The High Tide Harvest Event is one of the biggest seasonal updates in Grow a Garden, introducing new crops, pets, exclusive rewards, Tide Tokens, and several limited-time activities. From collecting Harvest Points during the hourly High Tide weather to hunting rare treasure chests and completing team challenges, the event offers plenty of opportunities to earn valuable items. If you’re wondering how the event works or which rewards are worth farming, this guide covers everything you need to know.
What Is the High Tide Harvest Event?
The High Tide Harvest Event is a limited-time seasonal event that expands the game’s Summer content with several new mechanics. During the event, players can participate in:
- High Tide Harvest
- Team Harvest
- Mega Harvest
- Shelldon the Clam
- Tide Token Shop
- Chest Conquest
Each activity offers different rewards, ranging from exclusive seeds and pets to rare equipment and cosmetics.
How High Tide Harvest Works
The centerpiece of the event is High Tide Harvest. Every hour, the High Tide weather begins, starting a 10-minute harvesting period. During this time, players can submit eligible crops to earn Harvest Points. However, not every crop qualifies. Only plants that have the Summer trait or the Tidal Mutation can be submitted during the event. The more Harvest Points you earn before the timer expires, the better the rewards you’ll unlock.
Harvest Point Requirements
Your reward tier depends on the total Harvest Points earned during the event. Current milestone requirements are:
- Common Rewards — 10 Harvest Points
- Uncommon Rewards — 500 Harvest Points
- Rare Rewards — 2,000 Harvest Points
- Legendary Rewards — 5,000 Harvest Points
- Mythical Rewards — 8,500 Harvest Points
- Divine Rewards — 11,000 Harvest Points
- Prismatic Rewards — 14,000 Harvest Points
- Transcendent Rewards — 20,000 Harvest Points
You’ll need to earn at least one point above each requirement to unlock the next reward tier.
How Harvest Points Are Calculated
Every crop contributes points based on its rarity.
Harvest Point values are:
- Common crops — 1 point
- Uncommon crops — 2 points
- Rare crops — 3 points
- Legendary crops — 4 points
- Mythical crops — 5 points
- Divine crops — 6 points
- Prismatic crops — 7 points
- Transcendent crops — 8 points
Mutations also provide bonus points.
Mutation bonuses include:
- Normal — No bonus
- Silver — +1 point
- Gold — +2 points
- Rainbow, Diamond, Jelly, and Ember — +3 points
Submitting high-rarity crops with valuable mutations is the fastest way to reach the highest reward tiers.
Best Crops to Submit
The event supports a large variety of Summer-themed crops. Some of the highest-value options include:
Legendary
- Watermelon
- Banana
- Aloe Vera
- Seaspray Grass
- Drippy Delight
Mythical
- Pineapple
- Kiwi
- Bell Pepper
- Pool Noodle
- Wild Pineapple
Divine
- Traveler’s Fruit
- Sun Fruit
- Beach Ball Palm
- Okra
- Sugar Apple
Prismatic
- Lagoon Lily
- Shark Splash
- Gilded Grove
- Peacock Tail
- Black Magic Ears
Transcendent
- Tiki Totem
Using Divine, Prismatic, and Transcendent crops allows you to accumulate Harvest Points much faster than relying on common plants.
High Tide Harvest Rewards
As your Harvest Points increase, you’ll unlock progressively better rewards.
Possible rewards include:
- Sheckles
- Watering Can
- Sprinklers
- Recall Wrench
- Cleaning Spray
- Harvest Tool
- Seed Packs
- Coastal Crates
- Rare Seeds
- Coastal Eggs
- Summer Eggs
- Pets
- Grandmaster Sprinkler
- Octobloom Seed
The highest reward tiers feature exclusive items with very low drop rates, making high Harvest Point totals well worth pursuing.
Team Harvest Event Explained
Players can also participate in a cooperative Team Harvest event. Each team contains up to four players, who work together over seven days to complete daily Harvest Point goals. Each day requires the team to collectively earn:
- 150,000 Harvest Points
Fortunately, you don’t need to complete every daily objective.
Successfully finishing six out of seven days unlocks the grand prize.
Team Harvest Grand Reward
Completing six daily goals rewards every qualifying team member with:
- 1 Lagoon Lily Seed
Because Lagoon Lily is one of the event’s exclusive Prismatic crops, participating in Team Harvest is highly recommended.
