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Parsnip — Stardew Valley Crop Guide

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

A spring tuber closely related to the carrot. It has an earthy taste and is full of nutrients.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Basic
Sell Price
35g

The item ID for Parsnip in Stardew Valley is: 24

Parsnip
[24]

Parsnip Information

The Parsnip is a vegetable crop that grows from Parsnip Seeds after 4 days.

Growing Parsnip

Grows from Parsnip Seeds. First harvest in 4 days.
Growing seasons
SpringSummerFallWinter
Yield per harvest1
Harvests per season1
Harvest methodHand
Sell price (raw)35g
Where to buy seeds
  • Night Market — Magic Boat (Day 1)
  • JojaMart(Spring)
  • Pierre(Spring)
Best processing
  • Raw
    35g
  • Keg
    78gJuice
  • Preserves Jar
    120gPickle

Best gold/day: 4.3gg via Preserves Jar.

See all Stardew Valley crops →

Parsnip Effects

Eating Parsnip restores 25 energy and 11 health.

Parsnip Tailoring

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

Recipes That Use Parsnip

Parsnip is used as an ingredient in 2 recipes.

Parsnip in Community Center Bundles

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

  • Needs Parsnip.
    Reward: 20× Speed-Gro
  • Needs 5× Parsnip (Gold) — any 1 of 4 options.
    Reward: Preserves Jar

Quests That Need Parsnip

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

  • Getting Startedquest

Using Parsnip in Machines

What you get by putting Parsnip into farm machines.

Parsnip in Collections

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

Parsnip Villager Gift Reactions

Give Parsnip 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.

  • LovesPam🎂 Spring 18
  • 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 10Penny🎂 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 Parsnip gift guide →

Parsnip 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 [24]. You will then receive the Parsnip 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 [24] 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 Parsnip item.