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Re: [FIXED] Plants shrink after harvesting/ Turns into harvestable

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? 1.63.134.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Eco Lifestyle, Discover University, Island Living, Get Famous, Seasons, Cats & Dogs, City Living, Get Together, Get to Work. Packs: Realm of Magic, StrangerVille, Jungle Adventure, Parenthood, Vampires, Dine Out, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat. Stuff: Tiny Living, Moschino, Fitness, Bowling Night, Vintage Glamour, Backyard, Romantic Garden, Movie Hangout, Spooky, Cool Kitchen, Perfect Patio, Luxury Party.

Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Plant something, wait until it has harvestables, wait a few days, it'll reset when reaching maximum harvest amount and not regrow.


What happens when the bug occurs? The plant growth cycle resets when a plant reaches maximum harvestables. If a plant goes unharvested for several days, it resets back to a pile of dirt and will not grow again until I exit/restart the game. Plant quality appears unaffected. 

I tried repositioning (moving from planter to terrain and back), or replanting them from scratch, but the only way to stop this is to harvest every day, and restart the game if they revert to dirt.

Plants also reset growth cycle during their season, such as on the first day of Winter, Death Flowers and pomegranates revert to a dirt state and regrow as normal. Quality again unaffected. This also occurs when visiting a lot with an existing in-season plant, it will revert its growth cycle. The same max harvestable problem occurs with these plants.

This occurs on multiple lots on multiple maps, sheltered or unsheltered, indoors or out. Plant quality does not appear to matter, nor does season, it affects every harvestable plant in the game.


Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? No, never have.


Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes


Please describe the patch or change you made. The June 3, 2020 update.

Gardening is not only a huge part of Eco Lifestyle, but also my play. I really hope this gets fixed soon, would be happy to provide screenshots or save files.

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  • Francoisf30's avatar
    Francoisf30
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago

    So, it happened to me as well, seems to happen only with some herbs to me, or spliced plant with those said herbs.

    Sage and basil.

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