gnome and sign crates!

📦 Gnome Crates & Sign Crates in Grow a Garden

In Grow a Garden, Gnome Crates and Sign Crates are two special types of containers that reward players with decorative and sometimes functional items. They’re rarer than normal crates and have unique unlock conditions.

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🧙‍♂️ Gnome Crates

🔹 What Are They?

Gnome Crates are mysterious, whimsical boxes that reward gnome-themed items like hats, garden decorations, and sometimes even special gnome-related pets.

🎁 Possible Rewards:
    •    Gnome hats (for pets or yourself)
    •    Decorative gnomes for your garden
    •    Gnome-themed furniture or garden structures
    •    Rare: Gnome pet skins or gnome-inspired cosmetics

🪓 How to Get Gnome Crates:
    •    Random Spawn in Garden: Gnome Crates can randomly appear in your garden, often near mature or mutated crops.
    •    Crate Boosters: Use tools or pets that boost crate drop rates (e.g., Lucky Cat pet).
    •    Event Bonus: Some in-game events or gnome-themed days increase Gnome Crate spawn rates.
    •    Mutation Triggered: Rare chance for gnome crate to spawn when harvesting a Golden or Zombified crop.

🧠 Pro Tips:
    •    Gnome Crates often require a few taps to open or may even need a specific number of crops grown nearby.
    •    Save them during events where chances for rare drops increase.

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🪧 Sign Crates

🔹 What Are They?

Sign Crates are decorative loot boxes that contain signboards and related items used to label or decorate your garden plots.

🎁 Possible Rewards:
    •    Wooden signboards
    •    Neon signs
    •    Directional markers
    •    Funny or meme signs (like “Free Weeds” or “Beware of Gnome”)
    •    Occasionally: decorative fences or lighting

🪓 How to Get Sign Crates:
    •    Crop Milestones: Often awarded after harvesting a set number of crops.
    •    Shop Bundles: Sometimes available for purchase with coins or premium currency.
    •    Event Rewards: Earned during themed events like the Farm Fair or Harvest Festival.
    •    Admin Gifts: Occasionally dropped during dev-led community sessions.

🧠 Pro Tips:
    •    Place signs near mutation crops or themed garden sections to make your farm more aesthetic and organized.
    •    Some signs glow or animate during events (e.g., Disco Weather).

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🪙 Are They Worth It?

Yes—especially if you care about:
    •    Customization: These crates add style and personality to your garden.
    •    Collection: There are dozens of unique sign and gnome items to collect.
    •    Trade Value (if the game supports trading): Some rare crate items are highly sought after.

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🔓 How to Open Them
    •    Just tap to open! Some may require a certain number of nearby crops, pets, or actions.
    •    Occasionally, crates require tools like a crowbar or gnome key (event-specific).

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🧠 Extra Tip: Stack Your Crates!

Hold onto unopened crates until:
    •    A Luck Boost event is active
    •    You have a Lucky pet equipped
    •    You’re harvesting mutated crops to increase rare item odds