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Fiddlehead Fern ID and Spawn Cheat

Spawn the Fiddlehead Fern item in Stardew Valley using the in-game naming cheat.
Fiddlehead Fern

The Fiddlehead Fern, sometimes just called the 'Fiddlehead' is an item that can be found during summer within the Secret Woods. Despite being a 'farming' item, it cannot be planted, only foraged (found in the wild). It is also used in the Chef's Bundle.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Basic
Sell Price
90g

The item ID for Fiddlehead Fern in Stardew Valley is: 259

Fiddlehead Fern
[259]

Fiddlehead Fern Information

The Fiddlehead Fern is a vegetable that can be found:

The Fiddlehead Fern is the only foraged item categorized as a vegetable. Being a vegetable, its sell price benefits from the Tiller 10% bonus and it can be turned into Pickles or Juice using a Preserves Jar or Keg. But it also receives several Foraging-related benefits, because it is obtained by foraging. Specifically, 7 Foraging XP is granted per fern and it benefits from the Gatherer double-harvest bonus and Botanist iridium-quality bonus.

Fiddlehead Fern Effects

Eating Fiddlehead Fern restores 25 energy and 11 health.

Where to Buy Fiddlehead Fern

Shops and vendors that sell Fiddlehead Fern.

Where to Forage Fiddlehead Fern

Fiddlehead Fern spawns on the ground as forage in these areas — the chance is its weight in that map's daily forage roll.

Secret WoodsSummer90%

Trees That Produce Fiddlehead Fern

Place a Tapper on these trees to produce Fiddlehead Fern. A Heavy Tapper works twice as fast.

  • Green Rain Fern Treeevery 2 days

Fiddlehead Fern Tailoring

Use Fiddlehead Fern as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Recipes That Use Fiddlehead Fern

Fiddlehead Fern is used as an ingredient in 1 recipe.

Fiddlehead Fern in Community Center Bundles

Fiddlehead Fern is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

  • Chef'sBulletin Board
    Needs Fiddlehead Fern.
    Reward: 3× Pink Cake

Using Fiddlehead Fern in Machines

What you get by putting Fiddlehead Fern into farm machines.

Fiddlehead Fern in Collections

Shipping Fiddlehead Fern counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Fiddlehead Fern Villager Gift Reactions

Give Fiddlehead Fern as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

  • LikesAlex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Elliott🎂 Fall 5Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Leo🎂 Summer 26Lewis🎂 Spring 7Linus🎂 Winter 3Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Pam🎂 Spring 18Penny🎂 Fall 2Pierre🎂 Spring 26Robin🎂 Fall 21Sandy🎂 Fall 15Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Shane🎂 Spring 20Willy🎂 Summer 24Wizard🎂 Winter 17
  • DislikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Haley🎂 Spring 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Sam🎂 Summer 17Vincent🎂 Spring 10
See the full Fiddlehead Fern gift guide →

Fiddlehead Fern Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [259]. You will then receive the Fiddlehead Fern item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [259] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Fiddlehead Fern item.