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Farming is an activity in Stardew Valley done on the player's farm. Players take seeds, plant them in the ground, and they will grow into crops. They must then be harvested and sold in order to make Gold(Gold). The player's ability to farm is measured as a skill.

There are 40+ crops and fruit trees. [1]

Crops[]

There are many types of crops to grow. For each crop, there are also three different quality ratings, denoted by a star (or lack of one) on the icon of the crop in your inventory.

Star Type Sell Value (% of original) Energy/Health Value (% of original)
Regular 100% 100%
Silver Star(Silver Star) 125% 140%
Gold Star(Gold Star) 150% 180%

Here are a selection of ones that have been identified. (Click green link to see complete info on crop. Energy and Health return are in the complete info.)

Spring[]

Name Seed Price Sell Price Daily Profit1 Seasonal Profit1 Profit Ratio Growth (Days) Repeat (Days)
Jazz SeedsJazz General Store Gold30g
JojaMart Gold37g
50g 2.86Gold 60Gold 167%

exp 3

7 No
CauliflowerCauliflower General Store Gold80g
JojaMart Gold100g
80g 7.92Gold 190Gold 219%

exp 2

12 No
GarlicGarlic General Store Gold40g 60g 5Gold 120Gold 150%

exp 6

4 No
Green BeansGreen bean General Store Gold60g
JojaMart Gold75g
50g N/A 180Gold 400% 10 3
KaleKale General Store Gold70g
JojaMart Gold87g
110g 6.67Gold 160Gold 157%

exp 4

6 No
ParsnipParsnip General Store Gold20g
JojaMart Gold25g
35g 3.75Gold 90Gold 175%

exp 6

4 No
PotatoPotato General Store Gold50g
JojaMart Gold62g
80g 5Gold 120Gold 160%

exp 4

6 No
RhubarbRhubarb Oasis Gold100g 240g 9.23Gold 240Gold 220%

exp 2

13 No
StrawberryStrawberry Egg Festival Gold100g 120g N/A

500Gold

600% 8 4
Tulip Stage 6Tulip General Store Gold20g
JojaMart Gold25g
30g 1.67Gold 40Gold 150%

exp 4

6 No


Summer[]

Name Seed Price Sell Price Daily Profit2 Seasonal Profit2 Profit Ratio Growth (Days) Repeat (Days)
BlueberryBlueberry General Store Gold80g
JojaMart Gold100g
80g N/A 880GoldNote: 3 berries sold at standard quality every harvest. 1200% 13 4
CornCorn General Store Gold150g
JojaMart Gold187g
50g N/A 200Gold 367%

Over 2 seasons.

14 4
HopsHops General Store Gold60g
JojaMart Gold75g
25g N/A 365Gold 708% 11 1
Hot Pepper Hot Pepper General Store Gold40g
JojaMart Gold50g
40g N/A 280Gold 800% 5 3
MelonMelon General Store Gold80g
JojaMart Gold100g
250g 14.17Gold 340Gold 313%

exp 2

12 No
Poppy Stage 6Poppy General Store Gold100g
JojaMart Gold125g
140g 5.71Gold 120Gold 140%

exp 3

7 No
RadishRadish General Store Gold40g
JojaMart Gold50g
90g 8.33Gold 200Gold 225%

exp 4

6 No
Red CabbageRed Cabbage General Store Gold100g 260g 17.78Gold 480Gold 260%

exp 3

9 No
Summer SpangleSummer Spangle General Store Gold50g
JojaMart Gold62g
90g 5Gold 120Gold 180%

exp 3

8 No
StarfruitStarfruit Oasis Gold400g 750g 30.77Gold 800Gold 200%

exp 2

13 No
TomatoTomato General Store Gold50g
JojaMart Gold62g
60g N/A 250Gold 600% 11 4
WheatWheat General Store Gold10g
JojaMart Gold12g
25g 3.75Gold 90Gold 250%

exp 6

4 No

Fall[]

Name Seed Price Sell Price Daily Profit2 Seasonal Profit2 Profit Ratio Growth (Days) Repeat (Days)
Amaranth Amaranth General Store Gold70g
JojaMart Gold87g
150g 11.43Gold 240Gold 214%

exp 3

7 No
Artichoke Artichoke General Store Gold30g 160g 16.25Gold 390Gold 533%

exp 3

8 No
Beets Beets Oasis Gold20g 100g 13.33Gold 320Gold 600%

exp 4

6 No
Bok ChoyBok Choy General Store Gold50g
JojaMart Gold62g
80g 7.5Gold 180Gold +%exp 6 4 No
CornCorn General Store Gold150g
JojaMart Gold187g
290g N/A 200Gold 367%

Over 2 seasons.

