Harvest Moon 64 - Strategy Guide (Page 07)

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10th-11th of Fall: Normal Gift Days

12th of Fall: Harvest Festival
     Head down to the Harvest Festival today for a chance at being next year's
King (and to see Popuri). The King gets special priveledges, such as dancing
with the Flower Princess and riding in the hot air balloon. If you don't win,
no big deal,but being King will help your relationship with Popuri mildly. Also
at the festival, tell Popuri that her salad tastes kinda strange. She'll
appreciate your honesty.

13th-15th of Fall: Normal Gift Days

16th of Fall: Buy A Cow
     To make some more cash, buy another Cow. It'll help you out in your
savings for a Greenhouse later and to buy flowers in the Spring.

17th-19th of Fall: Normal Gift Days

20th of Fall: Egg Festival
     It's time for the annual Egg Festival, a wonderful romp through town
finding hidden eggs. Popuri will attend, as well as most of the other
townspeople, so it's a good idea to show up. Take the day off (after chorse, of
course) and have some fun.

21st-23rd of Fall: Normal Gift Days

24th of Fall: Build a Greenhouse
     If you don't have the money and materials you need for this, it's not the
end of the world. There are still other things you can give Popuri during the
imminent Winter, but I'll tell you that a Greenhouse makes things a lot easier.
Build it today if you have the stuff to have it ready by Winter.

25th-27th of Fall: Normal Gift Days

28th of Fall: Flowers In Greenhouse
     If you decided to build your Greenhouse on the 24th, it'll be ready soon.
When it's done, plant some Flowers in it that you bought earlier from the
Flower Shop. Plant them all at once or one at a time, but be sure to make them
last through Winter.

29th-30th of Fall: Normal Work Days


WINTER: Winter may seem worse than Fall, but if you saved smart and have a
Greenhouse, it shouldn't be very hard to please her. If you've been doing your
duty of giving her constant gifts, you should be ready to marry her next
Spring. Yup, marriage! Winter is critical in raising her heart levels, so get
to work.

1st of Winter: Winter Gifts for Popuri
    Winter has destroyed all the tasty plants that make good gifts in the
mountains, but the gifts you give Popuri this season can all be made/grown
indoors. Of course, Flowers will be the best, but saving the packages from
Spring and having a Greenhouse also makes this the most difficult. Strawberries
are also good to give Popuri and Lillia, but you can only grow them if you have
a Greenhouse. The last option, for non-Greenhousers, is the most expensive.
You'll have to buy Popuri cakes to keep her happy, and even these aren't her
favorite. Obviously, it is very helpful to have a Greenhouse.

2nd-4th of Winter: Normal Gift Days

5th of Winter: Chop and Save for a Kitchen
     In order to get married, you will need to have a Kitchen (my, aren't these
girls greedy). Your Greenhouse purchase will have wiped you out in wood and
cash, but if you plant some crops in it and spend significant time in the
forest chopping wood, you'll get it back in no time.

6th-7th of Winter: Normal Gift Days

8th of Winter: Mine Opens
     The Mines opens today. While it's a decent source of money and fun to dig
in, the gifts don't really please Popuri. It's best to spend time elsewhere.

9th of Winter: Normal Gift Day

10th of Winter: Thanksgiving
     Visit Popuri today and see if she bakes you a cake. If she has, it means
she really likes you and you're in a good position to head on into marriage. If
she didn't there's still time to catch up.

REST OF WINTER: Continue to give Popuri Flowers, Strawberries, and Cakes. Save
up for a Kitchen, and chop lots of wood in your spare time.

SPRING: This is your time to get married! Whenever you have a Pink Heart and a
Kitchen, pop the question. Also, Blue Mist seeds will come in later this month.
Buy them and plant them with Popuri to et her picture.

*This Walkthrough will be stopped in this place. Use the knowledge given
throughout to continue. Good luck!*

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                        ~Walkthrough #2: Karen~

Karen, the brash brown-haired daughter of the Vineyard Owner, isn't very happy
with her life. She says that her father is mean and her mother cries too much.
The only one at the Vineyard she kinda likes is Kai. She also doesn't really
like the small village, and is thinking about moving to the big city. Unless,
of course, she has something to stay here for. That something could be you.
Karen's bad mood will make her grouchy toward strangers, but once you get to
know her, she'll be very kind. She really wants the Vineyard to do good, but
doesn't like hanging around her family. She sometimes goes down to the beach or
to the forest to be alone. She does have some friends, Ann in particular.

