The core loop
Every day on your farm follows five simple steps:
- Hoe — tap a grass plot with the Hoe to till it into soil.
- Plant — choose a seed and tap a tilled plot to sow it. Seeds cost coins; buy more in the Farm Shop.
- Water — tap a planted plot with the Watering tool. Only watered crops grow overnight.
- Sleep — press "Sleep — next day". Watered crops grow one stage. Ripe crops get a gold outline.
- Harvest & sell — tap a ripe crop with Harvest, then sell your produce in the Farm Shop for coins.
Coins buy more seeds, and more seeds mean bigger harvests. Milestones (first harvest, 10 harvests, 100 coins earned, a full season, 500 coins) unlock a share card you can copy or share.
▶ Play Thistledown Farm freeBonus coins
Three bonuses top up your coins — all in-game, no payments: +10 coins the first time you harvest each crop type (all six crops, so up to +60); +15 to +25 coins for milestones (first harvest, 10 harvests, 100 coins earned, a full season, 500 coins in the purse); and +50 coins every time you complete a season. Each bonus shows in the message line and your coin total updates right away.
All six crops
| Crop | Seasons | Days to grow | Seed price | Sell price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Carrot | Spring, Autumn, Winter | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Sweetpea | Spring | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| Sun Tomato | Summer | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| Golden Corn | Summer, Autumn | 6 | 15 | 40 |
| Amber Pumpkin | Autumn | 7 | 20 | 55 |
| Frost Turnip | Winter | 4 | 10 | 26 |
Only seeds that grow in the current season are sold in the shop, so plan around the calendar: a season lasts 10 days.
Seasons, explained
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter each last 10 days, then the next season begins. Two rules matter:
- Water every day. A crop that is not watered on a day does not grow that night.
- Watch the calendar. When the season changes, growing crops that do not belong in the new season wither. Harvest or sell before the change, or plant crops that grow in both seasons (Dawn Carrot and Golden Corn bridge two seasons).
Playing on a phone
Thistledown Farm is built mobile-first: big touch buttons, a tap-to-use field, and no tiny targets. It also works with a mouse, and keys 1–4 switch tools (1 Hoe, 2 Plant, 3 Water, 4 Harvest).
Saving and playing offline
Your farm saves automatically in your browser — close the page and come back, and your coins, crops, and day are still there. You can also copy a save code to move your farm to another browser, or press "Download to play offline" on the game page to get a single self-contained file that plays with no internet and still saves your progress in that browser.
Accounts
Want your farm on more than one device? On the game page, sign up with an email and password to save your coins and farm to your account — then log in on any device and your farm follows you. The first time you log in, the farm already on your device becomes your account save. Without an account, progress stays in this browser only (you can still move it with a save code or the offline download). Passwords are handled by Supabase Auth and are never stored in the game.
Frequently asked questions
How do I grow a crop?
Till, plant, water, sleep. A watered crop grows one stage per night; ripe crops get a gold outline and can be harvested.
What happens if I forget to water?
Nothing bad — the crop just does not grow that night. Water it the next day.
What happens when the season changes?
Out-of-season growing crops wither and must be cleared with the Hoe. Harvest before the change.
Is Thistledown Farm free?
Yes — free in your browser, no download required, accounts optional, no payments.