How to Get & Use Golden Acorn in Grow a Garden

How to Get and Use Golden Acorn in Grow a Garden

With the arrival of the Fall Market update in Grow a Garden, players can now access powerful new gears. Among them, the Golden Acorn stands out thanks to its ability to mutate pets outside of the traditional Pet Mutation Station. Here’s everything you need to know about unlocking, buying, and using it.

???? How to Get Golden Acorn

The Golden Acorn can be purchased from the Fall Gear Shop for 10 Billion Sheckles — but it’s not available by default.

Here’s how to unlock it:

1. Go to the Fall Market area and talk to the NPC Danielle.
2. Access the Fall Festival Gears Shop from her.
3. Contribute to the Fall Bloom event 12 times by submitting the required plants at the Fall Tree.
4. After contributing, the Golden Acorn becomes available in the shop (though it may sometimes be out of stock).

???? Pro tip: Every time you restock the Fall Bloom manually, the entire Fall Market shop inventory refreshes, increasing your chances of finding the Golden Acorn in stock.

???? How to Use the Golden Acorn

Once you’ve bought it, using the Golden Acorn is straightforward:

1. Equip the Golden Acorn from your backpack.
2. Approach a pet of level 40 or above.
3. Wait for the highlight to appear, then click the left mouse button.
4. The pet will receive a random mutation and reset to level 1.

Unlike the Pet Mutation Station (which requires pets at level 50), the Golden Acorn lowers the barrier to entry, making it usable earlier in the game.

⚖️ Is the Golden Acorn Worth It?

• Pros:
  • Allows mutations at level 40 (10 levels earlier than Mutation Station).
  • Offers random mutations without needing the machine.
• Cons:
  • Expensive (10B Sheckles).
  • Single-use only per pet.
  • Can be hard to find in stock, requiring manual restocks or waiting.

???? If you’re flush with Sheckles and want quicker mutations, the Golden Acorn is a powerful tool. But if you’re low on resources, sticking with the Mutation Station may be more efficient.

Final Thoughts

The Golden Acorn is one of the most exciting gears from the Fall Market update in Grow a Garden. While costly and time-consuming to acquire, it opens up new strategies for mutating pets earlier in their progression.

Will you grind for the Golden Acorn, or stick with the classic Mutation Station? Share your experience in the comments below!