Oh dear!!! The Meri Acres Farms Gardens appear to have been ransacked! Lucy is in dire need of some help to solve the mystery of who, or what, could have possibly ransacked her garden! If you're able to help her out she'll reward you handsomely and grant you access to the gardens, allowing you to grow plants in your very own NeoGarden!!!

In your NeoGarden, you're able to plant seeds you find during your adventures in Neopia. The different types of seeds all grow a different variety of items so it's best to plant a variety of seeds if you're able!

Once planted, you'll need to monitor the health of your plants. If their hydration gets too low, they'll be guaranteed to become diseased. If they're diseased for longer than 72 hours the plant will die and you'll receive nothing, so it's best to keep them in tip-top shape! Should your plant become diseased at all while growing, visit the Neopian Garden Centre and purchase a bottle of Plant Cure to get it back to being good as new!

To keep your plant hydrated, you're able to pour several water items onto them such as Bottle of Water and Two Bottles of Water. Your plant's hydration level won't decrease while it's diseased, however.

Obviously, taking constant care of your plants can be quite a pain in the neck. In order to help mitigate this, there are several items that you're able to add to your NeoGarden as decorations. These decorations will provide certain bonuses to help reduce the amount of work you're required to do to successfully harvest your plants. You're only able to place 3 in your garden at any one time however, so you'll want to mix and match in order to receive the best bonuses that suit your routine.

Finally, we'd like to thank several people for making this update possible. In no particular order, special thank you to:

• chanty - For creating the Shellow art!
• ryoukishi - For proposing the idea for this update along with several pieces of art for the quest and items!
• sidefury - For creating the art for the regional seeds!
• corprus - For creating many new Jr. Petpet species and providing the art for them!

The Shenkuu Lunar New Year is upon us and to celebrate ryoukishi has created the Shenkuu Lunar New Year Packet!!! They're stuffed with goodies from a faraway land that'll pop out when you play with any Neopet using the packet. If you're lucky enough you might even come across the elusive Orange Kiko Jr.!

You'll be able to find these packets across Neopia for the next week through random events!