I am usually a very cautious person and attend quite well to everything I do.....but not so much my roommate/partner in crime lol. We were growing in a closet during a year at college. Well the plants were doing fine, and they were in my room, so I double checked everything multiple times daily. Then winter vacation came, and I decided I had my timer set up properly, etc. Soil good, ventilation good, etc. I told him, "before you leave, a) pour water in the basin (I had made, to hold water for a prolonged time) up to here *I showed him where* and b) make sure you plug the timer in. Well he poured water in alright.... flooding my poor darlings... (don't worry, no electrical stuff near the water AT ALL...I told you I am cautious...and secondly, he plugged the plants in..but never bothered to check to see how the CFL bulbs were doing... The lights barely gave off enough light to read a book under.
I came back from vacation earlier than him, and nearly cried. My babies were all wilting, some were brown, all sad looking. I rushed to the store, got new bulbs, drained the water, changed all the soil, etc. I recovered 95% of the plants (one or two of them died I think). Actually, it was thanks to the help of you guys on here on Rollitup, that I found the info I needed to save them! (THANKS GUYS!)
I ended up with a nice indoor personal use yield from those plants in the end. I learned 2 things: ALWAYS double check everything, and NEVER trust anyone to do your job for you.