Starfruit

Starfruit

Type	Crop
Season	Summer
Seed	Starfruit Seeds
Growth Time	13 days
Sell Price	750g

Starfruit is the money crop of Summer and one of the most valuable crops in the game. Only the Sweet Gem Berry sells for more, and unlike the berry, Starfruit can be turned into wine. Starfruit Wine is a classic late-game earner, especially once it has been aged to iridium quality in a Cask. The fruit is also needed to build a Junimo Hut and for Kent's anniversary quest. The seeds come from the Oasis in the Calico Desert, so the crop opens up once the bus to the desert is running.

The in-game description reads: An extremely juicy fruit that grows in hot, humid weather. Slightly sweet with a sour undertone.

Growing

Sandy sells Starfruit Seeds at the Oasis every day. Once the Vault bundles of the Community Center are complete, a bus runs to the Oasis. The seeds are expensive, so the first Starfruit field is often small and grows as the profits come in. The Traveling Cart sometimes stocks the seeds as well.

The plant does not regrow, and it takes almost two weeks to ripen. A seed planted on the first day of Summer is ready halfway through the season. A second seed planted that day is ready just before Fall. Two harvests per tile is therefore the most a Summer can give without growth boosts. Speed-Gro on the first round gives a safety margin for the second.

Because the crop is replanted after every harvest, Starfruit is more work than a regrowing crop such as Ancient Fruit. Many farms still plant it in the Greenhouse for its higher value per harvest, while others prefer the low upkeep of Ancient Fruit. Both work, and the choice comes down to how much time there is for replanting.

Deluxe Fertiliser is worth using on starfruit that will be sold raw. On a crop this valuable, every gold or iridium fruit adds a lot to the harvest.

Prices

Silver, gold and iridium Starfruit sell for a quarter, a half and double the base price more. The Tiller profession adds 10% to every raw sale.

Wine is the standard use. A Keg makes Starfruit Wine worth three times the base price of the fruit, and the Artisan profession adds 40%. Aged in a Cask to iridium quality, the wine doubles in value again and passes 6,000g a bottle with Artisan. That makes a cellar full of Starfruit Wine one of the strongest uses of a Cask.

The Keg ignores the quality of the fruit. Even an iridium Starfruit sold raw is worth far less than the wine from a normal one. Every fruit that is not needed elsewhere is best kegged.

A Preserves Jar makes Starfruit Jelly worth twice the base price plus 50g. Wine adds almost twice as much value per fruit as jelly does. The jar is much faster, though, so for a farm with more fruit than Kegs, jars squeeze more value out of each day of machine time. A Dehydrator takes five Starfruit at once and returns a pack of Dried Fruit by the next morning. It is a quick way to clear a backlog.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality	Price	Tiller (+10%)
Normal	750g	825g
Silver	937g	1,030g
Gold	1,125g	1,237g
Iridium	1,500g	1,650g

Uses

The Junimo Hut needs nine Starfruit, along with Stone, Fiber and gold. The Wizard builds it at his tower once his magical buildings are unlocked. Junimos living in the hut then harvest ripe crops around it automatically, which is a big help on a large farm. The fruit must be raw Starfruit, so it is worth keeping nine aside before filling the Kegs.

Kent writes in the Summer of the second year, asking for a Starfruit to give his wife Jodi for their anniversary. The "A Soldier's Star" quest pays gold and raises friendship with Kent.

At the Luau, Pierre's booth sells a single Starfruit for 3,000g. It is far more than the fruit is worth, but it is an emergency option for the potluck soup or for a quest.

At the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, Starfruit counts as a yellow dye.

Gifts

Demetrius, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Linus, Pam, Robin, Sandy and Shane like Starfruit, while Abigail, Haley, Jas and Vincent dislike it. Most other villagers are neutral. Given its price, a Starfruit is almost always worth more in a Keg than as a gift.

Notes

The Traveling Cart sometimes sells raw Starfruit, always for several times its value.

Starfruit and the Sweet Gem Berry are often compared. The berry sells for more raw, but it needs most of a season to ripen and cannot go into a Keg. One tile of Starfruit gives two harvests in a Summer, and the wine from those two fruits is worth more than a single berry.

All Crops

Every crop, with its season, growth time and normal-quality sell price.

Crop	Season	Growth	Price
Blue Jazz	Spring	7 days	50g
Carrot	Spring	3 days	35g
Cauliflower	Spring	12 days	175g
Garlic	Spring	4 days	60g
Green Bean	Spring	10 days	40g
Kale	Spring	6 days	110g
Parsnip	Spring	4 days	35g
Potato	Spring	6 days	80g
Rhubarb	Spring	13 days	220g
Strawberry	Spring	8 days	120g
Tulip	Spring	6 days	30g
Unmilled Rice	Spring	-	-
Ancient Fruit	Spring, Summer, Fall	28 days	550g
Tea Leaves	Spring, Summer, Fall	20 days	-
Blueberry	Summer	13 days	50g
Hops	Summer	11 days	25g
Hot Pepper	Summer	5 days	40g
Melon	Summer	12 days	250g
Poppy	Summer	7 days	140g
Radish	Summer	6 days	90g
Red Cabbage	Summer	9 days	260g
Starfruit	Summer	13 days	750g
Summer Spangle	Summer	8 days	90g
Summer Squash	Summer	6 days	-
Tomato	Summer	11 days	60g
Corn	Summer, Fall	14 days	50g
Sunflower	Summer, Fall	8 days	80g
Wheat	Summer, Fall	4 days	25g
Amaranth	Fall	7 days	150g
Artichoke	Fall	8 days	160g
Beet	Fall	6 days	100g
Bok Choy	Fall	4 days	80g
Cranberries	Fall	7 days	-
Eggplant	Fall	5 days	60g
Fairy Rose	Fall	12 days	-
Pumpkin	Fall	13 days	320g
Sweet Gem Berry	Fall	24 days	-
Yam	Fall	10 days	160g
Powdermelon	Winter	-	60g
Broccoli	-	-	-
Cactus Fruit	-	-	75g
Grape	-	-	80g
Pineapple	-	-	-
Qi Fruit	-	-	-
Taro Root	-	10 days	100g