In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players will need to earn bells in order to expand their house, purchase furniture and change the island's infrastructure. These bells can be earned in a variety of ways, including by selling fish, bugs, and fossils.
Players who are prepared to take a risk can also purchase turnips and attempt to sell them for a profit. This is also known as the Stalk Market. Here are our pro tips for buying turnips and playing the Stalk Market.
10 Daisy Mae Isn't Around For Long
Turnips are purchased directly from Daisy Mae but you'll need to be quick as she is only around from 5 am until 12 pm on a Sunday morning.
Daisy is the granddaughter of previous turnip saleswoman Joan and will be wandering around your island every Sunday morning. She's usually close to your plaza, although she can appear anywhere.
9 Buying Prices Will Vary
When you are purchasing turnips the price will vary from week to week from between 90 to 110 bells per turnip. While buying low is preferable, you should always be able to make a profit, as long as you use a few tricks.
The lower the turnip price the greater your profit, so if that price hits the low end then it's well worth going all in as much as you can.
8 Turnips Can't Be Purchased Individually
Turnips are sold in stacks of 10 and you cannot purchase them individually. This means that your investment will cost a minimum of 900 bells, although it is more likely to be around the 1000 mark on average.
When working out how much to invest, calculating in 1000s will give you a rough idea of how many stacks you can buy.
7 You Can't Put Turnips In Storage
Turnips don't have to stay in your pockets but they cannot be put into your house storage. You'll need to store them on the floor inside your house or outside.
They won't spoil just from being outside but anything outside your house can be picked up by visitors to your island so you'll need to be aware of this. Surround them with a fence and keep them out of sight at the minimum.
6 Turnip Prices Can Go Down
Turnip prices are hugely variable and can go as low as a measly 15 bells per turnip and are reportedly capped out at around 800 bells. It should be noted that both of these extremes are rare.
Typically prices will range from between 50 to 200 bells. This will depend on the pattern but if you can double your money you are winning.
5 Turnip Prices Change Twice Per Day
The prices of turnips change at midday and midnight and can be found by asking Tommy and Timmy in Nook's Cranny. The store is open from 8 am until 10 pm so make sure you are checking during these times.
You can check turnip prices from Monday morning through to Saturday night. Any turnips you still have on Sunday morning will become spoiled and worthless so make sure you sell before 10 pm on Saturday.
4 There Are Stalk Market Patterns
There are patterns to the Stalk Market and some players have developed sophisticated algorithms to track them. If these confuse you then don't worry, the rhythms follow a few basic patterns.
A spike pattern will see numbers decrease before suddenly spiking twice. Sell on the second spike before the second decrease. You may also see a dip before the spike with these patterns. You can also get completely random patterns as well as a really bad decreasing pattern in which the prices just keep dropping.
3 You Can Sell Turnips On Other Islands
If your pattern is a bad one then don't worry. You can sell turnips on other islands. Simply travel to a friend's island via dodo code or open gates to sell elsewhere and profit.
Setting up a small group where you share turnip prices can help you get the best return on your investment. Just make sure to play fair and invite others to take advantage of your own price spikes.
2 Backward Time Travel Will Spoil Your Turnips
For those who time travel be aware that turnips will spoil if you travel backward. Going forward seems to have no effect, unless you move past Saturday, but once you've gone forward you can't come back until you've sold your turnips.
As you time travel make sure you use small steps and offload your turnips when you can. This means you'll need to predict the spike and sell smart, you don't get a do-over if you miss it.
1 Spoiled Turnips Attract Ants And Flies
If you've made a mistake and now have spoiled turnips they do have one use, attracting ants and flies. Both bugs will only appear around garbage, which includes rotten turnips.
In good news, they do appear year-round at any time of day, so drop those turnips on the ground and keep an eye out for the spawn. If you don't see them it can help to catch other bugs on the island to force a respawn.
Neither is worth much but they are needed to complete both the Critterpedia and the museum collection.