Best Ways To Use Ginger Island Farm In Stardew Valley

Summary

Customize Ginger Island with Catalogs for aesthetic enjoyment.
Plant trees and utilize mushrooms for resources and profit.
Set up Solar Panels and Bee Houses for valuable resources and gold.

Ginger Island was introduced to Stardew Valley in its 1.5 update and has proven a great addition to the game since then. With new quests, characters, and monsters, Ginger Island is equal parts fun and challenging!

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It can also be a really useful space for players to get creative! On Ginger Island West, the plot of land below the Farmhouse has 767 free tiles that can be made use of in countless ways, from aesthetically pleasing customization to implementing maximum profit-making machines. This list highlights some of the most fun, useful, and profitable ways to utilize the Ginger Island Farmland.

1 Decoration

Use Catalogs To Customize The Farm

Possible Gold: -555,000g
Uses: Aesthetic

As mentioned, the Ginger Island Farmland can be customized however players wish. If a player is less focused on profit or has already achieved perfection in Stardew Valley, they may wish to exercise some creativity - and the Ginger Island Farmland is a perfect place to do that!

While expensive to obtain, the original Furniture Catalogue and the additional Furniture Catalogues from Stardew Valley's 1.6 update (such as the Junimo Catalogue and the Wizard Catalogue) offer excellent decorative items that align perfectly with Ginger Island's theme.

2 Trees

Tap Trees, Collect Fruit, Or Produce Mushrooms

Possible Gold: 79,200g From Iridium Banana
Frequency: Every 3 Days (Varies On Tree Type)
Uses: Selling, Resource, Crafting, Cooking

At least 80 trees can be planted on Ginger Island's Farmland, making it a great option to produce a multitude of resources, fruit, or mushrooms. The most profitable tree to plant is a Banana tree, which grows in 28 days from a Banana Sapling and produces 1 Banana every day. Once the tree has matured for three in-game years, it will start producing Iridium quality Bananas.

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By Artur Novichenko

Placing a Mushroom Log next to non-fruit trees allows for a random type of mushroom to be produced every four days. This can be a great source of Purple Mushroom which are a useful food, gift, and quest item throughout Stardew Valley. Non-fruit trees can also produce Maple Syrup, Oak Resin, or Pine Tar when tapped - all useful resources for crafting and quests.

3 Solar Panels

Supplies A Useful And Profitable Resource

Possible Gold: 258,500g
Frequency: Every 7 Sunny Days
Crafting: 10 Refined Quartz, 5 Iron Bar, 5 Gold Bar
Uses: Selling, Crafting, Quests

Reserving approximately 250 tiles for walking space, 517 Solar Panel can be placed on Ginger Island Farmland, producing 517 Battery Pack. At 500g per battery pack, they are a valuable item that can be sold in bulk for a lot of gold.

Moreover, the Battery Pack is used for many useful crafting recipes, such as the Iridium Sprinkler and Crystalarium. A Battery Pack is also a key part of Mr. Qi's "The Mysterious Qi" quest.

4 Bee Houses

Get Lots Of Gold Every 3–4 Days

Possible Gold: 426,360g
Frequency: Every 3–4 Days
Crafting: 40 Wood, 8 Coal, 1 Iron Bar, 1 Maple Syrup
Uses: Selling, Crafting, Quests

For the most optimal production of Honey on the Ginger Island Farmland, players will need 109 Fairy Rose planted and 627 Bee House. There will be a one-time expense of 21,800g for the Fairy Rose seeds. However, once the seeds are planted and grown, the Bee Houses can generate 426,360g every 3 to 4 days.

Fairy Rose Honey is the most expensive type of Honey in Stardew Valley. With the Artisan profession, it can reach 952g per pot, raising the total possible gold from 627 Bee Houses to 596,904g.

5 Pineapple

Utilize Ginger Island's Native Fruit

pineapple seeds, pinapple, and pineapple plant

Possible Gold: 450,780g With Tiller Profession
Frequency: Regrow Every 7 Days
Uses: Selling, Cooking

There is room for 683 Pineapple plants with 15 Iridium Sprinkler on the Ginger Island Farmland. Pineapple plants are regenerative in Stardew Valley, meaning they regrow fruit automatically without needing to plant more seeds once harvested.

