This guide covers the first hours of Grow a Garden: what to buy with your first Sheckles, how the shops restock, when to hatch a pet and which gear is worth saving for. All prices and odds come from the Grow a Garden wiki. An earlier version of this page described a Tier 2 shop you unlock by leveling up and listed starter seed prices from an old event shop, and neither matches the wiki now, so the numbers here are different.
The shops and when they restock
You buy from three shops and sell at one stand.
| Place | What it sells | Restock |
|---|---|---|
| Seed Shop (Sam) | Crop seeds | Every 5 minutes, Daily Deals every 24 hours |
| Gear Shop (Eloise) | Sprinklers, tools | Every 5 minutes |
| Pet Eggs shop | Eggs | Every 30 minutes |
| Sell Stuff stand (Steven) | Buys crops, pets and food | Not a shop |
Stock is shared across servers, and in the Seed Shop, Carrot, Strawberry, Blueberry and Tomato are always in stock. In the Gear Shop the Watering Can, Trowel, Recall Wrench, Trading Ticket, Favorite Tool and Harvest Tool are always available. The SELL button at the top of the screen teleports you to Steven.
Your first seeds
The four guaranteed seeds are the ones to know first.
| Seed | Cost | Harvest | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrot | 10 | Single | Removed after one harvest |
| Strawberry | 50 | Multi | Keeps producing fruit |
| Blueberry | 400 | Multi | Uncommon crop |
| Tomato | 800 | Multi | Rare crop |
Single-harvest crops disappear after you pick them, and multi-harvest crops stay and grow again. That difference is the main early decision. The wiki labels Strawberry, Blueberry and Tomato as multi-harvest, so planting them once covers many harvests.
Other seeds come and go. Per restock chance: Buttercup (600) 1 in 3, Bamboo (4,000) 1 in 5, Corn (1,300) 1 in 6, Daffodil (1,000) 1 in 7, Watermelon (2,500) 1 in 8, Pumpkin (3,000) 1 in 10, Apple (3,250) 1 in 14, Coconut (6,000) 1 in 20. The wiki does not list growth times for these in the shop table, so check the in-game timer on each plant.
Open the Sell Stuff stand and pick "How much is this worth?" while holding a fruit to see its value before selling it. "I want to sell my inventory" sells all crops except favorited ones.
First 30 minutes
- 1Buy a few Carrots and Strawberries and plant them.
- 2Harvest and sell at Steven. Re-buy the guaranteed seeds with the proceeds.
- 3When you can afford it, swap Carrots for Blueberry and Tomato bushes, which regrow.
- 4Pick up an affordable non-guaranteed seed when it appears in stock instead of waiting.
Do not spend on cosmetics early. They do not raise your income.
First gear purchases
| Gear | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Sprinkler | 25,000 | Increases growth speed and harvest size in its radius |
| Watering Can | 50,000 | Speeds up crop growth when you use it |
| Advanced Sprinkler | 50,000 | Adds mutation chance to the growth bonus |
| Trowel | 100,000 | Realigns crops |
| Godly Sprinkler | 120,000 | Growth speed, mutation chance and harvest size |
The Basic Sprinkler is the cheapest and the Watering Can is guaranteed in every stock, while the Basic Sprinkler shows up in only 1 of 3 restocks. When it appears and you can afford it, buy it, because the sprinkler works without you. Advanced is stocked 1 in 7 restocks and Godly 1 in 11.
The Favorite Tool (20,000,000 Sheckles) protects a crop from being picked up and is guaranteed in stock. It is a late-game purchase, not a first one.
Your first pet
The Common Egg costs 50,000 Sheckles, has a 99% chance to be in stock and hatches in 10 minutes. The three pets each have a 33.33% chance:
- Dog: about every 60 seconds tries to dig up a random Seed Shop seed, with roughly a 5% chance to succeed.
- Golden Lab: the same digging every 60 seconds, with roughly a 10% chance.
