Grow a Garden 2 rewards planning. Here is the order that turns a few Sheckles into a strong garden.
Redeem the codes
Start with the free stuff: TEAMGREENBEAN (three Green Bean seeds), WATERYOPLANTS and REMEMBERTODRINKWATER (watering cans). FREESEED gives Uncommon seed packs but needs three friends in your server.
First Sheckles: Carrot, Strawberry, Blueberry
These are always in stock and cheap. Strawberry and Blueberry are multi-harvest, so plant them once and they keep paying.
First real profit: Tulip and Bamboo
The Tulip costs 40 and sells for about 60. Bamboo costs 700 and sells for about 800, and it cannot be stolen at night. That makes Bamboo the safest money crop early on.
Save for a Mushroom
The Mushroom costs 15K but sells for around 13K on one harvest. With any mutation or boost it is profit, so it is the best target once you have the cash.
Defend the night
Cactus slows thieves, and Bamboo cannot be taken at all. Mix them into your garden before you plant expensive single-harvest crops.
Prices are base values from the seed shop and can change with updates and events.