diff --git a/Content/GameData/Items/Seeds/I_Lavender_Seed.uasset b/Content/GameData/Items/Seeds/I_Lavender_Seed.uasset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1508d172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content/GameData/Items/Seeds/I_Lavender_Seed.uasset
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
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+size 7259
diff --git a/Content/Scripts/InventorySystem/UI/InventoryScreenWrapper.uasset b/Content/Scripts/InventorySystem/UI/InventoryScreenWrapper.uasset
index eb670bdd..9fa98f93 100644
--- a/Content/Scripts/InventorySystem/UI/InventoryScreenWrapper.uasset
+++ b/Content/Scripts/InventorySystem/UI/InventoryScreenWrapper.uasset
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-size 1320948
+oid sha256:7c9f44bd50c5d07fffb018fb5149c565ccdfa96c6842d7275c5b80d33d2d0102
+size 1299366
diff --git a/Content/ThirdPersonBP/Blueprints/BP_ThirdPersonCharacter.uasset b/Content/ThirdPersonBP/Blueprints/BP_ThirdPersonCharacter.uasset
index bda62878..ce0ae83d 100644
--- a/Content/ThirdPersonBP/Blueprints/BP_ThirdPersonCharacter.uasset
+++ b/Content/ThirdPersonBP/Blueprints/BP_ThirdPersonCharacter.uasset
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:82ea51056008589c45388f7031ec00f1aff22efc41d026cd8f0437143b65e679
-size 1138869
+oid sha256:12525ff3177a0eb7e2907ba41ba900ab4dd2aa2e4674034dc12c5ef94f8b5d6f
+size 1123718
diff --git a/Content/VFX/NI_CropReady.uasset b/Content/VFX/NI_CropReady.uasset
index a180b3ba..058a255b 100644
--- a/Content/VFX/NI_CropReady.uasset
+++ b/Content/VFX/NI_CropReady.uasset
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:e13c6ecc22be5eaf271784ebb41b38cb2eb69ab3d683be1be8dedc554dcaff74
-size 361282
+oid sha256:a1ee42129700d4288faa7d51bd2393253b1d22a8f3e5d29d1dee38c9ad5b39a8
+size 362700
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/DataAssets/ItemDataAsset.h b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/DataAssets/ItemDataAsset.h
index ebbf052e..c68e29c8 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/DataAssets/ItemDataAsset.h
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/DataAssets/ItemDataAsset.h
@@ -141,28 +141,28 @@ public:
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	/** What base will the seed spawn when planting initiates */
-	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Plant", EditConditionHides))
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Seed", EditConditionHides))
 	BaseType TypeOfBase;
 
 	/** Does this ingredient have a seed? Ignored in potions */
-	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Plant", EditConditionHides))
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Seed", EditConditionHides))
 	bool IsSeed = true;
 
 	/** What is the base cost of the seed for this ingredient, ignored in potions */
-	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Inventory, Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Plant", EditConditionHides))
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Inventory, Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Seed", EditConditionHides))
 	int32 SeedCost;
 
 	/** Grow time for a seed in game days, if the seed is a tree or wine this is the growth for them */
-	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, DisplayName = "Grow Time", Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Inventory, Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Plant", EditConditionHides))
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, DisplayName = "Grow Time", Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Inventory, Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Seed", EditConditionHides))
 	int32 GrowTimeSelf;
 
 	/** Stages of a plant, set a mesh for certain days */
-	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Plant", EditConditionHides))
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Seed", EditConditionHides))
 	TArray<FSeedStage> SeedStages;
 
 	/** What is the preferred temperature in alchemy that the ingredient releases it's
 	properties in the most effective way*/
-	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Plant", EditConditionHides))
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Seed", AssetRegistrySearchable, meta = (AssetBundles = "Book", EditCondition="ItemCategory==Category::Seed", EditConditionHides))
 	int32 PreferredTemperature;
 
 	/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemContainer.h b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemContainer.h
index 0a3343ae..f1117036 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemContainer.h
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemContainer.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "Engine/DataAsset.h"
 #include "PaperSprite.h"
 #include "Engine/DataTable.h"
+#include "Engine/StaticMesh.h"
 
 #include "ItemContainer.generated.h"
 