Locations-  Sunday: Beach         Tuesday/Saturday: Woods Near Carpenter  
Monday/Wednesday-Friday: Vineyard         Nights: Bar                    
Birthday: Winter 29th             Rival: Kai (Vineyard Worker)                 
 Fireworks: Beach                  Starry Night: Beach                  
Special Likes: Veryberry Fruit, Wild Grapes                              Also
Likes: Tomatoes, Strawberries                                    Dislikes: Your
Dog

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                            - - YEAR 1 - -

3rd of Spring: Get to Know Karen
     Get to know Karen soon by visiting her on the first day. The mayor's tour
won't take you by the vineyard, so you'll first meet Karen when you visit. Your
first time going to the Vineyard you'll see Karen storm off after a fight with
her father. Leave the Vineyard and return to find Karen near the Wine Cellar.
She loves getting things that can be made into wine, so bring her some
Verryberries. After you talk to her once, don't talk to her again or she'll get
annoyed. Also buy some seeds (preferably potato or cabbage) to get some money
starting to come in. Dating isn't cheap, and you may need help from some Forest
items (not Verryberries! Give those to Karen!) to make some cash.
     You can also go get the foal from the Green Ranch today. It's quite
helpful and will be of good assistancein the future.

4th of Spring: Normal Gift Day
     A normal gift day for Karen includes at least two Verryberries and
possibly some flowers. Save the other items of the forest to sell.

5th of Spring: Get to Know Karen's Parents Better
     Karen's parents are quite a strange bunch... one is unkind and the other
is unhappy. Bring some gifts to Karen's mother to make her happier. She'll
become friends quickly. Karen's father, on the other hand, is very hard to win
over, and it'll take some time. If you give him a gift, he may seem mad, but
talking and giving him gifts is the only way to become better friends. Also,
become friends with Kai, the other Vineyard worker with a purple bandanna. He
likes Verryberries, but these precious items should be saved for Karen.
Instead, give him something like Edible herbs.

6th of Spring: Karen's Locations
     Karen is one of the most hard girls to find. She goes to many different
places, and if you can't find her at one you might have to go around looking.
She is at the Vineyard (near the wine cellar) a lot, but not there all the
time. She goes down to the beach most Sundays, and also spends some good time
in front of the Carpenter's House in the forest. If you can't find her during
the day, she is often at the bar at nights (she works there part time for some
extra money).

Rainy Spring Day: Where's Karen
     On most rainy days, Karen's no where to be found. Try visiting the Bar at
night, and she'll probably be there.

7th of Spring: Normal Gift Day

8th of Spring: Planting Festival
     Karen goes to the Planting Festival every year, and you should, too. It'll
raise your status and maybe get Karen to like you a little bit more. She's in a
good mood during the festival, and will release her balloon along with everyone
else.

9th of Spring: Visit the Bar
     Karen, like I said before, usually goes to the bar at night to work. You
can visit her there, and will also save you time during the day to concentrate
on growing crops and getting things from the forest. Bring along some
Verryberries to give to Karen. She likes it when you buy a drink, but because
your funds are limited, only get the water. Remember, if you talked to her
during the day, she'll get mad if you talk to her again.

10th-12th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

13th of Spring: Give the Bartender Gifts
     In order to get Karen's picture (which helps to raise the amount she likes
you), you'll need the old wine from Karen's Grandmother. Strangely enough,
Karen won't give you this hallowed item; the bartender will. His favorite thing
is Verryberries and Wild Grapes, but you SHOULD be giving those to Karen...
perhaps you can afford to only give her one less a day and give the bartender
that one? It sounds like a good idea. You also might want to give the bartender
other gifts as well.

14th of Spring: Chop Some Wood
     The girls like guys with bigger houses, so adding on to yours will help
convince her that you're good. To add on to your house, you'll need to chop
wood and have money. Spend a lot of today chopping wood for a Kitchen, but
don't forget to harvest crops and get food from the forest for money.

15th-16th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

17th of Spring: Local Horse Race
     Karen likes to celebrate and take time off, so you can bet she'll visit
the track to see the horses race. Why not come yourself and say hi? Save your
money and don't buy any medals, because your funds aren't exactly high right
now. Instead, talk to Karen and enjoy the races.

