What is Golden Pumpkin?

Golden Pumpkin is a legendary, balanced-cadence permanent seed in the vegetable family. One owned copy supports one simultaneous planting. Harvesting returns that copy to availability; it does not consume the seed.

PropertyValue
RarityLegendary
AcquisitionSeasonal Harvest Pass
Base growing time1h
Base HP per produce920
Base HP/hour per plot920
Weather affinityClear Skies (+15%)
Generation1
Seed level cap10
Mastery cap20
SeasonNot restricted to a named Harvest Pass

Planting and harvesting explains available seed copies, timers and freshness. Seed upgrades and Crop Mastery are separate systems.

Where to get it

This is a seasonal Harvest Pass seed. It is not an ordinary Farm Coin purchase, and none of the three documented September–November 2026 tracks lists it as a current claim. Check the current Pass reward list for availability; an owned older seed stays permanent.

Once acquired, look for this seed on Seeds or in an empty plot’s planting menu. If all copies are planted, wait for a harvest or obtain another copy; produce in the Barn is not a seed copy. All item sources explains the different shops and reward routes.

Seed levels and exact upgrade prices

“Cost to reach” is the one-step purchase from the preceding level; Level 1 is the starting state. Cumulative cost excludes buying the seed. HP/hour assumes instant replanting, one produce per harvest, no mastery, no matching weather, and no building or companion effects. The farm-level requirement applies to purchasing that level.

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All ten Golden Pumpkin seed levels
LevelCost to reach (coins)Cumulative coinsHP eachGrowing timeHP/hourFarm level required
1009201h9201
210,00010,00097558m 48s994.8981
314,00024,0001,03057m 36s1,072.91672
419,60043,6001,08556m 24s1,154.25533
527,44071,0401,14055m 12s1,239.13044
638,420109,4601,19654m1,328.88895
753,790163,2501,25152m 48s1,421.59096
875,300238,5501,30651m 36s1,518.60477
9105,420343,9701,36150m 24s1,620.23818
10147,580491,5501,41649m 12s1,726.82939

Mastery requirements and points

These are raw harvest-equivalent requirements without Greenhouse, Supplier or companion progress. Mastery adds points from the seed’s original base HP, not from the upgraded level value. The percentage column describes that original base; integer rounding can make the exact points slightly higher.

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Mastery thresholds for Golden Pumpkin
Mastery levelAdditional progressTotal progressAdded HP eachBase-point bonus
00000%
188192%
21220374%
31838566%
42765748%
5411069210%
66116711112%
79125812914%
813739514816%
920560016618%
1030890818420%
114611,36920322%
126922,06122124%
131,0383,09924026%
141,5574,65625828%
152,3356,99127630%
163,50310,49429532%
175,25515,74931334%
187,88223,63133236%
1911,82335,45435038%
2017,73553,18936840%

A clearly defined maximum-seed example

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ScenarioHP eachTimeHP/hour
Level 10, Mastery 20, matching weather; no buildings/companions, Level 1 plot2,05149m 12s2,501.2195

This is not the maximum possible farm output. Plot yield, pond reductions, Windmill strength, active companions, late harvesting, fertilizer and downtime change actual results. Harvest Point calculations explains the rounding and order of operations.

Common questions

Why is inventory worth less than the seed card? An older crop retains its planting-time stats and can lose value if harvested after its Perfect Harvest window. Inventory shows its recorded HP per item. A new seed upgrade does not retroactively alter an already growing crop.

Does a higher-yield plot give extra seed copies? No. It gives extra produce. One crop harvest still advances base mastery once, regardless of how many produce items it yields.