What Are Turnips?

Turn-ip the fun with the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)! Read up on what turnips are, how to get them, and when to sell them to make the most of your bells.

All About Turnips
Daisy Mae Guide	What Are Turnips	Turnip Money Making Guide

What Are Turnips?

Turnips are items that you can use for all sorts of things!

Food

You can use them to cook recipes. You can eat them to gain stamina to break rocks or pull up trees!

Sell for Bells

You can also sell them at the Stalk Market for a huge profit! For the biggest possible profit, try selling them for 500+ Bells. If you aren't getting any luck getting high prices on your island, you can always try visiting other islands!

Turnip Price Trading Board

How to Get Turnips

To get your hands on some turnips you'll need to find Daisy Mae will sell Turnips from 5:00 AM to 12:00 Noon on Sundays in random locations around your island.

How to Find Daisy Mae

What to Do With Turnips

How to Sell Turnips

When You Can Sell Turnips

You can sell Turnips at Nook's Cranny any day of the week except Sunday.

Eat Turnips for Stamina

Turnips come in bunches of 10 so if you eat a Turnip, you're eating 10 at a time! While this increases your stamina to the maximum value, it's not a great return on investment.

What Happens When You Eat Fruit?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can You Plant Turnips?

You Cannot Plant Turnips

You cannot plant turnips. Turnips do not work like trees and flowers that grow when you bury them with a shovel.

When Do Turnips Rot?

Turnips will rot one week after purchase, on the same morning Daisy Mae appears to sell them. The last opportunity to sell Turnips is at 10:00 PM on a Saturday evening.

Do Turnips Rot When You Time Travel?

Setting Back the Clock will Rot Turnips

If you Time Travel to try to avoid your Turnips rotting, they will rot automatically.

Rotten turnips attract ants

Rotten turnips placed on the ground will attract a swarm of ants, which you can then catch using a net!

What to Do With Spoiled Turnips

Dispose of Them at Nook's Cranny

You can sell Turnips at Nook's Cranny, but the Nooklings will only pay you 100 Bells for it.

Throw in the Trash

Once turnips rot, they are as good as trash! Throw them in a garbage can to prevent island rating decrease.

List of Trash Cans and Waste Bins

How to Store Turnips

Turnips Cannot Be Stored in the Storage

Sadly, you cannot put Turnips in the storage, so if you buy a lot on Sundays, you will have to get creative.

Where to Store Turnips

Bury them outside

You can bury Turnips to store them, although it's not recommended since it's a hassle to dig up and makes the island look less visually appealing.

Inside your house

You can also store your Turnips inside your house. If you have extra room, you can drop them on the floor.

Alternatively, you can place them on tables to avid decreasing your HHA score.

Display them on your island

The last and best way to store turnips is to place them outside on your island as decoration. Get creative and create a turnip farm!

Can You Plant Turnips?

You Cannot Plant Turnips

You cannot plant turnips. Turnips do not work like trees and flowers that grow when you bury them with a shovel.

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