[FIXED] Sheltered plants refuse to grow/ revert to pile of dirt

I'll do some experiments. It does not seem to be working well still after today's patch.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.64.84.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Plant plants; bring them to maturity; build a roof over them to cause them to be sheltered. (This also happens to plants in a room). Have the roof be glass; I'm not sure if normal roofing does this or not.
What happens when the bug occurs? Plants that are sheltered that should be growing and producing normally because of it ignore the fact that they are sheltered, and instead go dormant as piles of dirt regardless of temperature. If it isn't their main season, they are out of season, even while sheltered.
What do you expect to see? I expect to see plants that are sheltered behaving as such, and still producing harvestables.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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I've not been able to find a way to fix this, yet.

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@crinrict wrote:
@1BlessedNonniDoes the same issue reoccur if you put it under sheltered on a different lot ?

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Hey. It does. It also does it if it is too close to a fence and the "rays" don't actually shine on it. 

I play Sims 4 off and on.  I have recently come back to it and applied all the latest patches.  I have several lots that have large, perfect gardens.  Most are indoor, sheltered.  I have seen this same problem since applying the latest updates.  Some (not all) plants and trees appear like they do when exposed to weather, and some look dormant, just piles of dirt on the ground, as if they are out of season.  I have checked my roof to make sure it covers the whole building, and no gaps found.  Also, some gardens are completely underground and have the same issue.  I will look at all of my lots to see if there is a pattern to which plants seem to be affected.  I did not notice if the tip said they were out of season, but will check for that, too.  I think the tip said sheltered, as it should.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Deutsch
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.68.156.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? all except MFPS and snowy escape
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? play the game, beta test yourself
What happens when the bug occurs? protected/covered plants still reset to ungrown stage at begin of their season
What do you expect to see? protected/covered plants don't reset to ungrown stage at begin of their season
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. i forgot since when this happened, since eco livestyle?

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protected/covered plants still reset to ungrown stage at begin of their season, then they don't grow at all.

the cowplant also resets.

i have not seen that uncovered trees reset like they did before, so this seems to be fixed (so far) but covered plants are still reseting in begin of their season
...and then they don't grow at all.