Sap
| Sap | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Forage |
| Location | Trees; Slimes |
| Sell Price | 2g |
Sap is the sticky fluid that drops from trees when they are chopped down. Every felled tree drops some, so new farmers collect a lot of it while clearing the land. It sells for next to nothing, drains energy when eaten and is hated by every villager. Its worth lies in crafting. Sap goes into fertilisers, Torches and fishing tackle, and a remixed bundle asks for a very large pile of it.
The in-game description reads: A fluid obtained from trees.
Location
Every ordinary tree drops Sap when it falls. Clearing the farm in the first days produces plenty, and planting tree seeds to chop later keeps the supply going.
Mahogany Trees offer a steadier source. A Tapper on a Mahogany Tree collects Sap over time without the tree being cut down.
Slimes are the third source. Nearly every kind of slime can drop Sap when defeated, whether in The Mines, Skull Cavern or the Secret Woods. Big Slimes are the exception.
Prices
Sap sells for almost nothing. Even a full stack brings little gold, so selling it is a last resort.
Eating Sap is worse still. It costs a little energy rather than restoring any.
Uses
Crafting is where Sap earns its place in the inventory.
Crafting two Sap makes Basic Fertilizer. The recipe unlocks at Farming level 1, so it is one of the first ways to improve crop quality.
Crafting Sap with any fish makes Quality Fertilizer, which unlocks later in the Farming skill.
Crafting forty Sap with an Iridium Bar makes Deluxe Fertilizer, which greatly improves soil quality.
Crafting two Sap with one Wood makes a Torch. Torches give light both indoors and outdoors.
Crafting ten Sap with a Copper Bar makes a Trap Bobber. The recipe unlocks at Fishing level 6. This tackle makes the fish escape more slowly when the bar is off it.
Crafting twenty Sap with a Copper Bar and five Solar Essence makes a Quality Bobber, which raises the quality of fish caught.
Crafting five Sap with Clay and Mixed Seeds makes Fiber Seeds. They grow Fiber in any season and need no watering.
When Remixed Bundles are turned on, the Sticky Bundle in the Crafts Room needs five hundred Sap. Keeping every drop from the start makes that target far easier to reach.
In tailoring, Sap in the Sewing Machine with Cloth makes the Tan Striped Shirt. Sap can fill the yellow dye pot in Emily and Haley's house.
Crafting Sap with the other materials below makes these items.
| Item | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Fertilizer | 
|
Sap (2) |
| Deluxe Fertilizer | 
|
Iridium Bar (1), Sap (40) |
| Quality Fertilizer | 
|
Sap (4), Any Fish (1) |
| Statue Of Blessings | 
|
Sap (999), Fiber (999), Stone (999), Moss (333) |
| Torch | 
|
Wood (1), Sap (2) |
Gifts
Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard hate Sap.
Never give Sap as a gift.
Notes
Never put Sap in the soup at the Luau. It is one of the worst possible ingredients, and the whole town loses a large amount of friendship with the farmer.
Keep a chest of Sap rather than throwing it away. Fertiliser and Torch recipes use it all game long, and the remixed Sticky Bundle needs a huge amount.
All Foraging
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry | 
|
Fall | - |
| Cave Carrot | 
|
All | 25g |
| Chanterelle | 
|
Fall | 160g |
| Coconut | 
|
All | 100g |
| Common Mushroom | 
|
Spring (Secret Woods); Summer (Forest Farm); Fall (Stardew Valley; Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (Dangerous Mines; Ginger Island mushroom cave) | 40g |
| Coral | 
|
All | 80g |
| Crocus | 
|
Winter | - |
| Crystal Fruit | 
|
Winter | 150g |
| Daffodil | 
|
Spring | 30g |
| Dandelion | 
|
Spring | 40g |
| Fiddlehead Fern | 
|
Summer; All on Ginger Island Jungle, Skull Cavern and Dangerous Mines | - |
| Ginger | 
|
All | 60g |
| Grass | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | - |
| Hazelnut | 
|
Fall | 90g |
| Holly | 
|
Winter | 80g |
| Leek | 
|
Spring | 60g |
| Magma Cap | 
|
- | 400g |
| Morel | 
|
Spring | 150g |
| Nautilus Shell | 
|
All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Winter (The Beach) | 120g |
| Purple Mushroom | 
|
All | 250g |
| Rainbow Shell | 
|
All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Summer (The Beach) | 300g |
| Red Mushroom | 
|
Summer (Secret Woods); Fall (Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (other) | 75g |
| Salmonberry | 
|
15-18 Spring (bushes); All (the Farm Cave) | - |
| Sap | 
|
- | 2g |
| Sea Urchin | 
|
All | 160g |
| Seaweed | 
|
All | 20g |
| Snow Yam | 
|
Winter | 100g |
| Spice Berry | 
|
Summer; All (The Farm Cave) | 80g |
| Spring Onion | 
|
Spring | - |
| Sweet Pea | 
|
Summer | - |
| Truffle | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | 625g |
| Weeds | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | - |
| Wild Horseradish | 
|
Spring | 50g |
| Wild Plum | 
|
Fall | 80g |
| Winter Root | 
|
Winter | 70g |