase crop: green onion · ¥4
Base crop: tomato · ¥4
Base crop: cucumber · ¥4
Base crop: corn · ¥4
Base crop: ginger · ¥4
Base crop: watermelon · ¥4
Base crop: wheat · ¥4
Autumn
4 recordsBase crop: buckwheat · ¥4
Base crop: taro · ¥4
Base crop: soybean · ¥4
Base crop: olive · ¥4
Winter
3 recordsBase crop: napa cabbage · ¥4
Base crop: daikon · ¥4
Base crop: spinach · ¥4
Current records are 18 total, grouped 4 Spring / 7 Summer / 4 Autumn / 3 Winter. The shared dataset currently records ¥4 for each item; this is a per-record data value, not a universal rule to apply to future variants.
Track cursed entries in the Catalog guide →Giant Cursed Crops
Four seasonal candidates, never a guarantee
A 5×5 clear area protects the possibility of giant growth; it does not force the transformation.
Spring
Cursed turnip
turnip is the current giant candidate.
Summer
Cursed corn
corn is the current giant candidate.
Autumn
Cursed taro
taro is the current giant candidate.
Winter
Cursed napa cabbage
napa cabbage is the current giant candidate.
Leave a 5×5 clear area
Center the Mud Seed with two empty tiles in every direction. Giant crops can expand into surrounding space and push out nearby crops.
Remove obstacles before harvest day
Sprinklers, platforms and other placed objects in the surrounding area can block giant growth. Keep the full space clear by the day before the crop becomes harvestable.
Exact obstacle blacklists, giant odds, harvest tool and output quantities remain unresolved. Current specialist released-game guidance identifies the Pickaxe for Giant Cursed Crop harvests; do not extend that claim to normal Mud Seed harvests or ordinary Cursed Crops.
See Sprinkler mechanics →Best farming season
Winter is efficient for quantity
Winter currently has the smallest field pool.
The current canonical crop table contains 3 Winter field crops, making Winter a practical season when the goal is simply to collect Cursed Crops. This is a qualitative efficiency recommendation, not a probability multiplier.
Watering and seasons
Sprinklers can water; space still matters
Ordinary growth and giant targeting have different constraints.
Sprinklers can water Mud Seed crops during growth, but placed objects in the giant 5×5 area may interfere with transformation. Do not plant so late that a random result cannot finish before the season changes.
Okami Pool progression
Cursed Crops are offerings, not ordinary processing inputs
This is why the cursed variants matter.
Throw Cursed Crops into Okami Pool as part of the cursed offering family. Cursed Fish belong to the same broader offering system. Pool progression can award Nushi Scale, which increases maximum HP; later progression can lead to Rain Whistle, whose exact milestone remains owned by the Whistles guide.
Boundaries
Greenhouse works, but does not rewrite the season pool
Mud Seed compatibility is resolved; giantization and Seasonal Scarecrow interactions remain separate questions.
Greenhouse
Mud Seed works inside the Greenhouse and continues to use the current outdoor season field-crop pool. It does not become an all-season or Paddy outcome. Use the Greenhouse guide for greenhouse-owned mechanics.
Seasonal Scarecrow
It is not established whether a Seasonal Scarecrow changes a Mud Seed's random outcome pool. Do not treat the scarecrow as a season override.
Troubleshooting & FAQ
Mud Seed questions
Where do you get Mud Seeds?
During Midnight exploration, check fixed glowing pickup spots. The spots are fixed, but whether a pickup appears and what it gives are random.
Can Mud Seeds be planted in every season?
Yes. Mud Seed is plantable year-round, but its result must finish within the current season.
What can Mud Seeds grow?
A random field crop from the current season's eligible pool. Mud Seeds do not produce flowers or paddy crops.
Do Mud Seeds always grow Cursed Crops?
No. A Mud Seed crop can produce the corresponding normal crop; the Cursed Crop result is chance-based.
How many Cursed Crops are there?
The current canonical dataset contains 18 records.
Which crops can become Giant Cursed Crops?
Turnip in Spring, Corn in Summer, Taro in Autumn and Napa Cabbage in Winter.
How much space does a Giant Cursed Crop need?
Leave a clear 5×5 area centered on the Mud Seed: two empty tiles in every direction.
What tool harvests Giant Cursed Crops?
Current specialist released-game guidance identifies the Pickaxe as the Giant Cursed Crop harvest tool.
What is the best season to farm Cursed Crops?
Winter is the most efficient practical season when quantity is the goal because the current field pool contains three crops.
What are Cursed Crops used for?
They are cursed offerings for Okami Pool progression, which can lead to Nushi Scale maximum-HP rewards.
Do Cursed Crops help unlock Rain Whistle?
They are part of the broader cursed offering route. Rain Whistle is a later Okami Pool progression reward, not an immediate reward from one crop.
Can Mud Seeds be used in the Greenhouse?
Yes. Mud Seed is Greenhouse-compatible, but its outcome still follows the current outdoor season field-crop pool rather than becoming an all-season pool.
Cursed Crops are tainted produce, not 呪物. See the Cursed Objects & Midnight Items guide for the boundary.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.