How to Start Nutty Fever in Grow a Garden (March 2026)

I’ve been completely obsessed with Grow a Garden’s latest Chubby Chipmunk update, and the Nutty Fever event has become my favorite seasonal activity yet. After spending countless hours triggering this event and helping my chipmunk companions thrive, I’m excited to share everything I’ve learned about starting Nutty Fever efficiently and maximizing your rewards.

The Nutty Fever event isn’t like other weather events in Grow a Garden that happen automatically—you have to manually trigger it yourself. This gives you complete control over when to activate the event, which is perfect for coordinating with your farming schedule. Let me walk you through exactly how to start this adorable autumn-themed event and make the most of your gaming sessions.

What is Nutty Fever in Grow a Garden?

Nutty Fever is a special player-triggered event introduced in the Chubby Chipmunk update (March 2026) that transforms your entire server into an autumn wonderland filled with falling acorns. Unlike the typical weather events in Grow a Garden that occur on fixed schedules, Nutty Fever requires active participation from players to activate.

When you successfully trigger Nutty Fever, the entire game environment changes dramatically. The sky shifts to a beautiful brownish autumn hue, and acorns begin raining down from above at an accelerated rate. Most importantly, your Chubby Chipmunk pet enters a special state where its passive cooldown is massively reduced, allowing it to consume plants and gain weight much faster than normal.

Quick Overview: Nutty Fever Event

Feature	Details
Event Type	Player-Triggered
Activation Requirement	1500 Points
Location	Central Event Hub (Lobby)
NPC	Nuts (Event NPC)
Primary Benefit	Reduced Chubby Chipmunk Cooldown
Visual Effect	Brownish sky + Falling Acorns
Duration	Temporary per activation

This event is absolutely essential for anyone serious about completing the Chubby Chipmunk reward track, as it dramatically speeds up your pet’s weight gain progression. The combination of faster eating cycles and boosted acorn spawns makes it the most efficient way to unlock all the exclusive rewards, pets, and seeds from this update.

How to Start Nutty Fever: Step-by-Step Guide

Starting Nutty Fever is straightforward once you understand the mechanics, but there are several optimization strategies I’ve discovered that can help you trigger it faster. Here’s my proven method:

Step 1: Harvest Your Garden Completely

Before heading to the event hub, you need to fill your inventory with harvested plants. The key is to harvest every single plant from your garden until your sack is completely full. Don’t leave any crops behind—you’ll want maximum submission potential for each trip.

Pro tip: I recommend clearing your entire garden systematically, row by row. This ensures you don’t accidentally miss any harvestable plants that could contribute to your point total.

Step 2: Locate the Event Area

The Nutty Fever event takes place at the center of the lobby, where you’ll find the dedicated event area. This is the same location where most seasonal events occur in Grow a Garden, so veteran players will already be familiar with the spot.

Look for the event hub with the distinctive autumn decorations and the wooden cart setup. The NPC named “Nuts” stands prominently in this area, making him easy to identify even in crowded servers.

Step 3: Interact with the Nuts NPC

Once you’ve located Nuts, approach him and press the ‘E’ key (or your platform’s interaction button) to open the dialogue menu. You’ll see several options including:

• View rewards
• Who are you?
• Submit held fruit
• Submit All Fruit ← This is what you want!
• Nevermind

Select “Submit All Fruit” to submit your entire harvested inventory at once. This is far more efficient than submitting plants individually, and I highly recommend using this option every time.

Step 4: Watch the Progress Bar Fill

After submitting your plants, you’ll notice the progress bar above Nuts’ head increase. This bar tracks your total points toward the 1500-point threshold needed to trigger Nutty Fever.

The progress bar displays as: NUTTY FEVER PROGRESS: [Current Points]/1500

Step 5: Repeat Until 1500 Points

Here’s where the grinding begins. You’ll need to repeat the harvest-and-submit cycle multiple times until you reach the 1500-point requirement. How many cycles you need depends entirely on which plants you’re submitting.

Based on my experience, here’s roughly how many full inventory submissions you’ll need:

• Common plants only: 8-10 full submissions
• Mix of Common/Uncommon: 6-8 full submissions
• Rare+ plants: 4-6 full submissions
• Optimized high-rarity strategy: 3-5 full submissions

Step 6: Event Activation!

