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🔧 Equipment & Upgrades Guide

Complete guide to all equipment, upgrades, and optimal purchase order

📋 Equipment Overview

Equipment in Garden Horizons provides permanent upgrades that boost your farming efficiency. All equipment purchases are one-time investments that benefit you forever. Smart equipment choices can multiply your profits by 3-5x!

💧 Sprinklers

Reduce grow time by up to 60% when stacked

🌿 Fertilizers

Increase sell value by up to 45% when stacked

🛠️ Tools

Special bonuses like mutation chance and extra crops

⚡ Key Mechanic: Stacking

Sprinklers and Fertilizers STACK! This means you can have all three tiers active simultaneously for massive bonuses:

💧 All Sprinklers = 60% Speed

Basic (20%) + Advanced (20%) + Premium (20%) = 60% faster growth

Example: 5-minute seed now grows in 3 minutes!

🌿 All Fertilizers = 45% Value

Basic (15%) + Advanced (15%) + Premium (15%) = 45% more profit

Example: 100K crop now sells for 145K!

💧 Sprinklers (Growth Speed)

Basic Sprinkler

Level 5
Priority #1
Price:$5,000
Bonus:+20% growth speed

Your first equipment purchase. Essential for early game progression. Reduces grow time by 20%.

💡 Pro Tip: Buy this ASAP. The 20% speed boost pays for itself in 3-4 harvests.

Advanced Sprinkler

Level 15
Priority #2
Price:$50,000
Bonus:+20% growth speed (stacks)

Stacks with Basic Sprinkler for 40% total speed boost. Major mid-game upgrade.

💡 Pro Tip: Save up for this. Combined 40% boost dramatically increases profits per hour.

Premium Sprinkler

Level 30
Priority #3
Price:$500,000
Bonus:+20% growth speed (stacks)

Final sprinkler tier. Stacks with both previous sprinklers for 60% total speed boost.

💡 Pro Tip: End-game purchase. 60% total speed boost means 2.5x more harvests per hour!

🌿 Fertilizers (Sell Value)

Basic Fertilizer

Level 8
Priority #4
Price:$10,000
Bonus:+15% sell value

Increases crop sell value by 15%. Permanent upgrade that affects all future harvests.

💡 Pro Tip: Buy after Basic Sprinkler. 15% value boost applies to every single harvest forever.

Advanced Fertilizer

Level 20
Priority #5
Price:$100,000
Bonus:+15% sell value (stacks)

Stacks with Basic Fertilizer for 30% total value boost. Excellent mid-game investment.

💡 Pro Tip: Huge profit multiplier. Combined 30% value boost significantly increases income.

Premium Fertilizer

Level 35
Priority #6
Price:$1,000,000
Bonus:+15% sell value (stacks)

Ultimate fertilizer. Stacks with both previous fertilizers for 45% total value boost.

💡 Pro Tip: Late-game luxury. 45% total value boost means nearly 1.5x profit on every harvest!

🛠️ Special Tools

Golden Watering Can

Level 25
Priority #7
Price:$250,000
Bonus:+10% mutation chance

Increases chance of getting mutations. Essential for mutation farming strategies.

💡 Pro Tip: Critical for late-game mutation farming. Pairs perfectly with weather tracking.

Harvest Basket

Level 18
Priority #8
Price:$75,000
Bonus:+1 extra crop per harvest

Multi-harvest crops yield one additional item. Great for Cherry, Banana, etc.

💡 Pro Tip: Amazing for multi-harvest seeds. Essentially free money on every harvest.

Weather Vane

Level 22
Priority #9
Price:$150,000
Bonus:Shows next weather

Reveals the next weather type 1 minute early. Allows perfect planning.

💡 Pro Tip: Game-changer for mutation farming. Plan your planting around upcoming weather.

📦 Plot Expansions

Plot Expansion 1

Level 3
Priority #10
Price:$2,000
Bonus:+1 plot (total: 2)

Adds your second plot. Doubles your farming capacity.

💡 Pro Tip: Buy immediately when available. Doubling capacity = doubling income.

Plot Expansion 2

Level 10
Priority #11
Price:$10,000
Bonus:+1 plot (total: 3)

Adds third plot. 50% more farming capacity.

💡 Pro Tip: High priority. Three plots allow for better seed rotation strategies.

Plot Expansion 3

Level 17
Priority #12
Price:$50,000
Bonus:+1 plot (total: 4)

Adds fourth plot. Significant capacity increase.

💡 Pro Tip: Mid-game essential. Four plots = four different seed types or weather strategies.

Plot Expansion 4

Level 28
Priority #13
Price:$250,000
Bonus:+1 plot (total: 5)

Adds fifth plot. Near-maximum farming capacity.

💡 Pro Tip: Late-game expansion. Five plots allow for comprehensive mutation farming.

Plot Expansion 5

Level 40
Priority #14
Price:$1,000,000
Bonus:+1 plot (total: 6)

Maximum plot count. Ultimate farming capacity.

💡 Pro Tip: End-game luxury. Six plots = maximum profit potential and flexibility.

🎯 Optimal Purchase Order

Follow this order for maximum efficiency. Prioritize equipment that gives immediate returns:

Early Game (Level 1-15)

1. Plot Expansion 1 ($2K)
2. Basic Sprinkler ($5K)
3. Basic Fertilizer ($10K)
4. Plot Expansion 2 ($10K)
5. Advanced Sprinkler ($50K)

Mid Game (Level 15-30)

6. Plot Expansion 3 ($50K)
7. Harvest Basket ($75K)
8. Advanced Fertilizer ($100K)
9. Weather Vane ($150K)
10. Golden Watering Can ($250K)

Late Game (Level 30-40)

11. Plot Expansion 4 ($250K)
12. Premium Sprinkler ($500K)
13. Premium Fertilizer ($1M)
14. Plot Expansion 5 ($1M)

⚡ Quick Tips

  • • Sprinklers first = more harvests
  • • Fertilizers second = more profit
  • • Tools third = special bonuses
  • • Plots = always high priority
  • • Save 50% capital for seeds

📊 Return on Investment (ROI)

Here's how quickly each equipment pays for itself:

Basic Sprinkler

Cost: $5,000

20% speed boost = 20% more harvests. Pays for itself in 3-4 harvests with Beetroot.

Basic Fertilizer

Cost: $10,000

15% value boost = $1,500 extra per $10K harvest. Pays for itself in 7 harvests.

Golden Watering Can

Cost: $250,000

10% mutation chance = massive profit boost. Pays for itself in 5-10 mutation harvests.

🔧 Related Tools

💰 Profit Calculator

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💵 Money Making Guide

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📊 Seed Tier List

Best seeds to use with your equipment