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Farming is an activity and a skill in Stardew Valley done on the player's farm. Players plant seeds in the ground, water them daily, and they will grow into harvestable crops that can be sold for a profit.

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 Quality)

125% 140%
Gold Star(

Gold Quality)

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)
Blue Jazz Gold 30g 50g 2.86 60 167%

exp 3

7 No
Cauliflower Gold 80g 80g 7.92 190 219%

exp 2

12 No
Garlic Gold 40g 60g 5 120 150%

exp 6

4 No
Green Bean Gold 60g 50g N/A 180 400% 10 3
Kale Gold 70g 110g 6.67 160 157%

exp 4

6 No
Parsnip Gold 20g 35g 3.75 90 175%

exp 6

4 No
Potato Gold 50g 80g 5 120 160%

exp 4

6 No
Rhubarb Gold 100g 240g 9.23 240 220%

exp 2

13 No
Strawberry Gold 100g 120g N/A

500

600% 8 4
Tulip Gold 20g 30g 1.67 40 150%

exp 4

6 No

Summer[]

Name Seed Price Sell Price Daily Profit2 Seasonal Profit2 Profit Ratio Growth (Days) Repeat (Days)
Blueberry Gold 80g 80g N/A 880

Note: 3 berries sold at standard quality every harvest.

1200% 13 4
Corn Gold 150g 50g N/A 200 367%

Over 2 seasons.

14 4
Hops Gold 60g 25g N/A 365 708% 11 1
Hot Pepper Gold 40g 40g N/A 280 800% 5 3
Melon Gold 80g 250g 14.17 340 313%

exp 2

12 No
Poppy Gold 100g 140g 5.71 120 140%

exp 3

7 No
Radish Gold 40g 90g 8.33 200 225%

exp 4

6 No
Red Cabbage Gold 100g 260g 17.78 480 260%

exp 3

9 No
Summer Spangle Gold 50g 90g 5 120 180%

exp 3

8 No
Starfruit Gold 400g 750g 30.77 800 200%

exp 2

13 No
Tomato Gold 50g 60g N/A 250 600% 11 4
Wheat Gold 10g 25g 3.75 90 250%

exp 6

4 No

Fall[]

Name Seed Price Sell Price Daily Profit2 Seasonal Profit2 Profit Ratio Growth (Days) Repeat (Days)
Amaranth Gold 70g 150g 11.43 240 214%

exp 3

7 No
Artichoke Gold 30g 160g 16.25 390 533%

exp 3

8 No
Beet Gold 20g 100g 13.33 320 600%

exp 4

6 No
Bok Choy Gold 50g 80g 7.5 180 +%exp 6 4 No
Corn Gold 150g 290g N/A 200 367%

Over 2 seasons.

14 4
Cranberry Gold 240g 130g N/A 1060 542% 7 5
Eggplant Gold 20g 60g N/A 280 300% 5 5
Fairy Rose Gold 200g 319g 7.5 180 145%

exp 2

12 No
Grape Gold 60g 80g N/A 420 800% 10 3
Pumpkin Gold 100g 320g 16.92 440 320%

exp

13 No
Sweet Gem Berry Traveling Cart Gold 1,000g 3000g 83.33 2000 300% 24 No
Sunflower Gold 200g

JojaMart Gold 50g

80g General Store

Gold 15g JojaMart
Gold 3.75g/d

190 N/A 8 Replanted
Yam Gold 60g 160g 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 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 the objective is to only earn gold and nothing else, and have unlimited farmland and energy, then replanted crops will give better profits.

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 crops, make them grow faster, or retain moisture so the player doesn't need to water the soil as often.

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