In Grow a Garden! Mutations are special changes that make your crops worth more money when you sell them. They also make your plants look cool with sparkles, colors, or other effects. This guide will explain what mutations are, how to get them, and how they help you earn more in the game. Let’s get started!
What Are Mutations?
Mutations are special boosts that make your crops more valuable. For example, a normal apple might sell for a few Sheckles (the game’s money), but a mutated apple could be worth a lot more! Mutations happen because of weather, special events, pets, or just random luck. They also change how your crops look, like making them glow or sparkle.
Some mutations can stack, meaning you can have more than one on a single crop. This can make your crops super valuable! For example, a crop with two mutations might sell for 100 times its normal price.
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How to Get Mutations
Mutations happen in a few ways:
- Weather: Rain, snow, or thunderstorms can add mutations to your crops.
- Events: Special events, like a Meteor Shower or Blood Moon, can give rare mutations.
- Pets: Some pets, like the Chicken Zombie, can add mutations to your crops.
- Tools: Items like sprinklers or sprays can cause mutations.
- Random Chance: Some mutations, like Gold or Rainbow, happen randomly while your crops grow.
Tip: You need to be online for mutations to happen. If you’re offline, your crops won’t get mutated.
List of Mutations and How to Get Them
Here’s a list of the main mutations in Grow a Garden, how much they boost your crop’s value, and how to get them.
All Crop Mutations
Here’s every known crop mutation as of August 9, 2025, with their sell multipliers, how to get them, and what they look like. Stack them for crazy profits!
| Mutation | Multiplier | How to Get | Looks Like |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 20x | 1% chance randomly; Dragonfly, Golden Bee | Shiny gold with sparkling stars |
| Rainbow | 50x | 0.1% chance randomly; Butterfly (with 5+ environmental mutations) | Color-changing with rainbow halo |
| Wet | 2x | Rain or Thunderstorm (50% chance); Sprinklers, Sea Turtle, Kappa | Water droplets dripping |
| Shocked | 100x | Thunderstorm (lightning strike); Lightning Rod, Shocked Spray, Raiju | Bright electric glow, crackling |
| Chilled | 2x | Frost weather; Polar Bear, Sushi Bear, Chilled Spray | Frosty blue with snowflakes |
| Frozen | 10x | Wet + Frost weather; Flower Froster, Sushi Bear | Encased in ice block |
| Moonlit | 2x | Night (6 crops every few minutes); Night Staff, Tanuki | Purple glow |
| Bloodlit | 4x | Blood Moon (every 3 hours, 10 min); Kappa (Wet → Bloodlit) | Shiny red aura |
| Celestial | 120x | Meteor Shower; Star Caller tool | Yellow-purple sparkles, reflective |
| Zombified | 25x | Chicken Zombie pet (20.26% chance every ~29 min) | Green fog, oozing green liquid |
| Disco | 125x | Admin Disco event; Disco Bee, DJ Jhai, Disco Spray | Flashes red, pink, yellow, green, blue |
| Pollinated | 3x | Bee Swarm event; Bee, Honey Bee, Queen Bee, Pollinated Spray | Yellow pollen haze |
| HoneyGlazed | 5x | Honey Sprinkler, Bear Bee, HoneyGlazed Spray | Yellow fog, dripping honey |
| Voidtouched | 135x | Admin Black Hole event | Purple “black hole” particles |
| Twisted | 5x | Tornado event; Pterodactyl | Mini-tornado swirls |
| Plasma | 5x | Admin Laser Storm event | Neon pinkish-purple glow |
| Heavenly | 5x | Admin Floating Jandel event | Golden light rays, stars |
| Choc | 2x | Chocolate Sprinkler, Choc Spray, admin Chocolate Rain event | Chocolate-covered, brown syrup drips |
| Meteoric | 125x | Admin Meteor Strike event | Golden-yellow meteor particles |
| Burnt | 4x | Cooked Owl, Red Dragon, Burnt Spray, Armageddon event | Black, charred, ash particles |
| Cooked | 25x | Cooked Owl pet | Orange, steamy with red swirls |
