How to Get Zombified Mutation Grow a Garden Guide
If you’re grinding through Grow A Garden! and heard about the powerful Zombified Mutation, you’re not alone. This rare mutation offers a huge 25x multiplier, making it one of the best crop boosts you can get in the game. But how do you actually unlock it? This guide breaks it all down—how it works, where it comes from, and how to get your hands on it.
What is the Zombified Mutation?
The Zombified Mutation is a powerful plant upgrade that multiplies your crop’s value or productivity by 25 times. It’s one of the most effective ways to speed up your progress and maximize profits in your garden. But unlike other upgrades, this isn’t something you can just buy or find in the shop—it’s tied directly to a pet.
How to Unlock the Zombified Mutation

To get the Zombified Mutation, you’ll need a very specific pet: the Chicken Zombie, also referred to in-game as the Chicken Jockey in the newest Blood Moon Update. Here’s what the Chicken Jockey does:
- Every 30 minutes, it has a 20% chance to zombify any nearby fruit in your garden.
- It also boosts your egg hatch speed by 10%, which is a helpful bonus if you’re managing multiple pets.
The mutation process is passive. Just keep the Chicken Zombie near your crops, and every half hour, there’s a chance it’ll zombify one of them automatically.
How to Get the Chicken Zombie Pet
This is where it gets tricky. The Chicken Zombie was originally given out for free during a recent update in Grow A Garden!. If you logged in during that time, you likely already have it. However, it’s no longer obtainable through regular gameplay or the shop. If you missed the update, the only way to get the pet now is through player trading.
- Join public servers or fan communities.
- Look for players who own the Chicken Zombie and are willing to trade.
- Offer valuable pets or items in return, since this one is limited and highly sought-after.
The Zombified Mutation is one of the strongest boosts in Grow A Garden!, offering a massive 25x multiplier. But unlocking it requires the Chicken Zombie pet, which was part of a past event. If you missed it, your best shot is to trade with other players. Place the pet near your crops, be patient, and let the mutation trigger naturally. If you’re lucky, your garden will soon be full of zombified plants generating huge returns.
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