18th-19th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

20th of Spring: Vote for the Flower Princess
     While you may think that Karen is a beautiful little princess (if you
actually do you really need help), you should keep in mind that one of her
favorite things to do is dance. If you vote for her for the Flower Princess,
you'll forfeit this great opportunity the King (who must dance with the Flower
Princess). Instead, vote for one of the other girls to be the princess.
However, be sure to vote so that it isn't Karen who is randomly selected. You
can also vote on the 19th, 21st, or 22nd if today isn't a good day for you to
vote.

21st-22nd of Spring: Normal Gift Days

23rd of Spring: Flower Festival
     The Flower Festival is a prime opportunity to get better acquainted with
Karen. While you can't take a gift to here there, you can dance with her. And
Karen LOVES to dance. This is one of her favorite activities (as you'll get to
know later), so don't miss out on this chance.

24th of Spring: Get the Old Wine
     Having the Old Wine will do several things to help you. First of all,
it'll give you something good to talk about with Karen. Second, Kai will be
impressed (friends with Kai=Friends with Karen!). Finally, You may get Karen's
picture out of it, which is a good way to boost her affection rating. The only
one with any Old Wine left is the Bartender. Of course he doesn't have much of
it, so he won't be willing to give it aweay to just anyone. You'll have to
become friends with him to get it. It's convinient that both he and Karen work
at the bar. Bring an extra Verryberry or two for him. He'll appreciate it and
eventually give you the tresured wine.

25th-27th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

28th of Spring: Get Verryberries In
     Spring will be ending soon, and Summer has no Verryberries! You'll have to
wait until Fall to get Karen a gift she really likes (Wild Grapes), so give
Karen all the juicy Verryberries you can find. Don't give any more to the
Bartender, unless you'd really like the Old Wine.

29th of Spring: Normal Gift Day

30th of Spring: Last Day of Spring
     You may want to save a Verryberry or two for the Summer. Keep them in your
rucksack and give them to Karen. She'll appreciate the out-of-season gift, even
if it doesn't make a significant difference on her affection meter.

SUMMER: Summer brings some drastic changes to your schedule. Veryberries are no
longer found in the forest, so you'll need a new gift to give to Karen. Karen
sometimes likes to hang out at the beach in the Summer, so visit there a couple
times for some conversation.

1st of Summer: Fireworks Festival
     The first of Summer marks the Fireworks Festival, a great day to spend
with the one you love to watch fireworks explode in the sky. Karen hangs out at
the beach after 7:00. If you're both friends, she may come during the day and
ask you to come. When there, you'll learn more about Karen and her personality.
     Start your next season of growing off to a good start by filling up your
fields with tomatoes. Karen likes tomatoes, and they make good money, so this
should be your choice crop of the Summer.

2nd of Summer: Gifts for Karen
     Summer brings a difficult situation with the departure of Verryberries
from the choices of things to give to Karen. While flowers are still abundant,
Karen isn't particularly fond of them, so I suggest giving her something else.
Cakes would be nice, but are a tad too expensive to buy this early on in the
game. So, you'll just have to give Karen anything you can find. Tropical Fruits
are good as well as edible herbs. Once you get your fields growing, you can
give Karen tomatoes. More details on tomato-giving later.

3rd-4th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

5th of Summer: Chop Some Wood
     Later in the year you'll need to buy a kitchen (mainly for the freezer
that you can store food in). To be able to get one, you'll need a good amount
of wood. Visit the forest and chop some wood for the carpentar's to use, but
don't forget about giving gifts to Karen (like you need to be reminded).

6th of Summer: Buy a Chicken and Some Feed
     A Chicken will help you get some nice money, so head on down to the Green
Ranch today and get one. Don't forget to pick up some packages of feed, whether
or not you've built a fence to keep it in outside.

7th-8th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

9th of Summer: Vegetable Festival
     Karen visits this festival of wonderful things to eat, so you should to.
Obviously, spend some time talking to her and tasting the dishes (tell Popuri
her Salad tastes funny to taste the others).

10th-12th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

13th of Summer: Befriend the Elves
     If you have the Old Wint and want to get Karen's picture, spend some extra
time making friends witht he elves now. If you don't you won't be able to get
the picture.

14th-16th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

17th of Summer: Firefly Festival
     Karen reminices at the beach this night. Visit her and the other
townspeople and remember your ancestors.

18th-20th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

21st of Summer: Goddess of Spring
     When you become good friends with the elves, they'll tell you to go visit
the Goddess of Spring. Throw a vegetable in the pond in the grove, and she'll
revive the vineyard. Wait until Fall for the results.

