Fall Bloom is the engine behind Grow a Garden’s Fall Market. Instead of waiting on timed restocks, you and everyone in your lobby fill a progress bar by donating specific plant types to the giant Harvest Spirit tree. Hitting the point target kicks off a short event, refreshes shop stock, and can tag crops with the new Fall mutation.

What Fall Bloom actually is

Think of Fall Bloom as a server-wide hand‑in that powers the entire Fall Market. Each crop you donate adds points to the shared meter and a contribution to your personal tally. More personal contributions unlock additional tiers across the Fall Seeds, Pets, Gear, and Cosmetics stalls. When a Bloom triggers, all four shops restock immediately.

There’s no separate weather or world event beyond this. The activity is the hand‑in itself, plus the brief window right after a Bloom when shops have fresh inventory, and your garden may receive Fall mutation procs.

How to activate a Bloom

  • Go to the Harvest Spirit at the center of the island. A speech bubble shows the required plant type (for example, Fruit, Woody, Flower).
  • Equip any crop of that type and interact with the tree. Choose “Feed this to the Harvest Spirit” to donate one, or “Feed all my plants to the Harvest Spirit” to hand in every matching item you’re holding.
  • All players in the lobby can contribute to the same meter. When the bar reaches its goal, a Fall Bloom triggers for the server.

Points and rarities

You need 500 total points to trigger a Bloom. Each donated crop grants points based on rarity:

  • Common: 1
  • Uncommon: 2
  • Rare: 3
  • Legendary: 4
  • Mythical: 5
  • Divine: 6
  • Prismatic: 7
  • Transcendent: 8
Tip: High‑rarity harvests accelerate the meter, but fast‑growing, multi‑harvest plants often score you more points over time because you can donate them in volume.

Timers, lockouts, and rotation

  • Once a Fall Bloom starts, there’s a five‑minute lockout where you can’t donate more crops to begin a new progression. Use this window to shop and harvest.
  • The required plant type rotates roughly on an hourly cadence. If your lobby switches sooner, adjust your hand‑ins to the new bubble request.

What you get for contributing

  • Immediate restocks: All Fall Market shops refresh only when a Bloom triggers, not on timers. If a stall is empty, another Bloom is the way to refill it.
  • Unlocks tied to your contributions: As your personal contribution count climbs, higher‑tier items appear across shops. Expect thresholds that climb into double digits for the rarest stock.
  • Fall mutation procs: Contributors can see the Fall mutation apply to random crops in their gardens, increasing their value.
  • Free seasonal drops: Hand‑ins can award items like Fall Eggs, Fall Crates, and occasional event stock.

Smart ways to hit 500 points fast

  • Plant for overlap: Favor crops that satisfy multiple categories so fewer plots cover more requests. Examples players lean on:
    • Coconut for Fruit, Tropical, and Woody
    • Mango for Fruit, Sweet, Tropical, Woody, and Leafy
    • Tomato for Fruit, Vegetable, and Leafy
    • Strawberry/Blueberry for Berry (fast regrowth makes up for lower rarity)
    • Glowthorn for Prickly
    • Serenity/Rose/Lilac to cover Flower requests
    • Beanstalk to cover Stalky and Vegetable
  • Stockpile the common asks: Fruit, Flower, Vegetable, Woody, Tropical, Berry, and Stalky show up frequently. Keeping bins of these ready lets you empty your inventory in one “Feed all” action.
  • Balance rarity with throughput: A handful of high‑rarity hand‑ins helps, but the meter moves quickest when you’re harvesting and donating continuously.

Shopping during Fall Bloom

  • Buy before you trigger: If a useful item is in stock, purchase it first; the next Bloom may rotate stock away from what you need.
  • Expect climbing thresholds: Premium items—seeds such as Maple Resin or Golden Peach, pets like Space Squirrel, gear such as Maple Sprinkler, and cosmetics like Fall Fountain—appear at higher contribution counts. Plan on multiple Blooms to unlock the top tiers.
  • Coordinate with your lobby: The faster your server fills meters, the more restocks and unlocks everyone sees in a session.

Quick answers

  • Is progress shared? The 500‑point meter is per lobby. Your personal contribution count (used for unlock tiers) persists and continues to open new stock across the Fall shops.
  • Can I donate the wrong type? No—only crops matching the current bubble category count.
  • How long does a Bloom last? Plan around a short, five‑minute window where you can’t donate and shops are freshly stocked.

Why it matters: Fall Bloom replaces passive timers with a tight loop—grow, donate, shop, repeat. If you plant for overlap and keep a cache of frequently requested types, you’ll trigger Blooms more often, unlock higher‑tier stock sooner, and walk away with both restocked shelves and a garden dotted with valuable Fall‑mutated crops.