Stardew Valley 
Garlic Guide: How to Grow Garlic in Spring (4-Day Growth, Profit & Tips)
The Garlic is a vegetable crop in Stardew Valley. A pungent herb used in cooking. The aroma is known to keep monsters at bay. It grows in Spring and is one of the most reliable ways to build early-season income, so it belongs in almost every farm plan.
At a Glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Season | Spring |
| Growth time | 4 days |
| Regrow | No |
| Seed cost | Pierre’s (40g); JojaMart (50g) |
| Sell price | 60g |
| Max quality | Iridium |
| Category | vegetable |
| Trellis | No |
| Giant crop | No |
| Farming XP | 12 |
How to Grow
Plant Garlic Seeds in tilled, watered soil at the start of the season. The crop takes 4 days to mature. Water every morning (or set up a sprinkler) so the growth timer never pauses.
Harvest strategy: This is a single-harvest crop — replant after each harvest to keep the field productive.
Profit Analysis
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Net profit per plant | 20g |
| Harvests per season | ~7 |
| Approx. season profit per plant | 140g |
With the Tiller profession, crop sell prices increase by 10%, lifting the season profit per plant to about 182g. Multiplied across a 12×8 field, this crop becomes a solid seasonal income source.
Tips & Pairings
- Artisan processing: this crop can be processed into Juice, Pickles for even higher value.
- Sprinklers: pair it with a sprinkler layout in the Farm Layout Planner to automate watering from day one.
- Quality: with higher Farming skill and fertilizer, silver/gold/iridium quality harvests raise the sell price well above the base 60g.
- Season end: crops wither at season change — time plantings so the final harvest lands before the 28th.