Growing crops in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is easy to learn, but tough to master. This is especially true when you’re trying to figure out which crops you should grow depending on the date and season. Each season only runs for 10 days, meaning you have to be careful planting crops when you’re unsure whether or not they’ll grow in time. If you’re wondering how long it takes to grow all base crops in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, continue reading.
Crop growth timing in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
Until you unlock hybrid crops, the only seeds you can plant are base-level crops. There are a ton of options in Vesta’s shop, and their descriptions only give an estimation on how long they take to grow. This can be frustrating when you’re unsure whether or not your crops will grow before they’re unable to. Each crop takes a certain amount of time to grow, and can only grow in certain seasons. We’ll explain how long all crops take to grow in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life.
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| Crop type | Seasons | Days |
| Tomato | Spring-Fall | 5 |
| Watermelon | Spring-Summer | 7 |
| Strawberry | Fall-Spring | 7 |
| Melon | Summer-Fall | 7 |
| Turnip | Summer-Winter | 5 |
| Potato | Winter-Spring | 8 |
| Carrot | Fall-Winter | 9 |
| Sweet Potato | Fall | 5 |
If any of your crops are still growing during a new season it can’t grow in, they’ll wilt. This is why you should be mindful of what and when you’re planting. If you’re wondering how close they are to harvest, press the ‘Enter’ key to check in on them. But what about the tree crops? We have another table showing when they start flowering, and when they’re harvestable.
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| Tree | Flowering Season | Harvesting Season |
| Peach | Spring | Summer |
| Orange | Spring | Summer |
| Grape | Summer | Fall |
| Banana | Spring | Summer |
| Apple | Summer | Fall |
Once the trees grow to full size, they won’t require anymore watering. Also, they’ll live throughout all seasons, so you won’t have to replant them! Trees are great for producing large amounts of fruit for their entire harvesting season.
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is available on Steam.
