Starfruit in Stardew Valley: Where to Buy, Grow Time & Wine Profits

Starfruit is the first crop that makes farming feel like a cheat code. It’s a Summer-only field crop that turns 400g seeds into 750g fruit — and into a four-figure wine bottle if you feed it kegs. This page covers where to buy it, how fast it grows, and the real profit math.

Where do you buy Starfruit seeds?

Only from Sandy’s Oasis in the Calico Desert — 400g per seed, unlimited stock. Getting there means repairing the bus stop, which costs either:

• 42,500g in Community Center bundles (Vault room), or
• 40,000g on the Joja warehouse route

Until the bus runs, Starfruit stays out of reach — which is why Blueberries are the early-Summer stand-in.

How long does Starfruit take to grow?

13 days in Summer — plant on Summer 1 and you get two harvests (days 13 and 26). Deluxe Speed-Gro trims it to about 10 days; stack the Agriculturist profession on top and it hits 9 days — that’s the threshold that unlocks a third harvest (days 9, 18, 27).

How much is Starfruit worth?

Form	Sell price	Notes
Raw fruit	750g base	1,500g at iridium quality; 1,650g with Tiller
Wine	2,250g base	Keg = 3× fruit value; the classic money play
Jelly	1,550g	Preserves jar = 2× + 50g — worse than keg

Wine is why Starfruit is famous. A greenhouse or large Summer field of Starfruit feeding a keg shed is the standard “infinity gold” recipe — see the best crops ranking for how it stacks against Ancient Fruit.

What about Artisan and Tiller?

The two professions multiply the same math:

• Tiller (Farming 5): +10% raw crop value
• Artisan (Farming 10): +40% artisan-good value — a bottle sells 3,150g; aged to iridium in the cellar it reaches 6,300g

Frequently asked questions

Is Starfruit better than Ancient Fruit? Per-day, Starfruit wine beats raw Ancient Fruit wine early; once Ancient Fruit is established in the greenhouse it wins on labor — no replanting, regrows forever. See the Ancient Fruit guide.

Can Starfruit grow outside Summer? Only in the Greenhouse or on Ginger Island (which has eternal Summer). Outdoor fields it dies at season change like any Summer crop.

Is Deluxe Speed-Gro worth it? On its own it only shaves 13 days to ~10 (still two harvests). The real trick is DSG plus Agriculturist — 9-day growth fits a third Summer harvest.