Pumpkin in Stardew Valley: Profit and Best Use

Short answer: Pumpkin is a Fall vegetable that takes 13 days to grow. It sells for 320g. Planted on day 1 of Fall at farming level 6 it makes about 518g per tile after seeds, above average (number 4 of 17 Fall crops).

Quick facts

Pumpkin at a glance
SeasonsFall
Days to first harvest13
After the first harvestReplant after each harvest
Sell price320g
Seeds 100g at Pierre's; 125g at JoJaMart
Items per harvest1 at farming level 0, 1 at level 10
Last day to plantDay 15 of Fall for one harvest

What Pumpkin 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.

Sell price by quality
RegularSilverGoldIridiumRegular with Tiller
320g 400g 480g 640g 352g
Chance of each quality, no fertilizer
Farming levelRegularSilverGoldIridium
097.02%1.98%1%0%
569.42%19.58%11%0%
1045.82%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.

Profit per tile by planting season and farming level
Planted inHarvestsLevel 0Level 6Level 10Rank at level 6
Fall 2 446g 518g 560g 4 of 17

Planted on day 1 of Fall, Pumpkin is harvested on day 14, 27. Going from farming level 0 to 10 raises its profit by about 26%, mostly through better quality. It has to be replanted after every harvest, so the seed cost repeats: 200g over the season. For a different day, farming level, profession or fertilizer, use the Crop Profit Calculator.

Does fertilizer help?

Profit per tile at farming level 6, planted on day 1 of Fall
NothingBasic FertilizerQuality FertilizerSpeed-GroDeluxe Speed-Gro
518g 486g 489g 418g 697g

For Pumpkin, Deluxe Speed-Gro is the only one that pays: it lifts profit from 518g to 697g 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?

What Pumpkin becomes in a machine (Artisan prices)
MachineMakesPriceDays in machineExtra gold per machine per day
KegJuice1,008g3.75183g
Preserves JarPickles966g2.5258g

The last column is what one machine adds per day over selling the crop raw, if it is never idle. For Pumpkin the better machine is the Preserves Jar (Pickles, 258g a machine-day). Preserves Jars earn more here, so keep your Kegs for crops with a higher gain. 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), Pumpkin makes about 2,071g a tile once established, from 8 harvests. Compare crops for a full greenhouse in Best Greenhouse Setup for Money.

How it compares

The top Fall crops at farming level 6 are:

Pumpkin makes 518g, number 4 of 17. The gap to the leader is 1,847g a tile, so Pumpkin is worth planting for the reasons above, not for the profit table alone. See every crop for the season on Best Fall Crops, or ask What to Plant Today for a pick that fits your day and budget.

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Where these numbers come from

Game data comes from the Stardew Valley Wiki, cross-checked between at least two of its pages (last checked 2026-10-09). Profit figures are calculated by the same engine as our calculators. See the methodology, and tell us if something looks wrong in your game. All entries: All Crops.