Roblox turned 20 this year, and the platform is celebrating with The Hunt: Roblox 20, a huge anniversary event running from September 17 to September 28, 2026. Grow a Garden is one of the featured stops, representing the platform’s 2025 era. If you play Grow a Garden, this quest is one you don’t want to skip. It hands out a badge, a new seed, and an accessory you can’t get any other way.
We’ve broken down the entire quest below, step by step, so you can finish it without wasting time.
What This Quest Is Actually About
The Grow a Garden stop in The Hunt sends you on a small story mission built around an old, bare Chilli Mango tree. An NPC named Sam looks after the tree and the seed shop nearby, but the tree stopped bearing fruit years ago. Across the field sits The Wise Owl’s Garden, where fruit still grows in abundance. Your job is simple in theory. Sneak into the owl’s garden, grab fruit, and bring it back to Sam without getting caught.
Finishing the full chain unlocks three rewards at once. You get the Timeless Roots badge, five Chilli Mango seeds, and the Grown From a Garden accessory, which is an off-sale neck item you can only earn through this event.
Finding Sam and Starting the Quest
Load into Grow a Garden, and you’ll spawn at your own base. A trail on the ground leads you toward the event area, so just follow it. Keep walking until you reach two spots facing each other across an open field. On one side stands Sam, next to a bare tree stump. On the other side sits The Wise Owl’s Garden.
Talk to Sam first. His dialogue gives you a bit of backstory and opens up the option to hand in stolen fruit later. Above the stump, you’ll see a counter reading 0 out of 50 fruits. That number only moves once you actually deliver fruit to Sam, so don’t expect progress just from picking anything up.
Stealing Fruit Without Getting Caught
This part takes the most patience. Cross into The Wise Owl’s Garden and start grabbing fruit. Carrying fruit slows you down, and the penalty stacks fast the more you hold. Here’s how the speed loss adds up:
- 1 fruit costs 2 speed
- 3 fruits cost 6 speed
- 5 fruits cost 10 speed
- 7 or more fruits slow you down enough that the owl usually catches you
Getting caught means losing everything you were carrying, so don’t get greedy. We’d recommend sticking to five or six fruits per trip. Press E to harvest instead of clicking each plant one by one, since it pulls fruit much faster and keeps you inside the danger zone for less time. Once you have your batch, run straight back across the bridge. Crossing it triggers an “Escaped” notification, and after that the owl can’t touch you for that trip.
Turning In Fruit and Hitting 50 out of 50
Head back to Sam and choose the option to give him your stolen plants. The counter climbs with each delivery, moving through numbers like three, eleven, and so on until it hits fifty. This is the part players get wrong most often. Holding fruit in your inventory does nothing by itself. You have to actually turn it in through Sam’s dialogue for it to count.
If your counter isn’t moving, check two things. Make sure you picked the correct dialogue option, and make sure you actually escaped the owl’s garden before walking back. Standing near the owl too long, even after grabbing fruit, can still get you caught before the trip counts.
Expect this stage to take a while. Most players report a few hours of back and forth before reaching fifty, so treat it as a grind rather than a quick errand.
Growing the Tree and Claiming Your Reward
Once you hit fifty fruits, the quest marks itself complete, and the bare stump transforms into a full, glowing Chilli Mango tree. You’ll also receive five Chilli Mango seeds. These seeds aren’t just a trophy. Take one back to your own base and plant it in an empty plot. Leave it there until it fully grows. Only then does the game award the Timeless Roots badge, so don’t stop watching your garden just because you already have the seed in hand.
After the badge drops, head to The Hunt hub and find the 2025 zone. Interact with the claim stall there to lock in the Grown From a Garden accessory permanently on your account.
Why This Quest Matters
Grow a Garden became one of the biggest games in Roblox history, and stealing mechanics like this is becoming a bigger part of its identity, especially with the sequel building on that same idea. This event is a smart way for Roblox to remind new players why the game blew up in the first place. It rewards patience, timing, and a bit of risk, which is exactly what made the original so addictive. If you enjoy Grow a Garden, this is one of the easiest anniversary rewards in the whole event, as long as you’re willing to grind.
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I am Tanmoy Nath, a gaming writer and Roblox enthusiast with over 6 years of experience covering online games. I have been playing Roblox since 2022, with a deep focus on games like Fisch, Grow a Garden, Paradox, and popular tycoon titles. At Fans First Booyah!, I write beginner guides, tier lists, and update breakdowns – all based on hands-on gameplay rather than secondhand information. My aim is to help both new and experienced Roblox players get the most out of every game they pick up.