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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints
How do I know which vegetables are ripe?
1 of 7: Where do you go in real life when you want information on something you don't know?
2 of 7: In the old days we'd reach for an encyclopedia; these days we check out the Internet.
3 of 7: Click on your phone, push the "Web" button, and select "Internet Browser," then "Search."
4 of 7: If you've talked to Shorty about the vegetables, you'll find an entry called "Harvesting Vegetables." Click on it.
5 of 7: Using this as a guide, pick the ripe vegetables, leave the unripe ones, and do what you like with the overripe ones.
6 of 7: If you don't pick something that's ripe, Shorty will make you go back and get it. If you pick something that's overripe, he'll just toss it without getting mad. But if you pick something that isn't ripe, watch out!
7 of 7: The first time you pick unripe vegetables, Shorty will get mad but let you stay. If you do it again another day, or if you ever pick everything out there, you're outta here.
