George’s Loved Gifts and Birthday in Stardew Valley

Short answer: George loves Fried Mushroom and Leek, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. George's birthday is Fall 24 (a Wednesday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for George is Corn: plant it by Fall 10.

Quick facts

  • Birthday: Fall 24, a Wednesday.
  • Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
  • Own gift lists: 2 loved, 1 liked and 4 hated by name.
  • Crops to grow for George: 21 liked.

What George loves

George's own loved gifts (+80, or +640 on Fall 24)
GiftAlso loved by
Fried MushroomNobody else
LeekNobody else

The universal loves count too: Golden Pumpkin, Magic Rock Candy, Pearl, Prismatic Shard, Rabbit's Foot and Stardrop Tea. What "universal" means and the points for each kind of gift: gift rules for every villager.

What George likes

George likes Daffodil. A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 21 crops count as liked for George.

Birthday gift plan for Fall 24

These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Fall and are ready on Fall 24 if you plant them by the day shown, at normal growth speed. Cheapest to give first: the sell price is the gold you give up.

Crops for George's birthday, loved first
CropTastePlant bySeedsSells for
CornLikedFall 10150g50g
EggplantLikedFall 1920g60g
Bok ChoyLikedFall 2050g80g
AmaranthLikedFall 1770g150g
YamLikedFall 1460g160g

Other Fall birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Penny (Fall 2), Elliott (Fall 5), Jodi (Fall 11), Abigail (Fall 13), Sandy (Fall 15), Marnie (Fall 18), Robin (Fall 21).

Gifts to avoid

George hates Clay, Dandelion, Holly and Quartz (-40 each), and dislikes Salmonberry and Wild Horseradish, and All Flowers (except Poppy) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.

Neutral (+20) for George: Ginger, Hazelnut, Snow Yam and Winter Root, and All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fruit (except Fruit Tree Fruit & Salmonberry); All Milk; All Mushrooms (except Red).

To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for George.

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Where these numbers come from

Source: the Stardew Valley Wiki pages George, List of All Gifts, Villagers, Friendship; each value is cross-checked on two wiki sources. Checked 2026-10-09. Methodology · Report a wrong number · All Villagers