Latest Updates
Update 0.5 [May 10th, 2025] — Lunar Glow Event
The latest update introduces the exciting Lunar Glow Event to Grow a Garden! This update brings the night cycle to the game, along with new mutations, pets, and rewards.
Key Features:
- Night Cycle - Experience day and night in your garden for the first time
- Moonlit Mutation - A new mutation that gives plants a 2x sale value, only available at night
- Lunar Event Quests - Collect Lunar Points by giving Moonlit plants to the Wise Owl
- New Pets - Unlock special night pets including Hedgehog, Mole, Frog, Echo Frog, Night Owl, and Raccoon
- Moon Blossom - A rare new plant available in Night Seed Packs
- Night Staff - A special tool that helps plants get Moonlit mutations quickly
Lunar Event Rewards:
Complete the Lunar Event by collecting 520 Lunar Points to unlock all rewards, including:
- Hedgehog Pet (10 points)
- Night Seed Packs (various point levels)
- Night Staff (40, 110, 240, and 350 points)
- Night Pet Eggs (various point levels)
- Kiwi Pet (150 points)
- Owl Pet (520 points - final reward)
Update 0.4 [May 3rd, 2025] — Animal Update
The Animal Update introduced pets to Grow a Garden, adding over 20 unique animals that can help boost your garden's productivity.
Key Features:
- Pet System - Purchase animal eggs, hatch them, and equip up to 3 pets at once
- Pet Abilities - Each pet has unique traits that can help your garden
- Pet Eggs - Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, and Bug Eggs with different hatching times
- Pet Aging - Feed your pets to keep them happy and help them grow, improving their abilities
- New Crop - Pepper was added to the game
Pet Types:
- Common Pets - Golden Lab, Dog, Bunny
- Uncommon Pets - Black Bunny, Chicken, Cat, Deer
- Rare Pets - Orange Tabby, Spotted Deer, Pig, Rooster, Monkey
- Legendary Pets - Cow, Silver Monkey, Sea Otter, Turtle, Polar Bear, Panda
- Bug Pets - Snail, Giant Ant, Caterpillar, Praying Mantis, Dragonfly
Update 0.3 [April 26th, 2025] — Angry Plant Quests
This update introduced Jim the Angry Plant and his series of quests, along with weather effects and new seeds.
Key Features:
- Angry Plant Quests - Complete Jim's requests for special rewards
- Weather System - Experience different weather effects that impact your crops
- New Seeds and Items - Expand your garden with new plant varieties
Game Mechanics
Mutations
Mutations are special conditions that can affect your crops, increasing their value significantly:
- Wet Mutation - 2x multiplier, obtained during Rain
- Shocked Mutation - 50x multiplier, obtained during Thunder when struck by lightning
- Gold Mutation - 20x multiplier, obtained randomly
- Rainbow Mutation - 50x multiplier, obtained randomly
- Moonlit Mutation - 2x multiplier, obtained at night (new in Update 0.5)
- Chilled/Frozen Mutations - Obtained during cold weather
Crop Rarities
Plants in Grow a Garden are categorized by rarity, which affects their value:
- Common - Basic crops like Carrots
- Uncommon - Slightly rarer crops
- Rare - Valuable crops that are harder to find
- Legendary - Very valuable crops with limited availability
- Mythical - Extremely rare crops with high value
- Divine - The rarest and most valuable crops
Weather Effects
Different weather conditions affect your garden in various ways:
- Rain - Accelerates plant growth and can create Wet mutations
- Thunder - Can create Shocked mutations when lightning strikes plants
- Frost - Can create Chilled or Frozen mutations
- Night - Enables Moonlit mutations (new in Update 0.5)