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Almost 8 years after its original release on PC,Stardew Valleyremains one of the most popular indie titles available today. The farming simulation RPG has only grown in the years following its release, adding new content and building an audience of diehard fans.Stardew Valleyis filled with experiences and items, from the extraordinary to the mundane. When it comes toStardew Valleyforage items, they don’t get much more mundane than the humble Leek. Most players will collect a Leek within their first few days on the farm, but the wild vegetable is more useful than it may seem.
Updated June 16, 2025 by Renri Seong: As of March 2024, ConcernedApe has released the 1.6 update forStardew Valley. New features include the Desert Festival, the Green Rain weather, and more. With the update,Stardewhas welcomed returning players as well as newcomers. One of the many things you can do inStardew Valleyis forage items. The items will change depending on the season, but Spring is the only time you can obtainLeeks. These vegetables can be tricky to find and require you to look in specific areas in the valley. However, you’ll want to search for them once you’ve accepted the “Gifts for George” special order.
Foraging Leeks in Stardew Valley
Search the Mountains and the Bus Stop
Leeksare wild vegetables, which means they can’t befarmed inStardew Valley. Therefore, the only ways to get Leeks are through Foraging or the use of Spring Wild Seeds. Leeks can only be foraged in the Spring, and only from four different locations on theStardew Valleymap. Leeks are gathered with the Foraging skill, and harvesting them will be made easier by the Gatherer, Botanist, and Tracker professions.
You can find Leeks in the following locations:
58% of the forageable vegetables in these areas will be Leeks in the Spring, with only a 20% chance in the Bus Stop and Rail Road areas, and 25% in the Forest Farm.
Other Ways to Obtain Leeks
The only other way to get Leeks is throughplanting Spring Wild Seeds, which have a 25% chance of growing into a Leek. Spring Seeds can also be crafted by combining the four wild vegetables of the season: Wild Horseradish, Leek, Daffodil, and Dandelion. You’ll also receive x30 Spring Seeds by completing the Spring Foraging Bundle at the Community Center. However, you’re likely to have completed this in your first year. Thus, it’s better to save them for Spring Year 2+when you can start accepting special orders.
What are Leeks for in Stardew Valley
Should You Save Leeks or Sell Them?
You’ll want to get your hands on Leeks for a few reasons. Certain quests require Leeks, you’ll need one for the Spring Foraging Bundle, and you can use them in recipes. Leeks can also be placed in the Sewing Machine to make clothing. To better showcase exactly what Leeks are used for, here’s a look at everything you can do with it:
Salad
Reach 3+ Hearts with Emily. You’ll receive the recipe in the mail the following day.
Gifts for George Walkthrough
How to Complete
It’s highly recommended you take the"Gifts for George" special order. This will start appearing on the bulletin board outside Lewis' house in Year 2. If you don’t see it during your second year of Spring, you’ll have to look again in Year 3. The goal of “Gifts for George” is toforage 12 Leeks and place them on the stove in Evelyn and George’s house. “Gifts for George” has a 28-day deadline, but only if you manage to grab it on Spring 1. The quest can appear at the beginning, middle, or last week of the month. If you accept it during week 2, then you’ll have less than 28 days to complete it.
It should also be noted thatyou need to have “Gifts for George” activein order for the Leeks youforageto count towards the quest. Any Leek you gather before this quest willnot count.
The best way to gather a dozen Leeks for the quest is tosearch the mountains and Bus Stop area every day. You can even look around the area next to the bridge leading to the Quarry. If you’re struggling to gather Leeks, craftWild Seeds (Sp)and plant them. While the items that sprout from Wild Seeds are randomized, you have a slight chance of getting at least one-two Leeks if you plant 10 or more of them.
You can hasten the growth of Wild Seeds by usingDeluxe Speed-Gro, which can be bought from Pierre (Year 2+) for 150g. You can also get this fertilizer from Sandy at the Oasis for 80g. She only has the Deluxe Speed-Gro onThursdays, but it’s significantly cheaper than Pierre’s stock.
As a reward for “Gifts for George,” Evelyn will send you a Coffee Machine in the mail the following day. Place this furniture anywhere in your house, and it willmake x1 Coffee every day. Coffee doesn’t restore much HP or Energy (1HP and 3 Energy respectively), but it gives you a +1 Speed Boost for 1m 23sec. Coffee is also a Loved Gift for Harvey, and a universally Liked Gift to all charactersexceptJas, Vincent, and Leo.
