Grow a Garden history
Long-form editorial pieces on the original game, the sequel signals, the developer lineage, and the community context — plus the chronological event archive with source attestation below. All fan-made, all sourced.
Deep dives
- The original Grow a GardenHow a three-day prototype by BMWLux became a multi-billion-visit phenomenon under Jandel and Splitting Point Studios.
≈ 9 min read · Editorial
- Sequel signalsFrom February's GameSpot piece to June's launch — the pre-announcement timeline of Grow a Garden 2.
≈ 7 min read · Editorial
- Who is making GAG2?Strawberreh Squad, the 'Is This Fun to Make' Roblox group, the lineage to Jandel and Splitting Point — and what 'Creator Verified' actually means.
≈ 7 min read · Editorial
- Community contextDiscord, Reddit, X, YouTubers, and the fan-wiki ecosystem (including an honest look at our own role).
≈ 6 min read · Editorial
Event archive (27 events)
Chronological archive of Grow a Garden and Grow a Garden 2 development events. Sorted oldest → newest; each entry is tagged with confidence and source. Undated events appear at the end.
- cross_source_verified confidence
Original Grow a Garden created by BMWLux in 3 days
Confirmed by multiple gaming outlets.
Source: Wikipedia, Sportskeeda, GamesBeat, Gamepressure, GameDiscoverCo
- single_source_likely confidence
Jandel acquired and scaled original Grow a Garden through Splitting Point Studios
Source: community reporting (single source)
- cross_source_verified confidence
Jandel and DJ Jhailatte left the original Grow a Garden development team; Adrian took over
Source: GameSpot (Feb 14 2026)
- cross_source_verified confidence
GameSpot article confirms Jandel's departure and sequel existence
Source: GameSpot (Feb 14 2026)
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BloxInformer lists Grow a Garden 2 as unreleased sequel developed by Jandel
Source: BloxInformer
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Official @GrowaGardenRblx X account retweets Grow a Garden 2 content from Jandel's public X account
Source: official @GrowaGardenRblx X account, Jandel's public X account
- cross_source_verified confidence
Grow a Garden 2 officially launched on Roblox at 16:00 UTC
Source: gag.gg, community reporting
- cross_source_verified confidence
Aurora Event Update — major content update adding Aurora Borealis weather, Aurora mutation, Venom Spitter seed, Bear pet, Megaphone + Player Magnet gear, Double or Nothing sell mechanic (NPC Steven), global server-side integrity-check roll-out, and the return of Daily Deals. Pet Server Teleporters were briefly added to the Robux store and then removed.
Cross-verified across IGN, Beebom and GosuGamers. Mutation multiplier is disputed between sources and is tracked on /mutations/aurora.
Source: IGN (June Update — Everything New), Beebom (Grow a Garden 2 update patch notes), GosuGamers (entertainment news 78652)
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Strawberry Sniper minor update — added the Strawberry Sniper gear (fires strawberry projectiles that knock back players). GosuGamers also reported a new sell system with a 'Sell All' option and daily bonus rewards; this sell-system claim is single-source.
Strawberry Sniper gear cross-verified (allthings.how). The 'Sell All' option and daily bonus rewards are single-source (GosuGamers) and not yet cross-verified.
Source: allthings.how (Grow a Garden 2 minor update — Strawberry Sniper, June 22 2026), GosuGamers (entertainment news 78652)
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Turtle Update — added the Turtle pet (Rare rarity, 70,000 Sheckles or ~3.75% map-spawn chance; ability grants +10 backpack space and -2 walk speed). Size/Rainbow variants documented: BIG +50, MEGA +100, Rainbow +20 backpack.
Base backpack/speed values cross-verified across 7 sources. Variant modifiers (+50/+100/+20) are double-source (Fandom + NerdsChalk). RPS phrases the backpack bonus as a percentage; the other 6 sources phrase it as a fixed +10 — the fixed form is adopted.
Source: Beebom, Rock Paper Shotgun, NerdsChalk, Miraheze, Durbin Rock, Eldorado, Game8
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Picture Frame Crate Update — added the Picture Frame Crate, a prop crate that lets players display custom image banners via Roblox decal IDs.
