🔵 Qi Fruit

Qi Fruit is a special quest-exclusive fruit in Stardew Valley. It can only be grown during Mr. Qi’s challenge quest “Qi’s Crop”, obtained at Qi’s Walnut Room on Ginger Island. The fruit is grown from Qi Beans, which can be planted in any season on the farm, including indoors in the Greenhouse or Garden Pots.

Qi Fruit has no regular use outside of the quest — its primary purpose is to be shipped as part of the challenge. However, it can technically be consumed, gifted, or sold if players choose.

🌱 Growing

Qi Fruit grows from Qi Beans, which can only be obtained while the “Qi’s Crop” quest is active. Beans are sometimes found by:

  • Killing monsters
  • Breaking rocks
  • Chopping trees or weeds
  • Fishing or digging artifact spots

Qi Beans can be planted in any season and take 4 days to grow into a mature Qi Fruit plant. The crop regrows, producing one Qi Fruit every day after maturity until the quest ends.

Growth Timeline: Plant Qi Bean → 4 days to mature → Produces fruit daily until quest ends

💰 Profitability

Quality Sell Price
Regular 1g
Silver ★ 1g
Gold ★★ 1g
Iridium ★★★ 1g

Qi Fruit has no real profit — all qualities sell for 1g. Its only real use is for completing Mr. Qi’s quest.

🍳 Uses

Qi Fruit is only used in the following ways:

  • Quest: Ship 500 Qi Fruit to complete “Qi’s Crop” challenge
  • Gifting: Possible, but universally disliked by villagers
  • Energy/Health: Restores 38 energy and 17 health if consumed
  • Shipping: All qualities sell for 1g

💡 Tips & Strategies

Pro Tip: Use speed-gro, Deluxe Speed-Gro, or the Agriculturist profession to maximize Qi Fruit yields during the limited quest time.
  • Plant as many Qi Beans as possible immediately to meet the 500-fruit requirement.
  • Greenhouse or Ginger Island planting is ideal for faster harvest cycles.
  • Skip gifting — villagers dislike Qi Fruit.