- To get the Friendbound mutation, buy the Friendship Pot from the Gear Shop and link it with an active friend.
- Tend the pot every 12 hours to build a streak that increases the chance of triggering the Friendbound mutation.
- Link pots with multiple friends to stack the mutation odds and earn the 70x crop sell bonus faster.
Grow a Garden brings exciting new Pet Mutations with this week’s update, but the crop mutations count continues to grow. While many mutations focus on visuals, some bring serious value boosts to your crops. The Friendbound mutation offers a bit of both. You get a bright cherry-red glow with floating hearts and a massive increase in crop value with this mutation. So, follow this guide to learn how to get the Friendbound mutation in Grow a Garden.
How to Get the Friendbound Mutation in Grow a Garden
Players can get the adorable Friendbound mutation from the Friendship Pot. Yeah, the same pot many thought was just Grow a Garden’s version of a Snapchat streak.
To unlock the Friendbound mutation in Grow a Garden, you first need to buy the Friendship Pot from the Gear Shop for 15,000,000 Sheckles.
Once you have it, link the pot with a trusted friend in the game, as keeping the streak alive is fundamental here. To link, equip the pot, walk up to a friend or any nearby player, and press the E key (or tap on mobile) when the prompt appears.
If your friend accepts, the pot links, and they will also receive one with your name on it. After that, the Friendship Pot will not only grow beautiful and colorful flowers. But, at random intervals, it will actively give you a hearty mutation with a pop-up saying, ‘The power of friendship has given a plant the Friendbound mutation!’
From that point on, both of you must tend the pot every 12 hours to maintain the streak. The higher your streak, the better your chances of triggering the Friendbound mutation on a random crop on your Grow a Garden plot.
Friendbound Mutation Stats Image 
Multiplier 70x Obtained from Friendship pot streak
Best Tips to Get Friendbound Mutation in Grow a Garden
Unlike Grow a Garden weather events or admin-exclusive mutations, you can get the Friendbound mutation anytime, and it can apply to multiple crops at once. That said, here are a few ways you can maximize your chances of getting this new high-value mutation.
1. Link Friendship Pot to Multiple Friends
The best way to get Friendbound mutation frequently in Grow a Garden is by linking more pots. Yes, the more pots you link with different friends, the greater the chances of getting this mutation. Just make sure you link pots to friends who are actively playing the game. Which takes us to the next tip, and that is…
2. Maintain Streaks
Maintaining streaks is the key to gathering more Friendbound mutations. Remember, when you or your friend fails to tend a pot within 12 hours, the streak will reset. This will lower the chance of getting the mutation.
Once you tend a pot, it goes on a cooldown of 4 hours and 30 minutes. So, you will have a total of 16 hours and 30 minutes to keep the streak.
Should You Try to Get Friendbound Mutation?
Now that you know how to get this cute heart-sparkle mutation, here’s the big question: Should you start maintaining the Friendship Pot streak in Grow a Garden to obtain the Friendbound mutation? The short answer is yes.
Unlike admin event mutations that rely on luck or limited windows, this one simply needs you and your friend to keep tending the pot. And with a 70x sell value multiplier, you could be rolling in Sheckles before you know it.
While it might seem like a grind, you can easily plan with your friend and time your pot tending to build up the streak. If you pair this mutation with rainbow or gold plants, your profits skyrocket even more. So yes, if you want to look stylish while stacking up your garden riches, the Friendbound mutation is your best bet.
That’s how you get the Friendbound mutation in Grow a Garden. Have you managed to grab this glowing upgrade yet? Let us know in the comments!
