diff --git a/prefabs/farm/base_field.tscn b/prefabs/farm/base_field.tscn
index 680e200..b9865a4 100644
--- a/prefabs/farm/base_field.tscn
+++ b/prefabs/farm/base_field.tscn
@@ -80,17 +80,17 @@ _itemResourcesToListenFor = Array[Object]([ExtResource("15_i4qwg"), ExtResource(
 script = ExtResource("14_w08sx")
 _itemResourcesToListenFor = Array[Object]([ExtResource("17_1mi0u")])
 
-[node name="FieldCreationBlocker" type="Area2D" parent="."]
+[node name="CursorOnFieldCollider" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 
-[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="FieldCreationBlocker"]
+[node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="CursorOnFieldCollider"]
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_57jmp")
 
-[node name="CursorOnFieldSetter" type="Node" parent="FieldCreationBlocker"]
+[node name="CursorOnFieldSetter" type="Node" parent="CursorOnFieldCollider"]
 script = ExtResource("19_lgya6")
 _variableResource = ExtResource("20_lgya6")
 _payloadToSet = true
 
-[node name="CursorNotOnFieldSetter" type="Node" parent="FieldCreationBlocker"]
+[node name="CursorNotOnFieldSetter" type="Node" parent="CursorOnFieldCollider"]
 script = ExtResource("19_lgya6")
 _variableResource = ExtResource("20_lgya6")
 _payloadToSet = false
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ _payloadToSet = false
 [connection signal="Interacted" from="InteractionArea" to="FieldBehaviour" method="Farm"]
 [connection signal="ItemInstanceActivated" from="InventoryListener Seeds" to="FieldBehaviour" method="ActivatedSeedInInventory"]
 [connection signal="ItemInstanceActivated" from="InventoryListener watering can" to="FieldBehaviour" method="ActivateWateringCanInInventory"]
-[connection signal="mouse_entered" from="FieldCreationBlocker" to="FieldCreationBlocker/CursorOnFieldSetter" method="Set"]
-[connection signal="mouse_exited" from="FieldCreationBlocker" to="FieldCreationBlocker/CursorNotOnFieldSetter" method="Set"]
+[connection signal="mouse_entered" from="CursorOnFieldCollider" to="CursorOnFieldCollider/CursorOnFieldSetter" method="Set"]
+[connection signal="mouse_exited" from="CursorOnFieldCollider" to="CursorOnFieldCollider/CursorNotOnFieldSetter" method="Set"]
diff --git a/scenes/Babushka_scene_outside_beets.tscn b/scenes/Babushka_scene_outside_beets.tscn
index 1f4e0d9..34e4664 100644
--- a/scenes/Babushka_scene_outside_beets.tscn
+++ b/scenes/Babushka_scene_outside_beets.tscn
@@ -1718,9 +1718,6 @@ position = Vector2(1226, 3098.15)
 scale = Vector2(1, 1.00622)
 Payload = 1
 
-[node name="FieldBehaviour" parent="YSorted/Farm visuals/FieldParent/BaseField2" index="0"]
-FieldState = 3
-
 [node name="Beet2" parent="YSorted/Farm visuals/FieldParent/BaseField2/FieldBehaviour/PlantPlaceholder" index="0" node_paths=PackedStringArray("_field") instance=ExtResource("41_vyqmy")]
 _state = 2
 _field = NodePath("../..")
@@ -1730,9 +1727,6 @@ position = Vector2(1782, 2606.11)
 scale = Vector2(1, 1.00622)
 Payload = 2
 
-[node name="FieldBehaviour" parent="YSorted/Farm visuals/FieldParent/BaseField3" index="0"]
-FieldState = 3
-
 [node name="Beet2" parent="YSorted/Farm visuals/FieldParent/BaseField3/FieldBehaviour/PlantPlaceholder" index="0" node_paths=PackedStringArray("_field") instance=ExtResource("41_vyqmy")]
 _state = 2
 _field = NodePath("../..")
diff --git a/scripts/CSharp/Common/Farming/PlantBehaviour2D.cs b/scripts/CSharp/Common/Farming/PlantBehaviour2D.cs
index ca8bc30..910a5f3 100644
--- a/scripts/CSharp/Common/Farming/PlantBehaviour2D.cs
+++ b/scripts/CSharp/Common/Farming/PlantBehaviour2D.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 using System;
-using Babushka.scripts.CSharp.Common.Animation;
 using Babushka.scripts.CSharp.Common.Inventory;
 using Godot;
 
 namespace Babushka.scripts.CSharp.Common.Farming;
 
-
-
 /// <summary>
 /// Determines the behaviour of a plant in Babushka.
 /// </summary>
@@ -23,8 +20,9 @@ public partial class PlantBehaviour2D : Node2D
     [Export] private bool _magicWordNeeded = true;
 
     private string _magicWordDialogicEventName = "MagicWord";
-    private Sprite2D _currentPlantSprite = null;
+    private Sprite2D? _currentPlantSprite = null;
     private bool _magicWordSaid = false;
+    private bool _calledOnReady = false;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// public accessor for the field reference
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ public partial class PlantBehaviour2D : Node2D
 
     public override void _Ready()
     {
+        GD.Print($"Ready: {Name}");
         if (_state == PlantState.None)
         {
             _state = PlantState.Planted;
@@ -45,6 +44,8 @@ public partial class PlantBehaviour2D : Node2D
         }
         else
         {
+            GD.Print("plant state not none.");
+            _calledOnReady = true;
             GrowPlant();
         }
     }
@@ -60,9 +61,13 @@ public partial class PlantBehaviour2D : Node2D
     /// </summary>
     public void GrowPlant()
     {
-        if (_field.FieldState != FieldState.Watered || _magicWordSaid != _magicWordNeeded)
-            return;
+        if (!_calledOnReady)
+        {
+            if (_field.FieldState != FieldState.Watered || _magicWordSaid != _magicWordNeeded)
+                return;
+        }
         
+        GD.Print("Growing plant.");
         switch (_state)
         {
             case PlantState.None:
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ public partial class PlantBehaviour2D : Node2D
         
         _field.UpdateFieldState(FieldState.Tilled);
         _magicWordSaid = false;
+        _calledOnReady = false;
     }
 
     private Sprite2D GetRandomSprite(Sprite2D[] sprites)