How to get Bitter Melon in Grow A Garden

If you've been grinding the Cooking Event and keep seeing everything but Bitter Melon, you're not alone. I've been there—staring at the reward screen, praying for that yellowish-gold seed to pop up. Bitter Melon is super rare (only a 3% drop chance!), but I finally figured out the fastest way to get it. Here's exactly how I do it.

Quick Summary

Problem: Bitter Melon only drops from the Rat Connoisseur during the Cooking Event and has a low 3% drop chance. 
Solution: Farm mutated food fast, feed the Rat Connoisseur as much as possible, and use premium skips if you want to speed things up.

Step-by-Step: How I Farm Bitter Melon

Step 1 – Get Mutated Food

• You must have mutated food to give to the Rat Connoisseur.
• I usually combine rare seeds with common ones in recipes—this seems to produce mutated dishes more often without wasting my best crops.
• Save high-value seeds like Taco Fern or Gourmet Seeds for big multi-ingredient batches.

Step 2 – Find the Rat Connoisseur

• Go to the "Connoisseur Food Reviews" stand next to Chef.P.
• This is your main interaction point for the Cooking Event's rare drops.

Step 3 – Turn in Mutated Food

• Hand over a mutated dish to the Rat Connoisseur.
• You'll get a screen showing 3 random items from the drop table (see below).
• Pick one to keep.

Step 4 – Use Premium Skips (Optional but Faster)

• If you're farming Bitter Melon hard, spend 89 Robux to skip the review.
• The reward pool is the same, but premium skips give slightly better odds for rare items.
• I save my skips for days when I have tons of mutated food ready so I can burn through attempts quickly.

If you’re like me and love chasing rare stuff, premium skips aren’t just for Bitter Melon—they’re also a great way to speed up getting event-exclusive animals. When you’re already in grind mode with stacks of mutated food, it’s the perfect time to aim for those ultra-rare companions. And if you’d rather skip the RNG entirely, you can always buy rare grow a garden pets to complete your collection without the wait.

Drop Table & Chances

Step 5 – Plant and Grow

Once you finally get the seed:

1. Plant it in your garden.
2. Water it and let it grow on its thin green stem with multiple branches.
3. Watch for the unique lumpy fruit—sometimes green, sometimes red—similar to a jalapeño but longer and bumpier.

My Farming Tips for Bitter Melon

1. Batch Your Attempts – Stockpile 10+ mutated foods before going to the Rat Connoisseur. More attempts = less wasted time running back and forth.
2. Skip Only When You're Ready – Don't waste Robux on 1–2 attempts; wait until you can skip 10+ reviews in a row.
3. Trade Smart – If you have rare seeds someone else needs, trade for Bitter Melon instead of leaving it up to RNG.
4. Event Grind Window – This crop was added in the second half of the Cooking Event, so don't miss that window. Once the event's over, your chance may vanish until it returns.

Recap

• Bitter Melon = 3% drop from Rat Connoisseur during Cooking Event.
• Feed mutated food to get a random reward from the table.
• Premium skips make farming faster but cost Robux.
• Be patient—you might go dozens of tries without seeing it, but when that yellowish-gold seed appears, it's worth the grind.