Summer Ranking
Best Summer Crops in Stardew Valley
Summer is where your farm can scale quickly if you pick high-margin crops early. This page ranks summer crops with the same 28-day harvest-cycle model used by the main calculator.
Assumptions: normal quality, direct crop sales, no Tiller bonus, and planting on Summer 1.
Top Summer crops over a full 28-day season
| Rank | Crop Name | Harvests | Total Profit | Gold/Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starfruit | 2 | 700g | 25.00g |
| 2 | Blueberry | 4 | 520g | 18.57g |
| 3 | Hops | 17 | 365g | 13.04g |
| 4 | Melon | 2 | 340g | 12.14g |
| 5 | Summer Squash | 8 | 340g | 12.14g |
| 6 | Hot Pepper | 8 | 280g | 10.00g |
| 7 | Tomato | 5 | 250g | 8.93g |
| 8 | Radish | 4 | 200g | 7.14g |
Regrowing crops receive credit for every harvest that fits before Fall 1. Use a day-limited calculator result after Summer 1 because missing the first growth cycle changes both harvest count and cash timing.
Choose by Summer objective
Fast reinvestment
Prioritize an early harvest when the proceeds will fund more seeds, sprinklers, or a tool upgrade.
Low daily labor
A strong paper return can still be a poor fit if repeated harvests consume the time you need elsewhere.
Processing plan
Reserve Kegs for premium fruit and make sure the harvest does not exceed your realistic machine queue.