| Molten | 25x | Admin Volcano event | Glowing lava-like red/orange/yellow |
| Dawnbound | 150x | Admin Sun God event (4 players with Sunflowers); Ascended pet | Neon yellow glow, sunburst aura |
| Alienlike | 100x | Admin Alien Invasion event | Cyan, transparent with cyan particles |
| Galactic | 120x | Admin Space Travel event | Light purple/pink, neon space glow |
| Verdant | 4x | Scarlet Macaw (16.25% chance every ~11.5 min), Solar Flare event | Green, leaf-like particles |
| Paradisal | 100x | Verdant + Sundried combo; Solar Flare event | Lime-green, sun-ray particles |
| Sundried | 85x | Heatwave; Tanning Mirrors | Dark-brown, sun-baked tint |
| Windstruck | 2x | Windy or Gale weather; Pterodactyl, Windstruck Spray | Swirling wind effects |
| Drenched | 5x | Tropical Rain (replaces Wet) | Heavy water streams |
| Wilt | N/A | Drought weather | Pale, light yellow, drained color |
| Wiltproof | 4x | Hyacinth Macaw (Oasis egg pet) | Eternally fresh, no wilting |
| Aurora | 90x | Aurora Borealis, Crystal Beam event | Blue-purple pulses, smoky glow |
| Fried | 8x | Fried Chicken event, Fried Spray, Fried mutation pets | Yellow crispy crumbs |
| Cloudtouched | 5x | Hyacinth Macaw, Cloudtouched Spray | Red glints, cloud aura |
| Sandy | 3x | Sandstorm weather | Tan, sandy particles |
| Clay | 3x | Wet + Sandy combo | Light brown, clay texture |
| Ceramic | 50x | Clay + Sundried combo | Dark, kiln-fired pottery look |
| Amber | 10x | Amber Spray, Raptor pet (on harvest) | Orange coating, misty particles |
| OldAmber | 20x | Amber after 24 hours | Rusty orange amber |
| AncientAmber | 50x | OldAmber after 2–3 days | Reddish-orange, fossil-like spots |
| Tempestuous | 12x | Windstruck + Twisted + Sandy combo | High-speed wind ribbons |
| Friendbound | 70x | Friendship Pot with player streak | Pink glow, hearts, and stars |
| Infected | 75x | Admin Jandel Zombie event | Green tint, electrifying green aura |
| Tranquil | 20x | Zen Aura event, Tanchozuru, Tranquil Spray, Tranquil pets | White bubbles, Japanese letters |
| Chakra | 5x | Kitsune pet (crop steal) | Orange/white thunder, red star |
| FoxfireChakra | 90x | Kitsune pet (rare steal proc) | Intense red flames, electric particles |
| Radioactive | 90x | Carrot Rocket event (after fueling) | Neon green, oozing thunder aura |
| Corrupt | 20x | Corrupted Aura event, Corrupted Kodama, Corrupted Tree/Staff | Red/black particles, red lightning |
| CorruptChakra | 5x | Corrupted Kitsune pet (crop steal) | Blue thunder, blue stars |
| CorruptFoxfireChakra | 90x | Corrupted Kitsune pet (rare steal proc) | Intense blue flames, blue lightning |
| HarmonisedChakra | 190x | Chakra + CorruptChakra combo | Magenta rays, lightning, faint halo |
| Subzero | 50x | Admin Route Runner event | Light blue, snowflakes, chilly haze |
| Jackpot | 77x | Admin Jackpot (Money Rain) event | Falling Robux, shiny star particles |
| Touchdown | 125x | Admin Travis Kelce event | Red/orange sparkles, fiery look |
| Blitzshock | 50x | Admin Lightning Storm event | Blue thunder aura, intense sparks |
| Sliced | 50x | Admin Jandel Katana event | Fruit looks sliced in half |
| Acidic | 12x | Acid Rain event | Yellow acid fumes |
| Pasta | 4x | Spaghetti Sloth pet | Tan noodles around base |
| Sauce | 3x | Spaghetti Sloth pet | Red sauce droplets |
| Meatball | 3x | Spaghetti Sloth pet (from Gourmet Eggs) | Meatball drips |
| Static | 8x | Raiju pet (after devouring Shocked crops) | Speckled electricity above fruit |
| Aromatic | 15x | Kitchen Storm event, Aromatic pets | Yellow aroma lines oozing out |
| Junkshock | TBD | Junkbot Raid event | Green thunder aura, Broly-like |
| Boil | TBD | Boil Rain event | White steam under crop |
| Oil | TBD | Oil Rain event, Junkbot pet | Messy oil drips from bottom |
Notes:
- Exclusive Groups: Some mutations can’t stack:
- Temperature: Wet, Chilled, Frozen (Frozen is best at 10x).
- Heat: Burnt, Cooked (Cooked is better at 25x).