22nd-23rd of Summer: Normal Gift Days

24th of Summer: Sea Festival
     A male-only festival, Karen doesn't visit. However, it's still fun and
will better you in the eyes of the other townsfolk.

25th-27th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

28th of Summer: Build a Kitchen
     Prepare for Fall by getting a Kitchen. While you should give Karen
everything you can, there are always some days that you just can't find her. In
that case, you can store the Wild Grapes you would've given her in the freezer
for Winter, when there's none to be found.

29th-30th of Summer: Normal Gift Days

FALL: Karen will love any Wild Grapes you give her. Store any leftovers in the
freezer in your Kitchen. Near the 7th, if you're good friends with Karen, she
may, at night, invite you to see the Keifu fairies and get her picture. The
Harvest Festival also occurs this month, and remember that Karen loves to
dance.

WINTER: Winter will be a hard month. Give Karen any Wild Grapes you have
stored, but after they run out you'll have to got to the expensive route of
buying cakes. Visit Karen at the beach for this month's Starry Night Festival.
The biggest event of this month is Karen's Birthday on the 29th. Save a Wild
Grape for this occasion.

SPRING: Veryberries are plentiful and good for gifts. If Karen's heart turns
Pink this month, it's an excellent time to ask the big question. Oh, Karen
fair, wilst thou marry me?


*This Walkthrough will be stopped in this place. Use the knowledge given
throughout to continue. Good luck!*



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                        ~Walkthrough #3: Elli~

Elli's father passed away some time ago, and no one is sure of much anything
about her mother. So, she spends much of her timing working at the bakery. She
loves to bake lovely foods such as cakes and pies, and she's very happy when
someone comes in and tastes the things she's worked so ahrd on (hint, hint).
Every once in a while she likes to visit the mountain and watch the river. Elli
is very kind and very courteous towards others, so getting to know her won't be
a problem. She's good friends with Popuri and the mayor's wife.

Locations: Bakery, Mountain (Carpenter & Fisherman Areas), Flower Shop 
Birthday: Fall 1st                     Rival: Bakery Owner           Fireworks:
Bakery Garden               Starry Night: Church             Special Likes:
Cake, Pie, Cookies                                        Also Likes: Eggs,
Milk, Fish                                        Dislikes: Squirrels, Bugs

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                            - - YEAR 1 - -

3rd of Spring: Meet Elli
     On your first few days, you should get to know Elli and the places she
hangs out. In particular, she'll be inside the bakery or just outside of it in
the Garden with her grandmother. If you impress her grandmother, you'll also
impress Elli. Her grandmother especially likes walnuts, but you won't be able
to find those until Summer. Any gift, such as herbs or flowers will do.
     Elli's requires a lot of money to please. Not only will you need to
purchase some of the goods she sells in the bakery (which cost a pretty penny),
but you'll need animals, too. Elli is very fond of eggs and milk (to bake
things with), and she'll be very happy if she receives some as a gift. So,
don't waste any time making money. Buy a bag of potatoes on your first day, and
also spend a little time foraging the mountain for some extra gold.
     Finally, you can also get a foal from the Green Ranch today if you have
any time. If you're too busy, you can come back any other time in the Spring to
get it.

4th of Spring: More Money
     Water your plants and fill up your rucksack with money-making plants from
the forest. Because you don't have the money or animals necessary to give Elli
her favorite gifts, you'll have to compensate. Flowers are good gifts as you
can't sell them and they're abundant in the Spring.

5th-6th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

7th of Spring: Buy More Seeds
     By now you should have enough money for a couple more packages of potato
seeds, so run down to the Flower Shop and buy some. Money is very important,
because you'll need grass to feed the animals, items to keep the animals
healthy, and the animals themselves. You'll also need money for cakes and pies,
so start getting in some cash by regular trips to the forest and taking care of
crops. Don't chop wood yet, because you don't need any right now.

8th of Spring: Planting Festival
     The Planting Festival takes place today. Most everybody that lives nearby
comes, which includes Elli. Come, talk to the townspeople, and let off the
balloons.

9th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

10th of Spring: Buy Some Grass Seeds
     Begin growing your large grass field with your first package, which you
should buy today. Plant it in a good location. Soon, you will have some cows.