Single-source (Beebom). Not yet added to crates.json data pending cross-verification.
Source: Beebom
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Mega Moon Update — added the Mega Moon night-time weather event (~2% trigger rate, ~2 minute duration) and the Mega Seed (Mythic event-only pickup that grows a mega variant of any non-limited crop).
Only allthings.how provides detailed values (2% trigger, ~2min duration). Beebom confirms existence with a one-line description. Cooldown, moon-phase binding, and Mega Seed drop rate have no source.
Source: allthings.how (Mega Moon / Mega Seed detail), Beebom (existence confirmation)
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Hypno Bloom + Auctioneer Update — added the Hypno Bloom crop (Super rarity, 90M Sheckles / 1599 Robux, passive hypnotic defence at night) and the Auctioneer NPC (Dutch Auction merchant, 30-min refresh, 6 lots per cycle, global shared inventory, Sheckles-only).
Cross-verified across VirtGold, growagarden2.net and TheGamer. Hypno Bloom multi-harvest status is disputed (VirtGold single vs growagarden2.net multi) and tracked as TBD. Auctioneer is a permanent NPC running a descending-price Dutch Auction.
Source: VirtGold, growagarden2.net, TheGamer
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Site update: Collection tracker + homepage guides refresh — launched a browser-local Collection tracker (168 items across 9 categories, with per-category progress bars, reset, and JSON export/import) and refreshed the homepage to surface the 'Start here: core guides' section in the first screen.
Site (not in-game) update. Highlights: new /tools/tracker page; homepage 'Start here: core guides' moved above Tools; Tabs component upgraded to 44px touch targets.
Source: Internal changelog
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4th of July update (v1.11.0)
Grow a Garden 2 v1.11.0 added the Mythic Bald Eagle pet (5M Sheckles, snatches airborne invaders), two limited-time codes (WATERYOPLANTS, REMEMBERTODRINKWATER), the Fourth of July Crate, the Boombox Crate, the Sunburst daytime weather event, and the Ignited mutation (triggered by Sunburst). Pet Teleporters were re-added on July 1.
Source: Fandom GAG2 Update Log, Sportskeeda, GameRant, IGN
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Summer Event Part 1: High Tide Harvest
Launched the Summer Event with the High Tide Harvest event mechanic, the new Tidal mutation, 7 summer seeds (Tiki Totem, Beach Ball Palm, Sun Bloom, Castle Crocus, Popsicle Melt, Lagoon Lily, Freedom Flare), 2 new pets (Orca, Hermit Crab) and the Coastal Egg. Mechanic and entity names cross-verified; specific rarity/price/grow-time values are single-source (allthings.how) or unconfirmed and marked TBA.
Source: allthings.how, Sportskeeda, growagarden2.net
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Secret Update: Grappling Hook + Big Spender (v1.14.1)
Grow a Garden 2 v1.14.1 ('Secret Update') introduced the Big Spender guild event and the Grappling Hook Mythic gear (10M Sheckles). Release status of the Grappling Hook conflicts across sources — Fandom lists it in the Limited Time Shop, while gag2.gg reports it was announced but not yet released; gear entry marked unconfirmed / TBA. The update also removed the limited-time 4th of July event content (Rocket Pop, 4th of July Crate, Bald Eagle) from the shop.
Source: Fandom GAG2 Update Log, gag2.gg, growagarden2wiki.net
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Summer Event Part 2: Mega High Tide + Shelldon
Expanded the Summer Event with Mega High Tide Harvest (doubled points), Team Harvest (4-player 7-day co-op goals), Shelldon the Clam NPC (pet trader), 7 new summer plants (Shark Splash, Sun Fruit, Pool Noodle, Sand Pail Shrub, Drippy Delight, Beach Ball Cactus, Sunshade Flower), 2 new pets (Mantaray, Pelican), Coastal Seed Pack, Tidal Crate, Summer Splash Sprinkler, and the Tidal Token currency. Most entity-level stats (rarity, price, drop rates) are single-source or unconfirmed and tracked as TBA pending in-game verification.
