The Meteor Shower weather type is a rare, night-time event that grants the powerful Celestial mutation to any crop it strikes. Crops with the Celestial mutation receive a massive value boost and a unique look. This guide will walk you through what Meteor Showers are, and the increase in value that your crops can get.
What is the Meteor Shower Weather Type?
Meteor Shower is a special weather event that occurs only at Night in Grow a Garden. During a Meteor Shower, glowing meteors keep falling across your garden plots. This gives the fruits the Celestial mutation, multiplying their base sale value by 120x.
- Timing: Only during the in-game Night cycle (with an increased chance if a Blood Moon is active).
- Duration: Approximately 5 minutes during a standard Night, extended to around 7.5 minutes during a Blood Moon.
- Frequency of Strikes: A meteor lands roughly every 4–7 seconds, so if you have a garden packed with high-value plants, you can boost the Sheckles you receive from this event much more.
Celestial Mutation in Grow a Garden
Celestial can stack with other weather mutations—such as Moonlit or Bloodlit—resulting in massive multipliers when timed perfectly. Visually, it gets a muted color which can be tough to spot when its night time, but it’s easily noticeable once the event ends and it’s day time.
How to Trigger a Meteor Shower?
While Meteor Showers are random and cannot be manually triggered yet, you can increase your chances of experiencing one:
- Play During Night: Meteor Showers only happen in Night cycles. Keep an eye on your in-game clock or set alarms to know when Night begins.
- Blood Moon Advantage: Blood Moons replace some Nights and offer longer, more intense Meteor Showers. Aim to play through a Blood Moon for extra time.
Focus your play sessions around in-game nighttime and stay patient; you’ll come across Meteor Showers more often and optimize your mutation farming.
As soon as you see the Celestial effect, harvest the mutated crop and replant to prepare for the next night’s shower. Continuous cycles provide the best results.
With these strategies, you’ll fill your inventory with high-value Celestial crops in Grow a Garden pretty quickly. You can further improve your chances with:
- Mutation-Boosting Sprinklers: Advanced, Godly, or Master Sprinklers increase mutation chances when placed around your plots.
- Helpful Pets: Mutation-enhancing pets (such as Pigs or Mantises) further improve your odds of getting mutations.