diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm
index 9549b8fa59c1..9b6ac2839c20 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@
 		return
 
 	// Advance plant age.
-	if(prob(30)) age += 1 * HYDRO_SPEED_MULTIPLIER
+	if(!sampled)
+		if(prob(30)) age += 1 * HYDRO_SPEED_MULTIPLIER
 
 	//Highly mutable plants have a chance of mutating every tick.
 	if(seed.immutable == -1)