NieR Replicant Remaster Ver.1.22474487139 - Gardening Guide

Overview and guide about Gardening or Cultivation in NieR Replicant Remaster Ver. 1.22474487139, including its unlocking conditions, features and mechanics.

NieR Replicant Remaster - Cultivation Gardening Guide

Cultivation Guide in NieR Replicant Remaster

NieR Replicant Remaster - Cultivation Gardening Guide

The Cultivation or Gardening feature in NieR Replicant Remaster Ver. 1.22474487139 enables NieR to plant, grow, and harvest different plants in his very own cultivation field. This feature is not available immediately unless the player clear a certain quest in the main story.

All Side Quests

For those who want skip doing quests, you can buy the “Cultivator’s Handbook” from the Village Florist at the cost of 5,000 Gold during Part 2 or Act II.

Trophy

 Trophy How to Unlock
PlayStation 4 - Bronze TrophyLegendary Gardener Successfully cultivate the legendary flower.

Trophy List

How to unlock Cultivation and its Features

In order to unlock the Gardening feature, NieR must talk to the Village Florist at the Shopping District Fountain. Talk to her and accomplish the request. This quest can only be accessed in Part 1 or Act I. NieR will start with two gardening rows.

Shopping List Side Quest

NieR can add a third row in his garden or cultivation field by accomplishing the follow-up quest by the Village Florist. This quest can only be accessed in Part 1 or Act I.

A Return to Shopping Side Quest

To learn and apply cross-breeding in the game, Nier can approach a Masked Woman near the entrance of Facade. This quest can only be accessed in Part 2 or Act II.

Life in the Sands Side Quest

Where to buy Cultivation Items

You can buy seeds, fertilizers, and produce from florists, shops and grocers:

Gardening Items Buying Location
For Seeds and Fertilizers
  • Village Florist
  • The Aerie Florist
  • Seafront Item Shopkeeper
  • Facade Item Shopkeeper
For Produce
  • Village Grocer
  • The Aerie Grocer
  • Seafront Grocer
  • Facade Grocer

Gardening Item List

Cultivating Seeds

How to Plant a Seed or Bulb

To plant seeds or bulbs, approach a row and examine a vacant plot. After planting, water the plant. It takes 24 hours of real-time for seeds to bear fruit so what you can do is to manipulate the system clock of your gaming platform of system.

If you leave plants for up to two days, they will yield seeds instead. If you delayed for more than two days, the plants or produce will wither.

How to Cross-breed Seeds

Cross-breeding only applies to moonflower seeds. Moonflowers can be used as healing items due to their high recovery effects:

Moonflower Recovery Effect
Red Moonflower Restores up to 30% of the user’s HP.
Blue Moonflower Restores up to 30% of the user’s HP.
Gold Moonflower Restores up to 30% of the user’s HP.
Pink Moonflower Restores up to 60% of the user’s HP.
Indigo Moonflower Restores up to 60% of the user’s HP.
Peach Moonflower Restores up to 60% of the user’s HP.
White Moonflower Restores up to 100% of the user’s HP.

Red, Blue, and Gold are the only purchasable seeds in the game. In order to acquire Pink, Indigo, Peach, and White (Lunar Tear) seeds, you need to pair or crossbred a certain row of seeds in NieR’s garden or cultivation field.

Moonflower Cross-breed Patter Success Rate
Peach Moonflower Red + Gold Moonflower Seeds 10% Success Rate
Indigo Moonflower Gold + Blue Moonflower Seeds 10% Success Rate
Pink Moonflower Red + Indigo Moonflower Seeds 10% Success Rate
White Moonflower
(Lunar Tear)
Pink + Peach Moonflower Seeds 2% Success Rate

Make sure to plant the the colored seeds within the same row. For example, plant Red/Indigo/Red/Indigo/Red pattern to yield Pink Moonflowers. Water the plants as well since this helps in increasing the number of seeds they bear.

Seed Row 1 Seed Row 2 Seed Row 3
Red Red Red
Indigo Indigo Indigo
Red Red Red
Indigo Indigo Indigo
Red Red Red

System Clock Manipulation (For PS3 only)

This method only works for the PS3 version of the game (Nier Gestalt and Nier Replicant). Save and turn off your console. Then, turn your game two days forward of real time to ensure that the planted seeds will give out new Pink Moonflower seeds. Take note cross-breeding moonflower seeds into Pink, Indigo, and Peach has a 10% success rate.

Timezone Manipulation (For PS4 and PS5)

It was noted that system clock manipulation cannot work when playing the game in PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. This is due to having their own “internal system clock” that cannot be changed by the user.

