Animal Crossing: New Horizons Turnip Guide

Turnips have had a long history in Animal Crossing which has only been furthered by their inclusion in New Horizons by Nintendo.

Longtime fans will remember the time when players had to keep track of more than one turnip type at a time. Early mornings with sow Joan visiting your town turned into weeks of watching the market rise and fall to pick the perfect sales time. It was easy to fall into a rhythm with the stalk-peddling boars and the prices they created. Fortunately, this hasn't changed much with New Horizons.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Turnip Guide

There is only one type of turnip you can get in New Horizons—so far, at least. These are "white turnips" and can only be bought from Daisy Mae during her visits to your island from 5 am to 12 pm on Sundays. They can then be sold at any point during the week to the Nooklings, Timmy and Tommy, for whatever price the market is asking.

Market prices change two times a day—before and after noon—so players looking to make a profit should be checking twice.

Some think the classification of the white turnip implies that Nintendo either intended on or intends to patch more types of turnips in the future.

In previous Animal Crossing titles, the original turnip seller, Joan, could also be asked for red turnip seeds. Only this specific type of turnip could be planted like flowers and cared for until ready to harvest. The player had to take care to water the seedling every day in order for it to grow properly. If they missed a day, the turnip would rot. Watering the seedling for a whole week could net the player 16,000 bells.

As always, turnips could never be stored in storage nor buried and would always rot the following week.