The long-awaited Trading & Cooking Update for Grow a Garden is now live, bringing some of the biggest changes yet to the game. Players can now safely trade their most prized fruits, pets, and sheckles, discover new seeds and pets, and take on Chris P. the Pig Chef’s wild cravings for a host of rewards. Here’s a complete breakdown of everything new in the latest update.
Trading System: Exchange Fruits, Pets, and Sheckles
Trading is finally here in Grow a Garden. Players can purchase Trading Tickets to access safe, two-way trading with others. With a Trading Ticket, you can now exchange fruits, pets, and sheckles directly with other players. This long-awaited feature ensures secure trades and opens up new ways to collect, share, and strategize within the community.
Cooking Event: Meet Chris P. and Discover Gourmet Rewards
A brand-new Cooking Event has arrived, centered around the Pig NPC, Chris P. Players can toss various plants into the Cooking Pot to create unique meals. The size and rarity of your meal determines the rewards—bigger, rarer dishes mean bigger prizes.
Pay attention to Chris P.’s ever-changing cravings. Meeting his requests can grant access to the rarest rewards in the game, including exclusive seeds, pets, and powerful gear. Keep experimenting with new recipes, and try to keep Chris P. happy for maximum rewards.
Key Event Items
Gourmet Seed Pack: Contains one of six new plants
Gourmet Egg: Hatches into one of six possible event pets
Food Crate: Unlocks one of seven new food-themed cosmetics
Fried Pet Mutation Shard: Grants the Fried mutation to a pet
New Plants and Pets: Collect, Grow, and Mutate
The update introduces a variety of new plants and pets for your collection and garden experiments:
New Plants:
Grand Tomato
Tall Asparagus
Tacofern
Sugarglaze
Veinpetal
Twisted Tangle
Crown Melon
Jalapeno
Artichoke
Onion
New Pets:
French Fry Ferret
Plus five or more other event pets, each with unique abilities
Items, Cosmetics, and Game Enhancements
A host of new items add depth to farming, trading, and pet care:
Grandfather Sprinkler: Boosts growth speed, plant size, mutations, and pet bonuses
Mutation Sprays: Introduce various new mutation effects
Pancake Stack: Briefly attracts pets to your garden
Trading Ticket: Required for player-to-player trades
Various new cosmetics: Over 8 food-themed items to personalize your garden and avatar
Events and Mutations
Look out for the new Acid Rain event and additional admin-triggered weathers, each affecting gameplay in unique ways. Several new mutation types have also been added for deeper plant customization.
Fixes, Crafting Changes, and Quality of Life
This update also brings a host of fixes and improvements, such as:
Nighttime bug fixes for a smoother experience
Changes in crafting availability (Veinpetal, Twisted Tangle, Tanning Mirror)
Removal of Grand Volcania from crafting
Upgrades to the pet egg UI for easier navigation
General quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes
Final Thoughts
The Trading & Cooking Update for Grow a Garden is packed with content, from trading and cooking to new plants, pets, gear, and cosmetics. Dive in, explore Chris P.’s cravings, unlock new seeds and pets, and connect with other players through the robust new trading system.