Cowplant v The Sims 4 is one of the most unique plants in the entire game. When fully grown, it becomes a sentient creature that needs daily nourishment to thrive. Unlike other plants, the Cowplant will become aggressive if not fed every twelve hours, and will sometimes try to eat Sims if it's hungry.
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Before players can grow Cowplant The Sims 4they must first find the Cowplant Berry and plant it. After a few days, the Cowplant Berry will grow into a Cowplant, and players will have to start taking care of it immediately. They exist five ways to get Cowplant Berriesbut some methods are easier than others.
Updated October 26, 2025 by Ashely Claudino: The Life and Death expansion pack turned ghost Sims into proper occult Sims by significantly improving their unique mechanics, giving them a mastery tree and more interactions. It also added Undead Cowplant, which is a ghost version of the well-known base game Cowplant. This guide has been updated with information on how to get undead cowplant in The Sims 4.
How to get Cowplant Berry in The Sims 4
Players can obtain Cowplant Berries through Digging, Space exploration, Fishing, Order seedsand Graft. Each activity, when done in a certain way or at a certain location, has a chance to reward players with the fruits they seek, but not all methods are as reliable as others.
Graft
Players hoping to create an infinite supply of Cowplant Berries can do so using the Gardening Skill, but this method requires quite a bit of work. First the Sim must achieve Level 5 in gardening skillafter which they get the opportunity to cut and graft plants.
Players will then have to grow and Strawberry bush aa Snapdragon flowerthe seeds of which can be found in the garden behind the bungalow in the lower right corner of the Willow Creek map. Once each plant is fully grown, they can be cut and grafted onto each other. If you do, each plant will produce Dragonfruit for Sims to harvest.
After planting a Dragonfruit and waiting for it to fully grow, players can graft it with a Snapdragon Flower, which will cause the resulting plant to produce Cowplant Berries.
Space exploration
The chance of getting a Cowplant Berry through space exploration is pretty random. To top it off, pursuing an astronaut career is also quite time-consuming, so players may want to avoid finding the Cowplant Berry using this method.
That said, those who already have access to the rocket should at least consider getting the Cowplant Berry through space exploration, as the venture can reward them with other unique items as well. When you select “Explore Space” after clicking on the rocket, the player's Sim will board and take off into the sky to begin a random mission. Completion Green Man Trials mission may reward the Sim with a Cowplant Berry, but it may take several tries for the mission to become available.
Digging
Players have a chance to find Cowplant Berries by digging for treasure. The chances of getting a Cowplant Berry using this method are random, so unless players are already planning on digging for treasure within the framework Curator's aspirationsthey can safely search for Cowplant Berries using another, much more reliable method.
Fishing
The easiest way to find and get Cowplant Berries v The Sims 4 to visit them Desert Flower Park in Oasis Springs and fishing in a small pond next to the mountains. Before venturing to this location, players should make sure their Sim's needs are met, as they may have to spend a long time here before acquiring one.
As long as players are patient, they will eventually get a Cowplant Berry, which they can then plant and grow into a Cowplant. Players hoping to get Cowplant as quickly as possible should use this method, as while it can be a bit time-consuming, it's simply the best way to find large quantities.
Order seeds
Players who have The Sims 4 Season The Expansion Pack can also purchase Cowplant Berries when they reach Level 10 in Horticultural Aspiration. To do this, they must select the “Buy Seeds” option when interacting with the garden where the strawberries and snapdragons were found; then they should buy Rare seeds package that appears in the menu.
This method of obtaining the Cowplant Berry is technically easier than the other methods, but since it requires the Sim to complete the Gardening Aspiration first, it can take an extremely long time to unlock. That, and the fact that Sims can grow cow plants when they reach level 5 of the gardening skill, makes this method a bit redundant.
What does The Cow Plant do in The Sims 4?
When fully grown, Cowplant must be fed every 12 hours in game; otherwise it will start starving for the player's Sims. If this happens, the strange plant will try to lure Sims with its cakey tongue, encouraging them to take a bite. If players aren't careful, there's a high chance that their Sim will try to eat the cake themselves, prompting the Cowplant to eat them.
If players are lucky, the Cowplant will spit out their Sim; if not, there is a chance the Sim will die. If this happens, the Grim Reaper will appear, giving players a chance to plead for their Sim's life before it is taken from the world.
Owning a Cowplant isn't all doom; in fact, it can be a nice addition to the home, but only if the players take care of it. If it feeds every 12 hours, it won't cause any trouble and players will be able to click on it for some pretty adorable interactions. However, if players fail to feed their Cowplant for 24 hours, it will dieleaving behind only a skeleton, so it is important to satisfy the creature's needs at least once per day.
Cowplant can also be milked after consuming a Sim. If a Sim has died after being eaten, players can milk the Cowplant to obtain an Essence of Life potion which, when drunk, partially extends the potion's lifespan.; if the Sim has been subverted, the potion it produces will put anyone who drinks it into the same mood the Sim was in before being swallowed.
How to get Ghost Cowplant in The Sims 4
WITH The Sims 4 Life and death, players can acquire the spirit of Cowplant. The Undead Cowplant will function exactly like its living counterpart, except that it does not need to be fed since it is already dead..This way players don't have to worry so much about accidentally killing their Cowplant by forgetting to feed it. However, they still need to be careful because Undead Cowplants will still produce cake and are capable of eating and eventually killing Sims. After killing a Sim, Ghost Cowplants can be milked for Essence of Life. There are no Undead Cowplant berries The Sims 4meaning players will need to acquire a full-sized undead Cowplant if they want to add it to their household.
Reward shop
Players can get Undead Cowplant for 3000 Satisfaction Points from the Rewards Store. This is a large amount of satisfaction points that will require players to fulfill a fair share of wishes or complete various aspirational milestones. If they want to get it faster, they can check out this guide on how to cheat and get more satisfaction points in The Sims 4.
Clear the Ghostly Infestation
There are two haunted houses next to the center of Crow's Crossing. They will sometimes be haunted by ghosts, allowing players to use the Cleanse Ghostly Infestation interaction. Successfully clearing a ghostly infestation rewards the player with an undead Cowplant.
This can be accomplished even more easily if players have a Ghost Sim in their household. As Ghost Sims, players can interact with these houses and Ghostly Infest them, allowing other members of their household to cleanse them and reap the rewards.
Once players obtain an undead cow plant, it will be sent to their home inventory. To place them in their homes, they must enter Build Mode, select the inventory icon, and place them wherever they want.
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September 2, 2014
- ESRB
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T for Teens: Crude humor, sexual themes, violence
- Publishers
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Electronic Arts
