Stardew Valley · guides + tools
Play smarter, not harder.
SDV Almanac turns the numbers behind Stardew Valley into answers you can use today — which crop actually beats ancient fruit on your layout, whether a Fish Pond pays off, and exactly what to gift Penny on her birthday. Every figure is cross-checked against the game and the community's best data.
New here? Start with the beginner guide →Core guides
Crops & Economy
Profit-per-day math, keg vs jar, and which crops actually pay the bills across the year.
Crop profit strategy →Fishing
Rod tiers, bait, and a Fish Pond planner that turns one legendary catch into a roe pipeline.
Fishing guide →Villagers & Gifts
Who loves what, birthday shortcuts, and a gift planner that skips the guesswork.
Gift & birthday guide →Interactive tools
Crop Profit Calculator
Compare any crop against keg, jar, and wine — with season, regrow, and artisan modifiers baked in.
See the calculator →Fish Pond Planner
Model population tiers, roe output, and daily income from a single fish — before you commit a pond.
See the planner →What makes this site different
Most Stardew resources tell you what a crop sells for. We go further: our crop guide shows the profit-per-day after keg and preserve-jar processing, our fishing guide models Fish Pond income tier by tier, and our gift guide is built from the actual taste data so you stop handing Penny a liked-not-loved gift. The calculators do the arithmetic; the guides explain why the numbers say what they say.
Data is verified against game version 1.6.x. Where a value depends on a specific update, the page says so — no silent version drift.