What is the best thing to grow on FarmVille?

Answer 1

Peas.

Seed Name - Price to sow - Time - Exp Given - selling price - Profit per Patch* - Coins Per Hour**

• Strawberry - 10 Coins - 4 Hours - 1Exp - 35 - 10 Coins - 2.5 Coins/Hour
• Eggplant - 25 Coins - 2 Days - 2Exp - 88 - 48 Coins - 1.3 Coins/Hour
• Wheat - 35 Coins - 3 Days - 2Exp - 115 - 65 Coins - 0.94 Coins/Hour
• Soybeans - 15 Coins - 1 Day - 2Exp - 63 - 33 Coins - 1.434 Coins/Hour
• Squash - 40 Coins - 2 Days - 2Exp - 121 - 66 Coins - 1.434 Coins/Hour
• Pumpkins - 30 Coins - 8 hours - 1Exp - 68 - 23 Coins - 2.875 Coins/Hour
• Artichokes - 70 Coins - 4 Days - 2Exp - 204 - 119 Coins - 1.29 Coins/Hour
• Rice - 45 Coins - 12 Hours - 1Exp - 96 - 36 Coins - 3 Coins/Hour
• Raspberries - 20 Coins - 2 Hours - 0Exp - 46 - 11 Coins - 5.5 Coins/Hour
• Cotton - 75 Coins - 3 Days - 2Exp - 207 - 117 Coins - 1.695 Coins/Hour
• Yellow Bell - 75 Coins - 2 Days - 2Exp - 198 - 108 Coins - 2.34 Coins/Hour
• Peppers - 70 Coins - 1 Day - 2Exp - 162 - 77 Coins - 3.34 Coins/Hour
• Aloe Vera - 50 Coins - 6 Hours - 1Exp - 85 - 20 Coins - 3.3 Coins/Hour
• Pineapples - 95 Coins- 2 Days - 2Exp - 242 - 132 Coins - 2.86 Coins/Hour
• Blueberries - 50 Coins - 4 Hours - 1Exp - 91 - 26 Coins - 6.5 Coins/Hour
• Watermelons - 130 Coins - 4 days - 2Exp - 348 - 203 Coins - 2.2 Coins/Hour
• Grapes - 85 Coins - 1 Day - 2Exp - 270 - 170 Coins - 7.39 Coins/Hour
• Tomato - 100 Coins - 8 Hours - 1Exp - 173 - 58 Coins - 7.25 Coins/Hour
• Potatoes - 135 Coins - 3 Days - 2Exp - 345 - 195 Coins - 2.82 Coins/Hour
• Carrots - 110 Coins - 12 Hours - 1Exp - 200 - 75 Coins - 6.25 Coins/Hour
• Coffee - 120 Coins - 16 Hours - 1Exp - 243 - 108 Coins - 6.75 Coins/Hour
• Corn - 150 Coins - 3 Days - 2Exp - 380 - 215 Coins - 2.98 Coins/Hour
• Sunflowers - 135 Coins - 1 Day - 2Exp - 315 - 165 Coins - 7.17 Coins/Hour
• Cabbage - 140 Coins - 2 Days - 2Exp - 388 - 233 Coins - 5.06 Coins/Hour
• Blackberries - 75 Coins - 4 Hours - 1Exp - 117 - 27 Coins - 6.75 Coins/Hour
• Green Tea - 105 Coins - 10 Hours - 1Exp - 191 - 71 Coins - 7.1 Coins/hour
• Red Wheat - 180 Coins - 3 Days - 2Exp - 449 - 254 Coins - 3.68 Coins/Hour
• Sugar Cane - 165 - 8 Hours - 1Exp - 239 - 59 Coins - 7.375 Coins/Hour
• Peas - 190 - 1 Days - 3Exp - 381 - 176 Coins - 7.652 Coins/Hour
• Yellow Melon - 205 - 4 Days - 2Exp - 528 - 308 Coins - 3.347 Coins/Hour
• Onions- 170 - 12 Hours - 1Exp - 268 - 83 Coins - 6.91 Coins/Hour
• Broccoli - 200 Coins - 2 Days - 4Exp - 473 - 258 Coins - 5.608 Coins/Hour
• Asparagus - 220 - 16 Hours - 2Exp - 357 - 122 Coins - 7.625

My minor edit is this: While peas are definitely the most profitable crop to grow based upon coins earned per hour, the question is also highly dependent upon how much attention you want to pay to the game.

If you want to harvest/plant/plow twice a day, grapes offer the opportunity to make 340 coins in a 24 hour period, as opposed to 176 coins in a 24 hour period.

So how much time you're willing to dedicate/waste influences which crops are the most worthwhile.

But figuring out the coins-per-hour return, and accounting for plowing/planting costs? Whoever gave this original answer was bang-on awesome.