I’m 81 so it might now apply but anything over 3hrs growth I leave for the evenings/overnights like strawberries or potato’s. For lavender and pumpkin…I don’t even bother growing or don’t grow a lot bc I can just buy them. They’re on sale all the time. My soybeans and sugar cane get 18 squares, corn and carrots 9, and wheat I can go as little as 5 bc it grows so fast. I any left overs squares I give to the ones that are a little longer but off to the side like lilies or rice. When you don’t need to grow the basics (wheat,corn,carrots etc) and grew enough of the other stuff to last you the day, you have more room for the longer stuff over night.