Chi farming in the game just got a major boost with some new, highly effective methods that make gathering chi faster than ever. Many players overlooked the impact pets have on increasing chi returns, but the community quickly pointed this out. In this guide, we’ll break down the top chi farming strategies based on different pets, so you can choose the best fit for your gameplay style and maximize your gains. Also check out the Grow a Garden Mutation Guide, Codes and Pet Tier List Guide!
All Chi Farming Methods Explained & How Much You Can Get!
Method One: No Pets, Just Plants
This beginner-friendly approach uses only your highest rarity plants, like Bone Blossoms and Prismatic fruits. The key here is to have at least 20 fruits ready for each event mutation, as each event mutates 20 fruits. Planting five Bone Blossoms or mixing with Prismatics can get you around 160 chi per hour. If you’re often offline, plant more to AFK and harvest later.
Method Two: Duplication Pets – Stegosaurus & Giant Ant
Pets like Stegosaurus and Giant Ant duplicate harvested fruits, but the chance lowers with higher rarity plants like Bone Blossoms. Stegosaurus gets a bonus for prehistoric plants, yet duplication remains rare on transcendent plants. Despite this, it gives a small boost to similar 160 Chi on top of Method One.
Method Three: Fruits Stay After Harvest – Moon Cat & Axolotl
Moon Cat and Axolotl pets allow fruits to stay on plants after harvesting, letting you collect multiple times from the same fruit. This method outperforms duplication pets because rarity doesn’t affect its effectiveness. Moon Cat works best with Night plants like Moon Melon and Moon Mango, mythical rarity fruits worth 5 points each.
At base level, Moon Cat pets have a 6.5% chance to keep fruits, averaging 295 chi per round with lucky rounds going over 500 points. Axolotl focuses on summer fruits like Sugar Apple (7 points), averaging 378 chi per round.
Method Four: The Tanchozuru Pet – Game Changer
Tanchozuru mutates nearby fruits every 10 minutes and is the newest addition to chi farming pets. There are two main ways to use it:
- A: Move high-value plants like Sugar Apples or Bone Blossoms into Tanchozuru’s range when it activates.
- B: Tomato Stacks: Tomatoes are rare (3 points) and can stack tightly, maximizing the mutation effect. One stack of 400 tomatoes can yield 820 points per activation, with potential for thousands when multiple Tanchozurūs are used.
If you don’t have enough tomato seeds for large stacks, you can spread out plants evenly. This reduces fruit mutations per activation but offers steadier returns.
Additional Tips and Future Setup Ideas
- Use pets actively during harvesting to get the best duplication and fruit staying effects.
- Combine methods: Plan to use Tanchozuru with tomato patches, Moon Cats on Moon Melons, Axolotls on Sugar Apples, and duplication pets like Giant Ant or Stegosaurus on prismatic or bone blossom plants.
- Consider pets like Queen Bee and Mimic Octopus to activate or copy Tanchozuru’s ability for even more mutations.
- T-Rex can spread tranquil mutations to multiple plants, improving your harvest’s overall yield.
- Dragonflies turn plants gold, and gold or rainbow plants provide bonus points.
- Medium and small toys boost pet effectiveness.
Your setup depends on how active you want to be. If you prefer a chill style, spreading plants evenly with steady pet support works well. For active players, stacking tomatoes with multiple Tanchozurūs is the fastest path to high chi in Grow a Garden.
Zen Eggs are valuable rewards during chi farming events. The best strategy is to keep tranquil fruits in your backpack while refreshing the shop to hand in more efficiently or give fruits to the Zen Channeler for extra eggs. Focus on items like Zen Eggs, Spiked Mango, Tranquil Radar, and Tranquil Shards to maximize your gains.
Chi farming just got easier with these methods, so pick the one that fits your style and start boosting your chi efficiently. If you have more tips or questions, share them in the comments to help the community grow stronger. Happy farming!