Traveling Merchant in Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit Farming Guide | Tips & Tricks

Have you ever wanted to make a lot of money from one of the rarest crops in Stardew Valley? If you’ve found Ancient Fruit, you might wonder, ‘How do I grow it and get the most out of it? This rare crop could turn your farm into a goldmine!

Don’t worry! You’re not alone. Many players want to know how long it takes to grow and how much it can be sold for. Also, if you have the Artisan or Tiller profession, how much can you sell it for?


Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit

In this article, I’ll explain everything about Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit. I’ll show you how to farm it, grow it in the Greenhouse, and make good profits from it. I will share tips about Ancient Fruit for beginners. By the end, you’ll know how Ancient Fruit can become a big part of your farm.

Finding Ancient Fruit Seeds

In Stardew Valley, Ancient Fruit grows after planting Ancient Seeds. These seeds are rare and valuable compared to other Stardew Valley crops. There are many ways to find Ancient Fruit seeds for the first time. Let’s learn how we can get seeds in different ways.

Buy Seeds From Traveling Merchant

Traveling Merchant in Stardew Valley

You can buy Stardew Valley Ancient Seeds from the Traveling Merchant for 100 to 10,000 gold. The merchant sells different types of items, so there is a low chance (1.25%) of finding them in her shop.

The Traveling Merchant comes every Friday and Saturday. She opens the shop from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM and is located at the top of Cindersap Forest, just to the left of Marnie’s Ranch. You can also find her at the Night Markets from Winter 15 to 17. It stays open from 5:00 PM until 2:00 AM.

Donating The Ancient Seed Artifact

After you give the Seed artifact to the museum, Gunther rewards you with a packet of Ancient Seeds. He also gives you a recipe to craft these seeds by using an Ancient Seed artifact.

How to Get Ancient Seed Artifact

The Ancient Seed artifact can be found in artifact troves, artifact spots, fishing treasure chests, and monster drops.

Artifact places: 0.7% chance of finding it in these areas:

  • Cindersap Forest
  • The Mountain

Artifact Fishing Treasure Chest: 0.8% chance

  • You can find it by fishing in different places.
  • It can show up in treasure chests while fishing.

Artifact Trove: 3.7% chance

  • Sometimes, it is found when you open an Artifact Trove.
  • A good way to find rare items.

Monster Drops: 0.5% chance to drop from these monsters

  • Bug
  • Cave Fly
  • Grub
  • Mutant Fly
  • Mutant Grub

These monsters in caves or mines might drop the Ancient Seed artifact when defeated.

Seed Maker

Seed Maker

The Seed Maker is a machine that makes seeds from crops. By using a Seed Maker, you can get Ancient Seeds from Stardew Valley, but there is a low chance (0.5%) of getting one to three Ancient Seeds. It takes 20 minutes in processing time. You need 25 Wood, 10 Coal, and 1 Gold Bar to craft it.

Buying Seeds from Krobus

  • Unlocking Krobus’ Shop: You have to improve your gaming to level up in Stardew Valley to buy things from Krobus.
  • Availability: Only available on Fridays.
  • Price: The cost is very high, usually around 10,000 gold per seed packet.

Beginner Tips for Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit

Beginner Tips for Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit
  • Why It’s Valuable: When ancient fruit is turned into wine and jelly, it gives extremely high profit.
  • Starting: Focus on finding seeds by digging artifact spots, opening Artifact Troves, or buying from the Traveling Merchant or Krobus.
  • Greenhouse Priority: Unlock the Greenhouse as early as possible to grow Ancient Fruit all year and get the most harvests.
  • Seed Maker Use: You want to use a Seed Maker to create more seeds after harvesting your first Ancient Fruit.

Growing Fruit

Growing Fruit

After getting seeds, you can plant them. They grow in all seasons except winter. It takes a lot of time to grow, but it gives high profit. After it is fully grown, it starts producing fruit.

  • Seasons: In Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit grows in spring, summer, and fall. It grows year-round in the Greenhouse or the Ginger Island farm.
  • Best Fertilizers: Use Speed-Gro or Deluxe Speed-Gro to grow crops faster in the beginning. Quality Fertilizer isn’t necessary because fruit quality doesn’t significantly affect profit.
  • Growth Time: It takes 28 days to fully grow. After harvesting, it grows again in 7 days.
  • Growth Speed: Without agriculturist skills, growth speed is 25% faster. With agriculturist skills, growth speed is 20% or 35% faster, depending on the crop.
  • Garden Pot: These seeds can’t be planted in garden pots because their roots grow too deep.
  • Greenhouse: The Greenhouse is one of the best locations to grow Ancient Seeds all year. You don’t need to worry about Ancient Fruit plants in the Greenhouse because they will keep growing year-round.