The Ginger Island Farmland can house any crop from any season, allowing for this summer-specific plant to thrive and produce gold all year round!

6 Crystalariums

Reproduce A Great Gift And Profitable Gemstone

Possible Gold: 503,558g With Gemologist Profession
Frequency: Every 5 Days
Crafting: 99 Stone, 5 Gold Bar, 2 Iridium Bar, 1 Battery Pack
Uses: Selling, Crafting, Gifting

As with the Solar Panels, 517 Crystalarium can be placed on the Ginger Island Farmland. The most optimal gem selection for the Crystalariums would be Diamond, as it is worth the most gold and is a liked or loved gift by every Stardew Valley villager.

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By Zunair Shafique

The Gemologist Profession is particularly useful if players decide to use Crystalariums as a money-making tactic, as it increases the selling price of all gems by 30%.

7 Ancient Fruit

Tried And Tested Money-Maker

Possible Gold: 619,481g With Tiller
Frequency: Every 7 Days
Uses: Selling, Keg, Preserves Jar

The Ancient Fruit is one of the most profitable crops in Stardew Valley, and its regenerative plants make for a great use of the Ginger Island Farmland. Players can plant 683 Ancient Seeds with 15 Iridium Sprinkler to receive 619,481g for gold-quality fruit every 7 days.

Furthermore, to financially benefit even more, players can choose to place these fruits into either a Keg or Preserves Jar to make greatly profitable Artisan Goods.

8 Preserves Jars

Make Profitable Jelly From Starfruit

Possible Gold: 1,121,890g With Artisan Profession
Frequency: Every 2-3 Days
Crafting: 40 Wood, 50 Stone, 8 Coal
Uses: Selling, Quests, Crafting

With approximately 250 tiles for walking space, 517 Preserves Jar can be placed on the Ginger Island Farmland. When using Starfruit (the most profitable crop in Stardew Valley), these Preserves Jars can make up to 1,121,890g every 2-3 days.

Preserves Jars are quite simple to craft, and the recipe is available at Farming level 4 - making them a more accessible option than some others on this list.

9 Fish Smokers

Double The Price Of All Fish

Possible Gold: 1,628,550g With Fisher, Angler, And Artisan Professions
Frequency: 50 In-Game Minutes
Crafting: 10 Hardwood, 1 Sea Jelly, 1 River Jelly, 1 Cave Jelly (And 1 Coal To Smoke The Fish)
Uses: Selling, Food

If 517 gold quality Lava Eel were placed into 517 Fish Smoker, players could earn up to 1,628,550g every 50 in-game minutes with the right professions.

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By Usama Ali

This example may be a bit unrealistic, as it's unlikely that players could catch enough fish to refill the Fish Smokers in just 50 in-game minutes. However, since Fish Smokers double the base value of all fish, players can still expect to make a good profit with almost any type of fish in the 517 Fish Smokers.

10 Kegs

The Perfect Money-Maker

Possible Gold: 1,628,550g With Artisan Profession
Frequency: Every 7 Days
Crafting: 30 Wood, 1 Copper Bar, 1 Iron Bar, 1 Oak Resin
Uses: Selling, Aging, Gifting, Quests

As with the other machines on this list, 517 Keg can be placed on the Ginger Island Farmland. The most advisable fruit to use in a keg is Starfruit, as it is the most valuable type of Wine. Priced at a 3,150g base value with the Artisan profession, players can expect to make 1,628,550g from 517 normal quality Starfruit Wine every 7 days.

This can increase even further when aged in the Farmhouse's basement for 28 in-game days, whereby the 517 Starfruit Wine would reach 3,257,100g total at Iridium Quality. Furthermore, Wine can be used in quests and as villager gifts. The great profit and usefulness of Wine makes placing Kegs on the Ginger Island Farmland a perfect utilization of the space.

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