Thank you! Yes, the fertilizer gives a three second additional factor to the plant's growth. I figured that someone would realize that they had to strategically die to get the crop to grow fast enough, you just have to be sure you aren't buried in fire afterward.
The animation was one reference frame and then entirely by hand after watching a YouTube video of a walking tarantula. Kinda my thing. I'm really glad you liked it. I generally use Krita for this stuff, though there are plenty of other options.
Sorry about the lack of clarity on the respawn, it was just a question of running out of time at that point. I'm happy you had fun though!