- Bunny: about every 40 seconds eats a nearby Carrot, Chocolate Carrot or Wild Carrot and pays 1.5 times its sell value.
Higher eggs show up with lower stock chances: Uncommon 55%, Rare 26%, Legendary 15%, Mythical 9%, Bug 5% and Jungle 2%. The Pet Eggs shop restocks every 30 minutes, so an egg you want may take a few visits.
Weather and mutations in plain terms
Mutations raise a crop's sell value, and weather applies many of them. Rain gives Wet, which is x2, and a Thunderstorm gives Shocked, which is x100. The earlier version of this guide said Rain was x120, and the wiki says Wet is x2. Rain, Thunderstorm and Frost also give +50% growth speed, so they help even when the mutation is small.
Mutations add together instead of multiplying, and a Gold or Rainbow variant multiplies the sum. You do not need to optimize this in your first hours. Just keep crops planted when weather arrives and check the value with Steven's appraisal.
Reading prices and finding Sheckles
The game shortens large numbers with K for thousand, M for million, B for billion and T for trillion, then QA for quadrillion, QI for quintillion and SX for sextillion. The wiki notes that before September 13, 2025 a trillion was shown as 1,000B, so older screenshots can look different. Sheckles come mainly from selling crops or pets at Steven's stand. Pets can also sell at the Pet Eggs shop, and some pets, such as the Mole, produce Sheckles through their abilities. The Forever Pack and the Sheckle Rain weather can also give them out.
What to leave for later
The seeds and gear in the later shop rows are meant for the mid and late game. The Master Sprinkler costs 10,000,000 Sheckles, the Harvest Tool 30,000,000 and the Grandmaster Sprinkler 1,000,000,000, and Sugar Apple seeds sit at 25,000,000. None of these help while you are still saving for a Basic Sprinkler. Spend on them only after your income from multi-harvest crops is steady, and treat Robux offers in the Limited Time Shop as optional.
Friends and trading
According to the wiki, each friend in the same server gives a +10% Sheckle boost, up to a maximum of 40%. Trading needs a Trading Ticket (100,000 Sheckles), and a new account has to wait 7 days before it can trade. You can trade pets, Sheckles and fruits.
A simple daily loop
- 1Check the Seed Shop stock and buy what you can afford.
- 2Plant, then use the Watering Can on young plants if you are active.
- 3Look for the current weather and keep your best plants in the ground.
- 4Harvest, appraise at Steven, sell and re-buy.
- 5Look at the Gear Shop and Pet Eggs shop every few restocks.
- 6Check the current event on the wiki's event page for time-limited rewards.
Common mistakes
- Waiting for an uncommon seed before planting anything. Carrot, Strawberry, Blueberry and Tomato are always there.
- Selling favorited fruit by accident, or forgetting to favorite one you want to keep. Favorited fruit is skipped when you sell your whole inventory.
- Skipping the Basic Sprinkler because it looks small. It is the cheapest gear that works for you while you are away.
- Treating old posts as current. Prices and shop rules have changed since 2025.
Early checkpoints
You are on track if you can answer yes to these:
- Several multi-harvest plants are growing.
- A Basic Sprinkler is placed over your best plants.
- You own a Watering Can.
- One pet is hatched and equipped.
- You know the current weather and event.
FAQ
Where do I buy seeds?
At the Seed Shop run by Sam, also called Sam's Shop.
How often does the shop restock?
Every 5 minutes for seeds and gear, and every 30 minutes for eggs.
What should I buy first?
Carrot, Strawberry, Blueberry and Tomato seeds, then a Basic Sprinkler when it appears.
Is there a Tier 2 shop I need to unlock?
The wiki's current Seed Shop does not describe an unlock step. It lists one shop with a stock system and a Daily Deals section.
Does the Common Egg guarantee a good pet?
No. It gives a Dog, a Golden Lab or a Bunny at 33.33% each.