Once you hit 1500 points, Nutty Fever automatically triggers across the entire server! You’ll immediately notice:

• The sky transforms to a brownish autumn hue
• Acorns begin falling from the sky at increased rates
• Your Chubby Chipmunk enters “Nutty Fever” state
• The cooldown between eating cycles drops dramatically
• Other players can also benefit from your triggered event

The visual transformation is stunning, and you’ll instantly feel the difference in how quickly your chipmunk pet operates. This is your window to maximize weight gain and collect rewards efficiently.

Nutty Fever Points Requirements by Plant Rarity

Understanding the point system is crucial for optimizing your Nutty Fever triggering strategy. Different plant rarities contribute varying amounts of points when submitted to Nuts. Here’s the complete breakdown:

Plant Rarity	Points Per Plant
Common	2 Points
Uncommon	3 Points
Rare	4 Points
Legendary	5 Points
Mythical	6 Points
Divine	7 Points
Prismatic	8 Points
Transcendent	9 Points

Optimal Plant Selection Strategy

After testing various combinations, I’ve found that the most efficient approach is to focus on Rare and Legendary plants for your submissions. Here’s why:

Common plants require 750 individual submissions to reach 1500 points (750 × 2 = 1500). That’s an enormous time investment.

Rare plants only need 375 submissions (375 × 4 = 1500), cutting your required trips by more than half.

Transcendent plants need just 167 submissions (167 × 9 = 1503), which is the absolute fastest method.

However, there’s a practical consideration: availability. Most players don’t have unlimited access to high-rarity plants, so I recommend this hybrid strategy:

1. Plant and harvest Rare-tier crops as your primary source
2. Supplement with Uncommon plants to fill gaps
3. Save any Legendary+ plants for when you’re close to the threshold
4. Avoid using only Common plants unless absolutely necessary

This balanced approach lets you trigger Nutty Fever reliably without depleting your valuable seed inventory or spending excessive time grinding.

Why You Should Trigger Nutty Fever?

You might be wondering: “Is all this effort worth it?” The answer is an emphatic yes! Nutty Fever provides several game-changing benefits that make it essential for event progression.

Benefit #1: Massively Reduced Chubby Chipmunk Cooldown

This is the primary reason to trigger Nutty Fever. Normally, your Chubby Chipmunk pet has a passive cooldown of approximately 4 minutes and 58 seconds between eating cycles. During Nutty Fever, this cooldown is reduced to nearly instantaneous.

I’ve observed my chipmunk eating plants almost continuously during Nutty Fever, which translates to exponentially faster weight gain. Since the entire Chubby Chipmunk event rewards are tied to your pet’s weight milestones, this acceleration is invaluable.

Benefit #2: Boosted Acorn Spawn Rate

During Nutty Fever, acorns spawn throughout the lobby at a dramatically increased rate. These acorns contain random rewards including:

• Event currency
• Seed packs
• Pet items
• Cosmetics
• Sheckles

I typically collect 20-30 acorns during a single Nutty Fever activation, which adds significant value beyond just the weight progression.

Benefit #3: Efficient Reward Track Progression

The Chubby Chipmunk event features an extensive reward track with exclusive prizes at various weight milestones. These rewards include:

• Limited-edition cosmetics
• Rare event seeds (Hazelnut, Persimmon, Acorn)
• Exclusive pets (Farmer Chipmunk, Idol Chipmunk, Chinchilla)
• Event gear and furniture
• Premium currency

Without Nutty Fever, reaching the higher weight tiers would take days of passive waiting. With strategic Nutty Fever activations, you can complete the entire reward track in a fraction of the time.

Benefit #4: Server-Wide Benefits

Here’s something many players overlook: Nutty Fever affects the entire server, not just you. When you trigger it, every player in your server benefits from the increased acorn spawns and the special event atmosphere.

This creates a cooperative dynamic where players often coordinate to keep Nutty Fever active as much as possible. I’ve been in servers where dedicated farmers take turns triggering the event to maintain near-constant coverage, which benefits everyone’s progression.

2026 Advanced Strategies for Maximum Efficiency

Now that you understand the basics, let me share the advanced tactics I’ve developed for optimizing Nutty Fever activation and maximizing your event rewards.

