An in-depth guide as to what crops in Stardew Valley will earn you the MOST money at the end of the season.
소개
Plenty of these guides exist, but none of them are both extensive enough to actually give you the correct information, OR are so elaborate and thorough that they’re just too complex for the average user to digest efficiently. 따라서, I made this; mostly to send to my friends, to substitute a verbal explanation of what crops they should plant and when, but if you find this guide useful too, then I’m glad.
All of my calculations have been done excluding RNG from the equations unless stated otherwise, resulting in a guaranteed, minimum figure for every single profit calculated. I have also assumed that we will only be receiving normal-quality crops, and are not using any sort of fertilizer or speed-grow. 따라서, every figure listed here is the lowest possible amount of gold that can be earned from each stipulated produce.
The cost of the seed has been subtracted from how much profit each crop will earn you, 따라서, the number you see is how much you will earn exclusively in profits from every harvest, and not the total sell value of each crop.
All seed prices used are reflective of Pierre’s prices, unless stated otherwise, although I do frequently mention that you’re able to buy the seeds from Joja.
Unless requested otherwise, this guide will not include flowers.
봄
Most profitable:
Please see the Coffee Bean in the Multi-seasonal plant’s section of this guide, as it is technically more profitable than the strawberry, though through some more complex logic.
Strawberries:
Costs 100G, Sells for 120G
You can buy these at the egg festival on the 13th. They take 8 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 strawberry every 4 days after the fact, 와 2% chance for a second strawberry to spawn upon harvest.
If planted on the 13th, 14일, or 15th of spring, you will earn a total of 140G profit per plant by the end of the season. 하지만, if planted between the 1st and 4th of Spring, strawberries will earn you a total of 500G per plant by the end of the season, making them the most profitable Spring plant in the game.
Second-most Profitable:
Rhubarb:
Costs 100G, Sells for 220G
You can buy these at any time from Sandy in the Desert. They take 13 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 2 rhubarb harvests into Spring if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you a 240G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Alternatives:
Cauliflower
Costs 80G, Sells for 175G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 12 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 2 cauliflower harvests into Spring if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 190G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Green Bean:
Costs 60G, Sells for 40G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 10 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 bean every 3 days after the fact.
If planted between the 1st and 3rd of Spring, you will earn a total of 180G profit per plant by the end of the season.
감자:
Costs 50G, Sells for 80G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 6 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest. There is a random chance for a second potato to spawn upon harvest.
You can fit 4 potato harvests into Spring if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 120G profit per plant by the end of the season, assuming you only harvest one potato per potato seed planted. Although this is not the most profitable crop in the season, this is the best crop to cultivate pre-egg-festival in your first year, as you will earn your money back before the festival begins, in order to maximize your strawberry-seed investment. It is also likely going to be more profitable than your green beans or kale, although the RNG element does not make this a guarantee.
Kale:
Costs 70G, Sells for 110G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 6 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 4 kale harvests into Spring if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 160G profit per plant by the end of the season.
마늘:
Costs 40G, Sells for 60G
You can buy these any time after your first year from Pierre or Joja. They take 4 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 6 garlic harvests into Spring if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 120G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Parsnip:
Costs 20G, Sells for 35G
You can buy these any time after your first year from Pierre or Joja. They take 4 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 6 parsnip harvests into Spring if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you a 90G profit per plant by the end of the season.
여름
Most profitable:
Starfruit:
Costs 400G, Sells for 750G
You can buy these at any time from Sandy in the Desert. They take 13 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 2 starfruit harvests into Summer if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you a 700G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Second-most Profitable:
Blueberry:
Costs 80G, Sells for 50G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 13 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 3 blueberries every 4 days after the fact, 와 2% to produce a 4th.
If planted between the 1st and 3rd of Summer, you will earn a total of 520G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Alternatives:
파인애플:
Cost N/A, Sells for 300G
You can buy these at any time from the Island Trader for 1 Magma Cap, or as a random drop from the Volcano Dungeon. They take 14 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 pineapple every 7 days after the fact.
