Winter Root — Stardew Valley Crop Guide
A starchy tuber.
- Category
- Objects
- Subcategory
- Basic
- Sell Price
- 70g
The item ID for Winter Root in Stardew Valley is: 412
Winter Root Information
The Winter Root is a foraging item found only in Winter. Wild winter roots do not grow above ground, but instead they are buried in the snow/dirt and must be dug up with a Hoe (no other tools, even Bombs, will work).
The highest chance of finding a Winter Root (17-24%, map-dependent) is when digging up an Artifact Spot. There is also a 4% chance of finding a Winter Root when digging standard tillable soil in any exterior location. Exceptions are in the Farm, where Winter Roots can be found at artifact spots, but not standard tillable soil, and both the Desert and Ginger Island, where Winter Roots can not be found at all. Digging up a Winter Root provides no experience.
Winter Roots can also be grown from Winter Seeds, in which case they are a standard wild-seed crop: they grow above ground, can be harvested without using a tool, give 7 Foraging XP each, and are affected by the Gatherer and Botanist professions.
Occasionally they may be sold at the Traveling Cart or found in Garbage Cans in Winter. They may also be dropped by Blue Slimes (8% chance) in The Mines (floors 41-79) or Secret Woods.
Putting a Winter Root in a Seed Maker will generate 1-3 Winter Seeds.
Growing Winter Root
| Yield per harvest | 1 |
| Harvests per season | 1 |
| Harvest method | Hand |
| Sell price (raw) | 70g |
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Winter Root Effects
Eating Winter Root restores 25 energy and 11 health.
Monsters That Drop Winter Root
Monsters that can drop Winter Root when killed — the chance is per kill.
| Frost Jelly | 8% |
Winter Root Tailoring
Use Winter Root as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:
Orange Bow ShirtRecipes That Use Winter Root
Winter Root is used as an ingredient in 2 recipes.
Roots Platter
Winter SeedsWinter Root in Community Center Bundles
Winter Root is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.
- Winter ForagingCrafts RoomNeeds Winter Root — any 4 of 5 options.Reward: 30× Winter Seeds
Winter Root in Collections
Shipping Winter Root counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →
Winter Root Villager Gift Reactions
Give Winter Root 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.
- LikesHarvey🎂 Winter 14Leah🎂 Winter 23Linus🎂 Winter 3
- NeutralAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Kent🎂 Spring 4Lewis🎂 Spring 7Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Pam🎂 Spring 18Penny🎂 Fall 2Robin🎂 Fall 21Sandy🎂 Fall 15
- DislikesCaroline🎂 Winter 7Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Elliott🎂 Fall 5Haley🎂 Spring 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leo🎂 Summer 26Pierre🎂 Spring 26Sam🎂 Summer 17Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Willy🎂 Summer 24Wizard🎂 Winter 17
Winter Root 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 [412]. You will then receive the Winter Root 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 [412] 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 Winter Root item.