Farming

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.

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)
Blue Jazz	30g	50g	2.86	60	167% exp 3	7	No
Cauliflower	80g	80g	7.92	190	219% exp 2	12	No
Garlic	40g	60g	5	120	150% exp 6	4	No
Green Bean	60g	50g	N/A	180	400%	10	3
Kale	70g	110g	6.67	160	157% exp 4	6	No
Parsnip	20g	35g	3.75	90	175% exp 6	4	No
Potato	50g	80g	5	120	160% exp 4	6	No
Rhubarb	100g	240g	9.23	240	220% exp 2	13	No
Strawberry	100g	120g	N/A	500	600%	8	4
Tulip	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	80g	80g	N/A	880 Note: 3 berries sold at standard quality every harvest.	1200%	13	4
Corn	150g	50g	N/A	200	367% Over 2 seasons.	14	4
Hops	60g	25g	N/A	365	708%	11	1
Hot Pepper	40g	40g	N/A	280	800%	5	3
Melon	80g	250g	14.17	340	313% exp 2	12	No
Poppy	100g	140g	5.71	120	140% exp 3	7	No
Radish	40g	90g	8.33	200	225% exp 4	6	No
Red Cabbage	100g	260g	17.78	480	260% exp 3	9	No
Summer Spangle	50g	90g	5	120	180% exp 3	8	No
Starfruit	400g	750g	30.77	800	200% exp 2	13	No
Tomato	50g	60g	N/A	250	600%	11	4
Wheat	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	70g	150g	11.43	240	214% exp 3	7	No
Artichoke	30g	160g	16.25	390	533% exp 3	8	No
Beet	20g	100g	13.33	320	600% exp 4	6	No
Bok Choy	50g	80g	7.5	180	+%exp 6	4	No
Corn	150g	290g	N/A	200	367% Over 2 seasons.	14	4
Cranberry	240g	130g	N/A	1060	542%	7	5
Eggplant	20g	60g	N/A	280	300%	5	5
Fairy Rose	200g	319g	7.5	180	145% exp 2	12	No
Grape	60g	80g	N/A	420	800%	10	3
Pumpkin	100g	320g	16.92	440	320% exp	13	No
Sweet Gem Berry	Traveling Cart 1,000g	3000g	83.33	2000	300%	24	No
Sunflower	200g JojaMart 50g	80g	General Store 15g JojaMart 3.75g/d	190	N/A	8	Replanted
Yam	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 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 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.