Source: allthings.how, Sportskeeda, bloxguidesgg.com
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Star Fruit + Glow Mutation (v1.15.0)
Grow a Garden 2 v1.15.0 added the Star Fruit Super crop (315M Sheckles / 1899 Robux; 0.12% restock; multi-harvest) and the Glow mutation. Star Fruit is a defensive night crop that glows and periodically fires 2 starlight beams every 5-10s; it also applies the Glow mutation to adjacent crops (1% on harvest, 0.1% during growth). Glow multiplier disputed: 70x (growagarden2wiki.net, adopted) vs 100x (Sportskeeda, G4MMO) — recorded under source_conflicts.
Source: growagarden2wiki.net, Sportskeeda, G4MMO
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Eclipse Bloom + Eclipse Weather + Eclipsed Mutation (v1.16.0)
Grow a Garden 2 v1.16.0 introduced the Secret rarity tier and the Eclipse Bloom merge-only crop (merge fully-grown Sun Bloom + Moon Bloom with a Trowel; parents consumed). Harvesting an Eclipse Bloom triggers the Secret-type Eclipse weather event (~2 min) which can apply the Eclipsed mutation (80x). Trigger mechanism and exact duration conflict between sources (growagarden2wiki.net: on-demand only, 2 min; Sportskeeda: 7.1% natural daytime spawn, 2 min 30 sec) — recorded under source_conflicts pending in-game verification.
Source: growagarden2wiki.net, Sportskeeda, Eldorado
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Firefly Pet update (v1.17.0)
Grow a Garden 2 v1.17.0 added the Firefly pet (Mythic, 3,000,000 Sheckles via map spawn or Common Egg). Passive plant-size growth buff: +2% per equipped Firefly, stacking up to +50%. Variants: BIG (+4%), HUGE (+6%), Rainbow (+2.5%). Cross-verified across growagarden2wiki.net, Sportskeeda and Eldorado; map-spawn rate 0.6% community-estimated.
Source: growagarden2wiki.net, Sportskeeda, Eldorado
- unconfirmed confidence
Explorer NPC teaser + Mega Egg + Mythic Seed Pack + Guild Brackets + Tallest Plant competition
July 19 update added the Explorer teaser NPC (central hub, with a countdown pointing to August 1 — community speculation about the next major update; unconfirmed), the Mega Egg (a Super egg that hatches Mega variants of standard Common-egg pets — Frog, Bunny, Deer; full pool unconfirmed), the Mythic Seed Pack (Mythic-tier bundle, ~27 drops per growagarden2wiki.net), Guild Brackets (global + local weekly ranking divisions) and the weekly Tallest Plant guild competition. Version number from Fandom could not be verified (403) and growagarden2.net describes this as a minor update; recorded as unconfirmed. Exact obtainability of the Mega Egg and Mythic Seed Pack is disputed — gag2.gg / mygagcalculator report them as 'not yet obtainable / Upcoming', while the growagarden2.net update log lists them as added.
Source: growagarden2.net, growagarden2wiki.net
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Fall Harvest World (v1.18.0)
Event world launch: Leaves currency, Maple seed line, 9 pets (Shadow Dragon/Super), Fall Eggs, Magic Mail 3-tier transfer, Pilgrim daily quests → Cornucopia, Werewolf night curse, Harvest Moon, 3 gears, 5 prop crates, 6th Garden Expansion. 60-day event window (~Oct 1, 2026).
Source: official patch notes (Discord via allthings.how), lootester, pocket-codes
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Splitting Point Studios founded in New Zealand by Janzen "Jandel" Madsen
Roblox group 4491593, hundreds of thousands of members, 50+ Roblox titles including Steal a Brainrot.
Source: community reporting (single source)
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Multiple gaming outlets (GameSpot, Bloxb, Durbin Rock) covered the sequel
Source: GameSpot, Bloxb, Durbin Rock
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Original Grow a Garden has 35B+ visits and 11M+ favorites (as of June 2026)
Source: community reporting (single source)
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Original Grow a Garden remains actively maintained with 97,292 concurrent (June 2026)
Source: community reporting (single source)