Top 10 Stardew Valley Best Spring Crops
Farming, which includes caring for farm animals and planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, is one of the game's key elements. Players can choose from a variety of crops to gather for their farms because there are many different crops to plant each season. The majority of the best Spring crops to produce to get the most bang for your buck will be the focus of this article, which will go into great depth about them.
As players continue to farm the land, they gain experience points or XP, increasing their Farming Skills and gaining levels. Each level grants +1 hoe and +1 watering can proficiency as well as one Profession every 5 levels, with a total of 10 levels and two professions. The professions recommended for farming crops are Tiller, which makes crops have a +10% price increase based on the quality of the crop, and the Artisan, which makes Artisan Goods have a +40% sell price increase, which is also based on the quality of the crop used to create the item. Read on about the different best Spring Crops to plant on your farm!
10-Blue Jazz
Blue Jazz is a blue-hued flower that may be grown from Jazz Seeds, growing in a spherical to attract as many butterflies as possible. The honey base value will increase from 100g to 200g if Blue Jazz is planted within 5 squares of a Bee House. This creates the production of Blue Jazz Honey. For 150–1,000g, the flower may be purchased from the Traveling Cart.
Why Blue Jazz is Great For Spring:
- It’s liked by all villagers except for George, Clint, and Sebastian.
- Recipes it’s used in: Lucky Lunch—Source recipe from The Queen of Sauce channel during 28 Spring in Year 2. Just like its name suggests, it provides players with a +3 Luck buff.
- Products it creates: Honey sells at a base selling price of 200g and 280g with Artisan Profession.
- Blue Jazz can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Skirt. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a blue dye at the dye pots.
Blue Jazz details:
- Seed Cost: 30g from Pierre’s General Store and 37g from JojaMart
- Growth Time: 7 days
- Base Selling Price: 50g
- XP: 10 Farming XP
- Provides: +45 Energy and +20 Health
- It is one of the options for the Garden Bundle in the Pantry (Remixed).
- It has an equal chance of growing in one of six different shades of blue colors.
9-Parsnip
Parsnips are a spring tuber closely related to the carrot that is full of nutrients. It is a vegetable crop that grows from Parsnip Seeds and is the first crop that players farm.
The Parsnip is a vegetable crop that grows from Parsnip Seeds after 4 days.
Why Parsnip is Great For Spring:
- Loved by Pam and liked by all villagers except Abigail, Haley, Jas, Sam, and Vincent
- Recipes it’s used in: Farmer's Lunch-Source recipe from: Farming Level 3 150g; Parsnip Soup-Source recipe from Caroline through the mail after reaching 3 hearts.
- Products it creates: Juice sells at a base price of 78g, and Pickles sells at a base price of 120g.
- You can get 6 harvests in the season.
- Parsnip is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a dyeable Shirt And Belt. It is also used as a yellow dye.
Parsnip details:
- Seed Cost: 20g from Pierre’s General Store and 25g from JojaMart
- Growth Time: 4 days
- Base Selling Price: 35g
- XP: 8 Farming XP
- Provides: +25 Energy and +11 Health
- Parsnip is used in the Spring Crops Bundle in the Pantry and is an option for the Quality Crops Bundle in the Pantry.
8-Green Bean
The Green Bean is a cool, crispy vegetable crop that grows from Bean Starter. It is a multi-harvest crop that grows on a trellis, continuing to produce beans after maturity..
Since it is a trellis crop, it can’t be walked through at any stage of growth. It’s best to plant this crop in an accessible way for it to be watered and harvested, such as around the perimeter of a sprinkler..
Why Green Bean is Great For Spring:
- It’s liked by all the villagers except Abigail, Haley, Jas, Sam, and Vincent.
- Recipes it’s used in: Bean Hotpot-Source recipe from Clint after 7 Hearts. It provides players with magnetism and energy buffs.
- Products it creates: Juice sells at a base price of 90g, and Pickles sells at a base price of 130g.
- You can get 6 harvests in the season.
- Green Bean is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a dyeable Shirt And Belt. It is also a green dye.
Green Bean details:
- Seed Cost: 60g from Pierre’s General Store and 75g from JojaMart
- Growth Time: 10 days and regrows after 3 Days
- Base Selling Price: 40g
- XP: 9 Farming XP
- Provides: +25 Energy and +11 Health
- Green Bean is used in the Spring Crops Bundle in the Pantry and may be an option in the remixed Quality Crops Bundle in the Pantry.
