Crops are by far the most important aspect in Stardew Valley since you need them for food, crafting, gifting, festivals, quests, and many other purposes. Selling crops is one of the best ways to earn gold with some far more lucrative than others.
There are many important considerations you have to make when trying to figure out what the most profitable crops are which can make figuring out which ones you should grow and which ones you should avoid rather tricky.
Based on the gold you can make from them, how long they take to grow, and other important factors, here are the best crops for each season in Stardew Valley.
Best crops for each season in Stardew Valley
Before you get to work planting the best crops for each season in Stardew Valley, there are a couple of important details to keep in mind.
- You can only plant and harvest crops in their designated seasons.
- Some plants keep producing more harvests after the initial one. With these types of crops, you only have to plant them once and they then have a regrowth timer for when they produce more, which is noted in the tables below.
- Some crops can be grown in multiple seasons. These crops are listed in all seasons they can be grown in.
- There are a couple of special crops that don’t have a designated season and instead flourish all year. These are listed as separate categories.
Below are the important details to know about each Stardew Valley crop, such as how much you can sell them for, where you can find them, how long they take to grow, and what you can do with them. How well you take care of each crop and the quality will determine how quickly it grows and how much you can sell it for.
Best Spring crops in Stardew Valley
| Crop | Gold (normal selling price) | How long to grow | Uses | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | 120 | Eight days Regrowth: Four days | Gift for Maru and Demetrius | Purchased at Egg Festival |
| Coffee Beans | 15 | 10 days Regrowth: Two days | Coffee | Purchased from Traveling Cart |
| Rhubarb | 220 | 13 days | Rhubarb Pie | Purchased from Oasis |
| Kale | 110 | Six days | Salmon Dinner and Stir Fry | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Potatoes | 80 | Six days | Hashbrowns and Spring Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Garlic | 60 | Six days | Oil of Garlic, Fiddlehead Risotto, and Escargot | Purchased from Pierre’s shop |
| Cauliflower | 175 | 12 days | Cheese Cauliflower, Spring Crops Bundle, make a giant crop, and Maru (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Green Beans | 40 | 10 days Regrowth: Three days | Bean Hotpot and Spring Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Parsnip | 35 | Four days | Farmer’s Lunch, Parsnip Soup, Spring Crops Bundle, Quality Crops Bundle, and Pam (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Blue Jazz | 50 | Seven days | Lucky Lunch | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Unmilled Rice | 30 | Eight days | Rice | Purchased from Pierre’s shop |
| Tulip | 30 | Six days | Evelyn (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Carrots | 35 | Three days | Make Shirt and Belt at the Sewing Machine | •Trading with the Raccoon’s Wife •Using the Seed Maker •Breaking crates in The Mines •Using the Prize Machine •Digging up seed spots and opening golden fishing treasure chests between Winter 21 and Spring 23 |
Strawberries are the best crop you can plant and grow in Spring. You can only get the seeds for them from the Egg Festival on Spring 13 though, so they’re easy to miss, especially when just starting out.
Outside this crop, the other best options are Potatoes and Cauliflower. Beyond these three, all other options aren’t really massive moneymakers, although I find it’s always a great idea to grow a little bit of everything so you have items to gift or turn into other goods.
Best Summer crops in Stardew Valley
| Crop | Gold (normal selling price) | How long to grow | Uses | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfruit | 750 | 13 days | Junimo Hut | Purchased from Oasis |
| Red Cabbage | 260 | Nine days | Coleslaw, Fish Taco, Red Plate, and Dye Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s shop |
| Blueberries | 50 | 13 days Regrowth: Four days | Blueberry Tart, Fruit Salad, and Summer Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s shop |
| Coffee Beans | 15 | 10 days Regrowth: Two days | Coffee | Purchased from Traveling Cart |
| Melons | 250 | 12 days | Fruit Salad, Pink Cake, Summer Crops Bundle, Quality Crops Bundle, make a giant crop, and Penny (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Summer Squash | 45 | Six days Regrowth: Three days | Can be pickled and is a liked gift by most | •Trading with the Raccoon’s Wife •Using the Seed Maker •Using the Prize Machine •Breaking barrels in Skull Cavern, digging up seed spots, and opening golden fishing treasure chests between Spring 24 and Summer 20 |
| Hops | 25 | 11 days Regrowth: One day | Pale Ale | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Poppy | 140 | Seven days | Poppyseed Muffin, Chef’s Bundle, and Penny (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Radish | 90 | Six days | Radish Salad and Red Plate | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Hot Peppers | 40 | Five days Regrowth: Three days | Pepper Poppers, Spicy Eel, Tropical Curry, Summer Crops Bundle, Lewis (gift) and Shane (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Tomato | 60 | 11 days Regrowth: Four days | Bruschetta, Eggplant Parmesan, Fish Stew, Pizza, Spaghetti, Vegetable Medley, and Summer Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Summer Spangle | 90 | Eight days | gift for Caroline | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Sunflower | 80 | Eight days | Oil, Dye Bundle, and Haley (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Corn | 50 | 14 days Regrowth: Four days | Tortilla, Oil, Fall Crops Bundle, Quality Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Wheat | 25 | Four days | Beer, Wheat Flour, Fodder Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
In Summer, the best crops to sell are Starfruit, Melons, and Blueberries. Starfruit becomes the ultimate best Summer crop once you have access to the Desert to get this fruit, but since this takes a lot of time and effort, primarily focus on Melons and Blueberries while you work up to it.
