Grow a Garden is all about Sheckles—the more you have, the better your garden looks and the more valuable crops you will have. To quickly collect wealth, you will need to use strategic crop selection, optimize your garden layout, use mutations, and other gear effectively. With all of the below tips combined, you will be able to get rich fast in Grow a Garden and use those Sheckels to buy higher-level seeds or cosmetics.
How to Make Money Fast in Grow a Garden
Strategic Crop Selection
Here are some of the crops you need to prioritize in different stages of the game:
Early Game (Under 100k Sheckles)
- Strawberries and Blueberries: These crops offer multiple harvests and are cost-effective. Daily quests may also require you to harvest a certain amount of these fruits, and doing this will get you a Seed Pack, which may have rare seeds.
- Bamboo: This is a great starter crop due to its quick growth and decent returns. It’s single-harvest but still pretty good.
Mid Game (100k – 1M Sheckles)
- Tomatoes and Corn: These crops provide a steady income with multiple yields and can be useful until you get to the higher-tier seeds.
- Cactus and Coconut: These crops give you higher returns, and you’ll see increased profits with these fruits.
Late Game (1M+ Sheckles)
- Dragon Fruit and Mango: High-value crops that can significantly boost income.
- Cacao and Pepper: While it’s rare to see these seeds in stock, these can be extremely profitable.
Use Mutations for Higher Profits
Mutations can significantly increase the value of your crops:
- Wet (2x Value): Occurs during rain; increases crop value.
- Golden (20x Value): Random mutation that drastically boosts profits.
- Shocked (50x Value): Happens during thunderstorms when lightning strikes crops.
- Rainbow (50x Value): Extremely rare but highly valuable.
Apart from these, the game consistently adds new mutations like Disco, Celestial, Zombified, Twisted etc., so keep playing and stacking the mutations on your crops and harvest them later for a huge chunk of cash.
Use Tools and Pets to Get Rich Fast
- Sprinklers: Different types offer various benefits, such as increased growth speed and mutation chances.
- Pets: Certain pets can duplicate crops, increase mutation rates, or provide other bonuses. So, as your money in Grow a Garden increases, invest in Pet eggs, Seed Packs, and other useful Gear Shop items to boost your plot of land even more.
Get Gifted by Other Players
Another way to get rich fast is to get gifted by other players. They can be random players or your friends, and if they gift you a 4x mutated Mango, Grape, Beanstalk, Mushroom or any good fruit, you will see an immediate increase in your Sheckles count.
Play during Events
Lastly, as your income grows, make sure to check out the limited-time Blood Moon and Twilight shops which will have exclusive seeds that can help you get rich fast as well. Plus, complete in-game quests like the Night event, which provides Night eggs and Night seed packs among other rewards, because you may get crops like the Moon Blossom and more for fast money.
Optimize your Garden Layout
Make the most of space by planting crops together, with the higher value crops placed next to each other. This makes it easy to use a sprinkler for mutations.
Now that the game has cosmetics, plan your garden layout before placing seeds. Decide whether you want a dedicated section for Mushroom, Bamboo, a giant Beanstalk, and also plan where you want to keep cosmetics. If you change your mind, you can remove lower-tier crops with a Shovel or change the location of plants with a Trowel.
These were some of the major ways to make money and get rich fast in Grow a Garden. For more tips and tricks for this game, be sure to check out our linked guides.