7-Cauliflower
Coming from the same family as broccoli, bok choy, and kale, cauliflower is a vegetable crop that grows from Cauliflower Seeds. This crop is one of the longest-growing, but it is highly profitable, so it is recommended to plant as many crops as possible. Cauliflower is one of three crops that can become a Giant Crop. Players can get nine seed packs from Gunther at the Museum after donating five items.
Why Cauliflower is Great For Spring:
- It is Loved by Maru and Liked by all of the villagers except Abigail, Haley, Jas, Sam, and Vincent.
- Recipes it’s used in: Cheese Cauliflower-Source recipe from Pam after 3 Hearts.
- Products it creates: Juice sells at a base price of 393g and Pickles sells at a base price of 400g.
- Because of its long growth time, only two harvests can grow in the season but if enough crops are planted, it will still be very profitable.
- Jodi will request a fresh cauliflower by mail on Spring 19th, for the "Jodi's Request" Quest.
Cauliflower details:
- Seed Cost: 80g from Pierre’s General Store and 100g from JojaMart
- Growth Time: 12 days
- Base Selling Price: 175g
- XP: 23 Farming XP
- Provides: +75 Energy and +33 Health
- Cauliflower is used in the Spring Crops Bundle in the Pantry and may be an option for the remixed Quality Crops Bundle in the Pantry.
- Cauliflower is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a dyeable Shirt And Belt. It is a white dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine.
6-Garlic
Garlic is a vegetable crop that grows from Garlic Seeds and is available from Year 2 from Pierre's General Store. This crop is great to grow not only for a few cooking recipes but also to create a crafting recipe for Oil of Garlic, a rather potent potion best used during combat.
Why Garlic is Great For Spring:
- Liked by nearly all the villagers but is hated by Evelyn and Pierre.
- Recipes it’s used in: Escargot, source recipe from Willy through the mail after 5 hearts; Fiddlehead Risotto, source recipe from The Queen of Sauce during 28 Fall in Year 2; and Oil of Garlic, source recipe after reaching Combat Level 6.
- Products it creates: Juice sells at a base price of 135g, and Pickles sells at a base price of 170g.
- Garlic can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Shirt And Belt.
Garlic details:
- Seed Cost: 40g from Pierre’s General Store
- Growth Time: 4 days
- Base Selling Price: 60g
- XP:12 Farming XP
- Provides: +20 Energy and +9 Health
- You can get 6 harvests in the season.
5-Potato
A widely cultivated tuber.
Yields at least 1 Potato at harvest, with a chance to produce, on average, 0.25 extra potatoes.
The Potato is a vegetable crop that grows from Potato Seeds. When harvested, each Potato plant gives 1 potato, with a random chance to produce extra potatoes, partially based on Daily Luck.
Why Potato is Great For Spring:
- It is Liked by nearly all the villagers except for Abigail, Haley, Jas, Sam, and Vincent
- Recipes it’s used in: Hashbrowns, source recipe from The Queen of Sauce cooking channel during 14 Spring of Year 2, or buy it from Gus’s Stardrop Saloon for 50g.
- Products it creates: Juice sells at a base price of 180g, and Pickles sells at a base price of 210g.
- It can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots
- Potato is used in the Spring Crops Bundle in the Pantry and may be an option for the remixed Quality Crops Bundle in the Pantry.
Potato details:
- Seed Cost: 50g from Pierre’s General Store and 62g from JojaMart
- Growth Time: 6 days
- Base Selling Price: 80g
- XP: 14 Farming XP
- Provides: +25 Energy and +11 Health
- You can get 4 harvests in the season.
4-Kale
With waxy leaves that are great in soups and stir fry, Kale is a vegetable crop that grows from Kale Seeds.
Why Kale is Great For Spring:
- It is Liked by nearly all the villagers.
- Recipes it’s used in: Salmon Dinner-Source recipe from: Gus Stir Fry, source recipe fromThe Queen of Sauce cooking channel during 7 Spring in Year 1
- Products it creates: Juice sells at a base price of 247g, and Pickles sells at a base price of 270g.
