Where do mutations come from?

From weather (Rain, Thunderstorm, Sandstorm), pets that apply mutations (Bee → Pollinated, Polar Bear → Chilled, Phoenix → Flaming), gear (Sprinklers, Fertilizers), and limited events. See the mutation guide for the full source list.

Grow a Garden Crop Calculator

Q: How many mutations can a single crop have?

The wiki documents compatibility rules rather than a hard cap: only one variant (Silver, Gold, or Rainbow) can apply, and some mutations replace others — Frozen removes Wet and Chilled, Paradisal removes Verdant and Sundried, Cooked removes Burnt. The calculator limits selection to 5 at a time for practical comparison.

Q: Are pet boosts a separate multiplier?

No. In Grow a Garden, pets do not multiply value directly — they enable or apply specific crop mutations. For example a Bee pet applies the Pollinated mutation (3×). The value boost shows up through the mutation multiplier, not as a second factor.

Pick a crop, stack mutations, and see the final sell value using the official wiki formula: your variant (Silver, Gold, or Rainbow) multiplies the additive sum of environmental mutations. The calculator lets you stack up to 5 at once.

Quick Answer

Use this calculator to estimate your crop's total value based on base price, active mutations, and any multipliers from pets or boosts. Enter your crop type and current mutation stack to see the projected sell value, helping you decide when to harvest and which mutation combos are worth pursuing.

Crop (optional)

Base value (Sheckles)

We don't publish a base value for this crop. Grow a Garden doesn't list base values on any verified primary source — secondary aggregators routinely fabricate them. Enter the value you observed at Steven's Sell Stuff stand.

Mutations (0/5)

VariantVariant mutations (Gold, Silver, Rainbow, Diamond)

StandardNaturally obtainable environmental mutations

LimitedRequire limited items, pets, or special weather

AdminRequire admin weather only

FusedCombinations of two or more mutations

Final value

Sheckles — enter a base value to see a result

Breakdown

Base value0

Total multiplier1×

Final0 ⛀

How it works

The official wiki formula: environmental mutations add together, and your variant multiplies the sum:final = base × variant × (1 + Σ mutations − count)

A Pollinated (3×) + Frozen (10×) + Disco (125×) crop is 1 + 138 − 3 = 136×; add a Gold variant (×20) and it becomes 2,720×. Only one variant (Silver, Gold, or Rainbow) can apply at a time, and the wiki also applies a separate (weight ÷ base weight)² term to the crop's value itself.

See the full mutation guide for sources, fused combinations, and rarity tiers.

Frequently asked

How do mutations stack in Grow a Garden?

Per the official wiki: environmental mutations stack additively, and your crop variant multiplies the total. Final multiplier = variant × (1 + sum of mutation multipliers − number of mutations). Stacking three 10× environmental mutations gives 1 + 30 − 3 = 28×, and a Gold variant would multiply that by 20 for 560×.

Why don't you show base values for every crop?

Grow a Garden does not publish base sell values on any verified primary source. Secondary aggregators routinely fabricate them. We only auto-fill base values where we can verify them in-game; for everything else you enter the value you observed at Steven's Sell Stuff stand. The mutation math is the part of the calculation that is exact.

How many mutations can a single crop have?

The wiki documents no hard cap — instead there are compatibility rules: only one variant (Silver, Gold, or Rainbow) can apply, and some mutations replace others (Frozen removes Wet and Chilled, Paradisal removes Verdant and Sundried, Cooked removes Burnt). This calculator limits selection to 5 at a time for practical comparison.

Are pet boosts a separate multiplier?

No. Pets do not multiply value directly — they enable or apply specific crop mutations. A Bee pet applies Pollinated (3×). The boost shows up through the mutation, not as a second factor.