The best crops for every level in Harvest Tycoon

Every crop with the level it opens at, its time with and without water and care, and what one field earns per harvest and per hour.

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Which crop to plant depends on how long you will be away and which level you are. This table has every crop in the game in the order they open, with what one field earns at the Market’s usual price.

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Every crop

CropOpens at levelSeedSells forGrows inWith water and careEarns per harvestPer field per hour (water and care)
Wheat1182 min1 min7about 840
Corn134015 min4 min37about 592
Lettuce32205 min1 min18about 864
Barley578545 min11 min78about 416
Cabbage9131102 h30 min97about 194
Cauliflower11221754 h1 h153about 153
Green beans1215901 h 30 min23 min75about 200
Pumpkin13322508 h2 h218about 109
Red cabbage154334012 h3 h297about 99
Sunflower17604801 day6 h420about 70
Apples2070010012 h1 h 30 min (grows back)100about 67
Berries231,0001308 h1 h (grows back)130about 130
Squash287356016 h4 h487about 122
Pole beans311,4001606 h45 min (grows back)160about 213
Cider apples461,60018014 h1 h 45 min (grows back)180about 103
Cherries662,00022016 h2 h (grows back)220about 110

Coins per field. Seed and sale prices are the usual ones; the Market’s price of the day is a little higher or lower.

While you play

Plant the quickest crops you have and water and care for them: they earn the most per field per hour. Early on that is wheat and corn, then lettuce from level 3 and barley from level 5.

While you are away

Pick a crop that is ready when you come back: a field earns nothing while it waits for you. Going to bed? A crop of 8 to 24 hours fills the night. Away for an hour or two? Pick one of about that length.

Trees and bushes

Trees and bushes cost a lot to plant but grow back after every harvest, so you only buy them once. Water and care them every time, and pick them yourself to start the next harvest.

  • Apples: level 20
  • Berries: level 23
  • Pole beans: level 31
  • Cider apples: level 46
  • Cherries: level 66

More fields, more coins

You start with 8 fields and can have up to 40. Every field you add earns as much as the others, so new fields pay for themselves quickly. See Fields and crops.

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