Direct answer

Your first hour: place your first planters, assign plants, build the soil target, water on schedule, cook the first meal, sell it, then start saving toward the second room.

First-hour order

  1. Place planters and assign your starting plants.
  2. Match each plant's soil, light and temperature (Plant Info is your friend).
  3. Water when the game signals; don't overwater.
  4. Harvest, cook at the cooker, then sell or fulfil an order.
  5. Repay the starting loan early (Debt Free achievement).
  6. Save toward the $50 second room expansion.

Common first-hour mistakes

  • Planting everything in one spot ignoring light bands.
  • Repurposing planters without fixing the soil.
  • Spending everything on decor before the loan is handled.
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Evidence note

Opening progression is verified in the current build; later content routes to the walkthrough.

OBSERVED

The loan β†’ repay loop and room cost are observed in 1.0 gameplay.

Money guide
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The how-to-expand and second-room guides continue this path.