The Summer Event in Grow a Garden has reached its fourth and final stretch, and the payload leans heavily into progression. You now have Pirate Quests handing out Tide Tokens, a Summer Collection track that rewards completionists, and a reworked Shelldon the Clam that speeds up the more tidal fruit you feed it. A fresh batch of plants, pets, cosmetics, and admin weather rounds things out.
Quick answer: Complete Pirate Quests for Tide Tokens, hit 80% of the Summer Collection to earn the Red Beach Shovel skin, feed tidal fruit to Diver Dima to upgrade Shelldon, and reach the daily Team Harvest goal on 6 of 7 days to unlock the Lagoon Lily Seed.
Pirate Quests and Tide Tokens
The Pirate is the new quest giver for this part of the event. He holds three quests at any given time, and each one you finish pays out Tide Tokens. The slate refreshes on a two-hour timer, so there’s a steady loop of tasks if you keep checking back in.
Tide Tokens are the currency that feeds the Tide Token Shop, which has picked up more stock this week. Spend them there on the event items you want most.
Summer Collection and the Red Beach Shovel skin
The Summer Collection tracks every summer seed, pet, and cosmetic tied to the event. Filling it out is its own goal, and there’s a concrete reward attached to hitting the threshold.
Reach at least 80% completion of the Summer Collection and you unlock the new Red Beach Shovel skin. You don’t need a perfect 100% collection to claim it, so prioritize the entries you can realistically gather before the event closes.
Shelldon the Clam and Diver Dima
Shelldon the Clam now has an upgrade path run through Diver Dima. Submit tidal fruit to Dima, and every time you clear a weight goal, Shelldon gets an upgrade. Each upgrade shortens the time Shelldon needs to work, so the loop gets faster the more you invest.
Shelldon is also a new pet you can land through trading. There’s a chance to unlock it when you trade regular pets, giving trade-focused players another reason to keep swapping.
Team Harvest and the Lagoon Lily Seed
Team Harvest carries over from earlier in the event. Each day you meet the Summer Points goal, you collect a reward, and teaming up with other players pushes progress along faster than going solo.
The headline prize is the Lagoon Lily Seed, which unlocks if you hit the daily goal on 6 out of 7 days. This part of the event also refreshes the reward pool, adding a new shovel skin plus more seeds and pets to chase.
New plants, pets, items, and cosmetics
The finale adds a compact set of new content across gardening and trading. Here’s what’s arriving.
| Category | Additions |
|---|---|
| Plants | Tidal Orchid, Beach Brella |
| Pets | Dolphin, plus 1 or more additional pets |
| Items | Coastal Container (holds up to 5 trade booths inside) |
| Cosmetics | 5 new Summer Trade Booths |
Fixes, changes, and QoL
Alongside the new content, the update ships a round of bug fixes and quality-of-life tweaks.
- Added various new admin weather events.
- Increased chest spawns per Chest Conquest by 1.
- Hid some unobtainable shovel and fence skins.
- Fixed a bug where the Tanning Mirror could not be placed.
- Fixed various team-related issues.
- Fixed a bug related to the egg incubator.
- Fixed various bugs tied to the garden guide.
- Fixed various pet bugs and made performance improvements.
If you’re deciding where to spend your time, the fastest wins are clearing Pirate Quests on their two-hour refresh for Tide Tokens and keeping your daily Team Harvest streak alive toward the Lagoon Lily Seed. Feed tidal fruit to Diver Dima whenever you can to keep Shelldon upgrading, and steadily fill the Summer Collection so the Red Beach Shovel skin lands before the event wraps.
