What to Grow for the Frog on Ginger Island in Stardew Valley

On Ginger Island next to the farm area there is a cave you can visit that houses a frog named Gourmand Frog. This frog makes requests of you to grow certain crops on your farm. To help you learn what to grow for the frog in Stardew Valley we’ve put together a short guide. In the guide below you will learn every crop you need to grow at the Ginger Island farm.

Where to Find the Frog on Ginger Island

After you build the Sleep Hut on Ginger Island you will unlock a cave slightly northeast of the hut you can enter. Inside this cave you will encounter an NPC known as the Gourmand Frog. This NPC will give you a cryptic clue of what you should be growing in your garden outside. The answers to each clue are below.

Gourmand Frog Crops Requests Solutions

To successfully complete the Gourmand Frog side quest, you’ll need to grow three different crops based on the cryptic hints provided by the frog. You can cultivate all of these crops simultaneously, but it’s crucial to present them to the frog in the specified order. Here are the required crops to grow and the order in which to present them:

1. Melons, referred to as ‘da pink thing.’ Obtain Melon seeds from Pierre’s, JojaMart, or by using a seed maker.
2. Wheat, described as the ‘long yellow thing.’ Obtain Wheat seeds from Pierre’s, JojaMart, or by using a seed maker.
3. Garlic, mentioned as the ‘zesty ground-fruit that makes your breath smell.’ Acquire Garlic seeds from Pierre’s, JojaMart, or by using a seed maker.

To meet each request, plant at least one seed and care for it until the crop reaches full maturity. Instead of harvesting the crop, enter the cave and engage in a conversation with the Gourmand Frog. This action triggers a cutscene during which the frog emerges from the cave and evaluates what you’ve planted. For each correct crop, he rewards you with 5x Golden Walnuts. These Golden Walnuts pay an important part of the island’s core gameplay as they are used to unlock a variety of buildings and services on the island.

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