11th-13th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

14th of Spring: A Trip to the Bakery
    Although you should be visiting the bakery every day, today you'll actually
purchase something! Sit down at the table and order something from the menu.
Elli will be happy that you ate whatever you ordered. Also, you may want to
bring a gift for Elli's grandmother. Don't buy anything more from the bakery
for a while.

15th-16th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

17th of Spring: Local Horse Race
     Elli has taken time out of her day to visit the Horse Track to watch the
Spring Horse Race. You should go too, although the horse you're raising will be
too small to enter. Talk to Elli and the rest of the townspeople and have a
nice day off. If you're too busy making money for grass/animals/bakery foods,
you can skip the festival.

18th-20th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

20th of Spring: Vote for the Flower Princess
     The ballot box in the town square is put out from now until the Flower
Festival. Although your vote won't necessarily decide who wins, it's best not
to vote for Elli, so you can dance with her at the Festival.

21st-22nd of Spring: Normal Gift Days

23rd of Spring: Flower Festival
     The Flower Festival is today, and Elli will be attending. Go to the Town
Square, and if Elli isn't Queen, you can dance with her to celebrate the
Festival.

24th-26th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

27th of Spring: Buy a Chicken
     It's time to bring a steady source of gifts for Elli, and this can be done
by purchasing the least expensive animal, a Chicken. Give the eggs it lays to
Elli, and raise more Chickens for more gifts and some extra cash. Elli really
likes eggs, so this is an excellent addition.

28th-30th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

SUMMER: Increase your Chicken numbers and buy a cow to provide milk, which Elli
also likes. Increase your grass fields so you can buy more animals. Visit Elli
in the Bakery Garden for the Fireworks Festival.

FALL: Elli's birthday falls on the 1st of Fall. Bring her some milk or eggs and
she'll be very happy.

WINTER: There's not much to do in Winter but chop wood for a Kitchen that you
need to build this month. Don't forget about the Thanksgiving and Starry Night
Festivals. Stop in frequently at the bakery for some snacks, as it will please
Elli.

SPRING 2: This is a good time to get married.


*This Walkthrough will be stopped in this place. Use the knowledge given
throughout to continue. Good luck!*


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                        ~Walkthrough #4: Ann~

Ann lives at the Green Ranch with her father and her brother, Gray. The Green
Ranch is properous and doesn't seem to mind your ranch being so near it. Ann is
very friendly towards everyone, but her brother isn't. Ann and her family love
animals. Ann spends most of her time in the fields caring for the animals of in
the forest searching for new types. Ann enjoys gifts of wool and loves to eat
corn. She really likes your dog, too. Ann happens to be the cousin of the Tool
Shop owner, Rick, also.

Locations: Ranch Fields, Barn, Grove, Tool Shop                                
                      Birthday: Summer 14th                  Rival: Cliff
(Wanderer)           Fireworks: Green Ranch                 Starry Night:
Church             Special Likes: Wool, Your Dog                               
           Other Likes: Eggs, Milk, Corn          Chores: Crates Eggs, Feeds
Animals

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                            - - YEAR 1 - -

SPRING: Spring is a good time to get started. Ann, like Elli, is an expensive
person to woo. You'll need to start getting some livestock and some crops early
on.

3rd of Spring: Get to Know Ann
     Ann spends 90% of her time out in the fields of the Green Ranch, so she
shouldn't be too hard to find. On your first visit to the Ranch, she'll kindly
give you a foal to raise. On rainy days you can find Ann inside the barn. She
usually hangs out with her brother, Gray. On Thursdays, Ann will usually take
the day off the go to the forest.
     Go to the Flower Shop today and buy a bag of Potato seeds to start making
money.

4th of Spring: Gifts for Ann
     Ann likes wool the best, but getting a sheep and the neccessary tools this
early in the game would be nearly impossible. Instead, you should please Ann in
a very inexpensive way: with your dog! Bring your dog over to the ranch and Ann
will be happy. She may want some other gifts, too, so bring a few flowers
along, too. This is the best way to make her happy and save money.
     Gray, Ann's mean brother, also likes your dog. Because Ann is very close
to her brother, becoming friends with him will also help you become friends
with Ann. Be sure to show him your dog too during your visits to Ann.

5th-6th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

7th of Spring: Ann Doesn't Like Animals?
     It may seem that showing Ann some of the animals from the forest would be
a good idea because of her fondness toward animals. However, Ann doesn't get to
pleased when you do this, so it's best to just stick with showing her you dog
and giving her flowers.

