Stardew Valley guide to crops for the busy farmer

Keeping track of crop maturation times is hard work, huh?
Keeping track of crop maturation times is hard work, huh?

Farming is the spice…of farming! Wait, maybe it’s crops are the spice of farming.

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In any case, farming really is the spice of ConcernedApe’s glorious farming RPG Stardew Valley. You spend most of your time in-game farming, unless you’ve got that adventuring itch. And if you’re shooting for the big bucks, it’s best you know what you’re getting into before you buy a packet of seeds.

If you’re trying to be an efficient farmer, you want to know how much you’re going to make off each crop before you throw your hard-earned gold at Pierre’s shop. If you pair crop worth with maturation time, you can come up with a vague estimation of how much you’ll make with your investment.

There are things to note about crops and farming:

  • If you skip watering a crop for a day, it will take one day longer to mature
  • Round crops, such as cauliflower and pumpkins, have a low chance to grow into one massive piece of produce if planted in at least 3v3 tiles
  • The higher grade a crop, the more it will sell for — you can tell if a crop will sell for more than the standard if it has a silver or gold star on its icon, with the gold selling for most
  • Crops that can be harvested repeatedly take less time to produce after the first time
  • Corn is the only crop that can be planted and harvested through two seasons (Summer and Fall)
  • Each season is 28 days long

The listings here only cover standard crops. Harvestable fruit trees will be added shortly.

Spring crops

Crop Bought at/for Harvested after Repeat? Base sale price

Blue Jazz
General Store
70g
 6 days  No  110g

Cauliflower
General Store
80g
 12 days  No  175g

Garlic
General Store
40g
 4 days  No  60g

Green Bean
General Store
60g
 10 days  Yes  40g

Kale
General Store
70g
 6 days  No  110g

Parsnip
General Store
20g
 4 days  No  35g

Potato
General Store
50g
 6 days  No  80g

Rhubarb
Desert Store
100g
 13 days No  220g

Strawberry
Egg Festival
100g
 8 days  Yes  120g

Tulip
General Store
20g
 6 days  No  30g

 

Summer crops

Crop Bought at/for Harvested after Repeat? Base sale price

Blueberry
General Store
80g
13 days Yes 80g

Corn
General Store
150g
 14 days Yes 50g

Hops
General Store
60g
 11 days  Yes 25g

Hot Pepper
General Store
40g
5 days Yes 40g

Melon
General Store
80g
12 days No 250g

Poppy
General Store
100g
7 days No 140g

Radish
General Store
40g
6 days No 90g

Red Cabbage
General Store
100g
9 days No 260g

Starfruit
Desert Store
400g
13 days No 220g

Summer Spangle
General Store
50g
8 days No 90g

Tomato
General Store
50g
11 days Yes 60g

Wheat
General Store
10g
4 days No 25g

 

Fall crops

Crop Bought at/for Harvested after Repeat? Base sale price

Amaranth
General Store
70g
7 days No 150g

Artichoke
General Store
30g
8 days Yes 160g

Beet
Desert Store
20g
6 days No 100g

Bok Choy
General Store
50g
4 days No 80g

Corn
General Store
150g
14 days Yes 50g

Cranberry
General Store
240g
7 days Yes 130g

Eggplant
General Store
20g
5 days Yes 60g

Fairy Rose
General Store
200g
12 days No 290g

Grape
General Store
60g
10 days Yes 80g

Pumpkin
General Store
100g
13 days No 320g

Sunflower
General Store
200g
8 days No 80g

Sweet Gem Berry
Traveling Merchant
1000g
24 days No 3000g

Yam
General Store
60g
 10 days No 160g

 

If crops aren’t the only thing you’re curious about in Stardew Valley, check out my other guides on villager likes and dislikes, marriage, and cooking recipes! There’s a ton to get acquainted with in the game aside from farming and it is going to take you a while to absorb it all, if ever. Thanks, ConcernedApe.

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