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InStardew Valley, players can catch any number of different fish depending on the time of year, time of day, and even location. While players can figure outhow to fish inStardew Valleyfor many of the more common species without help, finding a Super Cucumber can be difficult.
While Super Cucumbers might sound like a giant vegetable thatStardew Valleyplayers can grow, they’re actually a rare version of the eel-like cucumber fish. They can be used in the spools of sewing machines to make Tube Tops, sold for a chunk of change, and can be used to obtain the strange ??HMTGF?? statue. While not a legendary fish, the Super Cucumber is still pretty difficult to get and will only come out during certain times and seasons, in specific locations.
Updated June 2025 by Mina Smith: Stardew Valley is one of those games that is constantly getting updates, new content, and different changes to items already in the game. One of the many things changed in the 1.6 update to this farming simulation is the Super Cucumber; there are new times and places you can catch these weird little fish. Elliott’s views on it as a gift has also been updated.
Times and Places to Catch a Super Cucumber
The best way to search for one of these elusive cucumbers is to fish at the right time, and in the right place.
They can also be found in garbage cans in the Summer and Fall, but this is, of course, very rare. Another unreliable method is from the Traveling Cart, which does have the possibility of stocking a Super Cucumber, but it’s rare.
If players have the Statue of Endless Fortune, it will produce a Super Cucumber every year on Winter 17, which is the Wizard’s birthday.
With the use of Magic Bait, Super Cucumbers can be caught in their normal locations any time of year or day.
It’s important that players have agood fishing rod and have leveled up their Fishing skill inStardew Valleyas much as possible to make catching easier.
Super Cucumbers cannot be caught with the Training Rod!
How to Get the ??HMTGF?? Statue
In order to get the ??HMTGF?? statue, players need to utilize one of the “magic” crates. Take a single, unstacked Super Cucumber and head to theblacksmith’s shop inSDV; if players don’t unstack the Cucumbers, the crate will take all of the Cucumbers in that stack instead of just one.
Head north of the blacksmith’s shop and look for a fenced area. There is a hole in the fence through which players can access the magic crate.
The magic crate will exchange the purple fish for a trophy that is even stranger. The ??HMTGF?? is a secret piece of furniture that looks like someone tried to make a Squidward fromSpongeBob SquarePantsstatue out of spare parts. The statue cannot be resold, but it can be displayed as the piece of artwork, and it is one of the many unique items fromStardew Valleythat players can acquire.
How Villagers in Stardew Valley Feel About Super Cucumbers as a Gift
The Version 1.6 update has changed how some of the villagers feel about getting these weird little fish as a gift. Here is the updated list of all the villagers and their reactions to the Super Cucumber.
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Other Uses for Super Cucumbers
This purple fish does have some other uses, but nothing unique or special. It can be treated like almost any other fish: put in a Fish Pond, used in tailoring, turned into an Artisan Good, or sold.
