Grow a Garden Season 4 Pass Ends May 9 — What to Finish Before Easter Closes

✅ Last Verified: April 23, 2026. Easter event end date (~April 25) is based on developer communications and Part 3 launch timing. Season 4 Pass end date (May 9, 2026) confirmed. No new post-Easter event has been officially announced as of April 23 — this guide covers confirmed information only. Speculation about upcoming events is clearly labeled. Check the official Grow a Garden Discord for real-time announcements.

Two countdowns are running right now in Grow a Garden:

• Easter Event (~Part 3) ends approximately April 25, 2026
• Season 4 Pass closes on May 9, 2026

That gives you roughly 2 days to finish Easter priorities and 16 days to complete what remains on the Season 4 Pass. This guide tells you exactly what to focus on in each window so you don't miss anything you'll regret once the timers hit zero.

Easter Last-Chance Priority List

With roughly 2 days left before Easter Part 3 closes, here's what you should finish first, second, and last — ranked by long-term impact and difficulty:

If you only have 2-3 hours left to play before Easter closes: focus all of it on Evil Bunny for the Orchid Mantis. That's the only Easter item that meaningfully changes your post-event garden power. Everything else is secondary.

Orchid Mantis: Is It Too Late to Get One?

The honest answer: it depends on your time and how much you've already grinded.

The Orchid Mantis has a 0.5% drop rate from Evil Bunny encounters. At that rate, you should statistically see one every 200 kills — but RNG means some players see one at kill 15 and others don't see one by kill 500. The distribution is brutal.

• If you have 8+ hours of active playtime left before April 25: actively worth grinding. Stack whatever pet bonuses help with Evil Bunny spawn rates and run the zone continuously.
• If you have 2-4 hours left: try for it, but mentally prepare for the trade market. Orchid Mantis will be available in trades post-Easter — you won't be locked out of owning one, just locked out of earning it for free.
• If you have under 2 hours: your time is better spent finishing the Elder Candy Blossom craft if you haven't, or Springtide Egg collection for remaining rewards.

The Orchid Mantis ability — Orchid Zone (fires every 12.5 minutes, gives crops near you a chance to gain the Floral mutation, converting Base to Gold at 20× and Gold to Rainbow at 50×) — is genuinely strong for passive Rainbow farming. But its value as a trade item will likely be its biggest draw post-Easter, once supply is permanently capped. If you don't get one before April 25, watch the trade channels: early post-Easter supply will be the highest it ever is.

Season 4 Pass — What's Left (Ends May 9)

The Season 4 Pass runs until May 9, 2026 — giving you 16 more days to complete it. Here's what to know:

• The Season 4 Pass is independent of the Easter event. Easter ending on April 25 doesn't close the Season 4 Pass — you have until May 9 to complete the pass tasks regardless of whether Easter is still running.
• Check your current pass tier and what tasks remain. Open the Season Pass tab in-game and identify which tasks are closest to completion. Prioritize those for efficient tier advancement.
• Weekly challenges reset on your pass schedule. If you have uncompleted weekly challenges from earlier Season 4 weeks, they may still be completable — check your challenge log before the pass closes.
• Pass rewards do NOT carry over. Any unclaimed pass tier rewards are lost on May 9. Even if you've completed the tiers, you must manually claim the rewards before the deadline.

The Season 4 Pass has been running alongside the Easter event, so many players have naturally accumulated progress through Easter gameplay. If you've been actively playing during Easter Part 2 and Part 3, you may be further along than you realize.

Post-Easter Meta: Best Pets to Keep

Once Easter closes, certain pets become significantly more valuable as supply gets permanently capped. Here's what to keep, sell, or trade:

Post-event is historically when trade channels in the Grow a Garden Discord are most active. Players who missed the event are hunting for its items at any price. If you have duplicates or items you don't plan to use, the window immediately after Easter closes (April 25-May 5) is typically the highest-demand period.

What Comes After Easter? May 2026 — What We Know and Don't

This section contains speculation based on Grow a Garden's update patterns. Nothing here is officially confirmed.

Based on how previous Grow a Garden event cycles have worked:

• There will be a gap between Easter closing and the next major event. Previous cycles have shown 1-3 week gaps between seasonal events, typically filled with a small maintenance update or code drop.
• Season 5 Pass should launch around May 9 when Season 4 closes — passes have historically rolled over without a gap since mid-2025. Expect Season 5 to introduce new seasonal crops, a new pet, and updated challenge tracks.
• Summer event is likely in June. Based on 2025's event calendar, a summer-themed update launched in early-to-mid June. If the pattern holds, May will be a relative content lull before a significant June update.
• A "Spring" non-Easter update is possible in late April/early May. Previous years have seen a small post-Easter patch that adjusts values from the event and adds 1-2 new items. This is not confirmed but has precedent.

What this means for your play strategy: May is a good time to focus on passive crop farming rather than event grinding. Build your base mutation stacking setup, level up pets you already have, and accumulate coins/gems for the summer event. Post-Easter is historically when the most efficient "off-event" farming windows occur.

5 Things to Do Right Now

1. Check your Season 4 Pass tier and claim all earned rewards. Don't leave pass rewards unclaimed — they expire on May 9 even if the tier was completed weeks ago.
2. Grind Evil Bunny for Orchid Mantis if you have time. Even a few hours of grinding before April 25 is worth it at a 0.5% rate — every attempt counts.
3. Sell or trade duplicate Easter items now. Demand peaks immediately post-event. Waiting a month means lower trade value as the initial scarcity hype fades.
4. Craft the Elder Candy Blossom if you have the materials. Once Easter closes, the crafting recipe becomes unavailable. If you're sitting on the required candy materials, craft before April 25.
5. Join the Egg War sessions until Easter closes. They run every hour on the hour. Even if you don't need the Springtide Egg rewards, the participation gives you event badges and leftover currency for cosmetics.

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