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Melon — Stardew Valley Crop Guide

Spawn ID, growth time, seasons, and best processing for Melon.
Melon

A cool, sweet summer treat.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Basic
Sell Price
250g

The item ID for Melon in Stardew Valley is: 254

Melon
[254]

Melon Information

The Melon is a fruit crop that grows from Melon Seeds after 12 days. Melon is one of only three crops that can grow into a giant crop.

Growing Melon

Grows from Melon Seeds. First harvest in 12 days.
Growing seasons
SpringSummerFallWinter
Yield per harvest1
Harvests per season1
Harvest methodHand
Sell price (raw)250g
Where to buy seeds
  • Night Market — Magic Boat (Day 2)
  • JojaMart(Summer)
  • Pierre(Summer)
Best processing
  • Raw
    250g
  • Keg
    750gWine
  • Preserves Jar
    550gJelly
  • Dehydrator
    1900gDriedFruit

Best gold/day: 67.9gg via Dehydrator.

See all Stardew Valley crops →

Melon Effects

Eating Melon restores 112 energy and 50 health.

Melon Tailoring

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

Recipes That Use Melon

Melon is used as an ingredient in 2 recipes.

Melon in Community Center Bundles

Melon is needed for 2 Community Center bundles. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

  • Needs Melon.
    Reward: Quality Sprinkler
  • Needs 5× Melon (Gold) — any 1 of 3 options.
    Reward: Preserves Jar

Quests That Need Melon

Keep a spare Melon around — these quests ask for it.

  • Crop Researchquest · for Demetrius

Using Melon in Machines

What you get by putting Melon into farm machines.

Melon in Collections

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

Melon Villager Gift Reactions

Give Melon 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.

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

Melon 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 [254]. You will then receive the Melon 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 [254] 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 Melon item.