Harvest Moon 64/Summer (Year 2)

Spring of the second year is over, and we are about halfway to the evaluation! A new season would usually mean a change in crops and gathering, but with the greenhouse and the money it is starting to make, neither really matter anymore. Last summer was crazy and hectic, but this year it will be much more relaxing. This season will be about making friends and finishing up requirements, but there will be a few new events to come now that you are married.

Summer 1st and 2nd
The marriage trend will take a short break on the first for the Fireworks Festival. Around town, you may notice a few changes in both character locations and dialogue. The girls will be talking about their respective husbands, though now all the midwife will be talking about is how she expects you to make a baby for her. Since today is both a Thursday and a holiday, Green Ranch is closed, so if your animals got sick, you're just going to have to wait a bit longer before you can heal any of them. Now that you're married, depending on who you chose, there's a good chance that she will do some of your work for you. Do your farm work in the morning, then run through the village and Moon Mountain with gifts in the afternoon. At night, come back to the farm to watch the fireworks with your new wife. If you are on the farm before sundown, you'll have to leave the area, then come back to find her standing in front of the house. Talk to her and watch the fireworks.

Don't put your animals away just yet, because on the 2nd, the marriage wagon continues! The last bachelor will stop by today and inform you of his spontaneous marriage. Another work-free day and party until midnight.

Summer 3rd-6th
Deal with your greenhouse, then check in with your animals. If one or more of them are sick, that's okay. Make your morning about running to Green Ranch, buying medicine and healing your animals. You're not allowed to carry more than one medicine at a time, so it will take multiple trips if you have more than one sick animal. Herd them back in if you want, or leave them out if you have grass to spare. As long as it doesn't rain, it doesn't make much difference.

When it's 9:00, go to the Flower Shop and buy the Blue Mist Flower. Popuri will take you up to the mountain and tell you that you have to water this spot every day. When you run up through Moon Mountain, just add watering the spot to your list of things to do. If you mess it up, it's really no big deal- you just have to buy the seed again and start over. When you're making your way through the mountain, if you have all the extensions, then don't worry about chopping stumps anymore. If you don't have it yet, then keep chopping stumps until you have enough for the log terrace. Otherwise, make sure you give flowers out to the carpenters and the fisherman when you come up to visit.

If you've been watering the Pink Cat Mint Flowers, they should be blooming soon. When they do, Stu will stop by and ask to trade some marbles for a flower. Take them, and bring them up the cave in Moon Mountain. Walk up to the little hole behind the harvest elf and open it like it were any other door. Inside, you will find a couple more harvest elves. Talk to any of them (they're all the same) and give them the marbles in exchange for a power berry. After this, you can dig up the flowers if you want and give them out to people.

Summer 7th-8th
These are normal days, but switch your gift list up with people who you don't normally visit. If you've been ignoring the mayor, his wife, Saibara, the Potion Master, the pastor, or anyone else around town, make them a priority. On one of these nights, when you return home, your wife will be waiting for you to take you up to the river in Moon Mountain. You'll send a bamboo float down the river and make a wish, but it probably doesn't make much a difference to the game's outcome.

Summer 9th
The Vegetable Festival takes place today. Instead of going out and giving gifts, water the Blue Mist Flower, then spend the day tilling your field and planting grass, just make sure to get to the town square before 5:00pm. You don't have to submit a vegetable, but if you've got something growing and you have money to spare, go for it. You don't get anything for winning, but it's still nice to win it. Either way, you will automatically sleep.