Roblox Grow a Garden’s Trader Arrives Update Drops Soon: Release Date, Launch Time, and Every New Feature
Roblox sensation Grow a Garden is about to get a shrewd new merchant: The Trader. The Trader Arrives Update brings exclusive quests, tasks, and items—log in fast before the deals disappear.
Heads up if you have a garden to tend in Roblox: Grow a Garden is dropping a new limited-time update built around a mysterious NPC called The Trader. It is an event-style thing with new quests, new items, and a few quality-of-life tweaks. It also has a firm end date, so if you care about exclusive seeds and pets, set a reminder.
When it goes live
The Trader Arrives Update hits today, Friday, November 22, at 6:00 AM PT - that is 2:00 PM UTC - and runs for one week.
- United States - 9:00 AM ET on Nov 22
- United Kingdom - 2:00 PM GMT on Nov 22
- Europe - 3:00 PM CET on Nov 22
- Brazil - 11:00 AM BRT on Nov 22
- China - 10:00 PM CST on Nov 22
- Japan - 11:00 PM JST on Nov 22
- Philippines - 10:00 PM Manila Time on Nov 22
- India - 7:30 PM IST on Nov 22
- Australia - 1:00 AM AEDT on Nov 23
- New Zealand - 3:00 AM NZDT on Nov 23
Pro tip: hop in at least an hour early if you can. Launch days get messy, and the earlier you load into the lobby, the less you have to wrestle with crowded servers.
What this update actually is
The headline is The Trader, a new NPC who rolls in with his own arrival event. You progress with him by knocking out tasks and quests he hands you - think collecting specific items, planting or growing certain crops, and other to-do list objectives tied to your garden. Finish his errands, and he pays you for your trouble with event-only goodies.
Rewards, seeds, pets, QoL tweaks
Expect rewards like exclusive seeds, currency, and rare items that actually help your run, not just cosmetic fluff. The devs are also adding new seeds and new pets tied to this update. They are being cagey about exactly which ones - details are under wraps for now - but they are confirmed to exist. On top of that, there are some quality-of-life improvements in the mix to make moment-to-moment play a little smoother.
The timing window matters
The Trader Arrives runs for one week and wraps on November 29 at 5:00 AM PT. After that, a fresh update takes over, and anything flagged as event-exclusive is gone. If you want the limited seeds or items The Trader might be swapping, do the quests while the window is open.
Two small curveballs
First, the team also mentions something called Admin Abuse happening around the same time. If you are new, that is a dev-run bit of chaos they like to do during events. Second, you might see a stray mention of Roblox Steal a Brainrot attached to the seeds and pets note. That looks like a simple typo - this is for Roblox Grow a Garden.
Bottom line
New NPC, time-limited quests, exclusive loot, and a quiet round of fixes. If you care about collecting every seed or pet, or just want to cash in on limited rewards, get in early, clear The Trader's task list, and keep an eye on what he is willing to trade before the event disappears on the 29th.