Much of your time in Stardew Valley will be taken up growing crops on your farm each season. In Spring you have limited options for crops compared to summer and fall, partially because one of the best crops isn’t sold at Pierre’s Store. That said, even when it comes to crops available from Pierre’s Store, some of them are worth much more money than others.
Best spring crops
Strawberries are a valuable crop, but getting ahold of the seeds makes them a pain to grow in spring.
The absolute best crop in Spring is strawberry plants, but these can only be purchased during the egg festival on Spring 13. For crops available the whole season, cauliflower offers the best profits compared to seed costs and time to grow. Crops like coffee beans are profitable, but only if you have enough kegs to convert them into coffee, with the same being true for unmilled rice.
While it is tempting to maximize your profits and only grow the most valuable crops, there are a few other factors to consider. First, if you are trying to complete the community center bundles, you will need to grow a few different spring crops to complete the spring crops bundle. Also, if you want to have a more consistent income, you might want to work on some crops that grow faster. Cauliflower might be the most profitable, but it takes 12 days to grow, so you will only get two big paydays during spring.
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When it comes to strawberries, you can plant them as soon as you get them from the egg festival, but since these crops last all season and produce strawberries continuously, it’s more worthwhile to save them for the next spring, or for the Greenhouse. Pierre’s Store is closed on Wednesdays, so try to plan ahead and buy seeds early if a field is going to be harvested on that day. Joja Mart is open on Wednesdays, but seeds cost more there.
Below you can find a table containing every spring crop, the cost of their seeds, time it takes to harvest, and the prices they sell for. All of these numbers don’t include potential bonuses, like faster growth time or better selling prices. Seed costs are based on Pierre’s Store, unless it’s noted that they come from a different vendor.
CropSeed PriceGrowth Time (days)Sell PriceBlue Jazz30G7
Normal: 50G
Silver: 62G
Gold: 75G
Iridium: 100G
Cauliflower80G12
Normal: 175G
Silver: 218G
Gold: 262G
Iridium: 350G
Garlic40G4
Normal: 60G
Silver: 75G
Gold: 90g
Iridium: 120G
Kale
70G6
Normal: 110G
Silver: 137G
Gold: 165G
Iridium: 220G
Parsnip20G4
Normal: 35G
Silver: 43G
Gold: 52G
Iridium: 70G
Potato50G6
Normal: 80G
Silver: 100G
Gold: 120G
Iridium: 160G
Rhubarb100G from Oasis13
Normal: 220G
Silver: 275G
Gold: 330G
Iridium: 440G
Tulip20G6
Normal: 30G
Silver: 37G
Gold: 45G
Iridium: 60G
Unmilled Rice40G6 if irrigated, 8 if not
Normal: 30G
Silver: 37G
Gold: 45G
Iridium: 60G
CarrotForaged during Spring3
Normal: 35G
Silver: 43G
Gold: 52G
Iridium: 70G
Coffee Bean2,500G from Traveling Cart10 for initial growth, produces every 2 days after
Normal: 15G
Silver: 18G
Gold: 22G
Iridium: 30G
Green Bean60G10 for initial growth, produces every 3 days after
Normal: 40G
Silver: 50G
Gold: 60G
Iridium: 80G
Strawberry100G Egg Festival8 for initial growth, produces every 4 days after
Normal: 120G
Silver: 150G
Gold: 180g
Iridium: 240G
