i found a way around the first post.
airplaine mode off (AM off)
wifi on
date & time auto set ( d&t auto)
1. open sims and plant (try to make all the sims that are not gardening be busy)
2. close out sims (clicking red minus sign)
3. open setting
4. manually turn off wifi
4 turn on AM
5. set date to april
6. close out setting
7. open setting (do not remove from the task bar)
8. open sims
9. while sims is running open the setting from task bar
10. turn on wifi and go back to the sims form the task bar and hit retry.
p.s i tried this and it work. but i noticed that some of my plant is gone.
still working around it.