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 30g JojaMart 37g |
50g | 2.86 | 60 | 167%
exp 3 |
7 | No |
Cauliflower | General Store 80g JojaMart 100g |
80g | 7.92 | 190 | 219%
exp 2 |
12 | No |
Garlic | General Store 40g | 60g | 5 | 120 | 150%
exp 6 |
4 | No |
Green bean | General Store 60g JojaMart 75g |
50g | N/A | 180 | 400% | 10 | 3 |
Kale | General Store 70g JojaMart 87g |
110g | 6.67 | 160 | 157%
exp 4 |
6 | No |
Parsnip | General Store 20g JojaMart 25g |
35g | 3.75 | 90 | 175%
exp 6 |
4 | No |
Potato | General Store 50g JojaMart 62g |
80g | 5 | 120 | 160%
exp 4 |
6 | No |
Rhubarb | Oasis 100g | 240g | 9.23 | 240 | 220%
exp 2 |
13 | No |
Strawberry | Egg Festival 100g | 120g | N/A |
500 |
600% | 8 | 4 |
Tulip | General Store 20g JojaMart 25g |
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 | General Store 80g JojaMart 100g |
80g | N/A | 880Note: 3 berries sold at standard quality every harvest. | 1200% | 13 | 4 |
Corn | General Store 150g JojaMart 187g |
50g | N/A | 200 | 367%
Over 2 seasons. |
14 | 4 |
Hops | General Store 60g JojaMart 75g |
25g | N/A | 365 | 708% | 11 | 1 |
Hot Pepper | General Store 40g JojaMart 50g |
40g | N/A | 280 | 800% | 5 | 3 |
Melon | General Store 80g JojaMart 100g |
250g | 14.17 | 340 | 313%
exp 2 |
12 | No |
Poppy | General Store 100g JojaMart 125g |
140g | 5.71 | 120 | 140%
exp 3 |
7 | No |
Radish | General Store 40g JojaMart 50g |
90g | 8.33 | 200 | 225%
exp 4 |
6 | No |
Red Cabbage | General Store 100g | 260g | 17.78 | 480 | 260%
exp 3 |
9 | No |
Summer Spangle | General Store 50g JojaMart 62g |
90g | 5 | 120 | 180%
exp 3 |
8 | No |
Starfruit | Oasis 400g | 750g | 30.77 | 800 | 200%
exp 2 |
13 | No |
Tomato | General Store 50g JojaMart 62g |
60g | N/A | 250 | 600% | 11 | 4 |
Wheat | General Store 10g JojaMart 12g |
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 | General Store 70g JojaMart 87g |
150g | 11.43 | 240 | 214%
exp 3 |
7 | No |
Artichoke | General Store 30g | 160g | 16.25 | 390 | 533%
exp 3 |
8 | No |
Beets | Oasis 20g | 100g | 13.33 | 320 | 600%
exp 4 |
6 | No |
Bok Choy | General Store 50g JojaMart 62g |
80g | 7.5 | 180 | +%exp 6 | 4 | No |
Corn | General Store 150g JojaMart 187g |
290g | N/A | 200 | 367%
Over 2 seasons. |
14 | 4 |
Cranberry | General Store 240g JojaMart 300g |
130g | N/A | 1060 | 542% | 7 | 5 |
Eggplant | General Store 20g JojaMart 25g |
60g | N/A | 280 | 300% | 5 | 5 |
Fairy Rose | General Store 200g JojaMart 250g |
319g | 7.5 | 180 | 145%
exp 2 |
12 | No |
Grape | General Store 60g JojaMart 75g |
80g | N/A | 420 | 800% | 10 | 3 |
Pumpkin | General Store 100g JojaMart 125g |
320g | 16.92 | 440 | 320%
exp |
13 | No |
Sweet Gem Berry | Travelling Cart 1,000g | 3000g | 83.33 | 2000 | 300% | 24 | No |
Sunflower | General Store
200g JojaMart 50g |
80g | General Store
|
190 | N/A | 8 | Replanted |
Yam | General Store 60g JojaMart 75g |
160g | 10 | 200 | 267%
exp 2 |
10 | No |
- 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)
- 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.
- ↑ Dev update #25 (February 28, 2015)