Farming

1. 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(). 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()	125%	140%
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	General Store 23030g JojaMart 23737g	50g	2.86	60	167% exp 3	7	No
Califlower	General Store 28080g JojaMart 3100100g	175g	7.92	190	219% exp 2	12	No
Garlic	General Store 24040g	60g	5	120	150% exp 6	4	No
Green bean	General Store 26060g JojaMart 27575g	50g	N/A	180	400%	10	3
Kale	General Store 27070g JojaMart 28787g	110g	6.67	160	157% exp 4	6	No
Parsnip	General Store 22020g JojaMart 22525g	35g	3.75	90	175% exp 6	4	No
Potato	General Store 25050g JojaMart 26262g	80g	5	120	160% exp 4	6	No
Rhubarb	Oasis 3100100g	240g	9.23	240	220% exp 2	13	No
Strawberry	Egg Festival 3100100g	120g	N/A	500	600%	8	4
Tulip	General Store 22020g JojaMart 22525g	30g	1.67	40	150% exp 4	6	No

Summer

Name	Seed Price1	Sell Price4	Daily Profit2	Seasonal Profit2	Profit Ratio	Growth (Days)	Repeat (Days)
Blueberry	General Store 28080g JojaMart 3100100g	80g	N/A	880Note: 3 berries sold at standard quality every harvest.	1200%	13	4
Corn	General Store 3150150g JojaMart 3187187g	50g	N/A	200	367% Over 2 seasons.	14	4
Hops	General Store 26060g JojaMart 27575g	25g	N/A	365	708%	11	1
Hot Pepper ({{{2}}})	General Store 24040g JojaMart 25050g	Template:Qualityprice	N/A	280	800%	5	3
Melon	General Store 28080g JojaMart 3100100g	250g	14.17	340	313% exp 2	12	No
Poppy	General Store 3100100g JojaMart 3125125g	140g	5.71	120	140% exp 3	7	No
Radish	General Store 24040g JojaMart 25050g	90g	8.33	200	225% exp 4	6	No
Red Cabbage	General Store 3100100g	260g	17.78	480	260% exp 3	9	No
Summer Spangle	General Store 25050g JojaMart 26262g	90g	5	120	180% exp 3	8	No
Starfruit	Oasis 3400400g	750g	30.77	800	200% exp 2	13	No
Tomato	General Store 25050g JojaMart 26262g	60g	N/A	250	600%	11	4
Wheat	General Store 21010g JojaMart 21212g	25g	3.75	90	250% exp 6	4	No

Fall

Name	Seed Price1	Sell Price4	Daily Profit2	Seasonal Profit2	Profit Ratio	Growth (Days)	Repeat (Days)
Amaranth ({{{2}}})	General Store 27070g JojaMart 28787g	Template:Qualityprice	11.43	240	214% exp 3	7	No
Artichoke ({{{2}}})	General Store 23030g	Template:Qualityprice	16.25	390	533% exp 3	8	No
Beets ({{{2}}})	Oasis 22020g	Template:Qualityprice	13.33	320	600% exp 4	6	No
Bok Choy	General Store 25050g JojaMart 26262g	Template:Qualityprice	7.5	180	+%exp 6	4	No
Corn	General Store 3150150g JojaMart 3187187g	Template:Qualityprice	N/A	200	367% Over 2 seasons.	14	4
Cranberry	General Store 3240240g JojaMart 3300300g	Template:Qualityprice	N/A	1060	542%	7	5
Eggplant	General Store 22020g JojaMart 22525g	Template:Qualityprice	N/A	280	300%	5	5
Fairy Rose ({{{2}}})	General Store 3200200g JojaMart 3250250g	Template:Qualityprice	7.5	180	145% exp 2	12	No
Grape ({{{2}}})	General Store 26060g JojaMart 27575g	Template:Qualityprice	N/A	420	800%	10	3
Pumpkin	General Store 3100100g JojaMart 3125125g	Template:Qualityprice	16.92	440	320% exp	13	No
Sweet Gem Berry ({{{2}}})	Travelling Cart 410001,000g	Template:Qualityprice	83.33	2000	300%	24	No
Sunflower ({{{2}}})	General Store 3200200g JojaMart 25050g	Template:Qualityprice	General Store 3-15-15g/d JojaMart 43.753.75g/d	190	N/A	8	Replanted
Yam	General Store 26060g JojaMart 27575g	Template:Qualityprice	10	200	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 po-ta-tos will offer maximum ROI as they produce multiple per plant.
• Strawberries are by far the best from year 2 onward. If planted on 1^st day of Spring, the profit-to-cost ratio reaches +500%. (seasonal profit of 140 if planted on day 13, and 500 if planted on 1^st day)
• Over the entire season, the Green Bean offers the 2^nd greatest profit-to-cost ratio (+300%).
• For easy mid season money, go with Rhubarb or Cauliflower.

Summer:

• You can go with Blueberries all the way.
• Together with the Keg, Hops can give 300g per day, but requires a lot of work and an enough Kegs to process all the Hops. Try to keep a stock of hops for your Kegs to work all year round.
• Corn may seem appealing since it lasts into fall, but at only 200g/season, it's much much better to just plant blueberries and then use the first day of fall planting cranberries to replace them. (50g/season if planted only one season, 200g/season if planted on summer to fall)

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.

If you spend 2000g to plant 100 Parsnips, harvest them for 3500g and replant 175 (with the money from the first ones), then repeat this (planting 306, 535, 936 and finally 1638 Parsnips)... then you will end the season with ~2800% of your initial investment (1638 * 35g = 57330g). You put 2000g aside and have each harvest pay for the next.

However, this isn't feasible since farmland and energy is limited, but is worth considering for smaller numbers, especially with some of the other crops. A single Wheat will go from 1 to 2 to 5 to 13 to 32 and a final crop of 80, your 10g investment with NO additional supply of money will become 2005g. A single Pumpkin will cost you 100g, sell for 320g and let you plant 3 more, which turns your 100g into 980g.

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)