Plants grow even without watering and without fertilizer.

Wormwood also doesn't make giant vegetables. This is sad.

This is working as intended.

Changed Status to Closed

This is intended. Plants have several needs besides nutrition and moisture and the more needs you take care of, the faster the crops grow and the better the harvest is. The intention of this rework, going by some of the documentation, is to reward players who put effort into farming rather than punish players who would rather not.