Learn about crafting Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Seeds, and growing Sweet Gem Berry, Ancient Fruit, and Cactus Fruit in Stardew Valley.
Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter Seeds
These seeds can be crafted, yielding 10 seeds per craft. Once planted, they take 3 days to grow and can be harvested once.
- Plant seeds.
- Wait 3 days for them to ripen.
- Harvest the crop.
Sweet Gem Berry
The Sweet Gem Berry is a valuable crop that can only be purchased from the Travelling Cart for 1000g. It is only available in the Fall. It takes 6 days to grow from seed, with an additional 2 days for the initial seed planting and growth stages, for a total of 8 days until harvest. It can only be harvested once.
- Purchase seeds from the Travelling Cart for 1000g (Fall only).
- Plant the seeds.
- Wait 2 days for the plant to become Stage A.
- Wait 2 days for the plant to become Stage B.
- Wait 2 days for the plant to become Stage C.
- Wait 2 days for the plant to become ripe.
- Harvest the Sweet Gem Berry.
Ancient Fruit
Ancient Fruit can be grown from Spring through Fall. It takes 2 days to grow to Stage A, then 7 days each for Stages B, C, and D, for a total of 23 days until ripe. After the initial harvest, the fully-grown plant will continue to produce Ancient Fruit every 7 days.
- Plant seeds.
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- Wait 7 days for the plant to become Stage B.
- Wait 7 days for the plant to become Stage C.
- Wait 7 days for the plant to become ripe.
- Harvest the Ancient Fruit.
- The plant will continue to produce fruit every 7 days.
Cactus Fruit
Cactus Fruit seeds can be purchased for 150g. They take 2 days to grow to Stage A, then 2 days for Stage B, and 3 days each for Stages C and D, for a total of 12 days until ripe. Once the plant is fully grown, it will continue to produce Cactus Fruit every 3 days.
- Purchase seeds for 150g.
- Plant the seeds.
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- Wait 2 days for the plant to become Stage B.
- Wait 3 days for the plant to become Stage C.
- Wait 3 days for the plant to become ripe.
- Harvest the Cactus Fruit.
- The plant will continue to produce fruit every 3 days.
- The Tiller profession increases crop sell prices by 10%.
- Consider the growth times when planning your farm layout and seasonal crops.
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