Stardew Valley: How to Get the Best Crops per Season
Starting out in Stardew Valley provides you with basic things such as seeds in order to grow such as Parsnips. You can also sell other items that you can find such as fish, wood, or even products from your animals.
Being able to plant and harvest crops for each season will definitely help you out. There are a lot of seed types that you can acquire, but not all of them can be grown in your field at the same time. If you want to have a steady source of income, you will want to know which are the best crops you can grow each season. In this page, we'll be providing you with some suggestions.
How do you prepare to grow the best crops?
Year 1 for your farm is when you get to start out and test your farming capabilities. Here, you get to improve your different skills such as farming, foraging, fishing, and so on. Not only is your character the only one that improves, but you also get to unlock different crafting items that can help out with crops.
It's understandable if you want to grow the best crops as soon as possible, but you should also consider the things that you can use to make things better. Remember, when starting out, you will be provided with basic tools, and you won't have much money to begin with for purchasing a lot of seeds. Here's a list of things you can prepare on your first year in order to start making the most out of your crops:
- Upgrade your tools: Tilling the soil and watering your seeds is going to be a common thing that you will do if you want to get the best crops. When starting out, your basic hoe and watering can can only prepare and water your soil one tile at a time. Upgrade your tools from Bronze, Silver, Gold, and eventually Iridium quality through the blacksmith to help things out.
- Acquire sprinklers: Sprinklers will be available in your crafting list as you improve your skills. You can get regular sprinklers, quality sprinklers, and eventually iridium sprinklers which can water more seeds. This can help out your energy since they will water your crops each morning.
- Get ready to craft fertilizer: If your goal is to make as much money as possible, you can learn to make fertilizers that can help speed up the growth of your crops, or perhaps increase their quality.
- Save money to purchase more seeds for the following year: By saving up money, you can prepare to get seeds in advance that you can plant on your farm for the following year. This can maximize your profits.
- Fix your Greenhouse: If you try to fix the community center in your first year, you can try to fix the greenhouse on your farm. This place can grow seeds at any season.
During your first year on your farm, you are welcome to grow any crops that you like in order to start making money. Perhaps you can have a decent patch of land to focus on crops, and perhaps have a barn to house your animals such as cows and pigs. Did you know that pigs can find truffles, which is a good item for making money? That's a good way for you to save in order to get some seeds.
Best crops for Spring
- Potato: This crop grows after 6 days, you can harvest 1 potato and get a random chance to acquire extra potatoes.
- Strawberries: This crop grows after 8 days. After your initial harvest, you can get 1 more strawberry every 4 days. Take note that Strawberry seeds can be bought at the Egg festival on the 13th of spring. Try to stock up on seeds for the following year.
- Cauliflowers: This crop grows after 12 days. It has a chance to become a giant crop which yields more cauliflower. You can put it in Kegs or Preserve Jars to make artisan products for more money.
Best crops for Summer
- Blueberries: This crop grows after 13 days. Harvesting them yields 3 Blueberries with a 2% chance to get more. You can put them in Kegs and turn them into wine to make more money.
- Melons: This crop grows after 12 days. It has a chance to become a giant crop which yields more melons. You can sell it as is or place them in Kegs to make wine as well for more money.
- Hops: This crop grows after 11 days. Hops on its own don't make much money, but putting them in Kegs can turn them into Pale Ale which increases its selling price dramatically. For example, iridium quality hops sell for 50 g, but turning it to Pale Ale lets you sell it for 600 g. You can get more if you also have the Artisan skill.
Best crops for Fall
- Cranberries: This crop grows after 7 days. After your initial harvest, they will keep giving more cranberries every 5 days. Each harvest gives 2 cranberries with a small chance to acquire more of it.
- Pumpkins: This crop grows after 13 days. It has a chance to become a giant crop which yields more Pumpkins. It has a high base price for selling especially at Iridium quality.
Best crops for Winter
- Wild Seeds: Winter Wild Seeds can grow into Winter Root, Crystal Fruit, Snow Yam, or Crocus. These are actually items that you can forage. Regular crops don't grow in Winter unless you have a greenhouse accessible.
By having these crops planted and harvested on your farm, you'll be able to have a steady income. Having Kegs or Preserve Jars will help in making more money, and you can also tend to animals and make more artisan products in order to keep the money coming in.
Soon enough though, you'll have a lot of money and you won't know what to do with it. We hope that this list has helped you learn about the best crops that you can plant throughout the seasons in Stardew Valley! We will also have more pages about the game, so please don't hesitate to check them out!