Seasons & farming
The year on VillageBud has 8 half-seasons of 15 in-game days each. A full year takes about 62 real hours. See the date and the season in /calendar.
The year
| Half-season | Day | Night | Rain chance | 15 in-game days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Spring | 15 min | 17 min | 60% | 8 h |
| Late Spring | 16 min | 14 min | 25% | 7.5 h |
| Early Summer | 20 min | 12 min | 5% | 8 h |
| Late Summer | 26 min | 4 min | 10% | 7.5 h |
| Early Autumn | 16 min | 13 min | 30% | 7.25 h |
| Late Autumn | 13 min | 19 min | 95% | 8 h |
| Early Winter | 9 min | 22 min | 80% | 7.75 h |
| Late Winter | 7 min | 25 min | 95% | 8 h |
Day and night lengths are in real minutes. Late-winter nights are too long to sleep away: beds refuse you and tell you why. ❄️
Crops
- Every crop has its own best and worst half-seasons. The season multiplies its normal growth.
- Crop growth upgrades, bone meal, water and light still work. The season only scales the result.
- Sneak + right-click a crop to see what it is, how far along it is, and how the season treats it.
Trees
Saplings grow over a set number of in-game days, and the season speeds that up or slows it down. Bone meal is worth exactly one day. The base times are:
| Tree | Days | Tree | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak | 2 | Cherry | 15 |
| Birch | 3 | Pale Oak | 17 |
| Spruce | 5 | Dark Oak | 20 |
| Acacia | 9 | Mangrove | 22 |
| Brown Mushroom | 10 | Giant Spruce (2×2) | 25 |
| Red Mushroom | 12 | Warped Fungus | 25 |
| Crimson Fungus | 35 | Jungle | 100 |
Every Exotic Garden fruit tree has its own season curve too, from the Apple (4 days) and Cherry (7) up to the Coconut (20) and Dragon Fruit (25). Berry bushes take 10–14 days.
The night market
/nightmarket(also/nm) is open at night, from 18:00 to 05:00 in-game time.- The seasonal merchants Jerry, Sunny, Berry and Fiffy each work in their own season. They buy your crops for more than the normal shop pays.
- A merchant who is working stands at their stall: left-click to talk, right-click to trade.
The Fairy House
Five fairy merchants, Sayjay, Jack, Luna, Amelia and Xerro, trade Slimefun items. Each works at night on their own weekdays, and each working day is either a buy day or a sell day.
/amelia is the guide: what grows when, what she trades and when she works.