Strategy #1: Pre-Farm Before Event Sessions

Don’t wait until you’re ready to trigger Nutty Fever to start farming. Instead, dedicate specific play sessions to pure plant accumulation. Here’s my routine:

Farming Session (30-45 minutes)

• Plant high-yield crops across entire garden
• Use growth boosting mutations when available
• Harvest systematically as crops mature
• Store everything for later submission

Event Session (15-20 minutes)

• Submit accumulated plants rapidly
• Trigger Nutty Fever
• Focus on chipmunk weight gain
• Collect spawned acorns

This separation lets you maximize efficiency in both activities without constant switching.

Strategy #2: Coordinate with Active Servers

Nutty Fever is server-specific, so the server you choose matters enormously. I actively seek out servers with:

• 15-20 active players (not too crowded, not empty)
• Multiple players at the event hub
• Evidence of recent Nutty Fever activations

Populated servers tend to have more frequent Nutty Fever cycles because multiple players are contributing. This creates a multiplier effect where you benefit from others’ activations while they benefit from yours.

Strategy #3: Time Your Activations

While you can trigger Nutty Fever anytime, strategic timing amplifies its benefits:

Optimal Activation Times:

• Right after planting your garden: Maximize the time your chipmunk has to eat while crops grow
• During peak server hours (evenings EST): More players = more collective activations
• Before logging off: Let your chipmunk work overnight with reduced cooldowns
• After obtaining high-value plants: Feed premium crops during Nutty Fever for maximum weight gain chances

Avoid Triggering When:

• Your garden is empty (nothing for chipmunk to eat)
• You’re about to leave the server
• Server population is extremely low

Strategy #4: Plant Diversity for Sustained Triggering

Rather than farming a single crop type, I maintain diversity in my garden plots. This approach ensures I always have harvestable plants at different maturity stages, allowing for consistent Nutty Fever triggering without long waiting periods.

My garden allocation during the Chubby Chipmunk event:

• 40% Rare-tier event seeds (Hazelnut, Persimmon)
• 30% Fast-growing Uncommon plants (for quick submissions)
• 20% High-value permanent crops (for regular income)
• 10% Legendary+ experiments (for strategic submissions)

This distribution lets me trigger Nutty Fever every 20-30 minutes during active play sessions.

Strategy #5: Mutation Prioritization

When choosing which plants to submit versus which to keep for selling, consider their mutation status:

Submit to Nutty Fever:

• Plants with no mutations
• Common mutations (2x-5x value)
• Event seeds you have in abundance

Keep for Selling/Chipmunk Feeding:

• High-value mutations (Celestial 120x, Dawnbound 150x)
• Divine and Transcendent base rarities
• Crops specifically grown for manual chipmunk feeding

This ensures you’re not wasting valuable mutated crops on point generation when they could serve better purposes.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Through my extensive testing and observing other players, I’ve identified several frequent mistakes that reduce efficiency. Learn from these errors to optimize your Nutty Fever experience:

Mistake #1: Submitting Plants Individually

I see countless players selecting “Submit Held Fruit” and feeding plants one at a time. This is incredibly inefficient! Always use “Submit All Fruit” to submit your entire inventory simultaneously. The time savings compound dramatically over multiple trips.

Mistake #2: Using Only Common Plants

While Common plants are readily available, relying exclusively on them means you’ll need approximately 750 individual plant submissions to trigger Nutty Fever. This translates to 10-15 full garden harvests depending on your plot count.

Even incorporating just a few Uncommon or Rare plants can reduce this by 30-40%. The time investment in growing slightly rarer crops pays massive dividends in triggering speed.

Mistake #3: Triggering Without a Plan

Some players trigger Nutty Fever immediately upon reaching 1500 points, regardless of their current situation. This wastes the event’s benefits if:

• Your garden is currently empty
• Your chipmunk is already at maximum weight for your current tier
• You’re about to log off
• The server is about to shut down for updates

Always trigger strategically when you can maximize the reduced cooldown benefits.

Mistake #4: Ignoring the Chubby Chipmunk Setup

Nutty Fever is specifically designed to accelerate your Chubby Chipmunk’s weight gain. If you haven’t placed your chipmunk in your garden, you’re missing the entire point of the event!

Before triggering Nutty Fever, ensure:

• Your Chubby Chipmunk pet is placed in your garden
• You have plenty of plants available for it to eat
• The chipmunk is not favorited or restricted from eating

Mistake #5: Forgetting to Collect Acorns

During Nutty Fever, acorns spawn throughout the lobby at increased rates. Many players focus so intently on their chipmunk that they forget to collect these valuable drops.

