The Fairy Event has arrived in Grow a Garden, bringing a new ascension system, fairy fountain mechanics, pets, and special seeds. This update is packed with new features, so let’s break everything down step by step.
1. Garden Ascension (Rebirth System)
- Found at the Garden Ascension NPC (behind the farms, near the seed shop).
- Requirements to ascend once:
- 1 Trillion Cash
- 1 Frozen Elder Strawberry
- Rewards for ascending:
- 10 Garden Coins
- Lose all your shekels
Garden Coin Shop
With garden coins, you can buy permanent upgrades:
- Save Slot Upgrade (50 coins, one-time purchase)
- Egg Capacity Upgrade (5 levels)
- Pet Inventory Capacity Upgrade (5 levels)
- Cosmetic Inventory Capacity Upgrade (5 levels)
- Plant Inventory Capacity Upgrade (5 levels)
Tip: Since this system may change soon, some players are holding off before committing.
2. Feeding Sam – Unlocking Tier 2 Shop
At the seed shop, you’ll find Sam (Feed NPC):
- Feed him crafted foods (using the cooking pot) to build points.
- You can only feed him once per 24 hours.
- After reaching certain levels, you unlock the Tier 2 Shop.
Tier 2 Shop Seeds
- Broccoli Seed
- Potato Seed (Mythical)
- Brussel Sprout Seed (Divine)
- Cocoa Mango Seed (Prismatic, requires Level 3 NPC)
3. The Fairy Fountain Event
At the fountain, you’ll progress through tasks and wishes.
Filling the Fountain
Two ways:
- Offer Glimmering Plants – Plants with the glimmering mutation can be offered to raise the bar.
- Complete Tasks – Example: offering a glimmering corn, dragon fruit, or grape.
Once you fill the bar to 200 points, you can make a wish.
Making a Wish
Rewards include:
- Enchanted Seed Pack (contains new plants, chance for Aurora Vine)
- Enchanted Egg (new pets)
- Fairy Points
- Glimmering Radar / Mutation Spray
- Fairy Targeter
Each tier increases your chance at rare rewards.
- Tier 5 Reward: Aurora Vine Seed (5.88% chance).
4. Fairy Points & Fairy Godmother Upgrades
Talk to the Fairy Godmother NPC to spend Fairy Points.
Upgrades include:
- Glimmer Multiplier – Increases glimmering plants in your garden.
- Roaming Fairy Spawn – Boosts how many fairies spawn around the map.
- Fairy Event Duration – Increases event length.
- Fairy Spawn Amount – Boosts number of fairies that spawn in your garden.
5. Crafting Additions
- Event Lantern – Teleports you to the event area.
- Cost: 1 Apple, 1 Recall Wrench, 350K Shekels → 30 uses.
- Glimmering Mutation Spray – Used to mutate plants into glimmering versions.
- Cost: 1 Orange Tulip Seed, 1 Daffodil Seed, 1 Mango Fruit, 1M Shekels, 1 Cleaning Spray → 3 sprays.
- Mandrakes – Now craftable if you missed them from the Giant Shop.
6. New Pets
- Ladybug – All flower plants grow 1.59× faster.
- Pixie Imp – Every 6m 66s, starts a chase mini-event. Catch it for random rewards.
- Pixie – Every 3m 33s, spreads pixie dust: nearby plants gain +30s growth per second and players levitate.
- Glimmering Sprite – Every 3m 33s, enchants a nearby fruit with the glimmering mutation.
- Cockatric (Legendary) – Every 19m, screeches: fruits in range can turn silver (20% chance) or gold (1% chance). Also spits venom every 10m, giving fruits toxic mutation, eggs +81s growth, pets +805 XP.
7. New Seeds & Rare Plants
- Aurora Vine – Obtained at Tier 5 of Fairy Fountain.
- Sells for 227K, grows fast (within minutes once matured).
- Wisp Wing – Ultra-rare plant (0.5% drop from seed packs).
- First animated plant, with glowing flapping wings.
8. Strategy Tips
- Don’t rush Ascension until balance changes are confirmed.
- Use mutation spray strategically on required plants for fountain tasks.
- Invest early Fairy Points into Glimmer Multiplier for faster progression.
- Aim for Tier 5 rewards to get Aurora Vine before it rotates out.
- Keep an eye on roaming fairies—they give free Fairy Points.
The Fairy Event update is one of the biggest content drops yet in Grow a Garden, blending rebirth mechanics, event progression, and pet abilities. Between Aurora Vine farming, rare pets, and fairy point upgrades, there’s plenty to grind for.