Fall Crops Guide: Cranberries, Pumpkins, and the Rare Seed

A complete breakdown of every Fall crop in Stardew Valley, including profit per day, giant Pumpkins, and the 3,000g Sweet Gem Berry.

FarmingOctober 20, 20263 min read

Fall is the last growing season before Winter, and it’s one of the most profitable. This guide covers every Fall crop so you can squeeze the most gold out of the final season of the year.

The heavy hitters

Crop Seed cost Sell price Grow time Harvest type
Cranberries Cranberries 240g 75g (x2 per harvest) 7 days Regrows every 5 days
Pumpkin Pumpkins 100g 320g 13 days Single harvest
Sweet Gem Berry Sweet Gem Berry 1000g 3000g 24 days Single harvest

Cranberries: the money printer

Cranberries are the Fall equivalent of Blueberries. Each harvest drops two berries (150g total), and the plant regrows every 5 days. The seed costs 240g — expensive upfront — but a single plant pays for itself in two harvests and keeps producing all season.

If you only plant one Fall crop, make it Cranberries.

Pumpkins: the giant and keg crop

Pumpkins sell for 320g each and have two big advantages:

  1. Giant crops — plant a 3x3 block and they can merge into a Giant Pumpkin worth roughly double.
  2. Kegs — Pumpkin Juice and the recipe value make them a great artisan ingredient.

The Sweet Gem Berry (Rare Seed)

The Rare Seed grows into a Sweet Gem Berry that sells for a massive 3,000g. The catch: the seed costs 1,000g, takes 24 days to grow (so plant it by Fall 4 at the latest), and can only be bought from the Traveling Cart, which appears in Cindersap Forest every Friday and Sunday.

The Sweet Gem Berry is a one-shot jackpot, not a steady earner. Buy Rare Seeds whenever the Traveling Cart has them.

The supporting crops

Crop Seed Sell Grow Notes
Eggplant Eggplant 20g 60g 5 days Cheap, regrows every 5 days
Yam Yam 60g 160g 10 days Solid single harvest
Bok Choy Bok Choy 50g 80g 4 days Very fast
Amaranth Amaranth 70g 150g 7 days Good value
Grape Grapes 60g 80g 10 days Regrows; trellis crop
Artichoke Artichoke 30g 160g 8 days Year 2+ only
Beet Beets 20g 100g 6 days From the Oasis shop

What to plant in Year 1

  1. Cranberries are the priority. They have the best profit-per-day in Fall and keep producing all season.
  2. Add Pumpkins if you want to gamble on Giant Pumpkins or keg the harvest.
  3. Buy Rare Seeds from the Traveling Cart whenever they appear — the Sweet Gem Berry is one of the most profitable single crops in the game.
  4. Eggplants and Bok Choy are cheap fillers if you have leftover gold and space.

The bottom line

Cranberries are the king of Fall for steady income, Pumpkins are the high-value keg and giant-crop pick, and the Sweet Gem Berry is your lottery ticket. Plant Cranberries heavily, add Pumpkins with spare gold, and never pass up a Rare Seed at the Traveling Cart.