Single-harvest seeds are the fastest path to Shillings in Garden Horizons — especially early game. They grow quickly, sell for a lot at Lush, and let you reinvest constantly. This guide walks you through the exact strategy to snowball your income from your first Carrots all the way to end-game Cabbages.
💡 TL;DR — the core loop
Why Single Harvest Seeds?
Garden Horizons has two types of seeds: single harvest (plant once, harvest once, sell once) and multi-harvest (regrows after each pick). For fast cash early on, single harvest wins — they grow faster, have higher base prices per seed, and let you reinvest capital quickly.
Multi-harvest plants like Mushroom and Strawberry are great for passive income over time, but they don't catapult you into higher seed tiers as fast. Save them for later when your plot has room to spare.
| Type | Examples | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Single Harvest | Carrot, Onion, Beetroot, Wheat, Cabbage | 🚀 Fast capital growth — recommended early game |
| Multi Harvest | Mushroom, Strawberry, Rose, Apple, Plum | 📈 Passive income over time — great mid/late game |
The Seed Progression Ladder
As you earn Shillings, work your way up this ladder. Each jump dramatically increases your per-session income. Don't skip rungs — save enough to buy multiple seeds of the next tier so your plot stays full.
| Seed | Buy Price | Lush Sell (est.) | When to Switch |
|---|---|---|---|
 Carrot | 20 💰 | ~136 💰 | Start here — day one |
 Onion | 200 💰 | ~900 💰 | After 3–5 Carrot loops |
 Beetroot | 2,500 💰 | ~11,250 💰 | As soon as you can fill the plot |
 Wheat | 12,000 💰 | ~100,000 💰 | Mid-game — huge jump |
 Cabbage | 150,000 💰 | ~1,000,000 💰 | End game — ultimate goal |
ℹ️ Beetroot is the turning point
The 5-Minute Seed Shop Cycle
Bill's seed shop restocks every 5 minutes. This is also when weather changes. Your entire farming rhythm should revolve around this cycle:
Check what's in stock — buy everything useful
Plant immediately — fill every tile
Wait for Lush — never sell early
Sell to Steve — reinvest 100%
Don't Harvest During Active Weather
This is one of the most valuable tips in the game: if weather is active, don't harvest. Every plant in your plot has a chance to gain a mutation during the weather event. The longer it sits in the ground during weather, the more mutations can stack.
Mutations are additive multipliers on top of Lush. A Lush Carrot with Soaked + Flooded (from Rain) is worth 4× more than a plain Lush Carrot. Don't harvest that away — let the mutations spread.
⚠️ Exception: sell if you need cash for the restock
Quests — Free Seed Packs
Always check your daily and weekly quests. Many are tied to actions you're already doing — harvesting Carrots, planting Onions, selling plants. Completing them rewards you with Gardener or Dawn Seed Packs, which can contain rare exclusive plants.
| Quest Type | Example Reward | How to complete |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | Gardener Seed Pack | Harvest X amount of a specific plant — usually Carrots or Mushrooms |
| Weekly | Shillings bonus | Longer goals: harvest 10+ of specific plants, earn X Shillings total |
💡 Quests align with the farming loop
Redeem Your Codes
On launch day, two codes were available giving you a free Shilling boost to start:
- RELEASE — 1,000 Shillings. Available to all players.
- DAWN — bonus reward for players who joined the Garden Horizons group before launch.
More codes are added regularly. Check the Codes page for the latest active codes.
Session Example — Launch Day Progression
Here's how a real first session plays out following this strategy, from zero to buying a Banana seed without spending Robux:
0 → 1,000+
Redeem codes RELEASE + DAWN. Buy Carrot seeds from Bill. Fill plot.
~1,000 → ~2,700
Sell Lush Carrots. Buy more Carrots + Corn. Plant everything.
~2,700 → ~7,500
Sell Lush Carrots + Corn. Getting close to Onion range (200 per seed).
~7,500 → ~15,000
Switch to Onion seeds when available. One Lush Onion ≈ 900 💰.
+1 Seed Pack
Complete harvest quest — receive Gardener Seed Pack. Open for bonus plants.
~15,000 → ~30,000
Keep running Onions. Save for Beetroot (needs 2,500 per seed × multiple seeds).
30,000+
Buy a Banana seed (30,000 💰) without spending Robux. One Lush Banana pays back massively.
Key Rules to Remember
- ✓Always sell at Lush (3×): Never sell Unripe unless you desperately need cash for a better seed right now.
- ✓Buy out the shop every restock: Idle Shillings earn nothing. Plants in the ground always do.
- ✓Single harvest first: Focus on Carrot, Onion, Beetroot, Wheat, Cabbage — in that order.
- ✓Don't harvest during weather: Let mutations stack. They multiply your Lush value significantly.
- ✓Get the Watering Can early: Watering Can from Molly speeds up growth — faster Lush = more loops per session.
- ✓Check quests every session: Free Seed Packs and Shilling bonuses from daily/weekly quests add up fast.
💡 Next steps