What To Do With Ancient Fruit

What To Do With Ancient Fruit

Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit is a super valuable crop. You can sell the fruit for a lot of money or turn it into wine, which sells for even more. You can also give it as a gift to villagers like Demetrius and Kent, who will love it. Or, you can put the fruit in a preserved jar to make Ancient Fruit Jelly, which is tasty and sells for good money too.

Sell Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit

Quality Base Price With Tiller (+10%) Difference (Extra Profit)
Normal 550 gold 605 gold +55 gold
Silver 687 gold 755 gold +68 gold
Gold 825 gold 907 gold +82 gold
Iridium 1,100 gold 1,210 gold +110 gold

Do you know why this fruit is important? You can sell raw Ancient Fruit for a great profit, but if you turn it into wine, you can make an even greater profit. Additionally, with the Tiller skill, you earn an extra 10% profit on top of the base price.

Profit from Artisan Goods

Quality Base Price With Artisan (+40%) Difference (Extra Profit)
Normal (Wine) 1,650 gold 2,310 gold +660 gold
Silver (Wine) 2,062 gold 2,886 gold +824 gold
Gold (Wine) 2,475 gold 3,465 gold +990 gold
Iridium (Wine) 3,300 gold 4,620 gold +1,320 gold
Normal (Jelly) 1,150 gold 1,610 gold +460 gold
Iridium (Jelly) 4,150 gold 5,810 gold +1,660 gold

Maximize Profit by Selling Jelly

As you can see, turning them into wine or jelly makes a lot of profit. You can earn (+40%) extra profit with the Artisan skill. Iridium-quality wine and jelly make a big profit, so it is considered one of the best crops in Stardew Valley. To make your wine better, put it in casks in your house cellar. You can get the cellar by improving your house through Robin for 100,000 gold. Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit turns into wine. It takes 56 days to make. The wine sells for 1650 gold normally and 2310 gold with Artisan Profession. It has an energy value of 29.5 and 41.3.

Uses of Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit

Uses of Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit
  • Make Genie Pants: It can be used in the Sewing Machine to create Genie Pants that can change color.
  • Blue Dye: It can be used to make blue dye at the dye pots in Emily’s and Haley’s house (2 Willow Lane).
  • Making Wine: Wine can be used to make wine that makes a lot of profit compared to other crops.
  • Gifting to Villagers: It is loved by some villagers (e.g., Krobus). It is great for improving friendships, especially if gifting is your focus.
  • Rare Crops Bundle: You can use Ancient Fruit to complete the Rare Crops Bundle in the Community Center. You need to give 5 gold-quality Ancient Fruits to complete this task. The 1.4 update introduced a new way to finish the missing bundle in the abandoned JojaMart. You can also use the Ancient Fruit for an important part of the bundle. With the remixed version of the Community Center, you can put the Ancient Fruit in the Rare Crops bundle. If you complete the missing bundle task, you will get a reward, which is a prize from the movie theater.

Final Words

To make the most profit, Stardew Valley Ancient Fruit is one of the most profitable crops. With the Artisan and Tiller skills, you earn more gold than from other crops. It takes a lot of time but gives much profit. You can sell it as wine or jelly to make even more gold. It grows all year in the Greenhouse. It takes a lot of time but gives much profit. It is a great way to make your farm better. Start today and enjoy big rewards.

You can get Ancient Seeds by donating the Ancient Seed artifact to the museum, buying them from the Traveling Merchant or Krobus, using the Seed Maker, or finding the Ancient Seed artifact in Artifact Spots, Fishing Treasure Chests, and in Monster Drops.

Ancient Fruit takes 28 days to grow fully. After that, it produces fruit every 7 days.

Yes, but only in the Greenhouse. Outdoors, they only grow in spring, summer, and fall.

Turning Ancient Fruit into wine or jelly greatly increases profit. With the Artisan skill, wine earns +40% more, and Iridium-quality wine can sell for 4,620 gold.

Use Speed-Gro or Deluxe Speed-Gro to reduce the initial growth time. Quality Fertilizer is unnecessary since fruit quality doesn’t greatly affect profit.

Yes, but it depends on their reactions. Some villagers accept the gift and some do not accept it.

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