Winter Seeds — Stardew Valley Crop Guide

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

Winter Seeds Item ID

The item ID for Winter Seeds in Stardew Valley is: 498

[498]

Winter Seeds Information

An assortment of wild winter seeds.

Item ID	498
Category	Objects
Subcategory	Seeds
Sell Price	30

Winter Seeds are a type of Crafted seed. The crafting recipe is labeled "Wild Seeds (Wi)", but when crafted, the result is "Winter Seeds." Mature plants yield, at random, a Crocus, Crystal Fruit, Snow Yam, or Winter Root.

Winter Seeds are one of the season-specific crafted wild seeds, along with Spring Seeds, Summer Seeds, and Fall Seeds that produce crops normally found as forage. While Farming Skill normally increases the chance to grow a quality crop, Foraging Skill increases the chance to grow a quality crop from Winter Seeds. Choosing the Botanist profession will ensure iridium-quality crops grown from Winter Seeds.

Crows do not attack crops grown from Winter Seeds, so the use of Scarecrows is unnecessary.

Planting Winter Seeds

Plant to grow Winter Root. First harvest in 7 days — one-time crop.

Growing seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Yield per harvest	1
Harvests per season	1
Harvest method	Hand

Where to buy

Desert Trader· Saturday
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Winter Seeds Recipe

Winter Seeds is a crafted item. One craft produces 10 of them.

Ingredients

How to learn the recipe

Reach Foraging Level 7

Winter Seeds Villager Gift Reactions

Give Winter Seeds as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost.

DislikesAbigailAlexCarolineClintDemetriusDwarfElliottEmilyEvelynGeorgeGusHaleyHarveyJasJodiKentKrobusLeahLeoLewisLinusMarnieMaruPamPennyPierreRobinSamSandySebastianShaneVincentWillyWizard

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Winter 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 [498]. You will then receive the Winter 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 [498] 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 Seeds item.