Sheltered plants are plants that can grow in any season. They typically grow under a roof or in a greenhouse and are unaffected by the changing of the seasons. They will continue to grow and bloom all year round.
Sheltering plants allows them to grow regardless of the season. In other words, your plants won’t die if the season changes.
Sheltered plants don’t need walls. As long as they’re under a roof, the game will see them as sheltered plants.
As a quick reminder, if you own Seasons, plants can only grow during specific seasons. Outdoor plants go dormant when they’re not in season.
Sheltered plants typically grow three times slower than they would outside in their season.
To speed up the growth rate of sheltered plants, put bees in your greenhouses. The insects will speed up the rate at which your plants grow.
Bees also give a bonus that stacks with fertilizer.
If you want to keep special plants at hand, building a greenhouse to shelter them during winter is an excellent idea.
Sheltered plants are in bloom all year round.
⇒ Quick Tip:
You can harvest wild plants and then plant them in your own garden. You can grow a small garden that even if your Sim lives in the city.
How to take advantage of sheltered plants
You can plant your spring plants in a greenhouse during the winter. The game will see them as “sheltered plants” as long as they remain inside the greenhouse.
When spring arrives, you can take your sheltered spring plants and put them outside.
In this manner, you can give your plants a head start and they will grow faster.
If you want all your fruits and vegetables to be plantable and harvestable no matter the season, you can disable the Seasons expansion pack.
If you don’t want to shelter your plants, you can grow plants that are available regardless of the season.
⇒ Quick Tip:
Did you know you can make lots of Simoleons by selling high-quality harvestables? Evolve your plants to Excellent quality and enjoy the money.
You’ll earn so much money you won’t know what to do with it.
Happy Simming!