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One of the fun little magical secrets in Stardew Valley is Giant Crops. These are massive versions of regular crops that volition drop more than the normal amount of produce for the number you planted. Non every crop can become behemothic though, making this a bit rare.

It'south non hard to run into all the requirements for Behemothic Crops to grow, but it does require a fleck of luck and patience. Here's everything you need to know nigh these cool crops.

Updated July thirteen, 2022 by Jacqueline Zalace: Since its release in 2016, Stardew Valley has continued to draw in gamers every day. Those who encounter Giant Crops for the first time may exist left a chip perplexed, and so we've updated this guide with more information on how to go these crops, as well as some tips for your farm's layout to increase your chances of getting Giant Crops.

What Are Giant Crops?

Stardew Valley - Giant Crops Cauliflower Melon Pumpkin

In Stardew Valley, there is a minor hazard that the post-obit crops, when grown in a certain way, will combine into 1 gigantic crop.

  • Cauliflower (Spring)
  • Melons (Summer)
  • Pumpkins (Fall)

When harvested, these three crops will drop 15 to 21 crops. Given that Giant Crops are made from ix regular-sized crops, that'southward quite the bonus.

How to Abound and Harvest Giant Crops

3x3 Grid Stardew Valley

Growing Giant Crops is pretty piece of cake, but you lot'll demand a scrap of luck (not the in-game Luck stat — that doesn't affect Giant Crops).

Hither'southward how to do it:

  1. Choose one of the eligible crops (Cauliflower, Melons, or Pumpkins).
  2. Plant the seeds in a 3x3 grid.
  3. Water them equally normal.
  4. Wait! Once the crops have grown, if y'all just leave them and continue to water them, there's a ane% adventure each day afterward that they'll combine into a Giant Crop.

The crops combining together doesn't need to occur the day they finish growing. It tin happen anytime later on that, so long equally you keep them watered.

This is important to know! You tin leave your Cauliflower, Melons, and Pumpkins sitting all season long and they may suddenly get big if you keep watering them.

To harvest them, yous'll need whatever type of axe. Whack the Behemothic Ingather iii times, and it'll break open, granting you xv to 21 of whatever crop it is!

Giant Crop Growing Information

Stardew Valley a field of cauliflower has two giant cauliflowers in it

Here are a few things to keep in heed while growing Giant Crops.

  • Giant Crops will not grow in the Greenhouse or in Garden Pots, nor will they grow on the Isle Farm.
  • Giant Crops practise not die at the end of the flavor (even in Winter). They'll merely sit there forever until you clear them.
  • Fertilizer that improves quality does not increase your chances of growing Giant Crops.
    • However, Speed-Gro will help you go them since information technology'll give y'all more days in the season for the crops to combine together.

Giant Crop Farm Layouts

Giant Crops Stardew Valley

Lastly, let's become over how to efficiently set up your farm so Giant Crops can grow.

If you don't desire to water your crops yourself, we recommend using Iridium Sprinklers, which are the largest sprinkler size.

A Behemothic Crop takes up a 3x3 area, however, the Iridium Sprinkler has a 5x5 surface area, with the centre tile taken upwards by the sprinkler itself. This means that you will demand an additional sprinkler to water the crops that you want to become giant. This can be done by manus, or with another sprinkler.

If y'all don't mind watering crops by paw, so attempt setting up merely a 3x3 area with nine seeds of your Behemothic Crop of option. This will continue the ingather contained and you can control exactly where it will grow, as opposed to if you had a behemothic field of the ingather.

Overall, the most important thing is patience! Many players may not realize that once the crops are fully grown, they will still have the adventure to get a giant crop. If you have an surface area with grown Cauliflower, Melon, or Pumpkin, leave them in that location, brand sure they become watered, and yous may have Behemothic Crops before the end of the season.

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