[OPEN] Plants always die before even blooming

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.76.81.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try planting anything.
What happens when the bug occurs? Plants die regardless of being cared for - green vapors and only option is to dispose of dead plant. Kills off money tree! Plants don't produce harvestables/sellables.
What do you expect to see? I've never seen this before. I expect the plants to do well when they are cared for regularly. I even adjusted the lot features to be good for gardening and my sim is a super green thumb. Doesn't seem to matter.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Seems to have started after I installed the Dream Home Decor.

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I was able to find a cheat (though I do not like using cheats!) to at least evolve my money tree so it wouldn't die. But it won't make simoleons. I even made a new sim and got the super green thumb and changed  the lot characteristics to be good for gardening, but it didn't help. High quality fertilizer doesn't help. The plants don't need anything, and I tend the garden every single day. It just doesn't work properly anymore. It's not just the money tree, but that's the most upsetting, since I spend so much on it.