14 4
CranberryCranberry General Store Gold240g
JojaMart Gold300g
130g N/A 1060Gold 542% 7 5
EggplantEggplant General Store Gold20g
JojaMart Gold25g
60g N/A 280Gold 300% 5 5
Fairy Rose Fairy Rose General Store Gold200g
JojaMart Gold250g
319g 7.5Gold 180Gold 145%

exp 2

12 No
Grape Grape General Store Gold60g
JojaMart Gold75g
80g N/A 420Gold 800% 10 3
Pumpkin smallPumpkin General Store Gold100g
JojaMart Gold125g
320g 16.92Gold 440Gold 320%

exp

13 No
Sweet Gem Berry Sweet Gem Berry Travelling Cart Gold1,000g 3000g 83.33Gold 2000Gold 300% 24 No
Sunflower Sunflower General Store Gold200g

JojaMart Gold50g

80g General Store

Gold−15g/d JojaMart
Gold3.75g/d

190Gold N/A 8 Replanted
YamYam General Store Gold60g
JojaMart Gold75g
160g 10Gold 200Gold 267%

exp 2

10 No

  1. Profit calculated for a crop planted on the first day and replanted immediately. Daily profit is for making quick money, which isn't related to repeating crops. Also, seasonal values SHOULD NOT include days of the season where the crop cannot be planted to harvest. (ex: Yams grow ever 10 days, a 3rd harvest will not yield any results, so 8 days of the season go to waste) This means seasonal profit WILL NOT always be daily profit x 28. (Please don't edit the page to show that, as I've noticed someone has)
  2. Sunflowers do not repeat, but they drop their own seeds, making every recurring crop free. Profits in the table do not consider the initial investment in seeds, since you get more seeds than you planted rendering the initial investment insignificant in the long run.

Suggestions:[]

You'll make money with anything, so feel free to have fun with it. But if you want to min/max then this seems best:

Spring:[]

  • When starting out potatoes offer the maximum return on investment, as they produce multiple per plant.
  • Strawberries are by far the best from year 2 onward. If planted on 1st day of Spring, the profit-to-cost ratio reaches +500%. (seasonal profit of 140 if planted on day 13, and 500 if planted on 1st day)
  • Over the entire season, the Green Bean offers the 2nd greatest profit-to-cost ratio (+300%).
  • For mid season harvests, Rhubarb and Cauliflower can give a good return.

Summer:[]

  • Blueberries all the way provide by far the highest return, due to their producing several yields.
  • Together with the keg, Hops can give 300g per day, but requires more work and an Kegs to process all the Hops. Try to keep a stock of hops for your Kegs to work all year round.
  • Corn can last into the fall, so can be a safe plant, but it doesn't provide as good a return as others.

Fall:[]

  • Rare Seeds are by far the best, making 2000g per plot.
  • Cranberries are amazing since they require very little work for a big payoff. If your field is too large to fill with your available funds, then filling it in with grapes is best.
  • For easy mid season money, go with Artichoke from year 2 onward, otherwise Pumpkins work just as well but take longer. If you're tight on money, go with 2 harvests of Beets, then the Pumpkins.

Note: If you're only looking to make money and nothing else and have unlimited farmland and energy, then replanted crops will see the most profit, since you can grow your field with each harvest.

Skills[]

Animal Related:[]

  • Rancher - Animal products worth 20% more.
  • Coopmaster - Befriend Coop animals quicker. Incubation time cut in half.
  • Sheperd - Befriend barn animals quicker. Sheep produce wool faster.

Crop Related:[]

  • Tiller - Crops worth 10% more.
  • Agriculturist - Crops grow 10% faster.
  • Artisan - Artisan goods worth 50% more.

Fertilizer[]

Fertilizers can increase the quality of your crops, make them grow faster, or retain moisture so you don’t have to water the soil as often.

  1. Dev update #25 (February 28, 2015)
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