Grow a Garden has rolled out Update 1.62.0, which brings the second half of the Harvest Moon event to the game. The headline addition is the Wise Owl, a new NPC that hands out Moon Chests and a shot at the Moonbeam mutation. Alongside it come Season Pass 7, nine new plants, several new pets, refreshed Moon Coin Shop stock, and a batch of fixes.
Quick answer: Update 1.62.0 adds Harvest Moon Part 2 with the Wise Owl, Season Pass 7 (50 levels), new plants and pets, new items like the Moon Chest and Moonbeam Radar, and quality-of-life fixes.
Wise Owl: How the new NPC works
The Wise Owl is the centerpiece of Harvest Moon Part 2. It asks for specific plants, and you fill its bar by submitting what it requests. Each time you top off the bar, you receive a Moon Chest and a chance for one fruit in your garden to gain the Moonbeam mutation.
The plant trait the Wise Owl wants changes every hour, so the required submissions rotate over time. Keep an eye on the current request and hold back the right crops to keep filling the bar.
Season Pass 7 and the Season Pass Shop
Season Pass 7 resets the progression track with 50 levels of rewards. You climb it by completing daily quests, and the payouts include new seeds, pets, currency, and more. Free and Premium players earn similar rewards along the way.
The update also adds a Season Pass Shop, where season pass points can be spent on extra seeds, gear, and additional items outside the main reward track.
New plants and pets in Update 1.62.0
Nine new plants join the game with this update, along with a set of new pets. The Wise Owl and Sand Wyrm are confirmed, with more pets available to unlock.
| New plants | New pets |
|---|---|
| Luna Bloom | Wise Owl |
| Emberpear | Sand Wyrm |
| Spirecrest | 3+ more |
| Strange Man’s Wheat | |
| Maple Flower | |
| Clove | |
| Sun Melon | |
| Crescent Petal | |
| Twineberry |
New items, chests, and crates
Several new items come with Harvest Moon Part 2, including chests and crates that hold randomized rewards. The Moon Chest is the reward you earn from the Wise Owl, and it can drop seeds or pets.
| Item | Contents |
|---|---|
| Moon Chest | 3 possible seeds and 3 possible pets |
| Harvest Crate | 6 possible Harvest Moon cosmetics |
| Season 7 Seed Pack | 5 possible seeds |
| Season 7 Crate | 6 possible cosmetics |
| Moonbeam Radar | Helps track the Moonbeam mutation |
Harvest Moon event and Moon Coin Shop updates
The Harvest Moon event itself received several improvements with this update. The Moon Coin Shop now stocks new items, so Moon Coins earned during the event can be spent on fresh seeds, pets, and other rewards.
Note: The Moon Coin Madness team event was removed in this update, so that cooperative milestone track is no longer active.
Fixes, changes, and quality-of-life improvements
- Added new cosmetic inventory slot upgrades in the Ascension Shop
- Made various improvements to the poll system
- Added various new admin weather
- Fixed various trade token bugs
- Fixed a bug where you couldn’t always sell plants
- Fixed various issues related to Shelldon
- Fixed various bugs related to the Garden Guide
- Fixed various bugs related to plants and pets
- Made various performance improvements
Between the Wise Owl’s rotating requests, the reset Season Pass track, and the expanded Moon Coin Shop, Update 1.62.0 gives you plenty to chase before the Harvest Moon event wraps up. Filling the Owl’s bar is the fastest route to Moon Chests and extra Moonbeam mutations, so prioritize matching its hourly requests while the event is live.
