The Elements of Nature Star Path is packed with duties that sound simple until you actually try to figure out what they mean. "Plant an enriching orange squash" is one of those. The wording throws a lot of players off, especially anyone who owns The Storybook Vale DLC and starts second-guessing themselves. The answer is simpler than you think, and once you know it, this duty takes only a few minutes to set up.
What is an enriching orange squash in Disney Dreamlight Valley?
The enriching orange squash is Pumpkin. That's it. Despite the description sounding like it could refer to Ring Squash or another ingredient, only Pumpkins count for this specific Star Path duty, according to the Destructoid guide covering the Elements of Nature event.
Pumpkins are a crop native to the Forgotten Lands biome, which matters for how fast they grow. Keep that in mind when you're deciding where to set up your garden.
How to plant an enriching orange squash
The duty only asks you to plant 20 Pumpkin Seeds, not harvest them. You can technically complete it the moment the last seed goes in the ground. That said, if you want the full harvest for cooking or selling, the steps below cover the whole process.
Pumpkins in the Forgotten Lands
Step 1: Buy Pumpkin Seeds from Goofy's stall
Goofy's stall in the Forgotten Lands biome sells Pumpkin Seeds for 275 Star Coins each. You need at least 20 seeds to complete the duty, so budget at least 5,500 Star Coins for the full purchase.
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Buy a few extra seeds beyond the 20 required. Pumpkins are useful for cooking and sell for a solid return, so having spares is never a waste.
Step 2: Dig holes with your Royal Shovel
Find a spot and start digging with your Royal Shovel. The best locations are the Forgotten Lands biome itself or the Forgotten Lands Floating Island, since Pumpkins grow faster in their native biome. If space is tight there, any biome works, but expect a slightly longer wait.
Step 3: Plant and water the seeds
Drop the seeds into the holes, then pull out your Royal Watering Can and water them all. Pumpkins need a second watering partway through their growth cycle, so they will stop growing if you miss it. Check back periodically, or let the in-game rain handle it if you're not in a hurry.
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If your Pumpkins stop growing mid-cycle, they need water. Missing this second watering is the most common reason players find their crops stalled hours later.
Pumpkin Seeds at Goofy's stall
Step 4: Wait for the crops to grow
Growth times depend on where you planted:
Planting in the native biome saves you roughly 25 minutes per cycle, which adds up if you plan to farm Pumpkins regularly.
Step 5: Harvest with companions for maximum yield
Once the Pumpkins are ready, bring a gardening villager and two gardening Companions to your plot before harvesting. This combination gives you the best chance at bonus crops from each plant, stretching your 20 seeds into a larger haul.
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Using a horse from Wishblossom Ranch makes watering a large Pumpkin field significantly faster, especially if you planted all 20 seeds in one stretch.
What do you get for completing this duty?
Finishing the plant an enriching orange squash task awards 25 Tokens for the Elements of Nature Star Path. That's a useful chunk, but most event rewards cost considerably more, so this is one of many duties you'll want to knock out.
The Elements of Nature Star Path has 102 standard duties plus seven weeks of rotating routine duties, totaling 123 quests to work through. Stacking completions is the fastest way to accumulate enough Tokens for the bigger prizes.
Why does the wording trip players up?
The phrase "enriching orange squash" is deliberately descriptive rather than using the crop's actual name. Pumpkins are orange, they're a type of squash, and they fit the "enriching" theme of the Elements of Nature event. The confusion mostly comes from players with The Storybook Vale DLC, who have Ring Squash available and reasonably wonder if that qualifies. It does not. Only Pumpkins count, per the source covering this event.
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