@@ -106,6 +107,12 @@ struct FSeedStage {
 	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly)
 	TSoftObjectPtr<UPaperSprite> Sprite;
 
+	/** Mesh this stage is shown with. A stage that has one is placed as a mesh actor on the seed bed and never shows
+	the sprite of the stage, a stage without one keeps showing its sprite. The mesh stands on the slot, the offset
+	of the stage moves it and SpriteScale sizes it. */
+	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly)
+	TSoftObjectPtr<UStaticMesh> StageMesh;
+
 	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, BlueprintReadOnly)
 	float SpriteScale = 1.f;
 
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.cpp b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.cpp
index 1fa28073..b6f2dc3b 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.cpp
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include "ProjectEleri/Settings/EleriGameSettings.h"
 #include "ProjectEleri/System/MainBlueprintFunctionLibrary.h"
 
+UItemDatabase* UItemDatabase::Get(const UObject* WorldContext)
+{
+	return UGameplayStatics::GetGameInstance(WorldContext)->GetSubsystem<UItemDatabase>();
+}
+
 UWorld* UItemDatabase::GetWorld() const {
 	if (const UGameInstance* GameInstance = GetGameInstance()) {
 		return GameInstance->GetWorld();
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.h b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.h
index 3e2ff4f6..0020bbb2 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.h
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/ItemDatabase.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class PROJECTELERI_API UItemDatabase : public UGameInstanceSubsystem
 	GENERATED_BODY()
 
 public:
+	
+	static UItemDatabase* Get(const UObject* WorldContext);
 
 	UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly)
 	UItemContainer* ItemDatabase;
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.cpp b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.cpp
index 69fbbd2f..58996643 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.cpp
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
 #include "DataAssets/ItemDataAsset.h"
 #include "Engine/StaticMesh.h"
+#include "Engine/StaticMeshActor.h"
 #include "Engine/World.h"
 #include "ItemContainer.h"
 #include "NiagaraComponent.h"
@@ -24,14 +25,18 @@
 
 namespace
 {
-	/** Destroys the components of a slot and clears the pointers so nothing stale is left in the map */
+	/** Destroys the components and the plant mesh actor of a slot and clears the pointers so nothing stale is left */
 	void DestroySlotComponents(FSeedBedSeedSlot& Slot)
 	{
 		if (Slot.SeedBedDecal) Slot.SeedBedDecal->DestroyComponent();
 		if (Slot.PlantSprite) Slot.PlantSprite->DestroyComponent();
+		
+		// The plant mesh is an actor of its own, it does not go away with the components of the slot
+		if (IsValid(Slot.PlantMeshActor)) Slot.PlantMeshActor->Destroy();
 
 		Slot.SeedBedDecal = nullptr;
 		Slot.PlantSprite = nullptr;
+		Slot.PlantMeshActor = nullptr;
 	}
 
 	/** Slots are created at runtime as well, so the components are created with stable, deterministic names */
@@ -218,6 +223,17 @@ void ASeedBedActor::EndPlay(const EEndPlayReason::Type EndPlayReason)
 		GameState->CacheSeedData(SeedBedIndex, PrepareSeedSaveData());
 	}
 	
+	// The plant meshes are actors of their own, they are taken down together with the bed. This runs for destroyed,
+	// for streamed out and for shut down beds alike, so no plant mesh is ever left behind in the world
+	for (TPair<FIntVector2, FSeedBedSeedSlot>& SlotPair : SeedBedSeedSlotsMap)
+	{
+		if (IsValid(SlotPair.Value.PlantMeshActor))
+		{
+			SlotPair.Value.PlantMeshActor->Destroy();
+			SlotPair.Value.PlantMeshActor = nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+
 	Super::EndPlay(EndPlayReason);
 }
 
@@ -670,6 +686,9 @@ void ASeedBedActor::ApplySlotVisuals(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlo
 		// A plant that died or was harvested keeps its mesh, the slot is only emptied when it is cleared for real
 		Slot.PlantSprite->SetVisibility(false);
 		Slot.PlantSprite->DecalComponent->SetVisibility(false);
+
+		// A slot without a living plant has no stage at all, so the mesh actor of the slot is hidden as well
+		ApplySlotPlantMesh(SlotCoordinate, Slot, nullptr);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -681,29 +700,42 @@ void ASeedBedActor::ApplySlotVisuals(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlo
 	{
 		Slot.PlantSprite->SetVisibility(false);
 		Slot.PlantSprite->DecalComponent->SetVisibility(false);
+
+		ApplySlotPlantMesh(SlotCoordinate, Slot, nullptr);
 		return;
 	}
 	
 	const UItemDataAsset* SeedData = Slot.SlotData.ItemDataAsset;
+	const FSeedStage* Stage = nullptr;
 	if (IsValid(SeedData) && SeedData->SeedStages.IsValidIndex(StageIndex))
 	{
-		PlantScale *= FVector(SeedData->SeedStages[StageIndex].SpriteScale);
-		PlantOffset += SeedData->SeedStages[StageIndex].Offset;
+		Stage = &SeedData->SeedStages[StageIndex];
 	}
 
+	if (Stage)
+	{
+		PlantScale *= FVector(Stage->SpriteScale);
+		PlantOffset += Stage->Offset;
+	}
+
+	// A stage that carries a mesh is placed as a mesh actor of its own, its sprite stays the fallback of mesh stages
+	// whose mesh is still streaming in, so a stage with a mesh never flashes the sprite of another stage
+	const bool bStageHasMesh = Stage != nullptr && !Stage->StageMesh.IsNull();
+	ApplySlotPlantMesh(SlotCoordinate, Slot, Stage);
+
 	Slot.PlantSprite->SetRelativeScale3D(PlantScale);
 	Slot.PlantSprite->SetRelativeLocation(PlantOffset);
 	Slot.PlantSprite->UpdateRelativeLocation(FVector(PlantOffset.X, PlantOffset.Y, 0.f));
 	
-	if (SeedData->SeedStages[StageIndex].Sprite.IsValid())
+	if (Stage->Sprite.IsValid())
 	{
-		Slot.PlantSprite->SetSprite(SeedData->SeedStages[StageIndex].Sprite.Get());
-		Slot.PlantSprite->SetVisibility(true);
-		Slot.PlantSprite->DecalComponent->SetVisibility(true);
+		Slot.PlantSprite->SetSprite(Stage->Sprite.Get());
+		Slot.PlantSprite->SetVisibility(!bStageHasMesh);
+		Slot.PlantSprite->DecalComponent->SetVisibility(!bStageHasMesh);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		SeedData->SeedStages[StageIndex].Sprite.LoadAsync(FLoadSoftObjectPathAsyncDelegate::CreateWeakLambda(this, [this, SlotCoordinate](const FSoftObjectPath& Path, UObject* SpriteObj)
+		Stage->Sprite.LoadAsync(FLoadSoftObjectPathAsyncDelegate::CreateWeakLambda(this, [this, SlotCoordinate](const FSoftObjectPath& Path, UObject* SpriteObj)
 		{
 			FSeedBedSeedSlot* Slot = SeedBedSeedSlotsMap.Find(SlotCoordinate);
 			if (!Slot || !IsValid(Slot->PlantSprite)) return;
@@ -715,6 +747,23 @@ void ASeedBedActor::ApplySlotVisuals(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlo
 		}));
 	}
 	
+	// The mesh of a stage that carries one is streamed in like the sprite and re-resolves the visuals of the slot,
+	// so it is placed, scaled and shown the moment it is there. A stage without a mesh keeps the sprite alone
+	if (Stage && !Stage->StageMesh.IsValid())
+	{
+		Stage->StageMesh.LoadAsync(FLoadSoftObjectPathAsyncDelegate::CreateWeakLambda(this, [this, SlotCoordinate](const FSoftObjectPath& Path, UObject* MeshObj)
+		{
+			FSeedBedSeedSlot* Slot = SeedBedSeedSlotsMap.Find(SlotCoordinate);
+			if (!Slot) return;
+
+			UStaticMesh* StageMesh = Cast<UStaticMesh>(MeshObj);
+			if (!IsValid(StageMesh)) return;
+
+			// The slot may have moved on to another stage while the mesh streamed in, so the visuals are re-resolved
+			ApplySlotVisuals(SlotCoordinate, *Slot);
+		}));
+	}
+
 	if (Slot.SlotData.bBloomed && !Slot.NiagaraComponent->IsActive())
 	{
 		Slot.NiagaraComponent->SetAsset(nullptr);
@@ -743,6 +792,69 @@ void ASeedBedActor::ApplySlotVisuals(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlo
 		}
 	}
 }
+void ASeedBedActor::ApplySlotPlantMesh(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlot& Slot, const FSeedStage* Stage)
+{
+	UStaticMesh* StageMesh = Stage ? Stage->StageMesh.Get() : nullptr;
+
+	// A slot without a stage, or with a stage whose mesh has not streamed in yet, shows nothing but its sprite
+	if (!IsValid(StageMesh))
+	{
+		if (IsValid(Slot.PlantMeshActor))
+		{
+			Slot.PlantMeshActor->SetActorHiddenInGame(true);
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	UWorld* World = GetWorld();
+	if (!World)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const FRotator PlantRotation = GetActorRotation();
+	const FVector PlantLocation = GetActorTransform().TransformPosition(GetSlotRelativeLocation(SlotCoordinate) + Stage->Offset);
+
+	if (!IsValid(Slot.PlantMeshActor))
+	{
+		FActorSpawnParameters SpawnParams;
+		SpawnParams.Owner = this;
+		SpawnParams.SpawnCollisionHandlingOverride = ESpawnActorCollisionHandlingMethod::AlwaysSpawn;
+
+		// The mesh is spawned once for the slot and stays with it, every later stage only swaps the mesh it shows
+		Slot.PlantMeshActor = World->SpawnActor<AStaticMeshActor>(AStaticMeshActor::StaticClass(), FTransform(PlantRotation, PlantLocation), SpawnParams);
+		if (!IsValid(Slot.PlantMeshActor))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// A plant appears and disappears while the game runs, so the actor can never keep the static mobility it spawns with
+		Slot.PlantMeshActor->SetMobility(EComponentMobility::Movable);
+		Slot.PlantMeshActor->AttachToActor(this, FAttachmentTransformRules::KeepWorldTransform);
+
+		if (UStaticMeshComponent* MeshComponent = Slot.PlantMeshActor->GetStaticMeshComponent())
+		{
+			// The plant is decoration only, it blocks nothing, moves no navigation and catches none of the bed decals
+			MeshComponent->SetCollisionEnabled(ECollisionEnabled::NoCollision);
+			MeshComponent->SetCanEverAffectNavigation(false);
+			MeshComponent->SetReceivesDecals(false);
+		}
+	}
+
+	UStaticMeshComponent* MeshComponent = Slot.PlantMeshActor->GetStaticMeshComponent();
+	if (!MeshComponent)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	MeshComponent->SetStaticMesh(StageMesh);
+
+	// The mesh stands on the slot itself, the offset of the stage moves it and the sprite scale of the stage sizes it
+	Slot.PlantMeshActor->SetActorLocationAndRotation(PlantLocation, PlantRotation);
+	Slot.PlantMeshActor->SetActorScale3D(FVector(Stage->SpriteScale));
+	Slot.PlantMeshActor->SetActorHiddenInGame(false);
+}
 void ASeedBedActor::RefreshSlotVisual(const FIntVector2& SlotCoordinate)
 {
 	FSeedBedSeedSlot* Slot = SeedBedSeedSlotsMap.Find(SlotCoordinate);
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.h b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.h
index afed8830..4325b83c 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.h
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Items/SeedBedActor.h
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class UMaterialInstanceDynamic;
 class UMaterialInterface;
 class UStaticMesh;
 class UStaticMeshComponent;
+class AStaticMeshActor;
 class UItemDataAsset;
+struct FSeedStage;
 
 /** In game time units the seed bed works with, the seed data itself stays authored in days */
 constexpr int32 SeedBedHoursPerDay = 24;
@@ -85,6 +87,11 @@ struct FSeedBedSeedSlot
 	
 	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly)
 	UEleriPaperSpriteComponent* PlantSprite = nullptr;
+
+	/** Mesh actor of a slot that reached a stage which brings a mesh, it is created once for such a stage and only
+	hidden or re-used after that, a stage without a mesh leaves the slot to its sprite */
+	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly)
+	AStaticMeshActor* PlantMeshActor = nullptr;
 	
 	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly)
 	UNiagaraComponent* NiagaraComponent = nullptr;
@@ -284,6 +291,10 @@ protected:
 	/** Re-applies material, plant mesh and highlight decal of a slot */
 	void ApplySlotVisuals(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlot& Slot);
 
+	/** Places, moves or hides the mesh actor of a slot, a null stage or a stage whose mesh has not streamed in yet
+	hides it. The actor is created once for the first stage that brings a mesh and re-used by every later stage */
+	void ApplySlotPlantMesh(FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate, FSeedBedSeedSlot& Slot, const FSeedStage* Stage);
+
 	/** Resolves which growth stage mesh of the planted seed has to be shown */
 	int32 ResolveGrowthStageIndex(const FSeedBedSeedSlot& Slot) const;
 
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/EleriPlayerController.cpp b/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/EleriPlayerController.cpp
index 55ee196f..f374cd09 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/EleriPlayerController.cpp
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/EleriPlayerController.cpp
@@ -1184,14 +1184,13 @@ void AEleriPlayerController::OnHarvestSeed(const FInputActionValue &Value)
 
 // PLANTING
 
-void AEleriPlayerController::SetSeedToPlant(UItemDataAsset *SeedData, bool bHighQuality)
+void AEleriPlayerController::SetSeedToPlant(const FItemStack& Stack)
 {
     // Anything that is not a seed that fits into a seed bed is rejected, the UI cannot leave us in a bad state
-    SeedToPlant = ASeedBedActor::IsPlantableSeedData(SeedData) ? SeedData : nullptr;
-    bSeedToPlantHighQuality = IsValid(SeedToPlant) && bHighQuality;
+    SeedToPlant = Stack;
 
     // Selecting a seed is what starts the planting, the beds in range light up for it right away
-    if (IsValid(SeedToPlant))
+    if (SeedToPlant.ItemId.IsValid())
     {
         SetPlantingMode(true);
     }
@@ -1199,12 +1198,7 @@ void AEleriPlayerController::SetSeedToPlant(UItemDataAsset *SeedData, bool bHigh
 
 void AEleriPlayerController::ClearSeedToPlant()
 {
-    if (!IsValid(SeedToPlant) && !bSeedToPlantHighQuality)
-        return;
-
-    SeedToPlant = nullptr;
-    bSeedToPlantHighQuality = false;
-
+    SeedToPlant = FItemStack();
     // Nothing is being planted anymore, so the beds stop being highlighted
     if (IsPlantingModeActive())
     {
@@ -1231,7 +1225,8 @@ void AEleriPlayerController::TryPlantSelectedSeed()
         return;
 
     // A seed that is not plantable anymore, for example when the inventory was emptied, drops out of planting
-    if (!ASeedBedActor::IsPlantableSeedData(SeedToPlant))
+    UItemDataAsset* Item = UItemDatabase::Get(this)->GetDataAssetFromId(SeedToPlant.ItemId);
+    if (!ASeedBedActor::IsPlantableSeedData(Item))
     {
         ClearSeedToPlant();
         return;
@@ -1240,9 +1235,7 @@ void AEleriPlayerController::TryPlantSelectedSeed()
     ASeedBedActor *SeedBed = PlayerCharacter->GetClosestSeedBedActor();
     if (!IsValid(SeedBed))
         return;
-
-    const FVector PlayerLocation = PlayerCharacter->GetActorLocation();
-
+    
     FIntVector2 SlotCoordinate = SeedBed->GetHighlightedSlotIndex();
     if (SlotCoordinate == FIntVector2::NoneValue)
         return;
@@ -1252,16 +1245,15 @@ void AEleriPlayerController::TryPlantSelectedSeed()
         return;
 
     // The seed is paid for before it is planted, so a slot can never hold a seed the inventory never had
-    const FPrimaryAssetId SeedAssetId = SeedToPlant->GetPrimaryAssetId();
-    if (Inventory->HasItem(SeedAssetId, true) <= 0)
+    if (Inventory->HasItem(SeedToPlant.ItemId, SeedToPlant.HQ) <= 0)
         return;
 