- Growth: Gold, Rainbow (Rainbow is best at 50x).
- Evolving Mutations: Amber → OldAmber (24 hours) → AncientAmber (2–3 days).
- Event Mutations: High-value ones like Voidtouched (135x) or Dawnbound (150x) are admin-only and rare.
- Stacking Formula: Total Value = Base Crop Value × Growth Mutation (e.g., Rainbow 50x) × (1 + Sum of Other Mutations – Number of Mutations). Example: Tomato (1000 Sheckles) with Rainbow (50x) + Shocked (100x) + Moonlit (2x) = 1000 × 50 × (1 + 100 + 2 – 3) = 5,000,000 Sheckles.
All Pet Mutations
Pet mutations give your pets cool abilities, like adding crop mutations or boosting XP. Use the Mutation Machine (500 million Sheckles, 1 hour) on a level 50+ pet. Here are the 12 known pet mutations:
| Pet Mutation | Effect | Chance | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiny | +200% XP gain per second | 30.03% | Very Common |
| Inverted | +150% XP gain per second | 30.03% | Common |
| Windy | 20–30% chance every ~5 min to add Windstruck to nearby crop | 15.02% | Uncommon |
| Frozen | 20–30% chance every ~5 min to add Frozen to nearby crop | 2.5% | Uncommon |
| Golden | Applies Gold mutation, boosts coin generation | 2.5% | Rare |
| Tiny | 90% smaller size, 20% slower hunger, +5–30 XP/sec | 10.01% | Rare |
| Mega | 200% larger size, 20% faster hunger, +10–40 XP/sec | 5% | Rare |
| IronSkin | 35–45% chance to stop crop theft by critters | 0.9% | Ultra Rare |
| Radiant | Every 20–30 min, instantly grows a crop by 24 hours | 3.22% | Ultra Rare |
| Rainbow | Applies Rainbow mutation, high coin boost | 1% | S-Tier |
| Shocked | Acts as lightning rod in Thunderstorms, adds Shocked (25% chance every ~1 min) | 1% | A-Tier |
| Ascended | 75–90% chance every 5–6 hours to add Dawnbound to a crop | 0.5% | SSS-Tier |
Notes:
- Top Picks: Ascended (Dawnbound, 150x) and Rainbow (50x) are the best for profits.
- Reset Cost: Mutating resets pets to level 1, so pick high-level pets carefully.
- Pet Synergy: Use pets like Butterfly (Rainbow) or Ankylosaurus (Ascended) with high-value crops.
Note: Some mutations, like Disco or Voidtouched, only happen during special events run by the game’s admins. Keep an eye out for these rare events!
Tips to Get More Mutations
Here are some easy tips to get more mutations and make more money:
- Plant Lots of Crops: The more crops you have, the better your chances of getting random mutations like Gold or Rainbow.
- Use Multi-Harvest Crops: Crops like Dragon Fruit or Sunflowers can grow multiple times, giving you more chances for mutations.
- Stay Online: Mutations only happen when you’re in the game, so stay active during weather changes or events.
- Use Pets: Pets like the Chicken Zombie or Scarlet Macaw can add mutations to your crops.
- Get Tools: Items like the Lightning Rod, Star Caller, or Honey Sprinkler can help you get rare mutations.
- Watch the Weather: Check for Rain, Frost, or Thunderstorms, as they trigger mutations like Wet, Chilled, or Shocked.
- Join Events: Events like Meteor Shower or Blood Moon give you a chance at super valuable mutations.
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How to Spot Mutations
Mutations are easy to notice because they change how your crops look. For example:
- Gold crops shine with sparkles.
- Rainbow crops change colors with a halo.
- Shocked crops glow brightly with electric effects.
You can also hover over a crop to see its mutations in the game’s tooltip.
Stacking Mutations
Some mutations can stack to make your crops worth even more. For example:
- A crop with Gold (20x) and Shocked (100x) could sell for 2,000x its normal value!
- Wet + Chilled can turn into Frozen (10x).
Note: Some mutations, like Gold and Rainbow, can’t stack together. You’ll only get one or the other.
Final Tips
To make the most money in Grow a Garden:
- Focus on high-value crops like Dragon Fruit or Sunflowers.
- Use pets and tools to get rare mutations.
- Stay active during special events for mutations like Celestial or Dawnbound.
- Stack mutations when possible to boost your profits.
With this guide, you’re ready to grow an awesome garden and make tons of Sheckles! Have fun farming in Grow a Garden!
