Seed Maker value: when buying seeds preserves more Dew
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Compare the sale value of the crop you feed into the Seed Maker with the shop cost of the seeds it produces. If the crop is worth more than those seeds, buying the seeds preserves more Dew even though processing avoids a cash purchase.
Blue Cap Mushroom example
Blue Cap Mushroom sells for 100 Dew and its seed costs 40 Dew at Hazel’s Seed Shop. For a processing recipe that produces two seeds from one crop:
| Alternative | Crop sold | Seeds obtained | Dew remaining from the sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell the mushroom and buy two seeds | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Process the mushroom into two seeds | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Both alternatives start with one mushroom and finish with two seeds. Selling and buying leaves 20 additional Dew before considering processing time or energy. This compares equivalent seed supplies; it does not assume a whole farm’s yield or an hourly profit rate.
Use your current recipe and prices
The Seed Maker value calculator accepts the number of crops consumed, seeds produced and current shop/sale values. Enter the output shown in your recipe rather than assuming that every crop has the same conversion.
A widely discussed cooking spreadsheet initially treated Seed Maker seeds as free. Its author later corrected that assumption after readers compared the value of the consumed crop. The useful lesson is the cost comparison, not an unchanged claim about which soup is best after every patch.
Unlocks remain separate
Blue Cap Mushroom cultivation opens with Never Too Mush. The Seed Maker itself needs the Toy Friends Museum bundle and, after Patch #2, Project Station Lv.3. Seed Maker construction covers those prerequisites; a favorable price calculation does not replace them.
