This guide will teach you what to plant season by season, based on your goal: speed, price, and worth. Introduction Hello, welcome to my guide for planting! Here i have compiled all the prices and costs and total season value for the best crops to plant for their price, worth, and speed. [The amounts in this guide are based off the assumption you planted this crop the maximum times, ex. 1 Parsnip can be planted 6 times total over 24 days. Listed values take this into account, alongside seed price. In addition, when I refer to maximum value on multiple harvest crops, it is only assumed you got an extra 1 item for every harvest.] TermsWealth Crops Wealth crops are slow to grow and expensive, but earn you the most in the long run. Cheap Crops Cheap crops won't cost you much, but they give you little. Not suggested past year 1 for spring. Speed Crops Speed crops will grow fast, and give you your hard earned g faster, though not always the best, some can be incredibly worthwhile. Topics not CoveredModifiers (ex. Speed-Gro) I do not cover these simply because they add too many variables, and are easy to calculate, as they are linear buffs to profit. Just apply them to the crops you wish to plant. This also includes most fermentation, as you can quickly add up the amount yourself: When put in preserves; [2 * Crop + 50] For juice: [2.25 * Vegetable] For wine: [3 * Fruit]. Specific fermented items such as mead, will be put in when needed. Typically, fertilizer is best for straight profit increases, but speed-gro can be better, especially if you plan to ferment. Trees, Ancient Fruit, Sweet Gem Berry I do not tend to plant any of these, and I believe there are more worthwhile things to plant, however ancient fruit are great for fermentation, provided they are grown in the greenhouse with speed modifiers. Animals, Foraging I do not cover these in this guide for obvious reasons, as they are not purely farm-able objects. (I suggest just foraging everything.) I hope this guide proves useful to you! Spring As Spring is the first season you start in, I consider it to be a very important season. For starters, i suggest going a cheap route this spring, and perhaps a wealth route next seasons. Year 1 Wealth Crops Cauliflower Though only able to produce 2 per season, these plants with earn you 190g per crop. Note if these crops are planted in a 3x3 area, they have a chance to form a giant crop, yielding you up to 3 times the cauliflower. Green Beans Though green beans can earn you more than cauliflower, they can also earn a lot less. they will earn you 100g total, but you will also gain an additional 40g for every extra you obtain, bringing you to a maximum of 340g. Potatoes If you're feeling more lucky than just going for green beans, then go potatoes. They will earn you at least 120g, and up to a maximum of 360g. Cheap CropsParsnip The cheapest of all plants, but almost one of the most worthless. they will earn you a total of 90g.Speed CropsGreen Beans Though green beans take 10 days to grow, they produce fruit every 3 days, granting you 6 harvest. They will earn you a maximum* of 340g. *Check Green Beans in Wealth Crops for additional information. Year 2 In year 2 there are some slight modifications. If you wish to plant, make sure you obtain the seeds before Spring starts for maximum yield. Wealth CropsThese modifications are in addition to year 1.Rhubarb Rhubarb is an incredibly expensive crop (100g) obtained at the Oasis. though it maybe be expensive, it earns you more than cauliflower, at 240g. If you lack the ability to travel to the Oasis, cauliflower is a viable replacement for rhubarb. Also keep in mind the cost to travel here, which is 500g. Strawberries Strawberries can be obtained at the Egg Festival, which is why they have been placed in Year 2, otherwise they are not as great. These will earn you 100g, but will earn you 120g for every extra earning you a maximum of 700g, easily being one of the best crops in the game. Coffee Beans Coffee beans are acquired through the Traveling Cart* and Dust Sprites. They produce 4 beans, and sell for a total of 420, though making them into coffee will double their worth. *Never buy from traveling cart, unless found for 150g or less, they can cost up to 2500g there!Speed CropsGarlic Garlic is fast, relatively cheap, and produces a moderate sum. They take 4 days to grow. and will give you 120g. Summer Summer's crops are mostly on the expensive side, which in turn makes them some of the most valuable. Make sure to rack up some cash in spring so you can go all out in summer! Year 1Wealth CropsBlueberries Blueberries are even better than red cabbage, producing 3 fruits per harvest earning a total of 520g. Hot Peppers Hot peppers produce fast, are the cheapest summer crop (next to wheat), and can give you a huge profit up to 620g.Cheap CropsHot peppers As previously mentioned, hot pepper crops are one of the best summer crops. At the price of 40g per seed, these plants produce up to 620g. Radishes Radish are a fairly cheap, but somewhat slow crop. They cost 40g, and will earn you 200g. Tomatos A benefit of these multiple harvest crops is their sell price is over their seed price. They will cost you 50g per seed, and earn you up to 550g.Speed CropsHops These magnificent plants will take awhile to grow, but will then produce everyday for a total of 17 harvests. They will earn you 365g on their own, but if turned into pale ale, they will earn you a whopping 5040g! Hot Peppers Hot peppers will produce 8 times, earning you up to 620g.* * for additional information check Wealth Crops and Cheap Crops. Year 2Wealth CropsThese crops are in addition to those previously listed.Starfruit Though starfruit has a monstrous price of 400g, it more than pays for itself by earning you 700g! Red Cabbage Red cabbage is one of the best crops in summer, being worth 1.5x the worth of melons at 480g. Fall As Fall is right before Winter, the season of dead crops, I believe it is the most important, as you gotta rack up some extra cash to make it through the Winter. Unless you have animals of course. Year 1Wealth CropsCranberry Though the price is high, the payout is big. these seeds may cost 240g, but they earn you 510g, being the best normal fall crop. They will produce 2 fruits per gather at the price of 75g per. Pumpkin Like cauliflower and melon, pumpkin is an expensive crop that earns you good money, and has the potential to form a big crop when planted 3x3 and as much as triple your yield. Pumpkins will earn you 440g under normal circumstances.Cheap CropsEggplant For such a cheap price (20g), eggplants will earn you 280g. Beets Though these are obtained at the oasis, it's certainly possible to obtain them in year 1. They cost 20g, and will earn you 320g. Grow these instead of eggplants if obtained.Speed CropsUnfortunatly for Fall, there arent many "speed" crops, and those that are aren't any good. Regardless, here is a list of semi-speed crops.Cranberry Though pricey as previously mentioned, these plants will produce twice 5 times in a season, earning you 510g. Grapes Grapes can also foraged and grown, but you'll definetly get a larger quantity when growing them. These will grow 6 times, earning you 420g. Year 2Cheap CropsYear 2 excludes eggplants, and includes beets.Artichoke Artichokes are slow but cheap, costing you very little at 30g per seed, and earning you a good 390g. Conclusion As you see there are many crops to choose from each season, though all are mostly the same in their category. I provided you with multiples for decoration and choice, although most do have differing stats, such as 10g or so. As a side note for the values, I believe difference is more important than ratio, as it earns you more profit per square, and is easier to farm. (i.e: 100 buy 120 sell = 1.2 ratio, but 10 buy 15 sell has a 1.5 ratio) This lends to a more casual play style, while also allowing for high profits. Additionally, there is a limit to how much you can plant and water in one day, as well as a size limit to your farm. This results in those with the largest profit difference instead of ratio ending up having a much more effective impact. If you want to maximize your early days as much as possible however, look into profit ratios. (A good ratio for instance is parsnip, low buy, low sell, but good ratio) I do hope you enjoyed this guide and found it to be useful, (took me quite a long time!) If you have any suggestions, noticed any mistakes, or simply just want to say something nice, please do leave a comment! I hope you guys have a great rest of the day, and enjoy some Stardew Valley, earning the most possible thanks to this guide!