If planted between the 1st and 7th of Summer, you will earn a total of 600G profit per plant by the end of the season. The reason this is not amongst the most profitable crops is that the selling price of its trade item (the Magma Cap) is 400G at normal quality, meaning that the only truly profitable way to farm pineapple outside of Ginger Island on a large-scale, is by using a seed-maker.
Red Cabbage:
Costs 100G, Sells for 260G
You can buy these any time after your first year from Pierre or Joja. They take 9 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 3 red cabbage harvests into Summer if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 480G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Hops
Cost 60G, Sells for 25G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 11 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 hop every day after the fact.
If planted on the 1st of Summer, you will earn a total of 360G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Melon:
Costs 80G, Sells for 250G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 12 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 2 melon harvests into Summer if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 340G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Hot Pepper:
Costs 40G, Sells for 40G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 5 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 hot pepper every 3 days after the fact.
If planted on the 1st or 2nd of Summer, you will earn a total of 280G profit per plant by the end of the season.
토마토:
Costs 50G, Sells for 60G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 11 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 tomato every 4 days after the fact.
If planted on the 1st of Summer, you will earn a total of 250G profit per plant by the end of the season.
무
Costs 40G, Sells for 90G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja. They take 6 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest.
You can fit 4 radish harvests into Summer if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 120G profit per plant by the end of the season.
Multi-Seasonal Crops
Ancient Fruit:
Costs N/A, Sells for 550G
These are found in the mines as artifacts and can be crafted with their artifact-counterpart after finding them and donating them to the museum. Ancient Fruits can grow during Spring, 여름, and Autumn. They take 28 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 ancient fruit every 7 days after the fact.
Growing this for all three seasons is really the only viable way to use this seed outside of the greenhouse. If planted between the 1st and 7th of Spring, you will earn no profits during spring, but 2,200G per plant during both Summer and Autumn.
Coffee Bean:
Costs 100-2,500G, Sells for 15G
You can buy these at the traveling cart, either from their special stock for 2,500G (25% chance every Friday and Sunday), or standard stock for 100-1,000G. They also rarely drop from Dust Sprites in the mines (1% 가능성), which is where you’re likely to first encounter the coffee bean in the early stages of the game.
Coffee beans grow during Spring and Summer. They take 10 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 4 coffee beans every 2 days after the fact.
If planted on the 1st or 2nd of Spring, and were bought from the traveling cart for 2,500G, you will lose 1,960G on one plant, though if left to grow throughout summer, you will only lose 1,120G. 따라서, if bought for 1,000G from the traveling cart, you will earn 380G per plant across Spring and Summer (with a 460G loss in Spring, and a 840G gain during Summer.)
하지만, if you find the coffee bean in the mines and plant it on the 1st or 2nd of Spring, you will earn a total of 540G per plant by the end of Spring, and 840G per plant by the end of Summer, totaling 1,380G across two seasons. This technically makes coffee beans the most profitable of all Spring and Summer crops excluding the Ancient Fruit, 하지만, is not a viable option until at least year two, once you’ve gathered enough coffee beans.
옥수수:
Cost 150G, Sells for 50G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja, and they can be grown during Summer and Autumn. They take 14 days to fully grow and will continue to produce 1 corn every 4 days after the fact.
If planted on the 1st or 2nd of Summer, you will earn a total of 50G profit per plant by the end of Summer, and 350G profit per plant by the end of Autumn, totaling 400G across two seasons.
밀:
Costs 10G, Sells for 25G
You can buy these at any time from Pierre or Joja, and they can be grown during Summer and Autumn. They take 4 days to fully grow, and new seeds will need to be bought after every harvest. They have a 40% chance of also yielding hay upon harvest.
You can fit 6 wheat harvests per season if you plant them efficiently. Doing this will earn you 90G profit per plant by the end of the season, not including the sell price of the hay. 보시다시피, this is not a very profitable crop and is better used as a way to retain soil across season changes or to make beer (using the same formula, if you process your wheat into beer, you will earn 1,140G per plant, with beer selling for 200G each.)
추신: This guide is a WIP. I will add the Autumn crops at a later date!