Arctic mutation transforms crops in Roblox's Grow a Garden with stunning icy visuals and significant value boosts, proving essential for holiday achievements like harvesting 25 Arctic-mutated plants during the Christmas event. This rare mutation adds shimmering snowflakes and ice crystals to fruits, multiplying their sell price and stacking beautifully with other effects for massive profits trusted Grow a Garden tokens seller U4GM.
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Unlocking the Mutation
The primary method relies on the Penguin pet, purchasable from the Christmas shop's Santa stash for roughly 500 million shekels or earned through 5-8 million event points by submitting Christmas-mutated plants. Once equipped, the Penguin triggers every 12 minutes, turning the player into a belly-sliding penguin for 35 seconds that randomly applies Arctic mutation to 4-5 fruits across the garden—watch for the distinctive floating snowflakes as visual confirmation.

Step-by-Step Application
Equip the Penguin and wait for its cooldown; dense gardens with fast-growing crops like strawberries maximize hits. During the 35-second window, mutated fruits glow with ice effects—harvest immediately to lock in progress toward achievements and avoid losing them to growth cycles. Combine with barn boosts or sprinklers to accelerate regrowth, ensuring multiple cycles per session.

Boosting Profits and Stacking
Arctic pairs perfectly with Frozen mutation from Frost weather events (offering x10 value multipliers), creating "Shiver" combos that skyrocket earnings. Community tips from YouTube tutorials stress maintaining Penguin uptime over rare weather RNG, making this reliable for solos or groups chasing leaderboard rewards.

Players report completing the 25-harvest quest in under an hour with optimal setups as of early 2026, turning this mutation into a game-changer for late-game progression.