A Stardew Valley player achieved a remarkable feat: earning over ten million gold without ever leaving their farm. While the game's charm lies in its Pelican Town inhabitants, the core gameplay centers on planting, nurturing, and harvesting crops. Normally, seeds are bought from Pierre's, but early-game alternatives exist, avoiding town trips.
Each season yields unique Mixed Seeds; planting them produces different crops depending on the season. These seeds are obtained by tilling soil or sand, and harvesting weeds. This method is key to the player's massive gold accumulation, as detailed by Ok-Aspect-9070 on the Stardew Valley subreddit. The player's success is showcased with a screenshot of their earnings and the starting tools.
This strategy works on most farm layouts, but the Four Corners map was preferred for its readily available Mixed Seeds and convenient on-farm mining area.
Stardew Valley Mixed Seed Crop Yields:
| Season | Crops |
|---|---|
| Spring | Cauliflower, Parsnip, Potato |
| Summer | Corn, Pepper, Radish, Wheat |
| Fall | Artichoke, Corn, Eggplant, Pumpkin |
| Winter | Any (Greenhouse & Garden Pot only) |
| Island | Blueberry, Melon, Pineapple, Rhubarb |
Early spring profits come primarily from Cauliflowers. However, the strategy's efficiency accelerates after crafting a Seed Maker, requiring Farming level 9 and a gold bar. While gold ore can be mined, efficient gold bar production involves transmuting copper to iron, then iron to gold (requiring Mining levels 4 and 7).
The Seed Maker generates one to three seeds from input crops, with a small chance of creating a lucrative Ancient Seed (28-day growth cycle). This remarkable achievement, spanning nine in-game years and 25 real-time hours, while not unlocking achievements, is a testament to dedication and strategic farming. It's a challenge even seasoned players might find compelling.
