Crops Comparison Matrix

• Note Coin/Hr is the key metric for players looking to maximize return on investment.
• Payout per hour generally decreases as watering time increases, with these exceptions:
  • One Artichoke provides a better payout over two hours, than two consecutive Cauliflowers
  • Squash beats most other Crops, but has a high initial cost that must be budgeted for, and requires hourly maintenance. Squash pays so well, that even if you miss your next pick time by a full half hour (your character is standing around doing nothing), you'll still out-earn Artichokes - which are the best-paying two hour Crop.
  • Cabbages (8 hours) and Broccoli (6 hours) are fine "overnight" crops, and will earn reasonable returns while you sleep, but if you only sleep 7 hours a night, plant Broccoli. Even wasting the entire seventh hour without planting anything, Broccoli still out-earns Cabbage.
• Trees generally pay better per Man-Hour than Crops, but require a large initial investment. Since they will not produce actual profit for days, it's best to focus on Crops in the early game, to fund Houses and Buildings.

Crops

	Level	Cost	Pay	Net	XP	Time	Coin/Hr	XP/Hr
Carrots	1	5	10	5	1	30 sec	600	120
Pumpkins	2	30	60	30	2	5 min	360	24
Cauliflower	3	50	170	120	7	1 hr	120	7
Corn	4	70	260	190	20	2 hr	95	10
Strawberries	6	90	410	320	30	4 hr	80	7.50
Watermelon	6	500	710	210	20	2 hr	105	10
Blue Corn	6	600	810	210	30	3 hr	70	10
Cabbages	8	60	620	560	70	8 hr	70	8.75
Lavender		100	320	220	20	2 hr	110	10
Eggplants	10	520	1530	1010	150	18 hr	56	8.33
Brussels Sprouts	12	880	2150	1270	200	24 hr	52	8.33
Artichokes	14	450	700	250	20	2 hr	125	10
Potatoes	15	550	1570	1020	150	18 hr	56	8.33
Broccoli	17	180	690	510	60	6 hr	85	10
Squash	20	960	1130	170	10	1 hr	170	10
Basil	26	500	1310	810	120	14 hr	57	8.57
Blackberry	35	1280	2680	1400	220	24 hr	58	9.17