Spring Onion
| Spring Onion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Forage |
| Location | Foraging |
| Season | Spring |
| Sell Price | 8g |
| Energy | 13 |
| Health | 5 |
Spring Onion is a small wild onion that grows only in Cindersap Forest during Spring. Raw, it is one of the cheapest items in the game. In the first Spring, though, it is free food and quick Foraging XP, and a fresh crop appears every day. Spring Onion Mastery, earned through friendship with Jas and Vincent, multiplies its price by five. Turned into Juice or Pickles, it becomes a cheap artisan good that most villagers like as a gift.
The in-game description reads: These grow wild during the spring.
Location
Spring Onions grow in one place: the patch of tillable ground in the southeast of Cindersap Forest, just north of the Sewers entrance. They grow in small groups, pulled straight out of the soil by hand.
Unlike most forage, the patch refreshes every day. Any onions left at the end of the day vanish overnight, and new ones appear the next morning. That makes a daily stop at the patch worthwhile all through Spring.
Each plant gives one onion and a small amount of Foraging XP. Early in the game, a daily trip to the forest adds up to a useful head start on the Foraging skill.
The Traveling Cart sometimes stocks Spring Onions, at a price far above their value.
Prices
A raw Spring Onion sells for very little. Even a gold one brings only a handful of coins.
Spring Onion Mastery changes that. It needs eight hearts of friendship with both Jas and Vincent. After that, entering Cindersap Forest on a sunny Spring day before five in the evening starts a short scene with the two children. From then on, every Spring Onion sells for five times its normal price. Even so, the onion stays a low-value item, so the Mastery is a nice bonus rather than a money-maker.
A Keg turns a Spring Onion into Juice, and a Preserves Jar turns it into Pickles. Both are worth more than the raw onion. Their real value is as gifts.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Spring Onion Mastery (×5) |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 8g | 40g |
 Silver
|
10g | 50g |
 Gold
|
12g | 60g |
 Iridium
|
16g | 80g |
Uses
Raw Spring Onions are best eaten. They are free, they restore a little energy, and they keep the first Spring days going a bit longer.
With Remixed Bundles, Spring Onion is one of the items that can appear in the Spring Foraging Bundle in the Crafts Room. Finishing that bundle gives 30 Spring Seeds.
At the Sewing Machine, a Spring Onion with Cloth makes the Spring Shirt.
Gifts
Harvey, Leah and Linus like raw Spring Onions.
Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard dislike them.
Spring Onion Juice is a cheap and popular gift. Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Shane, Willy and the Wizard like it. Jas, Sebastian and Vincent hate it.
Pickled Spring Onion works the same way. Harvey loves it. Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sandy, Willy and the Wizard like it. Leo dislikes it. Jas, Maru, Sam, Sebastian, Shane and Vincent hate it.
A few kegs or jars of Spring Onions turn a near-worthless forage item into a steady supply of liked gifts. Pickles are the better choice for Harvey, who loves them.
Notes
Visit the onion patch every morning in the first Spring. The free energy saves money on food, and the Foraging XP helps reach the first profession sooner.
Keep a stack for the kegs once they are built. Juice and Pickles made from Spring Onions are an easy way to keep friendships growing with very little cost.
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 |