IN Stardew Valley, Summer is the most profitable time for farming. There are many crops to grow and most of them sell for high prices. There are not many poor choices to choose from in the summer, which can make deciding what crops to grow much more difficult. If you want to maximize your profits during the peak season, you will want to aim for the best summer crops in Stardew Valley. The following crops are crops that deserve attention.
Melon
Melons will be one of your bumper crops in your first summer. Stardew Valley. Despite a 12-day growing cycle, a single melon will sell for three times the price of its seed! This beats out most annual crops you can grow, with the exception of one other crop on this list. What makes melons a viable option is their ability to produce a giant crop. A giant melon will essentially turn a 3×3 square melon into a giant harvestable melon. At a minimum, it will produce 15 melons, which is just under double the normal yield! There is no risk involved in growing giant crops, making melons a stable, safe, and healthy crop to grow on your farm.
Blueberries
Blueberries are one of the best crops in the game, let alone in the summer. They take 13 days to mature and produce more every four days after that, with a single blueberry plant yielding three blueberries per harvest. minimum. Not only does the initial harvest cover the cost of the seeds and more, but each subsequent harvest is pure profit for you. If you use a greenhouse, blueberries become a self-propagating crop. For a low cost of 80 gold and a little patience, you can grow a field of blueberries. You can plant a blueberry, harvest the three blueberries it produces, put them in a seed machine, and get more blueberry seeds to repeat the process! There is only one downside to blueberries: there is a better summer fruit out there when you’re ready.
star fruit
Available only in the desert at Sandy’s shop, starfruit won’t be your first choice of summer crop. The seeds cost 400 gold each, discouraging new farmers from filling their fields with them. However, once you can pay the bills, starfruit becomes extremely profitable. One starfruit seed will yield one starfruit, which sells for 750 gold at base quality. The real money comes from crafting; starfruit wine is three times the value of each starfruit, making for a much higher return on investment. It takes effort to get in a good position to do this. You’ll need level eight farming to mass-produce the barrels needed to ferment all the starfruit you’ll grow. This makes star fruit the crop of choice for late-game farmers looking to diversify their production and focus more on long-term plans than quick profits.
Hops
Hops are an honorable mention for their versatility. They still have one of the longer growing cycles to deal with, but they are harvested every day after they are fully mature. You can put them in a barrel to make Pale Ale, which you can sell for 300 gold, or you can put them in a seed machine and sell the hops for a quicker profit. The money you make won’t be as much as you can make from other crops on this list, but this is an easy crop to focus on if you’re new to crafting. Just be mindful of the space you lose with hops. Hop trellises can’t be trampled, so you’ll be losing prime farming real estate by making sure you can water them efficiently.
As long as you focus on one of these four crops, your Summer Stardew Valley would be a happy thing. There are many other crops in Stardew Valley to learn about. You can learn more about the best Fall Crops in Stardew Valley here. Crops need to be watered, but you can automate the process with sprinklers. Here’s a helpful guide on Best Sprinkler System Layouts in Stardew Valley.
Stardew Valley Available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Windows, MacOS, Linux and mobile devices.
