Grow a Garden Crafting Guide: How to Craft Pets and Use the Bench
The Crafting Bench in Grow a Garden allows players to create specific pets using crafting materials. This system provides an alternative to egg hatching for players who want targeted pet acquisition rather than relying on RNG.
How the Crafting Bench Works
Access the Crafting Bench in your garden area. Each craftable pet requires a specific combination of materials — typically a mix of common crafting items, rare crops, and sometimes event currency. Select a pet recipe, confirm you have all required materials, and craft.
The Crafting Pet (6% Duplication)
One of the most valuable pets for crafters is a specific companion that gives a 6% chance to duplicate any item you craft. Equipping this pet before crafting sessions means every successful craft has a small chance to produce two copies of the target pet — providing significant value over time.
Crafted Pets Can Gain Base Weight
Another benefit of crafted pets is that they have a chance to gain base weight during the crafting process. Heavier pets often have stronger ability effects, making crafted pets potentially superior to equivalents hatched from eggs.
Macro Integration with Crafting
Some macro versions include support for the Crafting Bench in the Gear tab. Configure the macro to automatically purchase crafting materials from shops when available, ensuring you always have a supply for crafting sessions.
Best Pets to Craft
Focus crafting resources on pets that provide farming-critical effects:
- Mutation-applying pets (Glacial converters, Pollinated appliers)
- Growth acceleration pets (Frog equivalent crafted versions)
- Passive income pets (auto-selling, auto-collecting variants)
Crafting vs Egg Hatching: Which Is Better?
Egg hatching is RNG-based — you might hatch 50 eggs and never get a specific pet. Crafting gives you a guaranteed recipe route to specific pets. For high-priority farming pets, crafting is worth the material investment to guarantee the outcome.
Conclusion
The Crafting Bench is a powerful alternative to egg hatching for targeted pet acquisition. Combine it with the 6% duplication crafting pet, macro-assisted material purchasing, and a clear priority list of farming-critical pets to build the most powerful garden lineup in the game.