Farming might not be the heart of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, but when it comes to making money and keeping your village upgrades rolling, it’s hands-down one of the most reliable ways to fill your wallet. Space is limited in each village’s development zone, so you’ll want to prioritize the crops that offer the best bang for your buck.
This guide breaks down the top-performing crops for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter villages, plus details on the rare and valuable Golden Crops.
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🌸 Best Crops to Grow in the Spring Village
🥇 Top Picks: Strawberry & Turnip
Strawberries
Strawberries are an early-game goldmine. Once you have some cash, start buying Strawberry Seeds (Iroha sells five daily at her teahouse). They take 5 days to grow, and yield 5–6 berries per plant, each selling for 53G. After that, they regrow every 2 days, making them a low-effort, high-profit crop.
Use your Drum daily to shorten the time between harvests, and assign villagers to handle watering and harvesting.
Turnips
Turnips are quick and dirty moneymakers. They grow in just 3 days, and give you 5–6 turnips per seed, each selling for 30G. They do need replanting after every harvest, so they’re more labor-intensive—but still worth it while you build up funds for better crops.
☀️ Best Crops to Grow in the Summer Village
🥇 Top Picks: Corn & Pink Melon
Corn
Corn is a rock-solid summer crop. It takes 5 days to grow, and yields 5–6 per plant, selling for 38G each (~190G per plot). It regrows every 2 days, giving you 2–3 harvests per plant before it dies.
Villagers can manage most of the process after planting, and the drum helps speed up regrowth.
Pink Melon
Pink Melons take 5–6 days to grow, but sell for 67G each, with a similar yield. If you score a Conqueror Melon (giant variant), it sells for a whopping 405G. If you’re feeling lucky or want big profits, these are a great investment.
🍂 Best Crops to Grow in the Autumn Village
🥇 Top Picks: Rice & Sticky Rice
Rice
Once you’ve unlocked rice paddy tiles (must be placed next to water), rice becomes the best money-maker in the game. It takes 6 days to grow, or around 3 with daily Drum use, and gives a massive 24–25 rice per plot, selling at 60G each.
That’s a potential 1,440G per plot. Insane value.
Sticky Rice
Nearly identical to regular rice, but it sells for 62G per unit. You can buy Sticky Rice Seeds from Yachiyo in Autumn Village for 124G each.
❄️ Best Crops to Grow in the Winter Village
🥇 Top Picks: Mandarins & Carrots
Mandarins
Mandarin trees are slow starters (6 days to grow) but don’t need watering. They produce 4–5 mandarins every 5–6 days, selling for 55G each. Set up a mandarin orchard for passive income—perfect for unused development zones.
Carrots
Winter crops are kind of “meh” overall, but carrots pull slightly ahead with a 40G sell value and a 5–6 day grow time. They’re a reliable option while your trees are maturing.
✨ Golden Crops – Highest-Value Crops in the Game
Golden Crops are rare, high-yield crops that sell for 200G each, no matter where you plant them. They’re not tied to any specific season and grow the same everywhere.
🏆 Golden Crop Locations + Sell Values
| Golden Crop | Sell Value | Where to Find Seeds |
| Golden Cabbage | 200G | Found in a chest near a rock pillar across the hanging bridge (Summer Village outskirts) |
| Golden Potato | 200G | Omen Island in the sky, near the fast-travel shrine |
| Golden Pumpkin | 200G | Behind Mr. Fungus’ house on Mushroom Island (sky area) |
| Golden Turnip | 200G | Dawnbreak Island and Dual Shell Island (south and southeast islands) |
💡 Tip: Giant versions of these golden crops can sell for way more than their base price. If you manage to grow one, you’re sitting on a small fortune.
✅ Final Farming Tips
- Use your Drum daily to speed up growth across all crop types
- Assign villagers to reduce your daily farming workload
- Don’t forget to check storage boxes—extra crops go there automatically
- Reinvest early profits into buying more seeds and expanding your development zones
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