Garden Coins are a late‑game currency used for permanent upgrades and select seeds. There’s exactly one way to earn them: perform a Garden Ascension. Below is a concise, step‑by‑step walkthrough of how Ascension works, what it costs, and how to use the coins effectively.

Earn Garden Coins via Garden Ascension

What you’ll get: 10 Garden Coins per successful Ascension.

Limit: One Ascension every 24 hours.

What resets: All your Sheckles (money) are set to zero.

What you keep: Your garden, pets, inventory, and everything else besides Sheckles remain intact.

Where: The Garden Ascension stall is in a corner of the island; speak to the Coin Keeper there.

Requirements to ascend:

  • 1 trillion Sheckles (1,000,000,000,000).
  • One to three specific fruits with specified mutations (requirements vary per player; examples reported include requests like a Twisted Giant Pinecone or a Wet/Aurora/Chilled fruit on particular crops).

Step 1: Go to the Garden Ascension stall and talk to the Coin Keeper. Approach the stall in a map corner and interact to open the Ascension dialogue.

Step 2: Verify the Sheckles requirement. You must have at least 1 trillion Sheckles, and confirming the Ascension will reset your Sheckles to zero. Plan the timing so you can quickly recover afterward.

Step 3: Check the fruit requirement shown at the stall. Prepare exactly the fruit(s) and mutation(s) listed for your account. The system can require anywhere from one to three fruits with specific mutations.

Step 4: Initiate the Ascension and confirm. Interact and select the option to ascend, then confirm the reset. You’ll receive 10 Garden Coins immediately.

Step 5: Track the 24‑hour cooldown. You can only ascend once per day, so set a consistent time that fits your play schedule if you plan to ascend regularly.

Preparation Tips to Meet Fruit Requirements

Step 1: Pre‑grow eligible fruits. Keep a small stock of commonly requested crops ready to mutate (e.g., Giant Pinecone, Ember Lily, Beanstalk, Sugar Apple). This cuts waiting time if the requirement aligns.

Step 2: Watch weather windows for rare mutations. Some requests involve weather‑dependent mutations (e.g., Aurora). Log in during those events or leave a session running when possible to catch them.

Step 3: Keep a buffer of mutated fruits. If storage allows, hold on to a few mutated candidates. Having a prepared set increases the odds you can satisfy a future one‑to‑three fruit request without delay.

Step 4: Ascend when you can quickly recover 1T. If you have high‑value fruits or reliable income from pets, queue sales after the reset to rebuild Sheckles faster.

Where to Spend Garden Coins

Garden Coins fund permanent account upgrades and selected seeds in the Seed Stall’s Friendship tab (see the next section to unlock it). Upgrade costs and caps:

  • Save Slot Upgrade — 50 Garden Coins. Purchase once total.
  • Egg Capacity Upgrade — 20 Garden Coins. Purchase up to five times.
  • Pet Inventory Capacity Upgrade (+10 slots each) — 20 Garden Coins. Purchase up to five times.
  • Cosmetic Inventory Capacity Upgrade (+10 slots each) — 10 Garden Coins. Purchase up to five times.
  • Plant Inventory Capacity Upgrade (+10 slots each) — 20 Garden Coins. Purchase up to five times.

Prioritize upgrades that remove immediate bottlenecks. For most players, an extra save slot and additional egg capacity provide the most noticeable day‑to‑day gains, while inventory upgrades reduce time spent shuffling items.

Unlock and View Friendship Seeds (Optional, for Spending)

The Friendship tab in the Seed Stall shows seeds purchasable with Garden Coins once you’ve increased friendship with Sam (the seed merchant). If it’s still locked, level it up by feeding Sam.

Step 1: Get the Cooking Kit if you don’t have it yet. Complete early Garden Guide tasks to unlock cooking so you can make food for Sam.

Step 2: Cook higher‑tier foods when possible. Better food grants more friendship progress per feed, speeding up access to additional Friendship tiers.

Step 3: Feed Sam and observe the cooldown. You can feed once per 24 hours; plan your sessions so you don’t miss a day.

Step 4: Check the Friendship tab periodically. As Sam levels up, new seed tiers appear that cost Garden Coins rather than Sheckles.

When to Ascend (Practical Strategy)

Step 1: Ascend after you hit a natural money plateau. If building past 1T is slow right now, ascend to convert that progress into account upgrades, then rebuild faster afterward.

Step 2: Stock at least one prepared mutated fruit before committing. If your current required fruit is rare (e.g., Aurora + another mutation), wait until you have it to avoid being stuck post‑reset.

Step 3: Align ascension time to your routine. A consistent daily window makes it easier to respect the 24‑hour limit and steadily accrue coins.

Step 4: Spend coins with a plan. For example, 50 coins for a save slot requires five ascensions; decide whether you want that slot first or prefer multiple inventory/egg upgrades sooner.

One reliable path, clear trade‑offs: Ascension is the only way to get Garden Coins, so plan your resets around fruit availability and your daily schedule to make steady progress.