Sell or Save Produce?

[Bagelsworth]

I've been saving up about 75% of the produce I farm up because I thought I'd need to keep it around. However, in return, my wallet's been hurting (I'm 7 days into fall and only earned about 75,000). Do you guys recommend selling anything I grow, or save it for food or whatever?

I've been jamming up Ancient Fruit I grow, and I've got honey and some maple syrup and eggs. I just have one chicken because I've been trying to save up for gear upgrades and House upgrades... but now I saw that the Nursery Upgrade is going to cost me 50,000, and I'm lucky to make 5-8k in a week if that.

Any recommendations because I feel like I'm way too behind. I haven't been planting a lot. I mean... I have 5-10 of each possible fruit/veggie/flower going at any point in time, and often grab more for some extra moolah, but, like I said, I've been trying to save up for upgrades. Should I just splurge on seeds since it's fall (and I guess Winter = no farming) and wait for the bigger better upgrades in Winter/Spring? I've gotten down to Level 95 of the Cave as well.

8 Star Leah

6 Star Penny

Iridium Fishing Pole, Steel Pick Axe, Copper Water Can and Copper Axe. Kitchen Upgrade. Mushroom Cave. About 400 Wood and 600 Stone saved up.

[Kost]

Just the way I've been doing it,
Save one gold star of everything in a chest for the grange(I think its spelt that way lol) competion in fall.
Keep 10 of everything you make of regular quality for gifts, missions, cooking, ect.
Sell all silver/gold items in excess of the competion item.
Any excess regular items over the 10 I save, I then turn into juice or wine (I then save 10 of those as well)

I got alot of chests lol/

[Bagelsworth]

Can you separate stacks of stuff? I haven't figured that out yet if it's possible. Partly why a lot of my stuff is just in chests. I can't separate them out for separate purposes, either because I can't or I just haven't found out how.

[Klumpatsch]

I haven't cooked any food for over a year, and I was doing just fine. The only food I eat is the Field Snack. When money was still a problem, I usually kept 2 normal pieces of each crop in case there is a quest or something, and 1 golden star piece. I rarely use crops as a present. And now I always have 80.000-100.000 gold, a fully upgraded barn and coop etc., so in short, I'd sell everything besides maybe 2-3 pieces.

[Kiya]

right clicking on a stack picks the items up one at a time instead of the whole stack.

[Bagelsworth]

Now I'm worried about this Grange thing. I'd been selling most of the Gold-Star stuff I'd gotten since it was worth a pretty penny. Currently, I have a Gold Blackberry, 3 or 4 Gold Fish and 2 or 3 Gold Minerals.

[Klumpatsch]

You'll need 9 gold items for the competition, so I guess you'll make it. But if you don't win this year, it's not a big deal, either.

[Bagelsworth]

Does it have to be a variety amongst types of items, or can I have several Gold Star Fish and still be okay? I have like 6 Gold Fish now and at least 9 Gold Items now.

[Klumpatsch]

Do you mean fish in general, or only one certain species? My guess is that gold items of one single type won't work. For example 6x Tuna fish = bad, but 1x bream, 1x sardine, 1x anchovy etc. will be fine. I've always picked 9 completely different items.

[kingjames488]

I sell pretty much all my gold/silver stuff and pretty much just save a few normal of each incase I need it.
Don't see much point in saving all your gold stuff for the fall festival, I got second place my first try with only, I think one gold vegie and some other nicknacks I picked up from my travels.

[Bagelsworth]

I ended up getting first place with 9 Gold Stars - 3 Fish, a coral, 5 fruit, and a Quartz lol. Score of 93.