The Sandy Mutation in Grow a Garden is a cool mutation that increases the value of your crop by 3.894x and grants them a light brown, sandy color with puffing dust effects.
Check out this quick and comprehensive guide to trigger Sandstorm Weather which is required to obtain the Sandy Mutation in Grow a Garden.
How To Get Sandy Mutation in Grow a Garden
The Sandy Mutation can only occur during a Sandstorm, a random weather event where sand blows across the map over a period of three minutes. In the process, crops stand a random chance of acquiring the Sandy Mutation, which you will notice by the dusty look of the crops.
To make the most money, favorite your Sandy-mutated crops to lock them and avoid theft, and wait until a Rain or Thunderstorm event to apply the Wet Mutation (2x value). This combination forms the Clay Mutation (10x value).
Alternatively, apply a Burnt Mutation Spray (purchased at the Summer Harvest Event at three Summer Coins) to Sandy crops to get the Ceramic Mutation (30x value). Both pile up to win higher amounts. Look at the Forecast Board close to your plot to know the weather ahead to plant.
How To Trigger Sandstorm Weather in Grow a Garden
Sandstorms are among 13 regular weather events, so they are not guaranteed to occur daily. However, many players have reported seeing them approximately every few hours, but it is all a matter of luck. Sandstorms cannot be initiated manually as they are server-wide and random, unlike admin events such as Disco or Lazer Storm.
You can improve your chances by planting a lot of crops such as Moon Mango or Dragon Pepper prior to the event beginning because the more plants you have the more chances the mutation will strike. Being on a busy server is beneficial, as busy servers appear to go through weather changes more quickly.
