Bull Kelp

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For the Shipwrecked plant, see Seaweed Plant.

Bull Kelp
Object Properties
Resources	(only when picked beached)
Renewable?	Yes
Sources
Common Biomes	Ocean Rocky Beach
Code
"bullkelp_plant" "bullkelp_beachedroot"

“Welp. It's kelp.”

–Wilson, examining Bull Kelp.

“I bet we could eat that.”

–Willow, examining Bull Kelp.

“Big pond is growing hair.”

–Wolfgang, examining Bull Kelp.

“It's just seaweed.”

–Wendy, examining Bull Kelp.

“IT THRIVES IN THE OCEAN AND I HATE IT”

–WX-78, examining Bull Kelp.

“Nereocystis luetkeana.”

–Wickerbottom, examining Bull Kelp.

“Look, sea plants.”

–Woodie, examining Bull Kelp.

“Disgusting. I'll have someone else pick it.”

–Maxwell, examining Bull Kelp.

“Ah! The sea hath sent its foul veggies!”

–Wigfrid, examining Bull Kelp.

“There's some kelp floating in the water!”

–Webber, examining Bull Kelp.

“Salad of the sea!”

–Warly, examining Bull Kelp.

“Water friends!”

–Wormwood, examining Bull Kelp.

“We can pick it if we can get close enough.”

–Winona, examining Bull Kelp.

“And so it grows from out the sea.”

–Wortox, examining Bull Kelp.

“Water snack!”

–Wurt, examining Bull Kelp.

“It's kelp... or a sea monster DISGUISING themselves as kelp.”

–Walter, examining Bull Kelp.

“Kelp is only slightly more interesting than grass.”

–Wanda, examining Bull Kelp.

Bull Kelp is a Plant exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in Return of Them. It grows naturally on the Coastal Ocean, but can also be found stranded in the Rocky Beach Biome on the Lunar Island and on Hermit Island.

Bull Kelp can be picked to obtain Kelp Fronds. It then takes 3 full Days to regrow. When picked on the beach, it additionally yields a Bull Kelp Stalk. They are not affected by Winter cold.

Bull Kelp can be pushed towards the mainland with a boat to pick it from any coast without first sailing out. Picking it like that will yield the same results as picking it while on a boat, it does not count as beached.

Bull Kelp can be uprooted by using a Strident Trident or Cannonball.

Bull Kelp Stalk

Bull Kelp Stalk
Combat attributes
Damage	27.2 (20.4 ) (34 ) (13.6-54.4 )
Properties
	40 days
Durability	up to 50 uses
Fuel Value	30/15 sec
Stacks up to	10
Perk
Increased attack range. Spoils more when used.
Code
"bullkelp_root"

“I can plant it in deep water.”

–Wilson

“Haha! This thing's great.”

–Willow

“Is not very good weapon, I think.”

–Wolfgang

“It's like a very slimy whip.”

–Wendy

“MINION MOTIVATOR”

–WX-78

“I suppose this is why it's referred to as "bullwhip" kelp.”

–Wickerbottom

“Seems a bit cruel, doesn't it?”

–Woodie

“For keeping the peasantry in line.”

–Maxwell

“I'll turn the sea's dark forces against it!”

–Wigfrid

“It would be happier if we planted it.”

–Webber

“Perhaps it'll grow if I plant it.”

–Warly

“Friends made a Snappy!”

–Wormwood

“Preferred tool of the foreman.”

–Winona

“We plucked this whip from the side of the ship.”

–Wortox

“Plant more water snacks!”

–Wurt

“I could plant this back in the ocean.”

–Walter

“I could plant this somewhere more convenient.”

–Wanda

The Bull Kelp Stalk is obtained by picking a beached Bull Kelp plant. It can both be planted in the Ocean to create a new Bull Kelp plant and be deployed as a Weapon. It is used as a whip and has the same damage value and extended melee range as the Tail o' Three Cats.

Bull Kelp Stalks have a limited durability, and perish slowly over time. They can be stacked in the Inventory. Bull Kelp Stalks can also be used as a mediocre Fuel material for Fire.

Each attack reduces the freshness by a random amount between 2 to 4%. When freshness is below 50%, each attack has a 10% chance to destroy the Bull Kelp Stalk.

New Bull Kelp Stalk has a rare chance to be found in Ocean Debris.

Trivia

Original icon of the Bull Kelp Stalk.

• Bull Kelp was introduced in the Turn of Tides update.
• When the Bull Kelp Stalk was implemented, it initially used an inventory icon that was a recolored version of the Tail o' Three Cats'.
• Characters have quotes for Picked Bull Kelp.

“I just couldn't kelp myself.”

–Wilson, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“Nothing left to take.”

–Willow, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“All gone.”

–Wolfgang, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“There's no more seaweed here.”

–Wendy, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“TAKE THAT”

–WX-78, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“Nereocystis luetkeana needs time to regrow.”

–Wickerbottom, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“Picked clean.”

–Woodie, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“We already took the food parts.”

–Maxwell, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“It is defeated.”

–Wigfrid, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“We gave it a haircut.”

–Webber, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“She needs time to regrow, non?”

–Warly, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“Yum!”

–Wormwood, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“The sea's fulla food, hey?”

–Winona, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“The mortals picked it with such glee.”

–Wortox, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“Will come back later, florp.”

–Wurt, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

“I guess it's just kelp.”

–Walter, examining Picked Bull Kelp.

Gallery

Harvested Bull Kelp.

Bull Kelp Stalk dropped.