Farming Simulator 22 Spring Crop Guide: Planting Dates, Prices, and Best Picks

Spring is one of the busiest seasons in Farming Simulator 22. From March through May, most crops become available for planting, fields turn productive again, and the year’s harvest plan starts taking shape.

This guide covers spring crop options, planting windows, prices, equipment needs, and the best crops to prioritize.

Spring in Farming Simulator 22

Spring runs from March to May. Trees regain their green color, and farmers can plant a wide range of crops. Because so many choices are available, the best crop depends on your equipment, budget, production chains, and patience for specialized harvesters.

Oat

Oats are grain crops that produce straw as a byproduct. Straw can be used for livestock, while the harvested oats can be sold directly or refined into flour at a grain mill.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 500 l
• Yield per ha: 5,700 l
• Average selling price: $1,596
• Growth duration: 4 months
• Harvesting period: July to August

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Grain seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Cultivate the field.
2. Load oat seeds into the seeder.
3. Sow the cultivated field.
4. Fertilize the oat field.
5. Apply lime to the field.
6. Remove weeds when needed.
7. Harvest with a grain header when mature.
8. Sell to the highest bidder or process into flour.

Corn

Corn is a tall spring crop with a two-month planting window. It grows for six months and needs a corn header at harvest.

Stats

• Planting season: April to May
• Seeds per ha: 400 l
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,140
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Planter
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a corn header attachment
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Cultivate the field.
2. Load corn seeds into the planter.
3. Plant the field.
4. Fertilize the corn.
5. Apply lime.
6. Remove weeds as needed.
7. Harvest mature corn with the correct harvester setup.
8. Sell the crop to the best buyer.

Sunflowers

Sunflowers share a similar workflow with corn, but they use different yield, price, growth, and harvest values. They also require a sunflower header.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 300 l
• Yield per ha: 5,200 l
• Average selling price: $2,019
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Planter
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a sunflower header attachment
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Cultivate the field.
2. Load sunflower seeds into the planter.
3. Plant the field.
4. Fertilize the sunflower field.
5. Apply lime.
6. Remove weeds if necessary.
7. Harvest the mature plants with a sunflower header.
8. Sell the harvest to the best-paying trader.

Tip: Place beehives near sunflower fields to improve yield.

Soybeans

Soybeans are a grain and are fairly beginner-friendly. They have fewer special requirements than root crops and tend to sell well.

Stats

• Planting season: April to May
• Seeds per ha: 300 l
• Yield per ha: 4,500 l
• Average selling price: $2,334
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Soybean seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Cultivate the field.
2. Fill the seeder with soybean seeds.
3. Sow the cultivated field.
4. Fertilize the crop.
5. Apply lime.
6. Remove weeds when needed.
7. Harvest with a grain header when mature.
8. Sell the soybeans to the highest bidder.

Note: Avoid speeding up time while sowing because crops may grow unevenly.

Potatoes

Potatoes produce large yields but usually sell for a lower price. They also require specialized planting and harvesting equipment.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 3,800 l
• Yield per ha: 41,300 l
• Average selling price: $516
• Growth duration: 5 months
• Harvesting period: August to September

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Subsoiler
• Potato seeds
• Special planters
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Hoe
• Potato harvester
• Haulm topper
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Plow the field with a subsoiler.
2. Fertilize the field.
3. Apply lime.
4. Load potato seeds into the planter.
5. Attach weights and the planter to the tractor.
6. Plant the potatoes.
7. Remove weeds with a hoe when needed.
8. Cut haulms with the haulm topper once mature.
9. Harvest with a potato harvester.
10. Sell the potatoes to the highest bidder.

Tip: Place beehives near potato fields to help increase yield.

Sugar Beet

Sugar beet takes more preparation than many crops, but it produces a very large yield.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 400 l
• Yield per ha: 57,800 l
• Average selling price: $366
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Subsoiler
• Sugar beet seeds
• Special planters
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Hoe
• Potato harvester
• Beet topper
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Plow with a subsoiler.
2. Fertilize the field.
3. Apply lime.
4. Load sugar beet seeds into the planter.
5. Attach weights and the planter to the tractor.
6. Plant the sugar beets.
7. Remove weeds with a hoe when needed.
8. Fertilize the field again.
9. Cut haulms with the topper when mature.
10. Harvest the sugar beets.
11. Sell to the highest bidder.

Note: You can speed up time for beet growth without the same uneven-growth concern mentioned for some other crops.

Sugarcane

Sugarcane is a perennial crop. Once planted, it regrows after harvest, reducing future planting costs. The sale price is not high, but the repeated harvest potential is useful.

