Stardew Valley Guidebook

The Ultimate Guide for Every Farmer.

Reconstruct your grandfather's old farm, find romance in Pelican Town, collect bundles for the Junimos, and explore deep cave secrets.

📌 Daily Quest Board

Help Wanted! Critical advice for checking off items on your list today:

🌱 Watch TV Every Morning

Always inspect the television. The fortune teller dictates your daily luck, affecting drop rates in mines, while Cooking shows unlock vital recipes.

🎒 Pierre's Seed Shop

Keep track of Pierre's store schedule. It is closed on Wednesdays initially unless you complete the Community Center restoration.

🍓 Save Gold for Festivals

Save substantial gold during early spring to purchase Strawberry Seeds during the Egg Festival on Spring 13 for massive yields.

🎒 Beginner Farmer Guide

🎒 Expand Inventory Fast

Pierre sells backpack upgrades. Buy the red bag (2,000G / 24 slots) first, followed by the blue bag (10,000G / 36 slots) to avoid discarding valuable ores and items.

❤️ Energy Optimization

Watering crops and tilling earth drains energy. If you reach 0 energy, your farmer gets exhausted, penalty-buffing your starting energy the next morning.

⭐ Level Up Skills

Level up Farming, Mining, Foraging, Fishing, and Combat. Pick professions like Tiller (+10% crop cost) or Forester (+25% wood value) at level 5.

💾 Save Before Sleep

Stardew Valley does not auto-save throughout the day. Your progress is saved only when you sleep in your bed and the summary page finishes.

🌸 Season Calendar

Spring

Cauliflower & Potato

Spring is your starting season. Plant Cauliflowers for giant crops and focus on leveling your agricultural stats early.

Summer

Melons & Starfruit

Summer is hot and profitable. Grow Melons for bundles and buy Starfruit seeds in the Desert for the highest wine profits.

Fall

Pumpkins & Cranberries

Fall features vibrant foliage. Plant Pumpkins for cooking and Cranberries for continuous multiple harvest gains.

Winter

Mining & Tool Upgrades

Standard crops die in winter. Utilize this time to descend the mines, gather wood/coal, and upgrade your watering cans and pickaxes.

❤️ NPC Village Guide

Greet the candidates of Pelican Town and present them with birthday gifts.

Abigail

🎂 Birthday: Fall 13
Best Gifts: Amethyst, Pumpkin, Chocolate Cake, Spicy Eel.

Sebastian

🎂 Birthday: Winter 10
Best Gifts: Frozen Tear, Obsidian, Sashimi, Pumpkin Soup.

Haley

🎂 Birthday: Spring 14
Best Gifts: Coconut, Fruit Salad, Pink Cake, Sunflower.

📦 Community Center Bundles

Junimo Restorations

60% Restored
  • 🎁 Speed-Gro (20)
  • 🎁 Quality Sprinkler (1)
  • 🎁 Bee House (1)
  • 🎁 Bait (30)

🎣 Fishing Dock

Catch high-value fish across seasons. Equip custom fishing rods and baits to land legendary species.

Legendary Fish Season Location Recommended Rod
Legend Spring (Rain) Mountain Lake Iridium Rod + Trap Bobber
Crimsonfish Summer East Pier Beach Iridium Rod + Cork Bobber
Angler Fall North River Bridge Fiberglass Rod / Iridium Rod
Glacierfish Winter Cindersap Forest Pond Iridium Rod + Barbed Hook

⛏️ Mountain Mines

Explore depths of the mountain mines. Fight bats and harvest copper, iron, or gold ores.

Floors Ore Type Monsters Hidden Items
1 - 39 Copper, Quartz Green Slimes, Stone Golems Cherry Bomb, Rusty Sword
40 - 79 Iron, Frozen Tear Dust Sprites, Ice Bats Slingshot, Steel Smallsword
80 - 120 Gold, Fire Quartz Shadow Brutes, Red Slimes Skull Key, Obsidian Edge

🏡 Farm Layout Gallery

Standard Layout

Features optimal open space for mass crop tilling, industrial sprinkler grids, and row-by-row farming efficiency.

Forest Sanctuary Layout

Features natural borders, continuous hardwood stump spawning, and foraging items appearing inside your fields.

💰 Money Making Guide

🌱 Early Game

Pick wild fruits, sell shells collected on the beaches, and fish at the mountain lake for high initial coin rates.

⚙️ Mid Game

Install sprinklers, build preserve jars, and start brewing blueberry and melon wines in wood kegs.

💎 Late Game

Establish a massive Starfruit/Ancient Fruit greenhouse, and utilize basement Casks to age wines to iridium quality.

❓ FAQ

You faint instantly. You will wake up inside your bed, but Harvey's Clinic or Joja Corp will invoice you up to 1,000G for your rescue, reducing your stamina for the day.

Build a Stable at Robin's Carpenter House. The building costs 10,000G, 100 Hardwood, and 5 Iron Bars. The horse is bundled with the stable structure.