Red turnip
Red turnips are a type of turnip that appear in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk. Being bought from Joan for the sum of 1,000 Bells, they can be sold on the Stalk Market through Tom Nook. Only one can be purchased per week by a player.
Red turnips start off as seeds and must be planted in the ground. They must also be watered once a day to keep them from shriveling, but must not be over-watered. If a red turnip dies, it has to be removed as they have a negative effect on the environment. Successfully watering it will make it grow bigger, and after six days of watering, it will be full size. For example, planting it on Sunday will mean it will be full size on the next Saturday.
Sometimes the player may forget to water their red turnip, since it must be done every day. However, watering a wilted red turnip with a silver can will revive it, although it will reset to its smallest size. The silver watering can is received in the mail after purchasing 50 packs of flowers from Tom Nook's Store. This can be done only in Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Villagers will sometimes say that they heard that somebody made a killing on turnips and used the money to buy the Town Hall. They will wonder if the turnips were red turnips or white turnips.
Red turnips do not appear in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, as Joan has reverted to selling white turnips only.
A full-size turnip sells for a maximum of 16,000 Bells, making a profit of 15,000 Bells. Tom Nook will buy the different sized red turnips for the following prices:
| Red Turnip | Selling Price |
|---|---|
| Seed | 250 Bells |
| Day 1 (same day as planted) | 2 Bells |
| Day 2 (day after it is planted) | 100 Bells |
| Day 3 | 500 Bells |
| Day 4 | 2,000 Bells |
| Day 5 | 4,000 Bells |
| Day 6 | 8,000 Bells |
| Day 7 + |
16,000 Bells |
