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Melon Seeds — Stardew Valley Crop Guide

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

Plant these in the summer. Takes 12 days to mature.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Seeds
Sell Price
40g

The item ID for Melon Seeds in Stardew Valley is: 479

Melon Seeds
[479]

Melon Seeds Information

Melon Seeds are a type of seed. Mature plants yield Melons.

They can be purchased at Pierre's General Store, at JojaMart, from the Magic Shop Boat at the Night Market on Winter 16, and occasionally from the Traveling Cart. Nine seeds can be obtained from Gunther at the Museum after donating 10 items. They can also be obtained by using the Seed Maker. Five to twenty Melon Seeds may occasionally be found in treasure rooms in the Skull Cavern. Melon may also grow from Mixed Seeds planted on Ginger Island.

Planting Melon Seeds

Plant to grow Melon. First harvest in 12 days — one-time crop.
Growing seasons
SpringSummerFallWinter
Yield per harvest1
Harvests per season1
Harvest methodHand
Where to buy
  • 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.

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Melon Seeds Villager Gift Reactions

Give Melon Seeds 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.

  • DislikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Elliott🎂 Fall 5Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Haley🎂 Spring 14Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 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 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Willy🎂 Summer 24Wizard🎂 Winter 17
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Melon Seeds 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 [479]. You will then receive the Melon Seeds 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 [479] 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 Seeds item.