I have farmed hundreds, if not thousands of snakeroot and motes from Tiller’s.
Today something odd happened on one of my 6 farms.
I encountered a snakeroot that has been labeled as “smothered”
I find it odd that I would just see this now for the first time.
The bug spray and water do nothing.
I can plant a new crop on it, but that does not remove the old crop.
I cannot grab the item nor is there any associated mini game.
I cannot use the dented shovel to destroy the crop. It says, “invalid target.”
I cannot re-till the soil.
There is a mound of dirt overlapping the plant.
I seem to have lost a farm spot?
It’s blinking red as if I am to do something.
I see nothing obvious to do.
Any ideas?
Move on. The year is 2020. 
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Yes, it is an old xpac, but people still buy Panthers and Sky Golems in 2020 
The only thing I can think of is that Blizzard made a rare joke based on the Waffle House menu. Maybe it will just go away when they reset. I forgot how that works, do they reset after so long?
No, if you don’t deal with an infected, parched, damaged crop it stays there in-between the daily 11am reset.
Here you go:
Smothered crops1
Smothered crops have a weed budging in on them!
You deal with them just like you deal with a stubborn weed in a plot of soil - elbow grease! Grab that sucker and pull for all you’re worth. It’ll give eventually.
Thats from gamepedia [dot] com/Sunsong_Ranch
It just disappeared after I logged in and out.
Must be bugged. No pun intended.