The Garden Ascension is one of the most challenging but rewarding mechanics in Grow a Garden. It allows players to reset their progress in exchange for Garden Coins, which unlock powerful upgrades. This guide will walk you through how to ascend, what’s required, and what you can spend your Garden Coins on.
What Is Garden Ascension?
A Garden Ascension costs 1 trillion Sheckles (1,000,000,000,000) and can be performed once every 24 hours. When you ascend:
- Your Sheckles reset to zero.
- You earn 10 Garden Coins.
- You must meet specific fruit and mutation requirements.
This makes ascension both a reset and a new path forward, enabling you to power up for long-term growth.
With the Garden Ascension system, every reset brings you closer to a stronger and more expansive farm. Whether you’re investing in extra inventory, unlocking powerful seeds, or even saving up to buy Grow A Garden pets, your Garden Coins will ensure that each cycle of growth feels more rewarding than the last.
Requirements for Ascension
To ascend, you’ll need both the wealth and the right crops. The game randomly requires up to three fruits, combined with one or more mutations.
Possible Required Fruits (Rebirth Fruits):
- Elder Strawberry
- Romanesco
- Giant Pinecone
- Sugar Apple
- Beanstalk
- Ember Lily
- Burning Bud
Possible Required Mutations (Rebirth Mutations):
- Wet
- Shocked
- Windstruck
- Twisted
- Aurora
- Drenched
- Chilled
- Frozen
- Moonlit
- Cloudtouched
- Sundried
- Choc
- Tempestuous
For example, you might need to offer a Twisted Giant Pinecone to ascend. The requirements vary, but the difficulty increases when multiple fruits are needed (up to three at once).
Meeting the Coin Keeper
On the island, look for the Garden Ascension stall where you’ll find Orson, the Coin Keeper. He’s the mysterious merchant who trades Sheckles and plants for Garden Coins. By completing the ascension process with him, you’ll gain access to the Garden Coin Shop.
Upgrades in the Garden Coin Shop
Garden Coins can be exchanged for useful upgrades, many of which can expand your farming potential. Below is a table of available upgrades:
| Upgrade or Item | Garden Coin Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Save Slot Upgrade | 50 Garden Coins | Unlock 1 additional slot for your plot! Only purchasable once. |
| Egg Capacity Upgrade | 20 Garden Coins | Unlock 1 additional egg slot for your farm! Purchasable up to five times. |
| Pet Inventory Capacity Upgrade | 20 Garden Coins | Unlock 10 additional slots for your pet inventory! Purchasable five times. |
| Cosmetic Inventory Capacity Upgrade | 10 Garden Coins | Unlock 10 additional slots for your cosmetic inventory! Purchasable five times. |
| Plant Inventory Capacity Upgrade | 20 Garden Coins | Unlock 10 additional slots for your plant inventory! Purchasable five times. |
Other Uses for Garden Coins
Besides the upgrade shop, Garden Coins also unlock special seeds in the Friendship tab of the Seed Stall. However, these seeds are only visible once you increase your friendship level with Sam, so be sure to nurture that relationship!
Tips
- Save up your crops ahead of time to avoid missing daily ascensions.
- Remember that no matter how many Sheckles you earn, you can only ascend once per day.
- Plan your Garden Coin spending carefully: inventory expansions can make your farming far more efficient in the long run.
The Garden Ascension is designed as a long-term progression system. While it resets your immediate wealth, the upgrades and seeds you unlock with Garden Coins will make your garden stronger with every ascension.