I recommend setting a reminder to run through the lobby every 3-5 minutes during active Nutty Fever to collect spawned acorns. They contain significant rewards that shouldn’t be ignored.

How Nutty Fever Fits Into the Chubby Chipmunk Event?

Understanding Nutty Fever’s role in the broader Chubby Chipmunk event helps contextualize why it’s so crucial. Let me break down the complete event mechanics:

The Weight-Based Progression System

The Chubby Chipmunk event revolves around increasing your pet chipmunk’s weight. As your chipmunk gains weight, you unlock progressively better rewards from the event track:

Weight Milestones:

• 0-2kg: Basic rewards (common seeds, small sheckle bonuses)
• 2-4kg: Intermediate rewards (Nutty Chests, Energy Chews)
• 4-6kg: Advanced rewards (rare pets, exclusive cosmetics)
• 6kg+: Premium rewards (legendary items, event-exclusive content)

How Chipmunks Gain Weight?

Your Chubby Chipmunk gains weight through two primary methods:

1. Automatic Eating (Passive)

• Occurs every 4 minutes 58 seconds under normal conditions
• Eats one random fruit from your garden
• Gains 0.009kg weight per automatic eat
• Ignores favorited or single-harvest fruits
• Drops an Acorn after eating (contains random rewards)

2. Manual Feeding (Active)

• You manually feed plants from your inventory
• 15.10% base chance to gain 0.01kg weight per feed
• Each mutation adds 3.29% to weight gain chance
• More control over what the chipmunk consumes
• Best used with high-mutation plants

Why Nutty Fever is Essential?

Here’s the math that makes Nutty Fever absolutely critical:

Without Nutty Fever:

• Automatic eat every ~5 minutes
• 12 eating cycles per hour
• 0.009kg per eat = 0.108kg per hour (approximately)
• To reach 6kg weight: ~56 hours of active playtime

With Nutty Fever:

• Automatic eat every ~10-15 seconds (estimated)
• 240+ eating cycles per hour during active Nutty Fever
• 0.009kg per eat = ~2.16kg per hour (approximately)
• To reach 6kg weight: ~3 hours with consistent Nutty Fever

The acceleration is absolutely massive. Nutty Fever essentially provides a 20x speed boost to your chipmunk’s weight progression, making it the difference between completing the event in days versus weeks.

Nutty Fever and the Broader Grow a Garden Experience (2026)

The Chubby Chipmunk event and Nutty Fever mechanic represent an evolution in how to play Grow a Garden effectively. Unlike previous events that relied purely on passive accumulation or random spawns, this system rewards active engagement and strategic planning.

Comparing to Previous Events

Seed Stages Event (September 2026): Required submitting evolved plants through multiple tiers. Players found it grindy and repetitive, with limited control over progression speed.

Fall Market Events: Introduced cooperative NPC shops where the entire community contributed. More engaging than Seed Stages but still somewhat passive.

Fairy World Event (August 2026): Featured fairy catching and obby challenges. Popular but didn’t integrate well with core farming mechanics.

Nutty Fever/Chubby Chipmunk Event: Combines active triggering (submitting plants) with passive benefits (chipmunk eating) plus collection gameplay (acorn gathering). This multi-layered approach provides engagement for different playstyles.

Integration with Core Gameplay

What I appreciate most about Nutty Fever is how it enhances rather than replaces standard Grow a Garden gameplay. You’re still:

• Planting diverse crops from the seed tier list
• Managing garden layouts
• Pursuing valuable mutations and multipliers
• Earning Sheckles through selling
• Collecting pets and expanding your collection

Nutty Fever simply adds an additional layer of strategy on top of these established systems, creating more depth without unnecessary complexity.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often can I trigger Nutty Fever?

You can trigger Nutty Fever as many times as you want, as long as you have the required 1500 points from plant submissions. There’s no cooldown or daily limit. I typically trigger it 3-5 times per play session by alternating between farming and submitting.

Does Nutty Fever work for everyone in the server?

Yes! When you trigger Nutty Fever, the event activates server-wide. Every player in your current server benefits from the reduced chipmunk cooldowns and increased acorn spawns. This makes it a community benefit rather than a solo advantage.

What happens if I trigger Nutty Fever but my chipmunk isn’t placed?

