Puff-shroom

The Puff-shroom is the first mushroom you get, and is free - a good trade-off, since sun is harder to come by at night.

Usage
Plant Puff-shrooms anywhere you would plant a Peashooter. As they are free, your ability to plant them is limited only by their recharge rate. They are nearly as effective as Peashooters, but only have a 3 row range. Of course, as a mushroom, they are only awake at night, and their short range makes the expense of waking them up with a coffee bean inefficient during the day.

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Puff-shroom

Puff-shrooms are cheap, but can only fire a short distance.

Damage: normal

Range: short

Sleeps during the day

"I only recently became aware of the existence of zombies, says Puff-shroom. "Like many other fungi, I'd just assumed they were fairy tales or movie monsters. This whole experience has been a huge eye-opener for me."

Cost: 0

Recharge: fast

Strategy
Because of their short range, they can only handle basic zombies, unless used in multiple rows. They should be replaced by mid level with more effective plants. Another strategy is to fill the stage from row 4 over, and replace the back ones when you can.