Plant regular seeds with the Shovel and Watering Can, learn why magical crops need Aquaflux, use Herb Gardens, and fix seeds that will not plant or grow.
How to Plant Seeds in Moonlight Peaks
Quick answer: prepare one soil tile with the Shovel, select an in-season seed from the inventory, plant it on the prepared tile, and water it with the Watering Can. Regular crops need normal water; magical crops such as Moonfruit require Aquaflux instead. Herb seeds go into an Herb Garden, not an ordinary soil tile.
Plant a Regular Seed
- Open the tool wheel and select the Shovel. Moonlight Peaks uses a Shovel for prepared soil rather than a separate Hoe.
- Use the Shovel on an empty farm tile. One prepared tile holds one seed.
- Open the inventory and select the seed you want to plant.
- Stand beside or target the prepared tile and use the interaction prompt shown for your platform.
- Select the Watering Can and water the planted tile.
- Water it on later nights until the crop is ready, accounting for rain and any special crop behavior shown by the current game.
- Harvest when the crop displays its ready state. The Scythe can collect several mature crops without destroying unready plants in the checked release guide.
Button labels differ between keyboard and the supported controllers, so follow the prompt on screen rather than a platform-specific letter copied from another version.
Where to Get Seeds
Orlock supplies the opening Blood Grape Seeds as part of early progression. For repeat purchases, visit Luna's Seed Stall. Her regular stock changes with the season, and her magical selection expands as the relevant story and magic quests advance.
If a seed is absent from Luna's menu, check both the current season and your progress in The Magic of Crops before assuming it is a random shop bug.
Regular, Magical, and Herb Planting
| Seed type | Where to plant | How to water | Common blocker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular crop or flower | Prepared farm soil | Watering Can; ordinary rain can help regular plants | Wrong season or no prepared tile |
| Magical crop | Prepared farm soil | Aquaflux | Wand/Aquaflux not unlocked or no Mana |
| Regular herb | Herb Garden | Follow the normal water prompt | Trying to use plain soil |
| Magical herb | Herb Garden | Aquaflux | Missing Herb Garden, spell, or Mana |
The regular Watering Can and rain do not replace Aquaflux for magical crops. Reserve the required Mana before planting a large magical field so part of the crop does not remain dry.
How to Plant Flowers
Flower seeds follow the regular prepared-soil loop unless their seed description identifies them as magical or as an Herb Garden plant. Prepare the tile, select the flower seed, plant, and water it like another regular crop.
Flowers are useful beyond decoration. Placing flowers inside a Beehive's highlighted radius increases Honey production, and several residents accept flowers as practical early gifts. Plan the flower patch around the hive rather than planting an isolated strip that must later be moved.
Herb Gardens
Herb seeds cannot be planted directly into a normal Shovel tile. Craft or place an Herb Garden, then interact with its planting spaces. Magical herbs—including the launch-guide examples Nightshade and Wolfsbane—still require Aquaflux.
Leave walking room around the garden. A published beginner guide notes that packing Herb Gardens tightly can make some planting positions difficult to reach.
Magical Crop Troubleshooting
Some magical crops have extra behaviors in addition to Aquaflux. Post-launch farming coverage documents examples that interact with a bug or fish, water nearby soil, dry nearby tiles, or transform through magic. Test unfamiliar seeds in a small block and read the current seed or crop prompt before scaling up.
Aquaflux I is documented as covering up to 16 crops, so a 4×4 magical block is a practical starting layout. It also prevents irregular field edges from consuming Mana without covering a full set of plants.
Why a Seed Will Not Plant or Grow
Check these in order:
- No prepared tile: use the Shovel first.
- Wrong planting object: herbs require an Herb Garden.
- Wrong season: compare the seed's current season with the calendar.
- Magical seed: use Aquaflux instead of the Watering Can.
- No Mana: restore or reserve Mana before spell watering.
- Tile already occupied: remove a movable object or choose a clear soil tile.
- Special crop need: inspect the plant for an additional bug, fish, spell, or interaction prompt.
- Unreachable garden position: leave a walking tile and approach from another side.
Early Planting Priorities
- Plant Orlock's Blood Grapes early enough to complete the wine progression.
- Keep the first field small enough to water without exhausting Energy.
- Match new crop volume to the number of Kegs or other makers available.
- Separate magical blocks from ordinary crops so Aquaflux coverage is easy to see.
- Put long-term flowers around the intended Beehive position.
For seasonal crop choices, maker strategy, flowers, Aquaflux layout, and building movement, use the complete Farming Guide.
Sources
- Eurogamer — All Seeds List — Luna's seasonal stock, magical watering, Herb Garden requirements, and published seed behavior.
- Bonus Action — Farming Guide — crop categories, Herb Garden context, and special magical-crop behavior.
- LadiesGamers — Beginner's Guide — Shovel planting, rain and Aquaflux behavior, Hellkitten digging, Scarecrows, and Herb Garden access.
- Bonus Action — Beehive and Honey Guide — flower placement inside the Beehive production radius.
Related: Farming Guide | Beginner Guide | Spells & Magic | Mana Guide