Find all soft soil locations and rewards in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time treats Soft Soil as exactly what the name suggests: small mounds of dirt found throughout Hyrule. The source guide identifies ten Soft Soil locations, and its central mechanic is a timeline bridge: as Child Link, you plant Magic Beans in these patches; as Adult Link, you later ride the grown plants to reach rewards that are difficult or impossible to access otherwise. The guide presents the locations as entries readers can press to jump to details or keep scrolling to review. It also includes the callout “Hey! Look! Listen!” and points readers to its Ocarina of Time walkthrough. The screenshots in the original guide are labeled with image credit to Nintendo/Eurogamer.

Spoiler warning: This guide depends on Link’s child and adult timelines, including time travel, songs learned as Adult Link, and rewards that only become relevant after the timeline changes.

Background: before planting, bugs reveal hidden Gold Skulltulas

The most important sequencing rule in the source guide is simple: before planting Magic Beans, release bugs on every Soft Soil patch.

The guide recommends scooping bugs into every Empty Bottle you have available and releasing them on top of the dirt mounds as Child Link. The reason is that these Soft Soil locations can hide secret collectibles before planting begins. Those collectibles are Gold Skulltulas.

For readers chasing all 100 Gold Skulltula Tokens, the practical instruction is to release bugs on each Soft Soil location first, then plant Magic Beans. The guide’s warning is that planting too early can obscure the hidden Gold Skulltula checks that the bugs reveal.

Development process: Child Link plants, Adult Link rides

Each Soft Soil location follows the same broad timeline pattern.

First, Child Link reaches the mound. If bugs reveal a hidden Gold Skulltula, that check should be handled before planting. Then Child Link plants a Magic Bean. Later, Adult Link returns to the same location and uses the grown plant to reach a reward. The reward can be a Heart Piece, Rupees, a Gold Skulltula, or another collectible.

The ten Soft Soil locations listed in the source guide are Zora River, two locations in Lost Woods, Kokiri Forest, Kakariko Graveyard, Death Mountain Trail, Death Mountain Crater, Lake Hylia, Gerudo Valley, and Evil Desert Colossus.

Zora River Soft Soil location and reward

The Zora River Soft Soil location is found directly beside the Bean Seller. If you are buying Magic Beans, you cannot miss it.

As Adult Link, the plant grown from this location allows you to reach a Heart Piece. The guide notes that the Heart Piece can be collected without the plant by using a Cucco as Child Link, but the Magic Bean plant makes it much easier to grab.

Lost Woods #1 Soft Soil location and reward

The first Lost Woods Soft Soil location is in the meadow area that contains two Business Scrubs and a Secret Grotto hidden by some grass.

To reach it, start at the entrance to Sacred Grove. Go into the tree trunk on your left. Then head right twice through the following tree trunks. That sequence brings you to the area. Deal with the Business Scrubs, and the Soft Soil is on the right-hand side of the area, just before the grass.

As Adult Link, this plant takes you to a ledge with a chest containing a Purple Rupee. The Purple Rupee is worth 50 Rupees.

Lost Woods #2 Soft Soil location and reward

The second Lost Woods Soft Soil location is in the area past the Skull Kid that contains a Business Scrub.

To reach it, enter Lost Woods via Kokiri Forest and go left twice. Once you enter the area, look left, and you should see the Soft Soil there.

As Adult Link, this plant allows you to reach a Gold Skulltula. The guide emphasizes that you can only see and grab this Gold Skulltula at night.

Kokiri Forest Soft Soil location and reward

The Kokiri Forest Soft Soil location is found behind the shop in the northwest of the area. The shop is the building with the Deku Shield icon on your map.

As Adult Link, riding this plant takes you around Kokiri Forest before dropping you off in an area containing 26 Rupees.

This is one of the locations where the guide gives a cost-benefit note: if you do not wish to spend lots of Rupees on Magic Beans, this may not be worth planting, even if the view is nice.

Kakariko Graveyard Soft Soil location and reward

The Kakariko Graveyard Soft Soil location is found in the northwestern corner of the area, beneath a ruined wall. If you look carefully, you should see a Heart Piece lingering atop the wall.

As Adult Link, riding this plant allows you to collect that Heart Piece. The guide states that the Heart Piece is otherwise impossible to reach.

Death Mountain Trail Soft Soil location and reward

The Death Mountain Trail Soft Soil location is found directly outside Dodongo’s Cavern. The guide says you cannot miss it, though you may need to remember to return here with Magic Beans after your first visit.

As Adult Link, this plant allows you to reach the Heart Piece sitting on the ledge above the soil, to the north on your map. The guide notes that this Heart Piece is otherwise inaccessible.

Death Mountain Crater Soft Soil location and reward

The Death Mountain Crater Soft Soil location is found directly beside the warp pad in the area.

Access is time-dependent. You can only reach it after learning the Bolero of Fire song from Sheik as Adult Link, then going back in time. The guide adds a practical warning: plant your Magic Bean quickly before warping elsewhere, because young Link will take damage from the heat.

As Adult Link, this plant allows you to reach a Heart Piece sitting atop one of the large rocks in the area. The guide also says this plant leads to a second Heart Piece that Adult Link can access by other means, but you can grab it here if needed.

Lake Hylia Soft Soil location and reward

The Lake Hylia Soft Soil location is found on the northeastern side of the laboratory, beside where the bed you can sleep in is located.

As Adult Link, this plant allows you to reach a Heart Piece on top of the laboratory. The guide states that the Heart Piece is otherwise inaccessible.

Gerudo Valley Soft Soil location and reward

The Gerudo Valley Soft Soil location is found on a patch of land along the river beneath the broken bridge.

To reach it safely, grab the Cucco that is to the left of the bridge and use it to glide down to the land below. Then drop into the water to avoid taking fall damage. The guide notes that there is also a cow down there to help confirm you are headed to the right spot.

After gliding down, the Soft Soil is found just past the cow, on the western edge of the patch of land. To leave the area, the guide says you are best off using the Ocarina to warp away.

As Adult Link, this plant drops you off at a ledge above that has a chest containing a Heart Piece.

However, the guide adds that this Heart Piece can be acquired earlier without planting here. As Child Link, you can grab the Cucco to the left of the bridge, jump onto the ledge beside it, the ledge with the large black rock, and glide over to the chest with the Cucco. As Adult Link, you can simply jump down to the ledge and use Longshot on the chest opposite you.

Evil Desert Colossus Soft Soil location and reward

The Evil Desert Colossus Soft Soil location is found to the left of the entrance to the Spirit Temple.

To reach it, you need to warp here as Child Link after learning the Requiem of Spirit song as Adult Link.

As Adult Link, this plant leads you to the top of one of the large rocks in the area, where you can find a Gold Skulltula at night.

After grabbing that Gold Skulltula, the guide says to get back on the plant and let it go past the spot where you collected the Gold Skulltula. The plant eventually drops you off at a Heart Piece sitting on top of the archway in front of the Spirit Temple.

Latest progress and current stage

The source guide’s current stage is complete coverage of all ten Soft Soil locations in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Its practical takeaway is that the sequence matters: release bugs first to expose hidden Gold Skulltulas, then plant Magic Beans as Child Link, and finally ride the grown plants as Adult Link to collect rewards.

For readers following the broader guide structure, the original article also points to related help on Link’s adventure, including all Great Fairy locations, how to get Biggoron’s Sword, where to find all Big Poes, and how to get the Golden Gauntlets.