Ever stared at your tiny carrot patch in Grow a Garden wishing plants grew faster and mutated like crazy? Gears are your secret weapon: here's every one you can buy and my top picks to skyrocket your Sheckles.
First things first: there are over 20 gears across rarity tiers (Legendary, Divine, Prismatic) and sources. The Gear Shop is located opposite the Seed Shop by Eloise and refreshes periodically with rotating stock. Then there’s the Crafting Station next to Eloise where you can craft items like Lightning Rods using specific recipes. Lastly, the Travelling Merchants appear periodically to the left of the Seed Shop, selling limited and event-exclusive gear.
Here’s the full lowdown:
Gear Shop Gears:
| Image | Gear | Price (Sheckles or Robux) | Effect/Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Basic Sprinkler | 20,000 Sheckles or ? Robux | Runs 5 mins: Speeds growth, increases fruit size |
 | Advanced Sprinkler | 50,000 Sheckles or 99 Robux | Runs 5 mins: Increases growth speed + mutation chance |
 | Watering Can | 50,000 Sheckles | 10 uses: Speeds plant growth (manual) |
 | Master Sprinkler | 10 million Sheckles or 199 Robux | Greatly boosts growth, mutation, harvest size |
| Grandmaster Sprinkler | 1 billion Sheckles or 279 Robux | Massively boosts growth, mutation, fruit size + pets | |
 | Harvest Tool | 30 million Sheckles or 149 Robux | 5 uses: Harvests all fruits from selected plant |
 | Cleaning Spray | 15 million Sheckles or 139 Robux | Removes all mutations from selected crop |
 | Favorite Tool | 20 million Sheckles or 119 Robux | Prevents picking selected crops (lock/unlock) |
 | Friendship Pot | 1.115 billion Sheckles or 39 Robux | 1 use: Share pot with friend for streak growing |
| Levelup Lollipop | 10 billion Sheckles or 79 Robux | +1 age to chosen pet (Prismatic) | |
 | Medium Treat | 4 million Sheckles or 199 Robux | Medium XP boost to pet (1 day) |
 | Medium Toy | 50,000 Sheckles | 1 use: Medium boost to pet passive |
 | Recall Wrench | 150,000 Sheckles | 5 uses: Teleports to Gear Shop |
 | Trading Ticket | ~100,000 Sheckles (rotation varies) | 1 use: Aids trading plants/pets |
Note: Godly Sprinkler, Trowel, Magnifying Glass, Cleansing Pet Shard, Pet Name Reroller, and Pet Lead are not available in the Gear Shop or are from other sources.
Crafting Station Gears:
| Gear | Recipe | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Rod | Basic/Advanced/Godly Sprinkler + 500k Sheckles | Redirects lightning 3 times, shocks fruit |
| Tanning Mirror | Basic/Advanced/Godly Sprinkler + 500k Sheckles | Redirects sun beams 10 times, sundries fruit |
 | Reclaimer | Common Egg + Harvest Tool + 500k Sheckles |
 | Event Lantern | Recall Wrench + 1 Apple + 350k Sheckles |
Travelling Merchant Gears:
Travelling Merchants appear periodically left of the Seed Shop, offering limited-time and event-exclusive gears such as:
| Gear | Effect |
|---|---|
 Night Staff | Redirects lightning 6 times. Creates Moonlit fruit. |
 Star Caller | Redirects meteors 3 times. Creates Celestial fruit. |
| Cloudtouched Spray | Converts fruits into Cloudtouched variants. |
 Honey Sprinkler | Runs for 1 minute. Applies Honey mutation. |
| Mutation Sprays | Applies Wet, Windstruck, or Verdant mutations. |
| Specialized Sprinklers | Designed for tropical, flower, spicy, stalk, and sweet plants. |
Recommendations:
Start with the Basic Sprinkler and Watering Can to get your garden growing fast. Once you have some Sheckles, upgrade to the Grandmaster Sprinkler for the best boosts in growth, mutations, size, and pet benefits. Always keep a Harvest Tool handy to save time, and use Cleaning Spray to maintain beneficial mutations. Medium Treat is great for pet XP boosts.
Trust me, once you get these gears working together, your garden will go from tiny carrot patch to a sprawling jungle in no time. For more on maximizing your garden's potential, check out our best early crops guide. Also, don't forget to boost your pets effectively by consulting the pets tier list. If you're interested in crafting some of these gears yourself, our crafting recipes guide has all the details you need.