Stats

• Planting season: March to April
• Seeds per ha: 12,000 l
• Yield per ha: 113,400 l
• Average selling price: $357
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October to November

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Sugarcane seeds
• Sugarcane planter
• Sugarcane pallet
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Cane harvester
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Attach weights and a sugarcane planter to the tractor.
2. Fill the planter and plant the field.
3. Fertilize the crop.
4. Apply lime.
5. Remove weeds when needed.
6. Attach the harvester to the tractor.
7. Harvest the sugarcane and sell it.

Sorghum

Sorghum can be sold or kept as animal feed. Pigs, chickens, and horses can eat it, making it useful if livestock is part of your farm plan.

Stats

• Planting season: April to May
• Seeds per ha: 200 l
• Yield per ha: 8,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,290
• Growth duration: 4 months
• Harvesting period: August to September

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Sorghum seeds
• Seeder
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Weeder
• Harvester with a grain header attachment
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Cultivate the field.
2. Load sorghum seeds into the seeder.
3. Sow the field.
4. Fertilize and apply lime.
5. Remove weeds when needed.
6. Harvest with a grain header.
7. Sell the sorghum or use it as feed.

Grapes

Grapes are planted as vines from the shop rather than through the usual field-seeding process. They can be placed in open space and use a unique care routine.

Stats

• Planting season: March to May
• Seeds per ha: N/A
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,809
• Growth duration: 6 months
• Harvesting period: September to October

Requirements

• Open space
• Grape vines from the shop
• Tractor
• Subsoiler
• Mulcher
• Liquid fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Grape harvester
• Leaf cutter
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Place grape vines in an open area.
2. Mulch the ground with a tractor and mulcher.
3. Cultivate with a subsoiler.
4. Apply liquid fertilizer.
5. Harvest with a grape harvester when mature.
6. Move the grapes to a trailer and sell them.

Olives

Olives work similarly to grapes, though olive trees use narrower spacing. They do not require standard field preparation before placement.

Stats

• Planting season: March to June
• Seeds per ha: N/A
• Yield per ha: 9,200 l
• Average selling price: $1,809
• Growth duration: 7 months
• Harvesting period: October

Requirements

• Open space
• Olive trees from the shop
• Tractor
• Subsoiler
• Mulcher
• Liquid fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Olive harvester
• Leaf cutter
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Place olive trees in an open area.
2. Mulch the ground.
3. Cultivate with a subsoiler.
4. Apply liquid fertilizer.
5. Harvest mature olives with an olive harvester.
6. Load them into a trailer and sell.

Tip: Process olives into olive oil at an oil mill for a higher sale price.

Poplar

Poplar can be planted from spring into summer and harvested at any time of year. It produces wood chips that can be sold at the biomass energy plant.

Stats

• Planting season: March to August
• Seeds per ha: 1,500 l
• Yield per ha: N/A
• Average selling price: N/A
• Growth duration: 13 months
• Harvesting period: January to December

Requirements

• Tractor with weight attachments
• Poplar saplings pallet
• Poplar planters
• Fertilizer
• Fertilizer spreader
• Lime
• Harvester with header
• Trailer

Planting and Harvesting

1. Attach the poplar saplings planter to a weighted tractor.
2. Plant saplings on the field.
3. Fertilize the field.
4. Apply lime.
5. Wait for maturity.
6. Harvest the poplar.
7. Sell wood chips at the biomass energy plant.

Note: Wood chips can be stored in trailers or bales.

Oilseed Radish

Oilseed radish is not grown for harvest. Instead, it is planted as a field fertilizer. You plant another crop over it afterward.

Stats

• Planting season: March to October
• Seeds per ha: 100 l
• Yield per ha: N/A
• Average selling price: N/A
• Growth duration: 1 month
• Harvesting period: January to December

Requirements

• Tractor
• Cultivator
• Oilseed radish seeds
• Seeder

Planting

1. Prepare the field with a cultivator.
2. Load oilseed radish seeds into the seeder.
3. Sow the field.
4. Plant the next crop over the oilseed radish after it has grown.

Best Spring Crops

Most spring crops can be profitable, but some stand out.

Soybeans are one of the strongest spring choices because the average price is about $2,334 per 1,000 l, and the crop is not as equipment-heavy as root crops.

Potatoes can generate strong value through huge yields, though they need specialized gear and more handling.

Sugarcane is attractive because it only needs to be planted once before regrowing, which can lower long-term costs after the initial setup.

If you have the right access and need startup funds, console commands can add money instantly. Use that power carefully unless your idea of farm management is buying everything and calling it strategy.

Check the crop calendar before committing equipment, especially when several spring crops share similar planting months.