Stardew Valley · Updated 2026-10-08

Fertilizer and expected crop quality

Quality fertilizer increases expected crop quality, but its cost can exceed the extra revenue. Compare Basic Fertilizer at 100g per tile with no fertilizer below, using Farming level 10.

Fertilizer vs no fertilizer

Starting plan: 1 plant, 27 growing days, raw sales, basic-fertilizer fertilizer, expected quality. Sorted by Total profit. Values below describe this page’s starting plan; use the calculator below for your own settings.

Crop	Harvests	Revenue	Seed cost	Fertilizer cost	Net profit	Profit / day	Total profit	No fertilizer profit	Fertilizer gain / loss
Strawberry	5	801.38g	100g	100g	601.38g	22.27g	601.38g	624.77g	-23.39g
Carrot	9	409.59g	0g	100g	309.59g	11.47g	309.59g	371.02g	-61.43g
Rhubarb	2	578.88g	200g	100g	278.88g	10.33g	278.88g	322.7g	-43.82g
Tea Leaves	7	350g	0g	100g	250g	9.26g	250g	350g	-100g
Potato	4	501g	200g	100g	201g	7.44g	201g	260.14g	-59.14g
Cauliflower	2	459.4g	160g	100g	199.4g	7.39g	199.4g	255.07g	-55.68g
Kale	4	577.99g	280g	100g	197.99g	7.33g	197.99g	242.03g	-44.04g
Green Bean	6	315.75g	60g	100g	155.75g	5.77g	155.75g	225.11g	-69.36g
Garlic	6	473.63g	240g	100g	133.63g	4.95g	133.63g	187.66g	-54.04g
Parsnip	6	273.06g	120g	100g	53.06g	1.97g	53.06g	127.35g	-74.29g

Total profit leaderStrawberry27 growing days · 5 harvests · Expected yield

Net profit: 601.38g
Profit / day: 22.27g
Total ROI: 300.69%
Daily ROI: 11.14%

Harvest dates, costs & sale details ↓

Crop comparison

16 crops

27 growing days · 5 harvests. Daily averages use 27 days; daily ROI uses 27 days. Buy fertilizer once per planted tile and seeds for each planting batch.

1 / 1 planted tiles · Egg Festival · 8 days to mature

Seed costs: 100g
Fertilizer costs: 100g
Raw sales: 801.38g
Completed goods: 0g
Total sales: 801.38g
Expected / sampled items: 5.1

Quality & yield breakdown

Expected / fixed-quality scenario — extra crop items are normal quality; wild Gatherer copies retain forage quality.
Quality	First-item chance	Harvested	Raw sold
Normal	14.75%	0.84	0.84
Silver	44.25%	2.21	2.21
Gold	41%	2.05	2.05
Iridium	0%	0	0

0 produce reserved for seed recovery.

Real harvest calendar (5)

Spring 9 · Spring 13 · Spring 17 · Spring 21 · Spring 25

Harvest	Items	Seed reserve
Spring 9	1.02	0
Spring 13	1.02	0
Spring 17	1.02	0
Spring 21	1.02	0
Spring 25	1.02	0

Compare sale routes for Strawberry

Same planting and machine-count assumptions for each alternative, not six routes running at once. Unsupported products use the selected raw fallback.

Net profit	Completed sales	Future stock
601.38g	801.38g	0g
1,268.8g	1,468.8g	367.2g
1,279g	1,479g	0g
-200g	0g	0g
601.38g	801.38g	0g
601.38g	801.38g	0g

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Strawberry5 harvestsTotal profit601.38g

What this calculator includes

Water daily and harvest as soon as crops are ready.
Compare crop sales and finished processed goods after seed and fertilizer costs.
Choose a quality and profession; bonus yields are labelled.
Use cross-season for legal outdoor carryover, or Greenhouse / Island for season-free plans.

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