diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 19ecac209..f127df814 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func DefaultGardenGenesisBlock(consensusEngine string, genesisNonce uint64) *Gen
 			Nonce:      genesisNonce,
 			ExtraData:  hexutil.MustDecode("0x11bbe8db4e347b4e8c937c1c8370e4b5ed33adb3db69cbdb7a38e1e50b1b82fa"),
 			GasLimit:   160000000,
-			Difficulty: big.NewInt(500000),
+			Difficulty: big.NewInt(100000),
 		}
 	}
 	return &Genesis{
diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index dbb147558..2c05b7468 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 
 	// Blake3GenesisHashes
 	Blake3PowColosseumGenesisHash  = common.HexToHash("0xee89c5f775980556c2bf8dc988e477f16005da57f84f2a1000dbe4693ad5f53d")
-	Blake3PowGardenGenesisHash     = common.HexToHash("0x46dfa6724020658b3e03cfdf894bd8e990f46d1e9b1b66b49598788e43eaf50f")
+	Blake3PowGardenGenesisHash     = common.HexToHash("0x1b642413159b5a93849fa5b943eeac1917a068844c0665400362cab767568a7b")
 	Blake3PowOrchardGenesisHash    = common.HexToHash("0xf60de17f1ae6cbae820d14599eb95581f5c18799f84904520c264be9cfff64c4")
 	Blake3PowLighthouseGenesisHash = common.HexToHash("0xf60de17f1ae6cbae820d14599eb95581f5c18799f84904520c264be9cfff64c4")
 	Blake3PowLocalGenesisHash      = common.HexToHash("0x36872ac4bc745d9bb86ace9859fd4d12f97b92c6ae32535eb122274ccf9df29c")