Grow a Garden 2

Badges Guide

18. Badges

The game has 23 badges across 5 categories.

🌱 Growth Milestones

🪴 Weight Milestones

✨ Rare Mutations

🐾 Pet System

🎮 Gameplay Unlocks

⭐ Limited Achievement

⚠️ The OG badge is no longer obtainable — it expired on June 19, 2026.

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Beginner Guide

1. Game Overview

Grow a Garden 2 is the sequel to the mega-popular Roblox farming game Grow a Garden, released on June 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC. The game was created by studio Strawberreh Squad (in partnership with Splitting Point Studios and Grow Games), with Jandel as the main creator and BMWLux (creator of the original) also involved.

The original game accumulated over 35 billion visits and 11 million favorites before the sequel launched. Just 20 minutes after GAG 2 released, it already had over 400,000 concurrent players, while the original retained 140,000.

Differences from the Original Game

Progress from the original game does NOT transfer. Sheckles, plants, pets, and seeds from GAG 1 do not carry over to GAG 2.

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2. Core Gameplay Loop

The central cycle repeats continuously:

1. Buy seeds from the Seed Shop (Sam) — shop restocks every ~5 minutes
2. Plant them in your garden plots
3. Wait for growth — plants grow even while offline!
4. Harvest crops when ready
5. Sell at the Sell Stand (Steven) for Sheckles — with optional bargaining
6. Reinvest in better seeds, gear, and pets

Everything in the game — pets, guilds, gear, mutations, weather — exists to make this loop faster, more profitable, or more interesting.

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3. Controls

PC

Mobile

• Movement: Left-side virtual joystick
• Camera: Swipe anywhere on screen
• Jump: Center button
• Interact: Tap objects / NPC interaction button
• Menu: Top-right menu button

Game-Specific Interactions

• Seed Shop: Interact with Sam to buy seeds. Shop restocks regularly.
• Sell Stand: Interact with Steven to sell harvests for Sheckles.
• Pets: Pets spawn at random locations on the map. Walk up to purchase before the timer expires.
• Guild NPC (Gilbert): Find Gilbert to create or join a guild.
• Planting: Stand on your farm plot and select a seed from your inventory.
• Harvesting: Click or tap on mature crops to collect them.

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4. Getting Started (Beginner Guide)

Your First 10 Minutes

1. Redeem codes immediately — get free seeds and Sheckles from the start
2. Go to the Seed Shop and buy as many seeds as your starting Sheckles allow
3. Plant everything in your available garden plots
4. While crops grow, visit the Gear Shop and look at sprinklers — even the basic tier makes a difference
5. Harvest and sell as soon as crops are ready — don't let harvests sit in your inventory
6. Reinvest immediately into more seeds — keep the cycle running

Common Beginner Mistakes

Top Tips Summary

• ✅ Redeem codes on day one before anything else
• ✅ Keep every plot planted at all times
• ✅ Buy a sprinkler as your first major gear purchase
• ✅ Teleport everywhere — never walk unnecessarily
• ✅ Sell often, reinvest immediately
• ✅ Join a guild within your first hour
• ✅ Build walls around your garden before nightfall
• ✅ Get a pet as early as possible for passive bonuses
• ✅ Watch the weather — farm hard during positive events
• ✅ Upgrade to better seeds as soon as you can afford the next tier

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Codes Guide

19. Codes

Active Code at Launch

How to Redeem

Click the Settings button in the top-left corner of the game and enter the code in the prompt.

Codes expire quickly. Always check up-to-date sources: growagarden2wiki.com/codes or growagarden2.net/codes.

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Crates Guide

15. Crates

Crates are consumable items that, when opened, unlock placeable objects for your garden. There are 17 known crates across 4 categories.

Defense Crates (4)

Decoration Crates (6)

Picture Frame Crate — verified loot rates:

• Small Picture Frame: 89.9%
• Big Picture Frame: 10%
• Mega Picture Frame: 0.1%

Utility Crates (5)

Mixed Crates (2)

How to Use Crates

1. Purchase from the in-game Shop (or specific vendor like Charlotte's Props Shop)
2. Open the crate from your inventory
3. Place the unlocked item anywhere in your garden plot
4. Move, rotate, or upgrade as needed

Tip: Prioritize Defense Crates early on — protecting your crops from thieves is essential before investing in decorations.

