Research targets:
Group all the berries by growth rate.
This can be done by planting one of each berry, and seeing which ones grow at the same rate.
Complete.
Group 1 (24 hours to grow, 4 hours per cycle):
Determine the time per growth cycle.
For each berry, see how long it takes for it to advance from one growth stage to the next. The time between growth stages should be consistent between stages.
Almost complete.
Need confirmation on wilt times.
Every berry has the following growth stages.
0: Seed - mound of dirt without any visible sprout
1: Sprout - small visible sprout, "is sprouting"
2: Sapling - short sapling with thin trunk, "is growing well"
3: Tree - fully grown tree, "trunk is getting bigger"
4: Budding - small buds appear in the tree, "has buds"
5: Blooming - buds change to large flowers, "is in bloom"
6: Full grown - has berries, can be picked
7: Wilted - ?
Determine the Colour of every berry.
Complete. The colours have been added to the table below. Enigma is still unknown and impossible to confirm at this time.
Colour determines several things: what berries can be found in Wild Encounters with a given tree colour, what species of Pokemon appear as pests, what type of Juice can be made in the Juice Shop in Lumiose, and what type of mulch can be made by composting.
There are 6 different colours: Pink, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple.
Find maximum and minimum yields for each berry.
It is highly likely that similar berries (cheri, chesto, pecha, etc.) have the same yields. I will be assuming that they have the same yields unless something comes up to contradict that. There may be differences in yield between berries with the same growth rate but non-similar effects (Cheri might be different from Leppa, Liechi might be different from Kee).
To submit data toward this, please specify what kind of mulch you used, if any, and have a sample size of at least 6 berry trees.
Determine the effect of Boost Mulch, Rich Mulch, and Amaze Mulch.
Plant identical or near identical (Liechi=Ganlon, etc) berries on both sides of the field. On the left half, use mulch, and on the right half, use nothing. De-weed, water, etc as normal. Compare the max, min, and average berry yields from both sides.
Also, find out how often the soil dries out with Boost Mulch compared to not using it.
What does Amaze Mulch do?
Progress:
Boost and Amaze Mulch dry the soil every 4 hours after the point when you last watered the berry. No mulch, Rich mulch, and Surprise mulch dry the soil every 24 hours after the point when you last watered the berry.
Determine the effect of Watering.
Plant identical or near identical (Liechi=Ganlon, etc) berries on both sides of the field. On the left half, water the berries whenever the soil dries, and on the right half, do not water. Do not use Boost Mulch. De-weed, etc, as normal. Compare the max, min, and average berry yields from both sides.
Canceled due to lack of interest.
Determine the effect of Weeds and Pests.
Plant identical or near identical (Liechi=Ganlon, etc) berries on both sides of the field. On the left half, de-weed everything ASAP. On the right half, leave the weeds. Compare the max, min, and average berry yields from both sides. There's more randomness involved here than with mulch or watering though, since you can't control when the weeds will pop up.
Canceled due to lack of interest.
Hmm I don't think I can embed a table into this post so here's an image.
This is really annoying to update since I have to convert the spreadsheet into an image, so I'll only update when I have significant new information.
In the meantime, I will post any additional information in the personal notes below.
This can be done by planting one of each berry, and seeing which ones grow at the same rate.
Complete.
Group 1 (24 hours to grow, 4 hours per cycle):
- Restoration group: Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst, Aspear, Oran, Persim
- Nature-specific healing group: Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav, Iapapa
- PP Restoration: Leppa
- High-level restoration group: Lum, Sitrus
- EV-reduction group: Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, Tamato
- Type resistance group: Occa, Passho, Wacan, Rindo, Yache, Chople, Kebia, Shuca, Coba, Payapa, Tanga, Charti, Kasib, Haban, Colbur, Babiri, Chilan, Roseli
- Pinch boost group: Liechi, Ganlon, Salac, Petaya, Apicot
- Defence boost group: Kee, Maranga
- Special pinch boost group: Lansat, Starf
- Special Event group: Enigma, Micle, Custap, Jaboca, Rowap (hypothetical, currently no way to confirm)
For each berry, see how long it takes for it to advance from one growth stage to the next. The time between growth stages should be consistent between stages.
Almost complete.
Need confirmation on wilt times.
Every berry has the following growth stages.
0: Seed - mound of dirt without any visible sprout
1: Sprout - small visible sprout, "is sprouting"
2: Sapling - short sapling with thin trunk, "is growing well"
3: Tree - fully grown tree, "trunk is getting bigger"
4: Budding - small buds appear in the tree, "has buds"
5: Blooming - buds change to large flowers, "is in bloom"
6: Full grown - has berries, can be picked
7: Wilted - ?
Complete. The colours have been added to the table below. Enigma is still unknown and impossible to confirm at this time.
Colour determines several things: what berries can be found in Wild Encounters with a given tree colour, what species of Pokemon appear as pests, what type of Juice can be made in the Juice Shop in Lumiose, and what type of mulch can be made by composting.
There are 6 different colours: Pink, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple.
Find maximum and minimum yields for each berry.
It is highly likely that similar berries (cheri, chesto, pecha, etc.) have the same yields. I will be assuming that they have the same yields unless something comes up to contradict that. There may be differences in yield between berries with the same growth rate but non-similar effects (Cheri might be different from Leppa, Liechi might be different from Kee).
To submit data toward this, please specify what kind of mulch you used, if any, and have a sample size of at least 6 berry trees.
Determine the effect of Boost Mulch, Rich Mulch, and Amaze Mulch.
Plant identical or near identical (Liechi=Ganlon, etc) berries on both sides of the field. On the left half, use mulch, and on the right half, use nothing. De-weed, water, etc as normal. Compare the max, min, and average berry yields from both sides.
Also, find out how often the soil dries out with Boost Mulch compared to not using it.
What does Amaze Mulch do?
Progress:
Boost and Amaze Mulch dry the soil every 4 hours after the point when you last watered the berry. No mulch, Rich mulch, and Surprise mulch dry the soil every 24 hours after the point when you last watered the berry.
Plant identical or near identical (Liechi=Ganlon, etc) berries on both sides of the field. On the left half, water the berries whenever the soil dries, and on the right half, do not water. Do not use Boost Mulch. De-weed, etc, as normal. Compare the max, min, and average berry yields from both sides.
Canceled due to lack of interest.
Plant identical or near identical (Liechi=Ganlon, etc) berries on both sides of the field. On the left half, de-weed everything ASAP. On the right half, leave the weeds. Compare the max, min, and average berry yields from both sides. There's more randomness involved here than with mulch or watering though, since you can't control when the weeds will pop up.
Canceled due to lack of interest.
Hmm I don't think I can embed a table into this post so here's an image.
This is really annoying to update since I have to convert the spreadsheet into an image, so I'll only update when I have significant new information.
In the meantime, I will post any additional information in the personal notes below.
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