8th of Spring: Planting Festival
     Ann happily goes to the Planting Festival, so you should go to. Watch the
hot Air Balloon go off as you let the balloons fly majestically into the open
sky.

9th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

10th of Spring: Buy Some Grass Seeds
     Head over to the Flower Shop today intent on purchasing some Grass seeds.
These seeds will help feed your future sheep, which will give some precious
wool that Ann loves so much.


THE REST OF SPRING: Expand your ranch with chickens and grass, as well as mroe
crops. Start saving for a sheep.

SUMMER: This is Anne's birthday month. It'll be hard to raise a sheep in time
for her birthday, but if you can, it'll be worth it. If you can't just bring
her an egg. Regardless of birthdays, start raising sheep this month.

FALL: Not much to doin Fall. Cut grass for the Winter and expand your sheep
population.

WINTER: There's not much to do in Winter but chop wood for a Kitchen that you
need to build this month. Don't forget about the Thanksgiving and Starry Night
Festivals.

SPRING 2: Like the other girls, this is a good time to get married. Just wait
until the time is right, though, as it's best not to rush things.

*This Walkthrough will be stopped in this place. Use the knowledge given
throughout to continue. Good luck!*

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                        ~Walkthrough #5: Maria~

Maria, the shy daughter of Flower Bud Village's very own Mayor, will be
somewhat hard to get to know at first. As I mentioned before, she's quite shy
and won't say much more than "Hi" when you first meet her. Also, Harris the
postman has his eye on her and won't waste any time getting to know her. While
considered by many the least attractive and having an annoying or not fun
personality, Maria is quite helpful around the house when you get married, as
she pulls some weeds and loads the chicken eggs (without dropping them). She
spends most of the time at the Library working, but will also visit a few other
places.

Locations: Library, Mayor's House, Fisherman's Tent Area            Birthday:
11th of Winter                Rival: Harris (The Mailman)      Fireworks: Town
Square                  Starry Night: Church           Special Likes: When you
Read the Books in the Library                    Also Likes: Cabbages, Bugs    
                                     Dislikes: Your Dog

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                            - - YEAR 1 - -

SPRING: Spring is a nice time of year, the time to work, and the time to start
becoming friends with Maria. Don't forget your crops, though, because
relationships don't come cheap.

3rd of Spring: Get to Know Maria
     Maria hangs out around her house and the Library most often, so look for
her there. She likes the bugs you find from the mountain, so bring some back
when you get the chance. She also gets happy if you visit the Library
frequently and look at the books there.
     Also, don't forget to pick up the Foal down at the Green Ranch. It'll help
you in the future.

4th of Spring: Gifts for Maria
     Gifts? For gifts, you should stick to giving her Flowers. Maria doesn't
really have a favorite gift, but Flowers seem to do nicely. She also likes
Cabbages, so make that your first purchase down at the Flower Shop.
     Also, if you made enough money for another bag of vegetable seeds, head
down to the Flower Shop and pick up a bag of Turnips.

5th-7th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

8th of Spring: Planting Festival
     You should visit the Town Square and go to the Planting Festival today, as
most of the town (including Maria, the mayor, and his wife) does. It's a good
idea to make good impressions on the townspeople, so let off the balloons into
the air with them.

9th-11th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

12th of Spring: Cabbages Grown
     Your first crop of Cabbages should be ready to pick by now. Pick them and
sell them, but save one or two for Maria, as they are one of her favorite
gifts.

13th of Spring-15th of Spring: Normal Gift Days

16th of Spring: Visit the Library
     Maria likes to see you read the books at the library, and today is a
perfectly good day to. Head on down to South Flower Bud Village, browse
throught he categories, and talk to Maria.


THE REST OF SPRING: Harvest cabbages and give them to Maria. Also begin to
raise Chickens.

SUMMER: The library will be closed at the beginning, so you'll have to do other
things besides read books. Buy a cow and chop some wood during this season.

FALL: Chop wood and save money if you want to get a Greenhouse. Also dut grass
to feed your animals for the Winter.

WINTER: Maria's Birthday is on the 11th of Winter, the day after the
Thanksgiving Festival. If you have a Greenhouse, bring her some Cabbages. The
library is also closed at the beginning of this month.

SPRING 2: Marriage is good for Maria as well in this season, but it can always
wait if you're behind. Cabbages are growing again, so plant a bunch.