NieR Replicant Remaster - Timezone Change Backward

What you can do is to change your timezone in your console. Before planting the seeds, go to “Settings” > “Date and Time” and set your console timezone to “UTC -11:00 American Samoa”.  Then, plant the seeds in this timezone, then save.

NieR Replicant Remaster - Timezone Change Forward

Go back to your timezone setting (no need to close the game) and adjust it to “UTC +13:00 Independent State of Samoa”. This is to make the plants of flower grow through 24 hours. Reload your save file to see which flower or produce have grown.

If you see some flowers or produce that haven’t grown, you have the option to “ungrow” and replant them. Take note of these plots and revert back to UTC – 11:00 again. Reload your save file and replant the one that didn’t produce. Save and then move to forward again to UTC +13:00 to check.

If you’re aiming for a 48-hour or 2-day growth, save your game in your real timezone after moving forward 24 hours. Continue in playing the main story or do other side quests until you reach the next day. In day 2, water the produce or flowers, save your game, and shift your timezone forward to UTC +13:00 only to see the plots leave seeds in NieR’s garden.

Cultivation Time or Growth Period

Here is an estimate of cultivation time for each seed in the game:

Seed Growth Period For Produce/Flowers For Seeds
Tomato Seed 4 hours 4 hours 25 hours
Eggplant Seed 6 hours 6 hours 30 hours
Bell Pepper Seed 3 hours 3 hours 30 hours
Bean Seeds 3 hours 3 hours 30 hours
Pumpkin Seed 4 hours 4 hours 30 hours
Watermelon Seed 5 hours 5 hours 30 hours
Melon Seed 8 hours 8 hours 20 hours
Gourd Seed 6 hours 6 hours 28 hours
Wheat Seed 5 hours 5 hours 25 hours
Rice Seed 5 hours 5 hours 25 hours
Dahlia Bulb 1 hour 40 hours 50 hours
Tulip Bulb 2 hours 50 hours 50 hours
Freeasia Bulb 1 hour 50 hours 50 hours
Red Moonflower Seed 3 hours 30 hours 50 hours
Gold Moonflower Seed 3 hours 30 hours 50 hours
Blue Moonflower Seed 3 hours 30 hours 50 hours
Pink Moonflower Seed 4 hours 30 hours 50 hours
Indigo Moonflower Seed 4 hours 30 hours 50 hours
Peach Moonflower Seed 4 hours 30 hours 50 hours
White Moonflower Seed
(Lunar Tear Seed)
5 hours 30 hours 50 hours

Cultivation Output or Harvest Items

Here are the numbers of vegetables or flowers produced by each seed:

Seed Produce/Flower Harvest Seed Harvest
Tomato Seed Tomato x5
Eggplant Seed Eggplant x5
Bell Pepper Seed Bell Pepper x4
Bean Seeds Beans x8
Pumpkin Seed Pumpkin x1
Watermelon Seed Watermelon x1
Melon Seed Melon x1
Gourd Seed Gourd x3
Wheat Seed Wheat x8
Rice Seed Rice x10
Dahlia Bulb Dahlia Flower x1 Dahlia Bulb x4
Tulip Bulb Tulip Flower x1 Tulip Bulb x6
Freeasia Bulb Freeasia Flower x1 Freeasia Bulb x6
Red Moonflower Seed Red Moonflower x1 Red Moonflower Seed x4
Gold Moonflower Seed Gold Moonflower x1 Gold Moonflower Seed x4
Blue Moonflower Seed Blue Moonflower x1 Blue Moonflower Seed x4
Pink Moonflower Seed Pink Moonflower x1 Pink Moonflower Seed x3
Indigo Moonflower Seed Indigo Moonflower x1 Indigo Moonflower Seed x3
Peach Moonflower Seed Peach Moonflower x1 Peach Moonflower Seed x3
White Moonflower Seed
(Lunar Tear Seed)
White Moonflower x1 White Moonflower Seed x2

Cultivating a Lunar Tear (or White Moonflower)

The only relevant trophy or achievement for this feature is cross-breeding and harvesting for a Lunar Tear flower. The White Moonflower or Lunar Tear has a 2% success rate so be sure to save your game.

In order to acquire this flower, read our Lunar Flower (or White Moonflower) planting guide:

How to obtain a Lunar Tear Flower

Other Strategy Guides

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Differences in the Remaster Differences in Act I and II Tips for Combat
Stats Guide Status Effects Post-Game Unlockables
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6 Comments

    • Hi! We were informed as well about the system clock issues with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. We’ll update the guide

    • Actually no on PlayStation 4 you can use the date and time zone adjustment accordingly to help speed up time. I actually just did it today to test the food and I worked it’s just not as fast as the PlayStation three was.