You’ll still trigger the event and receive the visual changes (brownish sky, falling acorns), but you won’t benefit from the reduced cooldown if your chipmunk isn’t actively placed in your garden. Other players’ chipmunks will still benefit, however.

Can I trigger Nutty Fever with just Common plants?

Absolutely! While it requires more submissions (750 Common plants versus 375 Rare plants), you can definitely trigger Nutty Fever using only Common-rarity crops. It just takes more time and garden cycles to accumulate the required 1500 points.

How long does Nutty Fever last once triggered?

Based on my observations, Nutty Fever appears to last approximately 5-7 minutes per activation. The exact duration may vary slightly based on server conditions, but you’ll notice the sky returning to normal and acorn spawns decreasing when it ends.

Do mutations affect the points I get from submitting plants?

No, mutations don’t affect point values for Nutty Fever submissions. Only the base rarity of the plant matters. A Rare plant with Celestial mutation still only gives 4 points, just like a Rare plant with no mutation. Save your mutated plants for selling or chipmunk feeding instead!

What should I do during Nutty Fever after triggering it?

Focus on maximizing your chipmunk’s eating opportunities. Plant fast-growing crops if your garden is empty, collect spawned acorns around the lobby, and manually feed your chipmunk high-mutation plants if you want to boost weight gain chances further. Stay active during the event window!

Can I trigger Nutty Fever in a private server?

Yes, Nutty Fever works in private servers exactly the same way it works in public servers. The only difference is you won’t have other players’ contributions to help maintain constant activation. You’ll need to trigger it yourself each time.

Does the Chubby Chipmunk pet itself help trigger Nutty Fever faster?

Not directly. The chipmunk eats plants from your garden, but those eaten plants don’t count toward your 1500-point submission requirement. You must manually harvest and submit plants to the Nuts NPC to generate points toward triggering the event.

What are the best crops to farm specifically for Nutty Fever triggering?

I recommend focusing on Hazelnut Seeds and Persimmon Seeds from the event itself, as they’re Uncommon/Rare tier and grow relatively quickly. Supplement with any Rare-tier permanent crops you already have unlocked. Avoid extremely slow-growing Transcendent crops unless you already have them harvested and stored.

Related Grow a Garden Resources

To fully master the Chubby Chipmunk event and Grow a Garden in general, check out these comprehensive guides:

• Grow a Garden Codes March 2026: Get free seeds, pets, and currency with active redemption codes
• Best Crops Tier List: Complete rankings of all 190+ seeds for optimal farming
• Best Pets Tier List: Rankings and abilities for all 145+ pets including event exclusives
• All Mutations Guide: Master all 90+ mutations and multipliers (2x-150x values)
• Seed Stages Update Guide: Evolution mechanics and Evo Plant strategies
• Garden Guide Explained: Learn to use this essential tracking tool
• Value List: Trading values for pets and crops
• All Vegetable Plants Guide: Complete vegetable collection guide

Conclusion

Mastering how to start Nutty Fever in Grow a Garden is absolutely essential for anyone serious about completing the Chubby Chipmunk event and maximizing their seasonal rewards. By understanding the 1500-point requirement, strategically choosing which plants to submit based on rarity, and timing your activations for maximum benefit, you can dramatically accelerate your chipmunk’s weight progression.

The key takeaways from this guide:

1. Submit plants strategically using the “Submit All Fruit” option for maximum efficiency
2. Prioritize Rare+ plants to reduce the number of required submissions
3. Trigger during optimal times when your garden is full and your chipmunk can maximize eating cycles
4. Coordinate with populated servers to maintain near-constant Nutty Fever coverage
5. Collect acorns actively during Nutty Fever for bonus rewards

Remember, Nutty Fever isn’t just a visual spectacle—it’s a 20x acceleration of your event progression that transforms days of grinding into hours of efficient gameplay. The more strategically you trigger and utilize this event, the faster you’ll unlock all the exclusive pets, cosmetics, and rewards from the Chubby Chipmunk update.

Bookmark this guide and refer back to it as you progress through the event. As I discover new strategies and optimizations, I’ll continue updating this article to ensure you have the most current and effective information available.

Now get out there, start farming those Rare plants, and trigger some Nutty Fever! Your Chubby Chipmunk is waiting to grow big and unlock all those amazing rewards. Happy gardening, and may your submissions always hit that 1500-point threshold quickly! ????️????