Quote Originally Posted by Penthea View Post
That's basically giving the plant for free. One of the core things about gardening is the fact that you have to maintain the garden to make sure plants stay alive. Take that away and gardening basically becomes a really long retainer venture. You really want that?
I get my enjoyment from gardening out of crossing and growing, not being held hostage to daily watering routines. If I miss watering a day, it would still require me to water it to start up the timer again, making me wait longer to get the crops.