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FAQ

20. Game Access & Age Verification

GAG 2 is intended for all ages. At launch, Roblox required:

• Two-factor authentication (2FA) — have your authenticator app available
• Age verification — Roblox scans your face to estimate your age group; process takes under one minute

According to the GAG admins, age verification was temporary while the game's rating was being confirmed.

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22. FAQ

Is the game free to play? Yes. Free to play on Roblox, with optional Robux purchases for seeds, gear, and cosmetics.

Does progress from GAG 1 transfer? No. Nothing transfers between the two games.

Does it work on mobile? Yes — PC, Console, iOS, and Android.

Who made Grow a Garden 2? Jandel (main creator), with BMWLux also involved. Published under the Strawberreh Squad Roblox group.

How many players per server? 8 players.

Are macros allowed? Yes, using macros to automate seed buying and other repetitive actions is permitted in GAG 2.

Does stealing cost anything? No — stealing in GAG 2 is free. In GAG 1 it cost Robux.

How can I get free seeds? Vote in the Reward Voting system (every ~1 hour), redeem codes, and earn Common Eggs through weekly guild competition rewards.

What is the Midas Moon event? A rare special event where a Gold Seed spawns on the map. The first player to grab it becomes "Midas" — any fruit they steal during the event turns Gold (15x multiplier).

What is the best mutation combination? Rainbow + Electric = ~3,200x total multiplier. The rarest and most valuable combination in the game.

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Sources: growagarden2.net · growagarden2wiki.com · beebom.com · gosugamers.net · esports.gg · games.gg

Gear Guide

8. Gear — Complete List

34 gear items available, organized by category. Purchased at the Gear Shop (George) with Robux or Sheckles.

Sprinklers

Sprinklers automatically water crops, increasing grow speed and mutation chance. The Legendary Sprinkler covers a larger area than the Rare Sprinkler and improves chances of larger or mutated harvests.

Watering Tools

Tools

Gadgets

Mushrooms (Temporary Consumables)

Miscellaneous

Gear for Night Stealing & Defense

Defense: Freeze Ray, Vine Wrapper, Strawberry Sniper, Gnome (autonomous guard)

Offense/Stealing: Rainbow Carpet, Shrink Mushroom, Invisibility Mushroom, Raccoon, Door Crowbar

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Guilds Guide

14. Guilds

Creating & Joining

• Talk to Gilbert at the Guild Stand in the central hub
• Creating a guild costs R$99
• Joining an existing guild requires an invitation from a member
• For beginners: joining an active guild is better than creating one — you benefit from existing bonuses immediately

Slot Expansion Packs

Weekly Guild Competition

• Cadence: Weekly — leaderboard resets every week
• Scoring: Members donate crops/items and earn 1 point per gram (scored by plant weight). Guilds are ranked on a server-wide leaderboard
• Delivery: Rewards sent through the in-game Mailbox when the cycle ends
• 9 reward tiers based on final competition ranking

Reward Tiers (9 Tiers)

"Huge" Ice Serpent = renamed to "Mega" on June 14, 2026

Benefits of Being in a Guild

• Shared farming bonuses that stack with solo earnings
• Guild members can watch each other's gardens — useful protection against night stealing
• Access to guild-exclusive content and rewards
• Participate in weekly competitions for rare Ice Serpent pets

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Night Stealing Guide

11. Night Stealing System

How It Works

When night falls, any player can enter another player's garden and attempt to steal crops. You cannot harvest crops if the garden owner is currently inside their plot.

Confirmed:

• Stealing is enabled at night — free (unlike GAG 1)
• Other players can enter your garden
• Defense and offense tools exist
• 30-second warning before night begins

Still being tested: exact night cycle timing, which crops are eligible for theft, theft limits/cooldowns, owner notifications, server-specific restrictions.

