The tomato is a summer crop in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. Tomatoes are a reliable source of income and you should plant them until you can afford to buy the best summer crops. It is also a renewable crop; it regrows after harvesting and you don’t need to replant it.

Crop Information

Season: Summer

Where to buy Seeds: At the Supermarket

Days to Grow: 9 days

Renewable Crop: Yes, 4 days to regrow

Important Note: Each bag of seeds has 9 seeds that will fill a 3×3 square of tilled soil when planted. If you plant any seed on untilled soil, it will not grow and you will lose it forever.

Profit Using 3×3 and Fat-C Method

For renewable crops, we will calculate the profit per bag per day with the formula (Maximum Profit per Season/30 days), assuming you started planting on the first day of the season.

The Fat-C Method

This planting method involves tilling a 3×3 square of soil and leaving one square on the edge untilled, planting just 8 crops instead of 9. This is the most efficient method of planting crops during the early stages of the game since the center crop is inaccessible without an upgraded watering can.

Tomato Recipes

You can use tomatoes in a variety of recipes.

As Main Ingredient: Ketchup, Salad, Sandwich, Tomato Juice,

As Optional Ingredient: Curry, Mixed Juice, Pizza, Stew, Stir Fry

Gifting  Tomatoes

Most people in the game will react positively when receiving tomatoes. Instead of giving the crop directly as a present, it is better to first create a recipe using it.

Characters Who Love Tomatoes

These character’s affection levels will significantly increase if you give them tomatoes.

Love: None

Characters Who Hate Tomatoes

These character’s affection levels will significantly decrease if you give them tomatoes.

Dislike: None

Additional Tip

• Shipping 100 tomatoes, 100 corn, 100 onions, and 100 pineapples will unlock the special seeds for the pumpkin at the Supermarket.
• You can use tomatoes as an offering to the Harvest Goddess by tossing it into the waterfall.