Grow a Garden Christmas Update Part 1 Guide

I’ve been playing around on an early test build for the Grow a Garden Christmas update, and I’ve basically turned my main save into a prep lab for it. This isn’t a quick summary, this is everything I’m actually doing right now to be ready for a three–week Christmas event with an Advent system, new areas, new seeds, and new pets.

If you want a head start on the new blossom-type seeds (like the leaked Gingerbread / Bone Blossom stuff), you really don’t want to wait until the update drops to start grinding.

1. Understand what this Christmas update actually is

From what I’ve seen and heard:

• The update is a 3-week event with part 1, part 2, and part 3.
• There is a new Christmas area that’s split into multiple sub-areas (three main zones on the concept splash art).
• There will be an Advent-style quest system (Advent calendar), with daily / progressive quests.
• There is already data in the files for things like Gingerbread Blossom / Bone Blossom / Peppermint vine, etc. Those are not in the live seed list yet, but they are clearly planned.
• Not all new seeds will be obtainable on day one. Some are gated behind later parts of the event or deeper Advent progress.

Because of that, the best way to treat this update is: Get your account into a “ready for any quest” state before the event starts.

That means seeds, plants, pets, and currencies.

2. Buy out the seed shop every time

This is the first thing I started doing once I realized how the event quests are structured in the test build.

I’m talking about the basic shop seeds that everyone usually ignores:

• Carrot

• Strawberry

• Blueberry

• Buttercup

• Tomato

• Corn

• Other early-game “trash” seeds

In previous events, the game already pushed you back toward using low–tier crops again for early stages, and the Christmas event goes even harder on that.

What I’m doing:

• Every time I log in, I clear out the entire seed shop, not just the good stuff.

• I keep stacks of basics ready in storage so if an Advent quest says “plant X of some early crop”, I don’t have to sit and wait for rotations.

• When I get daily deals that feature off-rotation seeds (like Pineapple), I always grab them. These count as unique plants later and that matters for some of the prep I’ll talk about below.

It looks dumb to hoard carrots and buttercups when you’re endgame, but it’s going to save you time during the event.

3. Abuse Garden Ascension while it’s cheap

The devs quietly changed Garden Ascension:

• It no longer consumes fruits.

• It only costs shekels now. No more fruit sacrifice requirements.

• Each Ascension gives you those golden ascension coins (whatever you want to call them), which you use in the Ascension shop.

Right now I’m doing this:

1. Go to Garden Ascension.

2. Mash Confirm whenever I have spare shekels.

3. Use coins on:

   • Pet inventory capacity upgrade (costs 40 coins and stays at that price).

   • Egg capacity upgrade (more egg slots = more pets passively leveling and more slots for new event pets).

I prioritize:

1. Pet inventory cap

2. Egg cap

3. Then anything else I care about

Reason:

This event is going to drop new pets and potentially new pet gear with level requirements. Having more pet slots and more egg slots just lets you stockpile and raise more of them without having to delete older limiteds.

If you’re sitting on shekels, you’re wasting prep time. Ascend now while it’s free of fruit cost.

4. Set up a mutation-focused pet team

A big piece of this event revolves (indirectly) around mutations on plants. Without spoiling the exact mechanic, you want a lot of mutated plants as early as possible.

So I’ve been changing my pet lineup away from pure income / passive boosts and more into mutation spreaders:

• Pets like T-Rex – devours a mutation from your garden and then spreads it to multiple other fruits (in his case, to 5 random fruits).

• Other pets that copy or spread mutations, not just stat-boosters like Disco Bee or generic income pets.

What I’m doing in practice:

• I keep one or more mutation spread pets always equipped.

• I make sure there’s at least one strong mutation in the garden (Blight, Brain Rot, etc).

• I let the T-Rex type pets do their thing, so over time whole sections of the garden get covered in those mutations.

I can’t dump the exact reason yet, but if you go into the event with a garden full of mutated plants, you’ll be in a much better position for some of the mid/late requirements.

5. Level your pets properly (don’t be lazy here)

I know a lot of people just slap pets in and forget to feed them. That’s fine for casual play, but for this event it’s going to hurt you.

Why leveling matters:

• New pet gear and future systems often have minimum pet levels.

• The pet mutation machine needs pets at level 50 (plus age) to do certain things.

• Higher level = better output from the same pet, so all your later grinding goes faster.

How I’m doing it:

1. Grab fruits with strong, easy mutations

   • Blight

   • Brain Rot
     These are easy to get and give a lot of pet XP when fed.

2. Feed every pet to full hunger

   • I rotate through my whole active team and dump Blight/Brain Rot fruits until all hunger bars are capped.

   • I repeat this whenever I do a harvest wave.

3. Focus on limiteds and event pets first

   • If I have a limited pet or something that’s clearly rare, that pet gets priority on XP.

   • Once it hits a decent level, I move to the next.

You don’t need every pet at 50+ before the update, but getting a core team high saves you a ton of time later when new items and new mechanics hit.

6. Hoard Gem Egg pets and trade tokens

The Gem Egg in the egg shop is very suspicious long-term content. It feels like one of those eggs that will quietly disappear in an update or two.

Why I’m farming it now:

• When an egg gets removed, the pets inside spike in trading value.