Defense & Counter-Attack Tools

Thief counter-tools:

• Rainbow Carpet — fly around to collect crops
• Shrink Mushroom — shrink to squeeze through fence gaps
• Invisibility Mushroom — become invisible while stealing
• Door Crowbar — breach Owner Doors
• Jump Mushroom — leap over fences
• Raccoon (pet) — automatically steals at night

Layered Defense Strategies

Basic (Beginner):

1. Buy Fence Crates and enclose your plot completely
2. Leave exactly one gap for the Owner Door
3. Place Owner Door Crate in the gap

Intermediate:

1. Complete Basic setup
2. Place Bear Trap just inside the Owner Door
3. Add additional traps near high-value crop areas

Advanced:

1. Complete Intermediate setup
2. Grow Venus Fly Trap near your most valuable crops
3. (Optional) Purchase Dragon's Breath with Robux

Expert:

1. Complete Advanced setup
2. Obtain Gnome pet for autonomous patrol
3. Keep fence sections tight to minimize Shrink Mushroom gaps

Ultimate:

• Create or join a Private Server — no thieves can enter

Recommended Defense Layout

╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ [Fence] ── [Fence] ── [Fence] ──     ║
║   │                          │       ║
║ [Owner Door]           [Bear Trap]   ║
║   │                          │       ║
║ [Bear Trap]         [Venus Fly Trap] ║
║   │                                  ║
║ [Gnome Patrol Area]                  ║
║          [High-Value Crops]          ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Thief Counter-Strategies

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Pets Guide

12. Pets System

Overview

Pets follow the player and provide passive bonuses. In GAG 2, unlike the original, they serve both to improve plant growth and for garden defense or attacking rival gardens.

How to Obtain Pets

• Map Spawns — Pets randomly appear on the map with a countdown timer. Purchase with Sheckles before they disappear
• Eggs — Some pets can be hatched from eggs
• Robux — Certain pets can be purchased directly
• Trading — Pets can be traded between players

Complete Pet List

⚪ Common

🟢 Uncommon

🟦 Rare

⭐ Legendary

🔱 Mythic

🌟 Super

❓ Upcoming

Pet Size Variants (Evolution)

Important: Pets do NOT evolve from one size to another. Size is determined at the moment of obtaining the pet. The only way to get Big or Mega is to keep obtaining/hatching pets.

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13. Pet Eggs System

Overview

Pet eggs return as a feature from GAG 1. In GAG 2, the Common Egg is obtained through weekly guild competition rewards. Hatching can produce pets in Normal, Big, or Mega variants at varying odds.

Common Egg — Hatch Rates

How to obtain Common Eggs via Guild Competition:

• Rank #101–1,000: 25 eggs
• Rank #1,001–5,000: 10 eggs
• Rank #5,000+: 5 eggs

Rewards are delivered through the in-game Mailbox at the end of each weekly cycle.

Epic Egg (Partially Confirmed)

⚠️ The Epic Egg hatch table is still being verified — sources conflict on whether the 9% slot belongs to Bee or Bear. Treat as provisional.

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Seeds Guide

5. Seeds & Crops — Complete List

The game has 33 obtainable seeds + 5 Gacha-exclusive + 2 Special Seeds + 6 not yet released. Crops are split across 6 plant types: Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Fungi, Special Plants, and Mutation Seeds.

Full Tier List (with Base Values)

⚪ Common

🟢 Uncommon

🟦 Rare

💎 Epic

⭐ Legendary

🔴 Mythic

🌟 Super

✨ Special Seeds (Guaranteed Mutation)

🚫 Not Yet Released

Beanstalk, Pinetree, Lotus, Pumpkin, Thorn Rose, Romanesco — listed on community wikis but not obtainable in-game yet.

Seed Buying Strategy (by Phase)

Step 1 — Carrots first: At 1 Sheckle each, it's the only option at the very start. Plant, harvest, reinvest immediately.

Step 2 — Multi-harvest crops: Switch to Strawberry (10S) and Blueberry (25S) as soon as possible. They keep producing without replanting.

