There are plenty of crops and ingredients to find inStardew Valley, and as the seasons come and go, you’ll find even more to collect. One of the most prominent forageable items is the different mushrooms across the valley. While they can be obtained in numerous places, you can also grow them yourself!
Mushrooms are a consumable that can restore health and energy in a pinch, and they can also be used in recipes for more restorative meals. Additionally, they can be used in the Foraging Bundle at the Community Center. Here’s how to make and use Mushroom Logs in Stardew Valley!
How To Craft Mushroom Logs
If you spend a lot of time foraging, you’re likely tounlock the recipe for Mushroom Logsquickly. The recipe is unlocked atlevel four Foraging, and you’ll needten hardwood and ten mossto make it.
You don’t need to add anything to the Mushroom Log! It will start growing once placed.
The mushrooms willgrow every four days, and thequantity of mushrooms increasesbased on how many wild trees are nearby. Below is a table ofall the mushrooms that can grow, and how to improve your odds of growing them.
Rainy days will decrease how long it takes for mushrooms to grow!
Increases when Maple Trees and Mystic Trees are nearby.
Red Mushroom
Increases when Maple Trees are nearby.
The quality of the mushroom varies, depending onhow many wild trees are nearbyand how many are covered in moss. The quality of the mushroom isnot affected by the Botanist Perksince the items aren’t technically foraged, but grown.
You canplace as many mushroom logs as you’d like, enabling you to grow mushrooms around your farm.
If you chose to let Demetrius turn the cave into a fruit bat cave, this allows you to have the best of both worlds.
