Did you know that Stardew Parsnips are a great way to make a profit in this game? Read this guide about farming and learn more about this crop, how to grow it in Stardew Valley, and what effects this can have on your health and energy!
What are the stardew parsnips?
First of all, what is this crop?
Stardew Valley describes Parsnips as a spring tuber closely related to the carrot. It has an earthy taste and is full of nutrients.
Your character can plant them outside during the Spring time. This is actually one of the first crops you will most likely start planting because you will get a gift from Mayor Lewis. The package will have 15 parsnip seed packets that will help you to learn more about crops in Stardew Valley. The very first profits are extremely important, so let’s take a look at how you can grow Stardew Parsnips and what profit you can get from this crop.
Stardew Parsnips: Selling price
The base selling price for this crop is 35 gold coins, but you can definitely get more money.
Firstly, if you have the Tiller profession then your selling prices will increase by 10%. Also, better quality crops will bring you a better profit. For example, Stardew Parsnips can vary between 35 and 70 gold coins (and that’s without the Tiller profession!).
You can also turn this into artisan items! For example, the base price for the juice is 78 gold coins and for the pickles it is 120 gold coins! This selling price can be increased by 40% if you have the Artisan profession.
Healing effect: Energy and Health
This crop can also give you a good amount of energy and health in Stardew Valley!
Depending on the quality, you can get between 25 and 65 energy points and between 11 and 29 health points.
That’s just one of the reasons why having Stardew Parsnips in your inventory might be a perfect idea!
Growing Stardew Parsnips
Let’s take a look at the whole process of growing Parsnips in Stardew Valley.
Buying Parsnip seeds in Stardew Valley
Firstly, you will get some of these seeds in the beginning of the game.
Other than that, Pierre’s General Store and the Night Market seem to be the best places to get yourself some Parsnip seeds for Stardew Valley. That’s where you can get the seeds for 20 gold coins. If you choose to buy from JojaMart, you will have to pay 25 gold coins for these seeds.
Of course, you can also buy from the Traveling Cart, but it will be much more expensive off-season. It might cost you anything between 100 and 1000 gold coins! Honestly, this is not a very good deal, so waiting for the right season might be the better choice.
Growing Parsnips
This crop has 4 growth stages that you can see below. Once that is done, you can start harvesting your Stardew Parsnip!
| First Stage (Day 1) | Second Stage (Day 2) | Third Stage (Day 3) | Fourth Stage (Day 4) | Harvestable (Day 5) |
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You might have to be a bit patient and wait for 4 days before you can harvest Parsnips in Stardew Valley. If you would like to learn more about farming in Stardew Valley, you might want to take a look at the farming guide for Stardew!
How can you use parsnips in stardew valley?
As with most items in Stardew Valley, there are a few different ways to use it in the game.
First of all, this is a great crop to make some profit in the beginning of the game! While this might not give you tons of profit, but it will definitely give you a good start and you will learn more about farming.
Other than that, you can also make a few different dishes with this crop in Stardew Valley. This time we are talking about Farmer’s Lunch and Parsnip Soup. The Lunch can be made with some eggs, milk, and a parsnip. Meanwhile, you will need parsnip, milk, and vinegar for the Soup!
Both dishes can be a great way to get some gold coins or just get some health and energy points.
