Best Summer Crops in Stardew Valley Year 1
Revised November 11, 2026 · Stardew Valley 1.6
Plant Blueberries early for repeated raw sales. Choose Melons when you want fewer harvest visits or have processing capacity. With nine calendar days left on Summer 20, Radish can finish by Summer 26. A new Blueberry planting needs thirteen growth days.
Summer 1 harvest dates and seed costs
One Blueberry seed costs 80g. Planting on Summer 1 gives four guaranteed harvests on 14, 18, 22 and 26, with at least three berries each. Twelve normal berries sell for 600g, leaving 520g per tile after the seed. A Melon seed also costs 80g, and each harvest requires a replacement seed. These examples assume daily watering, normal quality, no fertilizer or professions, and sufficient cash for replacement seeds.
| Summer 1 planting | Harvest dates | Seeds / tile | Raw sales / tile | Margin / tile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry | 14, 18, 22, 26 | 80g | 600g | 520g |
| Melon | 13, 25 | 160g | 500g | 340g |
With 1,000g, twelve Blueberry seeds cost 960g and leave 40g available until the first harvest. Keep upgrade and food spending in mind before using that much of your cash. Calendar and price references are the Blueberry and Melon entries.
What should you plant late in Summer?
On Summer 20, one Radish seed costs 40g, matures on 26 and sells for 90g at normal quality. That is 50g after the seed. Check your date in the nine-day Summer calculator. The Summer 20 worked comparison covers the shorter window in detail. Growth references are in the Radish entry.
Compare modeled Year 1 shop crops
Plant on day 1; stop at day 28. Normal quality, no professions or fertilizer. Direct crop sales; modeled seed cost deducted. Year 1 Pierre seasonal seed types. Potato uses a 1.25 expected-yield approximation without Daily Luck. Random extras on other crops are omitted. Coffee Beans receive no Tiller bonus and use a 2,500g Traveling Cart special-stock seed reference. New 1.6 seeds and Ancient Seeds have no acquisition value charged.
| Crop | Seed reference | First growth | Harvests | Raw margin / tile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry | 80g | 13 days | 4 | 520g |
| Hops | 60g | 11 days | 17 | 365g |
| Melon | 80g | 12 days | 2 | 340g |
| Hot Pepper | 40g | 5 days | 8 | 280g |
| Tomato | 50g | 11 days | 5 | 250g |
| Radish | 40g | 6 days | 4 | 200g |
| Poppy | 100g | 7 days | 3 | 120g |
| Wheat | 10g | 4 days | 6 | 90g |
| Corn | 150g | 14 days | 4 | 50g |
The table uses the same crop dataset and calculation function as the tool. Change the date, seed access and quality in the calculator.
When do Starfruit and Hops change the decision?
Starfruit seeds require access to the Oasis. Hops regrow daily and need enough Kegs to turn that harvest into Pale Ale. Use your unlocked seed sources and available machines before budgeting for either crop. The stock and machine planner compares completed sales from existing inventory.
Read the Year 1 season and seed-budget guide or compare Fall crops for the next season. Calculation assumptions are documented in our methods.