*This Walkthrough will be stopped in this place. Use the knowledge given
throughout to continue. Good luck!*


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                 - - - - - - ADDITIONAL TIPS - - - - - -

If you want a few additional tips that I won't include in the walkthroughs or
other sections. Some of them are basic tips and others are interesting things
you might want to know about. It's not a whole lot, but it'll do (some of these
are also found in the instruction manual).

1. It doesn't matter if you're inside on a rainy/snowy day. If you're working
in the mine or in a greenhouse, you'll still run the risk of catching a cold
just the same as if you were outside. Don't think by getting out of the storm
will prevent it.

2.Be sure to prevent sickness. If you get sick, you have to stay in bed all
day. Not only does this waste a productive day, your crops will go unwatered
and your animals will go unfed. This could cost you serious money for medicine,
so once you notice symptoms (a dark forehead and you rubbing it when you're
mildly sick, and a dark forehead and you collapsing when you're very close to
sickness) get some medicine and some good sleep. Also, a dip in your tub or the
hot springs should help to cure you.

3. Fences aren't needed to protect your crops but rather animals (particularly
chickens) that stay outside. Don't waste valuable lumber on surrounding crops
unless you want your fields to look better.

4. Your Dog should stay outside on nice, sunny days (even in the winter it's
OK), but never leave him outside on rainy or snowy days. These will make him
angry. However, your dog doesn't really serve any purpose, so unless you want
him to be a better racer (and you're evil and cold-hearted) you can leave him
outside all the time.

5. Your horse is fine outside and will always be happy. Like your dog, he
doesn't require food, just love. Even during a disastrous typhoon he won't get
hurt.

6. Store Items in your rucksack. If you go to the mountain, Hit top C and put
the item away. You can carry up to nine items (including one in your hands),
whether its tomatoes, eggplants, milk, tropical fruits, or minerals. Also note
that you can store wood in your backpack, which is quite handy if you're
building a fence.

7. Plant your crops near the shipping bin early in the game. This will allow
you to transport them quicker. Later, after your horse gets saddlebags, you can
put them in here.

8. Don't throw away food! This is about as annoying as you can imagine. If it's
happened to you, do you remember when you threw your pricey corn on the ground
and lost 120 gold? Characters who you give items to and your horse move around,
so be careful when throwing. If you want to be sure you don't miss, use the
shipping bin instead of saddlebags.

9. This one's pretty well known, but first time Harvest Moon players may not
know this. Time stops while you're indoors (excluding the cave). So you can
take all the time brushing cows, buying seeds, or purchasing items that you
need.

-Reader's Tips-

*You can fish at the beach in the winter, so you can catch the Power Nut year
round.
*During the Summer, there may be some fierce typhoons. So fierce, in fact, that
they'll blow away your prize investment... THE GREENHOUSE!!! To prevent this,
you can copy your file and reset if there's a typhoon coming, but I find it
easier to just take it and have enough wood and money to build a new one.
*If you become friends with the sprites (the one in the cave and the ones in
the back of the cave through the hole), they may feed your animals during a
typhoon. Very nice.
*Become friends with lots of people, because the amount of friends you make in
the game will come to your house at the end of the game.
*You can win a year's supply of lumber/fodder by winning the Sea/Egg festivals
multiple times.
*At the races, place 99 medals on one animal, then start the day over if you
lose. You can win a lot of medals this way.
GREAT HORSE RACE TRICK!!!: You can bet for free at the horse/dog races... just
bet as much as you want on one or all (all is much better if you have the
money) and then don't select OK. Just push B again to get leave the betting
screen. Don't talk to the mayor's wife again until after the race is over. The
race will start, and you don't lose ANY money and you get a sure win if you bet
on all of the dogs/horses.
BECOME KING TRICK: Make sure you save the game two days before the day of the
festival, and play up to the Harvest festival WITHOUT SAVING! If you don't
receive the coin from Ellie's cake, reset the game and play to the Harvest
festival. (It might take up to 4 or 5 trys) But, if you save the day before the
Harvest festival it won't work, I guess the game has the winner "set" in at
that time and you will have to wait until next year.
UNLIMITED MUSIC BOXES TRICK: This trick, though often overlooked, is quite
simple. After you fix the music box and give it to a girl, go back to the same
spot where you dug it up, dig a lot of times, and you'll get another one. You
can do this as many times as you want, greatly boosting the heart levels of the
girls easily.


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