- Kale is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a dyeable Shirt And Belt. It is a green dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine
Kale details:
- Seed Cost: 70g from Pierre’s General Store and 87g from JojaMart
- Growth Time: 6 days
- Base Selling Price: 110g
- XP: 17 Farming XP
- Provides: +50 Energy and +22 Health
- You can get 4 harvests in the season.
3-Rhubarb
The stalks are extremely tart, but make a great dessert when sweetened. Rhubarb is a fruit crop that grows from Rhubarb Seeds. Rhubarb seeds can be purchased only from the Oasis, or occasionally from the Traveling Cart. In reality, Rhubarb is a vegetable, as the edible part of the plant is the stalk.
Why Rhubarb is Great For Spring:
- It is Liked by all villagers except for Abigail, Haley, Jas, and Vincent
- Recipes it’s used in: Rhubarb Pie-Source recipe from: Marnie after 7 hearts
- Products it creates: Wine-sell price of 660g and Jelly-sell price of 490g
- Rhubarb can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Green Buttoned Vest. It can also be used as a red dye in the dye pots
Rhubarb details:
- Seed Cost: 100g from Sandy’s Oasis
- Growth Time: 13 days
- Base Selling Price: 220g
- XP: 26 Farming XP
- It’s not edible so doesn't provide any energy or health.
- You can get 2 harvests in the season.
2-Coffee
The Coffee Bean is a seed that can be planted and grown in both Spring and Summer. This means it is a multi-season crop and also multi-harvest, as it continues to produce crops after reaching maturity. On its own, this crop doesn’t do much. It is not consumable and doesn’t sell for much. But using it with kegs is more profitable to turn it into Coffee, no matter the quality of the Coffee Bean. Each Coffee plant yields four beans per harvest with a small chance for more.
Coffee beans are generally regarded as seeds rather than as fruits or vegetables, therefore the Tiller profession has no positive effects on the price of coffee beans. Additionally, it cannot be put inside a Preserves Jar. However, you can make coffee by putting 5 coffee beans inside a keg. Coffee is not regarded as an artisan good, compared to all other Keg goods. Since it cannot be sold to the General Store and does not benefit from the Artisan profession, it must be sold through the Shipping Bin.
Why Coffee is Great For Spring:
- Products it creates: Coffee sells at a base price of 150g. This is Loved by Harvey and Liked by all villagers except Jas and Vincent.
- When Coffee is consumed, it grants the player +1 Speed for 1 minute and 23 seconds. The speed of the player’s horse is also increased. It functions as a drink buff and is able to stack with any other food buff, including those with a Speed buff. But it will replace any other drink buffs.
- Coffee Bean is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Flannel Shirt. It can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots.
Coffee details:
- Seed Cost: 2,500g from the Traveling Cart and can be obtained from Dust Sprite with a 1% chance.
- Growth Time: 10 days and regrows after 2 days
- Base Selling Price: 15g
- XP: 4 Farming XP
- You can get 9 harvests in the season.
1-Strawberry
A sweet, juicy fruit, the Strawberry is a fruit crop that grows from Strawberry Seeds. It is a multi-harvest crop that continues to produce fruit after maturing. Each harvest produces one strawberry, with a small chance of more. This crop can only be purchased during the Egg Festival on Spring 13, so a good strategy is for players to make as much money as they can to be able to purchase as many packets of Strawberry Seeds. Then keep some to use with the Seed Maker so that there are some available when Spring comes around. Then they can be planted on the first day of Spring, and players can get more harvests in the season.
A tip for planting on the day of the Egg Festival is to prepare the land before the festival starts by tilling the ground, adding any available fertilizer, and watering the area.
Why Strawberry is Great For Spring:
- It is Loved by Demetrius and Maru and is a Liked and Neutral liked item by the rest of the villagers.
- Products it creates: Jelly sells at a base price of 290g, and Wine sells at a base price of 360g.
- Strawberries can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create dyeable Farmer Pants. It can also be used as a red dye in the dye pots.
Strawberry details:
- Seed Cost: 100g from Pierre’s General Store Stall during the Egg Festival
- Growth Time: 8 days and regrows after 4 Days
- Base Selling Price: 120g
- XP: 18 Farming XP
- Provides: +50 Energy and +22 Health
- You can get 5 harvests if planted on the first day of Spring and 2 harvests if planted after the Egg Festival.
