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# Gathering - FOLK Wiki

> Chopping, mining, fishing, digging and planting.

Chop trees, break rocks, fish, dig and plant: most of what you build and cook starts here.

## Where you can gather

- On your own island and in the Overworld.
- In the Town you can only fish.

## Harvesting

- Stand on a tree, rock, bush or plant and choose Harvest (Mine on a gold mine, Collect Water on water). Each harvest gives 1 and takes a few seconds, and you need room in your backpack.
- Trees, rocks and herbs turn into bare soil when they are used up, then grow back. Bushes and palms stay where they are and refill.
- Water and sand never run out, so collecting them costs energy: 6 for water, 9 for sand.
- An empty bush or palm can be cut down for what it is made of, but then it is gone for good and your reputation drops by 1.
- Grown Birch and Oak trees sometimes drop a seed on the soil next to them. It stays there for 2 hours.

### What you can harvest

- **Pinkberries Bush**: These berries are small, but very sweet. Gives [Berries](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#berries). 3 harvests, 4 s each. Refills in 1 h. Cut it down when empty for [Stick](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#stick).
- **Birch**: A birch tree. Gives [Wood](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#wood). 4 harvests, 2 s each. Grows back in 3 h.
- **Oak**: An oak tree. Gives [Wood](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#wood). 5 harvests, 2 s each. Grows back in 3 h.
- **Squareroot**: These roots are bitter, but healthy. Gives [Squareroot](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#squareroot). 1 harvest, 4 s. Grows back in 30 min.
- **Goldmine**: You can find gold here. Gives [Gold](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#gold). 1 harvest, 5 s. Refills in 6 h.
- **Basalt**: A basic rock. Gives [Stone](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#stone). 4 harvests, 3 s each. Grows back in 2 h.
- **Sand**: Sandy area. Gives [Sand](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#sand). Never runs out, 3 s each.
- **Sea**: The sea around the island. Gives [Salty Water](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#water). Never runs out, 2 s each.
- **Palm**: A palm tree. Gives [Coconut](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#coconut). 2 harvests, 6 s each. Refills in 5 h. Cut it down when empty for [Wood](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#wood).
- **Rice**: A rice plant. Gives [Rice Grains](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#rice_grains). 3 harvests, 3 s each. Grows back in 1 h.
- **Fresh water**: A lake or a river. Gives [Fresh Water](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#fresh_water). Never runs out, 2 s each.

## Fishing

- Stand in shallow water and choose Fish. Each cast costs 15 energy. When something bites, tap within 1.5 seconds to reel it in.
- Sometimes nothing bites, and sometimes you pull up junk: Seaweed, Tin Can and Old Boot.
- Lakes and rivers have different fish from the sea. Some fish only bite by day and some only at night, and your island is always in daylight.
- Leech and Narwhal only live in the Overworld.
- Your very first catch is always a Salmon.
- Fish can't be eaten raw or kept in the Storage Room: cook them, keep them in an Aquarium, or let them go in water they live in.

| Fish | Rarity | Water | When | Size |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trout](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#trout) | Common | Lakes and rivers | Any time | 20-50 cm |
| [Mackerel](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#mackerel) | Common | Sea | Any time | 20-40 cm |
| [Carp](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#carp) | Common | Lakes and rivers | Any time | 30-70 cm |
| [Shrimp](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#shrimp) | Common | Sea | Any time | 3-8 cm |
| [Crab](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#crab) | Common | Sea | Any time | 5-15 cm |
| [Clam](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#clam) | Common | Sea | Any time | 3-10 cm |
| [Leech](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#leech) | Common | Lakes and rivers | Night | 5-15 cm |
| [Salmon](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#salmon) | Uncommon | Lakes and rivers | Day | 50-90 cm |
| [Flying Fish](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#flying_fish) | Uncommon | Sea | Day | 15-30 cm |
| [Starfish](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#starfish) | Uncommon | Sea | Any time | 10-25 cm |
| [Sea Urchin](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#sea_urchin) | Uncommon | Sea | Night | 5-15 cm |
| [Piranha](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#piranha) | Rare | Lakes and rivers | Any time | 15-30 cm |
| [Squid](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#squid) | Rare | Sea | Night | 15-40 cm |
| [Octopus](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#octopus) | Rare | Sea | Any time | 30-100 cm |
| [Pufferfish](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#pufferfish) | Rare | Sea | Day | 15-35 cm |
| [Goldfish](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#goldfish) | Rare | Lakes and rivers | Day | 5-15 cm |
| [Moray Eel](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#moray_eel) | Rare | Sea | Night | 50-150 cm |
| [Sea Turtle](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#turtle) | Epic | Sea | Day | 40-100 cm |
| [Marlin](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#marlin) | Epic | Sea | Day | 100-300 cm |
| [Hammerhead Shark](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#hammer_shark) | Legendary | Sea | Any time | 200-400 cm |
| [Narwhal](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#narwhal) | Legendary | Sea | Any time | 300-500 cm |

## Digging

- Stand on bare soil and choose Dig. It costs 75 energy and opens a 4×4 board with 5 taps.
- Something is buried under the board. Uncover all of it to keep it. Run out of taps first and it stays buried.
- Sometimes it is a rock: uncover it and a rock appears on that spot, which you can then harvest for Stone.
- One square always hides 5 coins.
- You can dig the same spot again after 30 seconds.

What you can dig up, from most to least common: [Potato](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#potato), [Sweet Potato](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#sweet_potato), [Oak Seed](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#oak_seed), [Tulip Bulb](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#tulip_bulb), [Birch Seed](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#birch_seed), [Squareroot Seed](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#squareroot_seed), [Truffle](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#truffle).

## The treasure chest

- **The bird**: Now and then a bird pecks at the ground somewhere in the Overworld. Walk up to it and it flies away.
- **The chest**: Dig where it was within 10 minutes to find a locked chest. It stays there for 24 hours.
- **The crow**: A crow then turns up somewhere else, carrying the Silver Key. Walk into it and it drops the key.

Open the chest with the key for 50 coins, plus 1 more for each point of your active Folk's Luck.

## Planting

- Stand on soil and plant a seed from your backpack. Buy seeds at the Flower Shop in the Town, dig them up, or pick them up under grown trees.
- Fertile soil helps a seed survive, and on dry soil most seeds die. Pour Fresh Water on soil to make it more fertile.
- Seeds grow on soil and red desert. Coconuts only grow on sand, and fewer than half of them take root.
- Herbs and tulips wilt after a while. Trees, bushes and palms stay for good.
- Tulips come in 4 colours, picked at random when you plant them. They are just for looks.
- Planting a seed raises your reputation by 2.

| Seed | Grows into | Ready in | Lasts | Flower Shop |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Berries](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#berries) | Pinkberries Bush | 40 min | For good | 15 coins |
| [Oak Seed](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#oak_seed) | Oak | 3 h | For good | 20 coins |
| [Squareroot Seed](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#squareroot_seed) | Squareroot | 20 min | 48 h | 20 coins |
| [Birch Seed](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#birch_seed) | Birch | 3 h | For good | 18 coins |
| [Tulip Bulb](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#tulip_bulb) | Yellow Tulip, Pink Tulip, Blue Tulip and Black Tulip | 20 min | 24 h | 35 coins |
| [Coconut](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#coconut) | Palm | 1 h | For good | 30 coins |
| [Rice Grains](https://folk.lol/wiki/items#rice_grains) | Rice | 20 min | 48 h | 25 coins |

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