Mega Harvest Bonus
Every High Tide Harvest also has a small chance to become a Mega Harvest.
Mega Harvest has approximately a 3% chance of occurring each hour.
When active:
- Harvest Points are doubled.
- Players receive 1 Tide Token for every 1,000 Harvest Points earned.
Mega Harvest is the fastest method for collecting large amounts of Tide Tokens.
How Shelldon the Clam Works
Shelldon is located on a separate island and introduces another unique event mechanic. Players can donate any pet to Shelldon. The donated pet spends one hour being converted into pearls. Afterward, opening the pearls can reward:
- Coastal Eggs
- Pelican
- Manta Ray
- Hippocampus
Most openings produce Coastal Eggs, while the exclusive pets have significantly lower drop rates.
Tide Token Shop Guide
The event introduces an entirely new currency called Tide Tokens. These tokens can be exchanged in the Tide Token Shop, which refreshes every 15 minutes. Some notable shop items include:
- Coastal Seed Pack
- Summer Splash Sprinkler
- Sea Urchin
- Sandcastle Crab
- Tidal Crate
- Drippy Delight Seed
- Walrus
- Large Toy
- Okra Seed
- Tidal Fountain
Since inventory changes every refresh, checking the shop regularly is worthwhile if you’re saving Tide Tokens for rare items.
Chest Conquest Event
Another hourly activity is Chest Conquest. During the event:
- Ten treasure chests appear across the map.
- Players can carry only one chest at a time.
- Other players can knock chests out of your hands using their shovel.
- The event lasts three minutes.
There are four chest rarities available.
Rare Chest
Possible rewards include:
- Tide Tokens
- Coastal Seed Pack
- Coastal Egg
- Summer Splash Sprinkler
- Tidal Crate
Legendary Chest
Possible rewards include:
- Additional Tide Tokens
- Multiple Coastal Seed Packs
- Coastal Eggs
- Summer Splash Sprinklers
Mythical Chest
Rewards may include:
- Jellyfish
- Seaspray Grass Seed
- Coastal Eggs
- Large Tide Token rewards
Divine Chest
The rarest chest available.
Possible rewards include:
- Six Coastal Seed Packs
- Ten Coastal Eggs
- Gilded Grove Seed
Since Gilded Grove is currently exclusive to the Divine Chest, players should always prioritize it whenever one appears.
New Seeds Available During the Event
The High Tide Harvest update introduces a wide selection of new plants, including:
- Tiki Totem
- Beach Ball Palm
- Sun Bloom
- Popsicle Melt
- Lagoon Lily
- Freedom Flare
- Drippy Delight
- Pool Noodle
- Sun Fruit
- Shark Splash
- Black Magic Ears
- Okra
- Seaspray Grass
- Gilded Grove
Many of these are exclusive to event rewards, crates, or Chest Conquest.
New Pets
Players can also collect several new pets during the event. Available additions include:
- Seahorse
- Sea Anemone
- Hermit Crab
- Orca
- Sea Urchin
- Walrus
- Pelican
- Manta Ray
- Sandcastle Crab
- Jellyfish
- Hippocampus
- Bison
Some pets come from Coastal Eggs, while others are exclusive to Shelldon or the Tide Token Shop.
Tips for Earning Rewards Faster
If you’re trying to maximize your progress during the event, consider these strategies:
- Save your highest-rarity Summer crops for the hourly High Tide Harvest.
- Prioritize mutated crops since they award bonus Harvest Points.
- Join an active Team Harvest group to earn the Lagoon Lily Seed.
- Never miss Mega Harvest when it appears because it doubles your Harvest Points.
- Spend Tide Tokens carefully on limited items with low stock chances.
- Participate in every Chest Conquest and prioritize Divine Chests whenever possible.
The High Tide Harvest Event is one of the most content-rich updates Grow a Garden has released, offering multiple activities that reward both casual and dedicated players. Whether you’re submitting rare Summer crops for Harvest Points, collecting Tide Tokens during Mega Harvest, teaming up for Lagoon Lily, or chasing exclusive rewards like the Gilded Grove Seed from Divine Chests, there’s always something worthwhile to farm each hour. With exclusive seeds, new pets, unique cosmetics, and limited-time mechanics all tied to the event, participating consistently is the best way to complete your collection before the High Tide Harvest Event eventually comes to an end.