by Kale is a Stardew Valley Spring Crop that is actually not bad, especially when we haven’t made much progress in our farming adventure .
I would tell you, after doing the analysis, that taking into account the crops for this season, it is a bit in the average; it’s fine, but nothing more (it also doesn’t have any other extra uses that make it worthwhile). There are crops that are much more worthwhile in the season, something that I will comment on as we do this analysis. Let’s see how much use we can get from this vegetable!
HOW TO GET KALE IN STARDEW VALLEY
To get Kale in Stardew Valley we must go as always to our reliable Pierre store ( MercaJoja pass ) and buy the Kale Seeds there , of course, we can only buy them in Spring. We can buy them for 70 Coins each unit.
ANALYSIS OF RENTABILITY
Let’s start by looking at your data:
- Kale Seed Cost: 70.
- Growth Time: 6 days.
- Production: 1 Kale/6 days.
- Sale of Raw Kale:
- Normal: 110 (121 with Labrador).
- Silver: 137 (150 with Labrador).
- Gold: 165 (181 with Labrador).
- Iridium: 220 (242 with Labrador).
- Sale of Pickled Kale:
- 270 (378 with Artisan).
- Sale of Kale Juice:
- 247 (345 with Artisan).
HARVEST BENEFIT
Let’s start by analyzing the benefit that we will obtain for each harvest of Kale, something that will be very simple since we only have to calculate the Coins that we will obtain according to what we harvest or artisan product that we make and subtract the cost of the seeds. Emphasize that it is not a crop like the Green Bean in the sense that when planting it we will not be able to harvest it several times without replanting.
First the Raw Kale:
- No Labrador:
- Normal: 40 Coins x harvest.
- Silver: 67.
- Gold: 95.
- Iridium: 150 Coins x harvest .
- With Labrador:
- Normal: 51 Coins x harvest.
- Silver: 80.
- Gold: 111.
- Iridium: 172 Coins x harvest .
After this, let’s see the real benefit that we will obtain from its artisan products, which would be the Kale Juice and Pickle:
- Without Craftsman:
- Kale Pickle: 200 Coins x harvest .
- Kale Juice: 177 Coins x harvest .
- With Craftsman:
- Kale Pickle: 308 Coins x harvest .
- Kale Juice: 275 Coins x harvest .
This is another case of Vegetable-type Cultivation in which Pickling is more common than Juice, something that also occurs in other seasonal vegetables such as Parsnips .
However, to know the real performance we must analyze what we could obtain if we replanted the Kale whenever we can during the Spring season.
PLANTING DAY 1 OF SPRING AND UNTIL THE END
The benefit that we will obtain assuming that we are replanting the same plantation of Kale throughout the Spring. The calculations will be for a single plantation that is being renewed, if your intention is to plant, for example, 10, then you will only have to multiply the values to get an idea. Also, this is the best way to accurately compare which crops yield more than others (since crop growth time is very relevant here).
Without using Accelerator Fertilizers, you will be able to harvest Kale a total of 4 times in the entire Spring . With this type of fertilizers we would increase this number, but we will do the calculations assuming that we do not use them since it is easier to make the comparison with other crops.
- No Labrador:
- Normal: 160 Coins.
- Silver: 268.
- Gold: 380.
- Iridium: 600.
- Medium: 352 Coins .
- With Labrador:
- Normal: 204 Coins.
- Silver: 320.
- Gold: 444.
- Iridium: 688.
- Medium: 414 Coins .
Kale Juice:
- No Craftsman: 708 Coins .
- With Artisan: 1096 Coins .
Kale Pickle:
- No Craftsman: 800 Coins .
- With Artisan: 1232 Coins .
You can see that in terms of profitability it is not bad, but it still does not surpass the almighty Potato (although it has come close) and let’s not even talk about Strawberries , which of course play in another league.
OTHER USES FOR KALE
Kale can also be used for the following:
- It is an ingredient in the following recipes:
- Salmon Feast : The recipe calls for 1 Kale, 1 Salmon, and Amaranth. It gives us 125 Energy and 56 Health. It can be sold for 300 Coins, not a very worthwhile recipe by any means.
- Stir Fry : The recipe uses 1 Kale, 1 Common Mushroom, 1 Cave Carrot and 1 unit of Oil. It provides us with 200 Energy and 90 Health. It can be sold for 330 Coins, again I don’t recommend it too much.
- You can ask for it on the notice board in Spring, the reward will be 330 Coins and 150 friendship points from the person who requested it.
