How to Grow Crops in Starsand Island

To make a name for yourself as the newest local on Starsand Island, there are multiple professions you can try out, some of which involve making use of the land around your homestead. Depending on how you want to approach them, those professions can lead to a very profitable future on the island.

One such profession is perhaps one of the most expected — farming. While it seems straightforward, there are still a number of things to keep in mind as you unlock new tools and crops. With that, here’s everything you need to know about farming in Starsand Island, including how to upgrade your Farmer Certification, where to get seeds, and how to grow crops.

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How to Upgrade Farmer Certification in Starsand Island

The key to expanding your crop-growing capabilities in Starsand Island is by obtaining and then upgrading your Farmer Certification. After you first get settled at your home on the island, and Solara takes you through a pseudo-tutorial to get you started on the basics, you’ll then be free to seek out the local mentors for each of the game’s five professions.

These mentors are the ones who often own and run shops catered to their respective professions, where you can purchase supplies as needed, and they provide the quests that allow you to upgrade your certification status. Conveniently, these mentors are also the easiest NPCs to foster a romance with because of those quests.

In the case of farming, the mentor you want to visit is Graminova, whom you can usually find working in the gardens near the Happiness Seed Shop. Speak to him to pick up the ‘Sprouting Hope’ quest, which gives you Apprentice Farmer Certification upon completion. From there, you can then upgrade your certification to Junior Farmer, Intermediate Farmer, Senior Farm, and finally Expert Farmer.

How to Get Seeds in Starsand Island

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To grow crops in Starsand Island, you, of course, need seeds to start with. While some can be obtained as quest rewards, namely from Graminova, your main source of seeds in the game is the Happiness Seed Shop, which is located on the outskirts of Starsand Town, next to Ethereal Styles.

Interact with the touchscreen hub on the shop’s counter, which will pull up the shop’s current inventory. As you upgrade your Farmer Certification status, you’ll be able to access higher tiers of seeds from the shop. While it’s ultimately up to you what you want to grow, if you’re looking to turn a profit from farming, be mindful of the seeds you purchase, as some yield better returns than others.

How to Grow Crops in Starsand Island

To grow crops in Starsand Island, you first need to plow some soil on the land around your home. For that, you need a Stone Hoe tool, which you’ll get during your starter quests with Solara. Once you have a Stone Hoe, equip it and the plow overlay will appear. Pick a section within the lit boundary around your home where you want your crops, and press the appropriate button to plow a new crop tile.

You can create as many crop tiles as you want, but it’s best to stick with what’s manageable. When first starting out with beginner tools and appliances, focus on a smaller batch of crop tiles until you get the hang of farming and unlock better tools. From that point, you can expand your crop field as needed.

Once your crop tiles are ready, you can then sow them with any seeds you have in your Bag. Make sure to pay attention to the stats of each seed type, particularly their growth period, available harvests, and the season(s) they can grow in. Furthermore, you can use Fertilizer to boost certain stats, but it’s not required. It’s best to save your Fertilizers for high-grade crops anyway, to ensure maximum returns.

Finally, make sure to water your crops as needed with your Watering Can, as their respective tiles will dry out over time. Eventually, you can upgrade to sprinklers to help make that task more efficient.

All Crops in Starsand Island

There are dozens of different crops that you can grow in Starsand Island. Below is a comprehensive list of all current crop types in the game, including their available growth seasons, the time they take to grow, and how many harvests they yield.

Crop	Growth Season(s)	Growth Time	Yield Per Harvest
Pasture Grass	All Seasons	12 Hours	4
Wheat	All Seasons	18 Hours	4
Beatroot	Summer, Autumn	1 Day	4
Water Spinach	Summer	1 Day	4
Cabbage	Summer, Autumn	1 Day	4
Garlic	All Seasons	1 Day 12 Hours	4
Potato	All Seasons	2 Days	4
Cucumber	All Seasons	2 Days	2
Peanut	All Seasons	3 Days 6 Hours	4
Mountain Rice	All Seasons	2 Days 12 Hours	4
Leek	Spring, Autumn	1 Day	4
Winter Canola	Autumn, Winter	1 Day	4
Sugarcane	All Seasons	3 Days 12 Hours	4
Soybean	All Seasons	3 Days 12 Hours	4
Pepper	Summer	2 Days 6 Hours	2
Tomato	Spring, Summer	2 Days 12 Hours	2
Green Grape	Spring, Summer	3 Days	2
Red Grape	Autumn, Winter	3 Days	2
Watermelon	Summer	4 Days	4 (Has the possibility to yield a mutated version in 3×3 formation)
Cherry Radish	Spring, Autumn	3 Days 6 Hours	4
Carrot	Winter	3 Days 6 Hours	4
Pumpkin	Autumn	4 Days	4 (Has the possibility to yield a mutated version in 3×3 formation)
Pineapple	Spring	4 Days	4
Winter Melon	Winter	4 Days	4
Corn	Summer, Autumn	4 Days 12 Hours	4
Blueberry	Summer	4 Days 6 Hours	4
Apple (Sapling)	Summer, Autumn	8 Days 12 Hours	4
Banana (Sapling)	Spring, Summer, Autumn	20 Days	2
Lychee (Sapling)	Summer	30 Days	5
Snow Pear	Summer, Autumn	20 Days 18 Hours	3
Strawberry	Spring, Winter	5 Days	4
Cherry Tomato	Spring, Autumn	3 Days 6 Hours	2
Orange (Sapling)	Spring, Winter	8 Days 12 Hours	4
Rice	All Seasons	5 Days	4
Mandrake	All Seasons	6 Days 18 Hours	4
Water Caltrop	Spring, Summer	5 Days 18 Hours	4
Aloe Vera	Summer, Autumn	5 Days 6 Hours	4
Mint	Spring, Summer	6 Days	4
Osmanthus (Sapling)	Summer, Autumn	15 Days	4
Camellia (Sapling)	Spring, Summer	10 Days	6
Persimmon (Sapling)	Summer, Autumn	21 Days 12 Hours	2
Red Moonrise	Summer	4.75 Days	4
Yellow Moonrise	Summer	4.75 Days	4
Blue Moonrise	Summer	4.75 Days	4
River Lotus	Autumn, Winter	6 Days	4
Lemon (Sapling)	Spring, Autumn, Winter	12 Days 12 Hours	3
Red Rose	Autumn	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Yellow Rose	Autumn	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Blue Rose	Autumn	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Red Orchid	Spring	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Yellow Orchid	Spring	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Blue Orchid	Spring	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Red Tulip	Winter	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Yellow Tulip	Winter	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Blue Tulip	Winter	4 Days 18 Hours	4
Reishi Mushroom Spores	Spring, Autumn	5 Days 18 Hours	4
Stardew Fern	All Seasons	7 Days 18 Hours	4
Chirpy Plum	Summer	7 Days 12 Hours	4
Honeyvine	Spring, Summer	6 Days	2
Zapweed	Summer, Autumn	8 Days 12 Hours	4
Fluffbean	Summer, Winter	7 Days 18 Hours	4
Star Mango	Spring	7 Days 12 Hours	4
Bell Pepper	Autumn	7 Days 12 Hours	4
Jadelume	Winter	5 Days	2
Star Plum	Spring, Autumn	6 Days	2
Exotic Egg	Spring, Winter	7 Days 18 Hours	4
King Water Chestnut	Autumn, Winter	8 Days 12 Hours	4