Short answer: Hops is a Summer vegetable that takes 11 days to grow and then gives a harvest every 1 days. It sells for 25g. Planted on day 1 of Summer at farming level 6 it makes about 415g per tile after seeds, middle-of-the-pack (number 8 of 19 Summer crops).
Quick facts
| Seasons | Summer |
|---|---|
| Days to first harvest | 11 |
| After the first harvest | Regrows every 1 days, no replanting |
| Sell price | 25g |
| Seeds | 60g at Pierre's; 75g at JoJaMart |
| Items per harvest | 1 at farming level 0, 1 at level 10 |
| Last day to plant | Day 17 of Summer for one harvest |
| Trellis | Grows on a trellis, so you can walk through the rows. |
What Hops sells for
Quality changes the price: silver is worth about a quarter more than regular, gold about a half more, and iridium double. Your farming level decides how often you get each.
| Regular | Silver | Gold | Iridium | Regular with Tiller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25g | 31g | 37g | 50g | 27g |
| Farming level | Regular | Silver | Gold | Iridium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 97.02% | 1.98% | 1% | 0% |
| 5 | 69.42% | 19.58% | 11% | 0% |
| 10 | 45.82% | 33.18% | 21% | 0% |
Iridium quality only becomes possible with Deluxe Fertilizer, which is why the chance is 0% here.
Profit per tile
This is profit for one tile planted on day 1 of the season and replanted after each harvest, sold raw, after paying for seeds. It counts every harvest that fits before the season ends.
| Planted in | Harvests | Level 0 | Level 6 | Level 10 | Rank at level 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | 17 | 369g | 415g | 442g | 8 of 19 |
Planted on day 1 of Summer, Hops is harvested on day 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 9 more times. Going from farming level 0 to 10 raises its profit by about 20%, mostly through better quality. Because it regrows, you pay for seeds once and then collect every 1 days, which is why the number rises quickly the earlier in the season you plant it. For a different day, farming level, profession or fertilizer, use the Crop Profit Calculator.
Does fertilizer help?
| Nothing | Basic Fertilizer | Quality Fertilizer | Speed-Gro | Deluxe Speed-Gro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415g | 358g | 342g | 370g | 418g |
For Hops, Deluxe Speed-Gro is the only one that pays: it lifts profit from 415g to 418g a tile. The others cost more than they bring in. Speed fertilizer works by fitting an extra harvest into the season; see Speed-Gro vs Deluxe Fertilizer for when that happens.
Sell it raw or process it?
| Machine | Makes | Price | Days in machine | Extra gold per machine per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keg | Pale Ale | 420g | 1.41 | 281g |
| Preserves Jar | Pickles | 140g | 2.5 | 46g |
The last column is what one machine adds per day over selling the crop raw, if it is never idle. For Hops the better machine is the Keg (Pale Ale, 281g a machine-day). Kegs earn more here, so give this crop to your Kegs first. The Keg vs Preserves Jar tool splits a harvest across the machines you actually own.
In the greenhouse
Grown in the greenhouse all year (112 days), Hops makes about 3,127g a tile once established, from 112 harvests, and 2,760g in the first year while it is still growing. Compare crops for a full greenhouse in Best Greenhouse Setup for Money.
How it compares
The top Summer crops at farming level 6 are:
- Ancient Fruit: 2,467g per tile
- Cactus Fruit: 1,863g per tile
- Starfruit: 882g per tile
Hops makes 415g, number 8 of 19. The gap to the leader is 2,052g a tile, so Hops is worth planting for the reasons above, not for the profit table alone. See every crop for the season on Best Summer Crops, or ask What to Plant Today for a pick that fits your day and budget.