Cooking in Heartopia is more than just a fun side activity. From simple salads to elaborate meals, every dish you make helps grow your character’s skills and opens new opportunities. Many early-game and advanced recipes rely on farm-grown ingredients, and one of the most important among them is Wheat. If you’re not sure how to get more Wheat in Heartopia, this guide can help.

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How to Get Wheat in Heartopia

Unlike some basic ingredients you can buy from vendors, Wheat must be grown through Gardening. It isn’t available at the start of the game; you’ll first need to upgrade your Gardening Hobby to Level 2.

Once you reach that level, Wheat Seeds become available for purchase from Blanc, the Gardening Mentor NPC. Most of the time, you’ll find him at the Garden Shop on Garden Street during the day.

Each Wheat Seed costs 95 Gold and requires Gardening Level 2. Once planted, Wheat takes 4 hours to fully grow. Since it has a long growth time, it’s highly recommended to use fertilizers, like the Growth Booster.

The Growth Booster can also be purchased from Blanc. When used, it instantly reduces crop growth time by 15 minutes. The best part is that it can be applied multiple times to the same crop. Using the Growth Booster makes Wheat farming far more efficient, especially if you plan to cook frequently or sell dishes for profit.

How to Level Up Gardening Fast in Heartopia

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Every time you harvest a crop, you earn Gardening points. These points accumulate and soon enough, you can unlock new perks, features, and higher-level seeds, like Wheat. The fastest way to level up Gardening is to plant crops and harvest as often as you can.

How to Use Wheat in Heartopia

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Wheat is one of the most valuable cooking ingredients in Heartopia. Once harvested, Wheat can be used at any stove when selecting a dish that requires it. These recipes grant higher Cooking experience and sell for more Gold than basic meals. This makes Wheat-based dishes for leveling up your Cooking hobby and making money in Heartopia.

Here are a bunch of early-game recipes that use Wheat:

Recipe

Ingredients

Cheesecake

  • 1 Cheese
  • 1 Milk
  • 1 Wheat

Mushroom Pie

  • 2 Any Mushroom
  • 1 Wheat
  • 1 Egg

Smoked Fish Bagel

  • 1 Any Fish
  • 1 Cheese
  • 1 Wheat
  • 1 Any Vegetable

You can use different types of mushrooms, like Oyster, Button, or even Penny Bun, to create unique pie variants. Each variant counts as a separate recipe. This way, you can earn extra Cooking experience and expand your dish collection.

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Life Simulation
Casual
City Builder
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Released
January 8, 2026
Developer(s)
XD
Publisher(s)
XD
Number of Players
Single-player
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unknown
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Genre(s)
Life Simulation, Casual, City Builder, Immersive Sim