Should You Keep Or Donate Ancient Seeds In Stardew Valley?

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The first time a player comes across an Ancient Seed, they may not know exactly what to do with it. Ancient Seeds are exceptionally rare, only ever found in artifact dig spots in the Cindersap Forest or the Mountain. They scarcely spawn even there, with a 0.7% chance of appearing each time the player digs up a plot, and may take several in-game years to find.

By the time a player comes across their first of these exceedingly unusual artifacts, they're familiar enough with the ins and outs of seeds in : plant them, and something will grow. But unlike other in-game seeds, there are no details in the Ancient Seed's flavor text: no season or growing time, just a suggestion that Gunther might know more if they were to donate it to the museum. But many players will be loath to part with such a rare artifact, just as they may have been when they found their first Prismatic Shard. Thankfully, the choice isn't as complicated as it seems.

Unfortunately, the firstAncient Seedthe player finds won't actually grow anything. If they try to plant it, they'll only be met with an error message. As a matter of fact, players will have to donate their first Ancient Seed to the museum in order to gain a plantable version. Immediately after doing so, they'll unlock a new reward at the museum: a single pack of plantable Ancient Seeds, and the crafting recipe to make more of them. This only requires a single Ancient Seed to craft.

As one player strives for achieving Perfection playing Stardew Valley, they are reluctant to embrace the Joja route as it feels contrary to the game.

With that, players can return to the farm and plant their new Ancient Seeds immediately. They can be planted in any season in which crops grow (Spring, Summer, or Fall), and take a full 28 days to produce a single Ancient Fruit.

If the player somehow finds a plantable Ancient Seed before the artifact version, they can put the plantable version into a Deconstructor to gain the artifact.

Although the first Ancient