What seeds provide the most coins in Farmville?

The Best Seeds in Farmville - Level 11

As each farmer levels up in Farmville, new seeds, trees, and items become available for planting. Each seed costs a particular amount of money, takes a certain amount of time to grow, and gives varying amounts of XP. The following information can assist in your decision about which seeds to plant, trees to grow, or items to buy to help you get the most out of your farm. I am currently at Level 11, so as I proceed through the levels of Farmville this table will update accordingly.

Seed	Hours	XP Gained	Net Profit	Coins/HR	XP/HR
Strawberry	4	1	10	2.5	0.25
Eggplant	48	2	48	1	0.04
Wheat	72	2	65	0.9	0.03
Soybean	24	2	33	1.38	0.08
Squash	48	2	66	1.38	0.04
Pumpkin	48	1	23	2.88	0.13
Artichoke	96	2	119	1.24	0.02
Rice	12	1	36	3	0.08
Raspberries	2	0	11	5.5	0
Cotton	72	2	117	1.63	0.03
Bell Peppers	48	2	108	2.25	0.04

Now, the important question: Which seed should I grow?

There are a number of factors that come into play, such as time you have to play the game and whether you are attempting to get quick cash or build more experience over time.

Question 1: I need coins now! Do I plant quick-growing seeds or seeds that take a day or more to grow?

For quick cash on lower levels, grow strawberries. End of discussion. Plow your entire farm and plant Strawberries over the entire thing. Were you to do this 3 times in one day, you would be 4320 coins richer!! That being said, make sure you harvest them quickly (within 4 hours), or your entire field will smell (and look) like wilted strawberries.

Once you can plant raspberries, they provide more than double the coins/hour of strawberries, and only take two hours to grow. Over a 12 hour period, you have the chance to make over 9500 coins. However, raspberries provide no XP, making it harder to level up.

Rice and Pumpkins are also a good option for those who cannot check their Farmville accounts because of work or school. Rice takes 12 hours to grow as opposed to 8 hours for pumpkins, and will give you a little more value over a 12 hour period.

Answer: Grow Strawberries if you can check Farmville every 4-8 hours. They give the best ratio of coins/hr and XP/hr!

Question 2: I really want to level up! What seed allows me to level up the fastest?

Out of all seeds, Strawberries provide the best XP upgrades at .25 XP every hour. However, limitations in checking facebook may keep your strawberry planting efforts fastened to the weekend.

Pumpkins are the second best option, providing a little over half the value of strawberries at .13 XP / hour.

After that, its basically a toss up, with Rice coming in third place on my list simple because it provides better coins/HR value along with the XP provided.

Answer: For weekends or days off, plant strawberries. Otherwise, pumpkin seeds not only taste good when cooked and salted, but provide the best XP/HR value for your farm.

Question 3: I have to go away for a 2-3 days and won't be able to play Farmville :(. Which seed should I plant?

Days away from Farmville mean its time to dip into the long term crops to make sure your farm is still getting better while you are away.

Answer: At lower levels, plant Squash for a two day retreat and Wheat for a three day excurstion. A full field of Squash will net you 9504 coins, while Wheat will provide you with 9360 coins.

At level 11, substitute Bell Peppers for squash if you'll be away for 2 days. They offer about 6000 more coins than squash (15552 as opposed to 9504). Also, make sure to substitute Cotton for Wheat. Cotton provides close to double the coins (16848) as wheat, but does provide the same amount of XP.

All of this is strictly my opinion, which I have based on research and a little math :). If you have any thoughts, please feel free to comment on your favorite seeds to plant!