Thank you so much for taking the time to write this down! The hover thing really bothered me but it seemed like I could only come up with ways to make it even worse. Just tried out CONNECT_DEFERRED and that fixed it 🙏. I'm gonna tattoo it on my forehead so I never forget in the future, and update the game as soon as the jam is over!
The scoring system is pretty straightforward, each plant (except for the 3 starting plants) have a value, based on how 'hard' they are to unlock. Sprouts of those plants are half that value. Empty plots give some points as well. The final score just adds up whatever you have in your garden at day 10!