diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileEntity.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileEntity.java
index 974943196..e907e0191 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileEntity.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 public class SubTileEntity {
 
 	protected TileEntity supertile;
-	
+
 	public int ticksExisted = 0;
 
 	/** The Tag items should use to store which sub tile they are. **/
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class SubTileEntity {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	public void onUpdate() { 
+	public void onUpdate() {
 		ticksExisted++;
 	}
 
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ public class SubTileEntity {
 		cmp.setInteger(TAG_TICKS_EXISTED, ticksExisted);
 		writeToPacketNBT(cmp);
 	}
-	
+
 	public final void readFromPacketNBTInternal(NBTTagCompound cmp) {
 		if(cmp.hasKey(TAG_TICKS_EXISTED))
 			ticksExisted = cmp.getInteger(TAG_TICKS_EXISTED);
 		readFromPacketNBT(cmp);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Writes some extra data to a network packet. This data is read
 	 * by readFromPacketNBT on the client that receives the packet.
diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java
index e79771557..fbab2d7db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/api/subtile/SubTileGenerating.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public class SubTileGenerating extends SubTileEntity {
 		}
 
 		if(!supertile.getWorldObj().isRemote) {
-			++ticksExisted;
 			int muhBalance = BotaniaAPI.internalHandler.getPassiveFlowerDecay();
 
 			if(isPassiveFlower() && muhBalance > 0 && ticksExisted > muhBalance) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpecialFlower.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpecialFlower.java
index e349f701e..1f369a62e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpecialFlower.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/block/tile/TileSpecialFlower.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class TileSpecialFlower extends TileMod implements IWandBindable, ISubTil
 		cmp.setTag(TAG_SUBTILE_CMP, subCmp);
 
 		if(subTile != null)
-			subTile.readFromPacketNBTInternal(subCmp);
+			subTile.writeToPacketNBTInternal(subCmp);
 	}
 
 	@Override