Step 3 — Tomato and Bamboo: Both attract mutations quickly and sell well relative to their cost.

Step 4 — Epic territory: Mushroom (15K) is the entry point; Mango (300K) is the big Epic target. Once a few Epics are producing, Legendary seeds become realistic.

Step 5 — Legendary and beyond: Dragon Fruit (120K) is cheaper than Mango despite being a higher rarity — good Legendary entry point. Mythic and Super seeds rarely appear in stock; keep buying Epic and Legendary while waiting.

Tip: For Epic+ seeds, don't harvest immediately after they mature. Leaving them in the ground lets mutations stack, which can multiply their value dramatically. But stay vigilant about night stealing.

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6. Seed Packs

Beyond the regular Seed Shop, there are 4 seed packs available:

Ghost Pepper Pack — Gacha Details

Each roll yields exactly one of 5 exclusive seeds:

Available in bundles of 1, 3, 10, or 50 rolls. Ghost Pepper at 1% drop rate is genuinely rare.

Buying recommendations:

• New players: Buy the Starter Pack first (R$149, one-time) for best initial value
• Mid-game players: Premium Seed Pack (R$99) offers better rare seed odds than the Common Pack
• Completionists: Ghost Pepper Pack is the only way to get these 5 exclusive crops

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7. Shop Stock System

Each shop has a limited, rotating inventory. The two most important cycles:

Tips for Catching Rare Restocks

• Check the Seed Shop every 5 minutes when hunting high-tier seeds
• Have Sheckles ready in advance — Mythic seeds (e.g. Venom Spitter at 30M) appear and vanish quickly
• Stock is server-shared — other players buy from the same shelf
• Community tracking tools: VulcanValues and growagardenpro.com

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Shops Guide

16. Shops & NPCs

All booths are located in the central hub of the map, making daily activities much more convenient to manage.

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17. Voting System

Reward Voting (Free Seed Packs)

GAG 2 runs a reward vote roughly every hour. Each vote earns you a free Seed Pack — one of the easiest ways to pick up extra seeds without spending Sheckles or Robux.

• Available roughly once per hour
• Reward: a free Seed Pack (contents vary)
• 100% optional, but effectively free seeds — most players treat it as a daily habit

Where to vote: Official X (@GrowaGardenRblx) and Discord (discord.gg/growagarden2)

Community Content Voting

Developers periodically open polls where players vote on which seeds, pets, and shovels should be added to the game. Winning options are prioritized in upcoming updates. Announced through the same official X and Discord channels.

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Weather and Mutations Guide

9. Weather System & Day/Night Cycle

Day/Night Cycle

Key difference: In GAG 2, night stealing is free — unlike the original where it cost Robux. A 30-second warning is given before night begins.

Regular Weather Types (5)

Special Weather Events (5)

Weather Strategy Tips

• Watch for Snowy and Stormy — best chances for high-value mutations (Frozen 5x, Electric 80x)
• Rainy weather saves money — no need to use sprinklers when it rains
• Midas Moon is extremely rare — when it happens, rush to grab the Gold Seed
• Stay in your garden at night — your presence auto-locks it against thieves

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10. Mutations System

Overview

Mutations are visual and value changes to fruits that increase their sell price. There are 7 released mutations split into two categories:

• Variant Mutations (Gold and Rainbow) — permanent; only one can be active on a fruit at a time
• Weather Mutations (the rest) — triggered by specific weather; can stack with each other and with variant mutations

Complete Mutation Table

Mutation Stacking Formula

Final Value = Base Value × Variant Multiplier × Weather Multiplier

Unreleased / Datamined Mutations

Mutation Strategy Tips

• Stack Electric + Rainbow — at 3,200x, even a cheap crop becomes extremely valuable
• Watch weather forecasts — plant high-value crops before storms or snowfall
• Multi-harvest crops are best for mutations — more harvests per plant = more mutation chances
• Don't ignore Gold — Gold + Electric still reaches 1,200x
• Protect mutated crops — they are the primary targets for night thieves
• Don't harvest Epic+ immediately — let mutations accumulate first

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