diff --git a/botany.py b/botany.py
index 256b124..e2eab0b 100755
--- a/botany.py
+++ b/botany.py
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ class Plant(object):
 
     def mutate_check(self):
         # Create plant mutation
-        # TODO: when out of debug this needs to be set to high number
         # Increase this # to make mutation rarer (chance 1 out of x each second)
         CONST_MUTATION_RARITY = 5000
         mutation_seed = random.randint(1,CONST_MUTATION_RARITY)
@@ -278,7 +277,9 @@ class Plant(object):
                 # Do something else
                 pass
             # TODO: event check
-            time.sleep(1)
+            generation_bonus = 0.2 * (self.generation - 1)
+            adjusted_sleep_time = 1 / (1 + generation_bonus)
+            time.sleep(adjusted_sleep_time)
 
 class DataManager(object):
     # handles user data, puts a .botany dir in user's home dir (OSX/Linux)
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ class DataManager(object):
                 "last_watered":this_plant.watered_timestamp,
                 "file_name":this_plant.file_name,
                 "stage": this_plant.stage_dict[this_plant.stage],
+                "generation": this_plant.generation,
         }
         if this_plant.stage >= 3:
             plant_info["rarity"] = this_plant.rarity_dict[this_plant.rarity]
diff --git a/menu_screen.py b/menu_screen.py
index ffa63f2..68fb32b 100644
--- a/menu_screen.py
+++ b/menu_screen.py
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ class CursedMenu(object):
         if self.infotoggle != 1:
             # get plant description before printing
             output_string = self.get_plant_description(this_plant)
+            growth_multiplier = 1 + (0.2 * this_plant.generation)
+            output_string += "Generation: {}\nGrowth rate: {}".format(self.plant.generation, growth_multiplier)
             self.draw_info_text(output_string)
             self.infotoggle = 1
         else:
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ class CursedMenu(object):
         if not self.plant.dead:
             if self.plant.stage == max_stage:
                 harvest_text += "Congratulations! You raised your plant to its final stage of growth.\n"
-                harvest_text += "Generation: {}\n".format(str(self.plant.generation))
+                harvest_text += "Your next plant will grow at a speed of: {}x\n".format(1 + (0.2 * self.plant.generation))
         harvest_text += "If you harvest your plant you'll start over from a seed.\nContinue? (Y/n)"
         self.draw_info_text(harvest_text)
         try: