diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs
index 4a7957d..c9440d5 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch.cs
@@ -2,32 +2,42 @@ using System;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using Il2CppScheduleOne.Growing;
 using Il2CppScheduleOne.ItemFramework;
+using Il2CppScheduleOne.ObjectScripts;
 using MelonLoader;
 
 namespace AbsorbentSoil
 {
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(Plant), nameof(Plant.AdditiveApplied))]
-    internal static class Plant_AdditiveApplied_Patch
+    public static class PlantAdditiveAppliedPatch
     {
         public static void Postfix(Plant __instance, AdditiveDefinition additive, bool isInitialApplication)
         {
-            try
+            if (__instance == null || additive == null)
+                return;
+
+            // Important cleanup:
+            // Initial applications are caused by load/init/reapply behavior.
+            // Do NOT treat them as a fresh additive pour.
+            if (isInitialApplication)
             {
-                MelonLogger.Msg($"Plant.AdditiveApplied fired. Plant={__instance?.name}, Pot={__instance?.Pot?.name}, Additive={additive?.ID}, Initial={isInitialApplication}");
+                if (AbsorbentSoilMod.VerboseLogging)
+                    MelonLogger.Msg($"[Absorbent Soil] Ignored initial additive fire: {additive.ID}");
 
-                if (__instance == null || __instance.Pot == null || additive == null)
-                    return;
-
-                string additiveId = additive.ID;
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(additiveId))
-                    return;
-
-                AdditiveMemory.Remember(__instance.Pot, additiveId);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                MelonLogger.Warning($"Plant.AdditiveApplied postfix failed: {ex}");
+                return;
             }
+
+            Pot pot = __instance.Pot;
+            if (pot == null)
+                return;
+
+            string potKey = PotKeyHelper.GetPotKey(pot);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(potKey))
+                return;
+
+            AdditiveMemory.Remember(pot, additive.ID);
+
+            if (AbsorbentSoilMod.VerboseLogging)
+                MelonLogger.Msg($"[Absorbent Soil] Remembered player additive '{additive.ID}' for pot '{potKey}'");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantInitializePatch.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantInitializePatch.cs
index 39b1f56..379dc94 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantInitializePatch.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/Patches/PlantInitializePatch.cs
@@ -3,34 +3,46 @@ using HarmonyLib;
 using Il2CppScheduleOne.Growing;
 using Il2CppScheduleOne.ObjectScripts;
 using MelonLoader;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace AbsorbentSoil
 {
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(Plant), nameof(Plant.Initialize))]
-    internal static class Plant_Initialize_Patch
+    public static class PlantInitializePatch
     {
+        private static readonly HashSet<int> ReappliedPlants = new HashSet<int>();
+
         public static void Postfix(Plant __instance)
         {
-            try
+            if (__instance == null)
+                return;
+
+            int plantId = __instance.GetInstanceID();
+
+            if (ReappliedPlants.Contains(plantId))
+                return;
+
+            ReappliedPlants.Add(plantId);
+
+            Pot pot = __instance.Pot;
+            if (pot == null)
+                return;
+
+            string potKey = PotKeyHelper.GetPotKey(pot);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(potKey))
+                return;
+
+            var additives = AdditiveMemory.Get(pot);
+
+            if (additives == null || additives.Count == 0)
+                return;
+
+            if (AbsorbentSoilMod.VerboseLogging)
+                MelonLogger.Msg($"[Absorbent Soil] Reapplying {additives.Count} remembered additive(s) to plant in pot '{potKey}'");
+
+            foreach (string additiveId in additives)
             {
-                PersistenceStore.EnsureLoaded();
-
-                MelonLogger.Msg($"Plant.Initialize fired. Plant={__instance?.name}, Pot={__instance?.Pot?.name}");
-
-                if (__instance == null || __instance.Pot == null)
-                    return;
-
-                Pot actualPot = __instance.Pot;
-                var additiveIds = AdditiveMemory.Get(actualPot);
-
-                MelonLogger.Msg($"Plant.Initialize pot key={PotKeyHelper.GetPotKey(actualPot)}, remembered additives={additiveIds.Count}");
-
-                foreach (string additiveId in additiveIds)
-                    Pot_ApplyAdditive_Patch.ReapplyWithoutRecapture(actualPot, additiveId);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                MelonLogger.Warning($"Plant.Initialize postfix failed: {ex}");
+                pot.ApplyAdditive(additiveId, true);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/bin/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.pdb b/AbsorbentSoil/bin/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.pdb
index b55dff9..909799c 100644
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs
index f285866..175fbe1 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute("AbsorbentSoil")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute("Release")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+162a1ce7951370e4cbd8c674c284b30f8a85cbd4")]
+[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute("1.0.0+b21db135dbb267f14ba001c06d5e767684e16748")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute("AbsorbentSoil")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute("AbsorbentSoil")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
index 73a7919..f77f843 100644
--- a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
+++ b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
@@ -1 +1 @@
-67d62e0901b35175e30da93a43a11d964fe004e1a9681a2e3903abe5b9ef6961
+b9ad6f2e98c8850d94d764bf380f030dbfc6c348e959950e4fa42b574c0504d4
diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.dll b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.dll
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.pdb b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/AbsorbentSoil.pdb
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/ref/AbsorbentSoil.dll b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/ref/AbsorbentSoil.dll
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diff --git a/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/refint/AbsorbentSoil.dll b/AbsorbentSoil/obj/Release/net6.0/refint/AbsorbentSoil.dll
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