-    if (!SeedBed->PlantSeedInSlot(SlotCoordinate, SeedToPlant, bSeedToPlantHighQuality))
+    if (!SeedBed->PlantSeedInSlot(SlotCoordinate, Item, SeedToPlant.HQ))
         return;
 
-    Inventory->RemoveItemFromInventory(SeedAssetId, 1, true);
+    Inventory->RemoveItemFromInventory(SeedToPlant.ItemId, 1, SeedToPlant.HQ);
     
-    if (Inventory->HasItem(SeedAssetId, true) == INDEX_NONE)
+    if (Inventory->HasItem(SeedToPlant.ItemId, SeedToPlant.HQ) == INDEX_NONE)
     {
         ClearSeedToPlant();
     }
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/MyCharacter.cpp b/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/MyCharacter.cpp
index 4d487229..75de327d 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/MyCharacter.cpp
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Private/MyCharacter.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void AMyCharacter::Tick(float DeltaTime)
 {
 	Super::Tick(DeltaTime);
 
-	if (bIsPlanting)
+	if (GetIsPlanting())
 	{
 		// The reach is measured from the closest free slot and not from the center of the bed: a bed is as big as
 		// its grid, so its outer slots sit up to 1273 units away from that center and would never be in reach
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ void AMyCharacter::InitiateLoad()
 
 void AMyCharacter::SetPlanting(bool bActive)
 {
-	bIsPlanting = bActive;
+	CurrentlyDoing = bActive? ECurrentlyDoing::PLANTING : ECurrentlyDoing::NOTHING;
 	
-	if (bIsPlanting)
+	if (GetIsPlanting())
 	{
 		// Planting takes over the interact input, so keep the plugin's interaction UI out of the way.
 		// The plugin knows nothing about planting - it just holds/releases a generic UI block.
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/EleriPlayerController.h b/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/EleriPlayerController.h
index 94d54247..3846a494 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/EleriPlayerController.h
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/EleriPlayerController.h
@@ -386,17 +386,14 @@ public:
 	// PLANTING
 	/** Seed the player selected in the inventory, it is what the planting action plants */
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
-	void SetSeedToPlant(UItemDataAsset* SeedData, bool bHighQuality = false);
+	void SetSeedToPlant(const FItemStack& Stack);
 
 	/** Forgets the selected seed, the seed beds stop being highlighted for it */
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
 	void ClearSeedToPlant();
 
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, BlueprintPure)
-	UItemDataAsset* GetSeedToPlant() const { return SeedToPlant; }
-
-	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, BlueprintPure)
-	bool IsSeedToPlantHighQuality() const { return bSeedToPlantHighQuality; }
+	const FItemStack& GetSeedToPlant() const { return SeedToPlant; }
 
 	/** Plants the selected seed into the closest free slot of the closest seed bed, removes it from the inventory */
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
@@ -411,10 +408,7 @@ public:
 	void SetPlantingMode(bool bActive);
 
 	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Planting")
-	UItemDataAsset* SeedToPlant;
-
-	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Planting")
-	bool bSeedToPlantHighQuality = false;
+	FItemStack SeedToPlant;
 
 	void OnPlantSeedAction(const FInputActionValue& Value);
 
diff --git a/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/MyCharacter.h b/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/MyCharacter.h
index bef76418..d35231ed 100644
--- a/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/MyCharacter.h
+++ b/Source/ProjectEleri/Public/MyCharacter.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ protected:
 
 	//PLANTING STUFF START
 	UPROPERTY()
-	bool bIsPlanting = false;
-	UPROPERTY()
 	TArray<ASeedBedActor*> SeedBedActors;
 	UPROPERTY()
 	ASeedBedActor* LastClosestSeedBedActor = nullptr;
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ public:
 	ASeedBedActor* GetClosestSeedBedActor() { return LastClosestSeedBedActor; }
 
 	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, BlueprintPure)
-	inline bool GetIsPlanting() { return bIsPlanting; }
+	inline bool GetIsPlanting() const { return CurrentlyDoing == ECurrentlyDoing::PLANTING; }
 
 	void BeginWatering();
 	void EndWatering() const;