There’s also one festival to watch out for: The Luau on Summer 11, where you need to have an ingredient ready. Having high-quality crops ready makes passing this event to earn the 1.6 Stardew Valley achievement called Blue Ribbon a lot easier.
Best Fall crops in Stardew Valley
| Crop | Gold (normal selling price) | How long to grow | Uses | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Gem Berry | 3,000 | 24 days | Gifted to Old Master Cannoli for a Stardrop | Purchased from the Traveling Cart |
| Pumpkin | 320 | 13 days | Autumn’s Bounty, Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Soup, Jack-O-Lantern, Fall Crops Bundle, Quality Crops Bundle, make a giant crop, Abigail (gift), Krobus (gift), and Willy (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Fairy Rose | 290 | 12 days | Fairy Dust, Evelyn (gift), and Jas (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Grapes | 80 | 10 days Regrowth: Three days | Summer Seeds, Summer Foraging Bundle, and Vincent (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Broccoli | 70 | Eight days Regrowth: Four days | Create a dyeable Button Down Shirt | •Trading with the Raccoon’s Wife •Using the Seed Maker •Using the Prize Machine •Breaking crates in the Volcano Dungeon and the Mines •Breaking barrels in Skull Cavern, digging up seed spots, and opening golden fishing treasure chests between Summer 21 and Fall 20 |
| Yam | 160 | 10 days | Autumn’s Bounty, Glazed Yams, Fall Crops Bundle, and Linus (Gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Eggplant | 60 | Five days Regrowth: Five days | Eggplant Parmesan, Survival Burger, Fall Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Sunflower | 80 | Eight days | Oil, Dye Bundle, and Haley (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Amaranth | 150 | Seven days | Salmon Dinner | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Artichoke | 160 | Eight days | Artichoke Dip and Super Meal | Purchased from Pierre’s shop |
| Beet | 100 | Six days | Vegetable Medley, Sugar, and Evelyn (gift) | Purchased from Oasis |
| Bok Choy | 80 | 4 days | Super Meal | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Cranberries | 75 | Seven days Regrowth: Five days | Cranberry Candy, Cranberry Sauce, Stuffing, Super Meal | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Poppy | 140 | Seven days | Poppyseed Muffin, Chef’s Bundle, and Penny (gift) | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Corn | 50 | 14 days Regrowth: Four days | Tortialla, Oil, Fall Crops Bundle, Quality Crops Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
| Wheat | 25 | Four days | Beer, Wheat Flour, Fodder Bundle | Purchased from Pierre’s/JojaMart |
Sweet Gem Berries, Pumpkins, and Cranberries are the most profitable Fall crops. In this season more than any other, you want to plant as much as possible since you can’t grow much of anything in the winter. You can’t get Sweet Gem Berries right away since this item is exclusively sold by the Traveling Merchant. It’s called Rare Seed when you purchase it from her and takes a whopping 24 days to grow, so make sure you plant it with enough days left in the season for it to fully grow.
Fall is when the Stardew Valley Fair takes place and you can win the Grange Display contest. This is a great time to submit the best and highest quality crops you’ve grown.
Best Winter crops in Stardew Valley
| Crop | Gold (normal selling price) | How long to grow | Uses | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powdermelon | 60 | Seven days | Create dyeable Farmer Pants, make a giant crop | •Trading with the Raccoon’s Wife •Using the Seed Maker •Using the Prize Machine •Breaking crates in the Volcano Dungeon and the Mines •Breaking barrels in Skull Cavern, digging up seed spots, and opening golden fishing treasure chests between Fall 21 and Winter 20 |
| Winter Seeds | Changes depending on what’s grown (random) | Seven days | Makes Winter forage fruits | Purchased from the Traveling Cart |
You want to grow both Powdermelon and Winter Seeds during Winter, but neither of these options makes you much gold. In this season, your options are pretty limited. For a long time, the only seeds you could grow were Winter Seeds, but luckily, the 1.6 update introduced Powdermelon. They don’t sell for a super impressive profit, but they’re certainly better than nothing.
Even with Powdermelon, you still primarily need to focus on other endeavors for gold like mining and fishing in the Winter. Fishing is especially important since the Festival of Ice, SquidFest, and the Night Market revolve around it, and it helps to have a high level of this skill to make both easier.
Special Crops in Stardew Valley
| Crop | Gold (normal selling price) | How long to grow | Uses | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Fruit | 550 | 28 days Regrowth: Seven days | The Missing Bundle and Rare Crops Bundle | Purchased from the Traveling Cart |
| Cactus Fruit | 75 | 12 days Regrowth: Three days | Exotic Foraging Bundle, Linus (gift), Pam (gift), and Sam (gift) | Purchased from Oasis |
| Fiber | One | Seven days | Crafting different items | A weed that grows randomly |
| Mixed Seeds | Depends on what grows (random) | Depends on what grows (random) | Fiber Seeds | Found randmly while exploring |
| Pineapple | 300 | 14 days Regrowth: Seven days | Tropical Curry | Purchased from Island Trader |
| Taro Root | 100 | 10 days | Poi | Purchased from Island Trader |
| Tea Leaves | 50 | 20 days Regrowth: One day | Green Tea | Found randomly |
| Wild Seeds | Depends on what grows (random) | Depends on what grows (random) | Depends on what grows (random) | Crafted out of foraged plants |
There’s not a specific season for special crops. These can be grown all year round (except Winter) and will thrive as long as you give them the right care. In addition to bundles, gifts, or other special occasions, these crops are also useful for making extra gold.