• I’ve already started stockpiling:

  • Ruby Squids

  • Gem Panthers

  • Anything else that drops from Gem Egg

If it stays, great, I just have more cool pets.
If it goes, now I’m sitting on limited pets that will trade well when the event hype starts.

On top of that:

• I’m using Farmer’s Market and any other methods to pick up Trade Tokens.

• Even if you’re free-to-play, a small stack of tokens now lets you snipe event pets or rare seeds later when people underprice them early.

I treat Gem Egg and trade tokens as future-proofing for this update and the next few.

7. Build a “unique plant library”

This is the part that feels weird until you see the Advent structure.

The idea is simple:
Have as many different plant types as possible, even if you only have one of each.

How I’m doing it:

• I go through my garden and pick up one of each unique plant:

  • Grab exactly one Parsley, then stop taking Parsley.

  • Grab one Mango, then stop taking Mango.

  • Grab one Glowthorn, then move on, and so on.

• I use daily deals and shop rotations to grab seeds that aren’t normally available:

  • Pineapple is a good example. It’s not in the regular shop, but if you got it from deals, it’s another unique plant most players won’t have.

• I’m doing this on:

  • My main save, and

  • A fresh save slot as a “collection garden” (more on that later).

Why this matters:

• Advent-style quest systems love to ask for variety: plant X different types, use specific plants, etc.

• Having one of each plant ready to clone/mutate/grow is way better than having 50 of the same crop.

If your garden is already mutation-heavy and messy, consider using the new extra save slot just for a clean “unique plant library”.

8. Keep an eye on mutations and pet shard mutations

Every major event so far has dropped new pet shard mutations, and Christmas is no different.

Right now:

• If you can pick something from the pet mutation machine, Rainbow is still a safe bet. It’s consistently strong and scales well.

• I’m holding onto:

  • Pets that already rolled good mutations.

  • High-level pets that are ready for new shard types as soon as they arrive.

And I’m expecting:

• At least one Christmas-themed pet mutation (shard).

• Possibly seeds/mutations tied to Gingerbread Blossom / Bone Blossom / peppermint-type plants.

This is another reason why feeding pets and getting them to 50+ before the event is worth it – you don’t want to be stuck leveling when the new shard you actually want drops.

9. Finish your current Season Pass and spend your points

The current Season is ending in about a day (around when this update hits).

What I’m doing:

• Grinding out the last few levels on the current Season Pass so I don’t leave rewards unclaimed.

• Spending all remaining season currency in the Season shop before it resets.

  • The Grow All prismatic is, in my opinion, the best buy when it appears.

  • It doesn’t show up often, but if you see it and have enough points, grab it.

• I’m assuming the points reset with the Season, so I don’t want to hoard them and lose value.

Once the Christmas Season Pass shows up, expect it to be fully Christmas themed. Having this Season fully cleared just closes a chapter nicely before you dive into the new one.

10. Deal with Trader Chore before he’s deleted

The Trader Chore NPC is one of the most hated additions in the game, and the devs know it.

What’s important:

• He is getting removed permanently with/around this update.

• The Trading World itself is staying – that’s a permanent feature. Only this specific NPC is leaving.

• If you want anything from his streak rewards:

  • Golden Lollipop

  • Silver Lollipop

  • Other high-streak items (50+ streak)

then you should finish his streak now.

If you don’t care about his items, you can happily ignore him and free up mental space. But if you’re a completionist or you want those lollipops as flex items, this is your last window.

11. Prepare for the Advent system and skip tokens

The devs already leaked that there will be:

• Advent quests (an Advent calendar style system).

• A way to skip Advent quests via some kind of skip item.

Based on that, I’m preparing like this:

• I’m making sure I have:

  • Seeds for all the basic crops (Section 2).

  • A wide spread of unique plants (Section 7).

  • A mutated garden in at least one save (Section 4).

• This way, when the Advent quest says something like “grow X of Y plant” or “use Z mutation”, I can just do it immediately.

If you’re planning to whale or semi-whale, you’ll also want to keep some Robux or premium currency handy for the skip mechanic, but if you follow the prep above, you’ll rely on skips a lot less.

12. Use the extra save slot as an event prep garden

We now have 4 save slots. That’s actually huge for this kind of event.

What I’m doing with the extra slot:

• Creating a fresh garden dedicated to:

  • Unique plants.

  • Permanent plants that sit and stay, not one-time crops.

• Planting one of each type I care about and keeping it fairly clean so:

  • I can see what I have.

  • I can use this garden for specific Advent steps without messing up my main.

You don’t have to mutate everything in this extra save. It’s more like a collector’s binder of plants, not a hardcore money farm. Mutations can stay on your main if you prefer.

13. Quick recap of what I’d do first if you’re behind

If you’re reading this close to the update and feel late, I’d prioritize in this order:

1. Clear out the seed shop every rotation (especially basics).

2. Spam Garden Ascension for pet and egg capacity.

3. Level a core set of pets using Blight / Brain Rot fruits.

4. Equip at least one mutation spread pet like T-Rex.

5. Finish your current Season Pass and spend all Season points.

6. Grab a few Gem Eggs and their pets, and get some trade tokens if possible.

7. Set up a unique plant collection either on your main or on a new save slot.

8. If you care about it, finish Trader Chore streak rewards before he’s removed.

Do those, and when the Christmas event drops with its three parts, Advent quests, and new blossoms, you’ll be in a good position to clear requirements quickly instead of spending the first week catching up.

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