Cacao value in Grow a Garden
Cacao is a Mythic crop in Grow a Garden worth 5.5K Sheckles per base unit — #11 of 45 crops — growing in 80 minutes from a 4.0K-Sheckle seed.
| Base value | 5.5K Sheckles |
| Value rank | #11 of 45 crops |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Demand | Insane |
| Growth time | 80 min |
| Seed price | 4.0K Sheckles |
| Profit / harvest | 1.5K Sheckles |
| Profit / minute | 19 Sheckles |
How much is Cacao worth in Grow a Garden?
Cacao sells for 5.5K Sheckles per base, unmutated unit — ranking #11 of 45 crops. Demand is insane. The real money is in mutations, which multiply that base value several times over.
Cacao is the chocolate tree of Grow a Garden, a Divine-rarity, multi-harvest crop that stands out in its tier for a simple reason: it is not locked behind any event. The seed belongs to the standing shop pool, surfacing at documented odds of roughly 1 in 160 per restock per the community wiki, and guides have also recorded it appearing through seed packs. Once grown it fruits repeatedly and quickly for its class, which is the trait the community keeps praising, a Divine that behaves like a workhorse rather than a museum piece. The shop faucet also means you can scale it: nothing stops a patient player from running several, which no event-locked crop in its band can say.
Cacao value with mutations
What one Cacao is worth with the most common mutations applied:
| Mutation | Multiplier | Value (Sheckles) |
|---|---|---|
| None (base) | — | 5.5K |
| Gold | ×20 | 110K |
| Rainbow | ×50 | 275K |
| Frozen | ×10 | 55K |
| Shocked | ×100 | 550K |
Mutations stack, so a crop with several can be worth far more. Model your mutation odds →
How to get Cacao and is it worth growing?
Buy the Cacao seed for about 4.0K Sheckles; it grows in 80 minutes, for roughly 19 Sheckles of profit per minute. Compare that against other crops on the full value list.
Watch the seed shop. At around 1-in-160 restock odds it is the most attainable crop in the top band of our value board, rare enough to feel like an occasion when it appears, common enough that persistence reliably wins. Guides also note it can arrive through the special seed packs handed out by daily quests and events, and plain player trading works when the shop will not cooperate. Have the savings ready before the restock, not after.
What Cacao is best for
Steady Divine income and volume mutation farming. Its quick multi-harvest cycle generates lots of individual fruits, each one a fresh mutation roll on a strong base, and a small cacao grove out-produces flashier single plants over a week of play. Plant it for the compounding, keep it for the chocolate. A grove also smooths your income between rare-seed hunts, which is what the top of this game's economy actually runs on.
Trading Cacao: similar-value crops
- Venus Fly Trap — 7.0K Sheckles
- Moonflower — 6.5K Sheckles
- Mango — 2.1K Sheckles
- Durian — 2.0K Sheckles
FAQ
How much is Cacao worth in Grow a Garden?
Cacao sells for 5.5K Sheckles per base, unmutated unit, ranking #11 of 45 crops. A mutation multiplies that — a Gold Cacao is worth 110K Sheckles, a Rainbow one 275K.
How long does Cacao take to grow?
Cacao takes about 80 minutes to grow from its seed, which costs 4.0K Sheckles. That works out to roughly 19 Sheckles of profit per minute.
Is Cacao worth growing in Grow a Garden?
At 19 Sheckles per minute of profit, Cacao is a modest earner. Its value climbs fast with mutations, so it's best harvested when mutated.
More Grow a Garden tools
- Full crop value list — all 45 crops + mutations.
- Trade value calculator — check a trade.
- Mutation odds calculator — roll chances.
- Crop tier list — most profitable crops.