Crops are a source of food and some other materials. While each crop is slightly different, crops all have some similar principles. In order to start growing crops, you will need some Seeds, which can be obtained by searching for Wild Crops and breaking them.
Once you have obtained seeds, you will also need a Hoe. Seeds are also useful as bait.
In addition to finding wild crops, seeds can also be produced from existing crops. When a fully mature crop dies - either by weather, or leaving it to rot - it will go to seed, dropping more seeds that can be used to grow even more crops next season.
To get started, a Stone Hoe can be knapped as seen above.
Once the hoe head is knapped, it can be crafted into a Hoe.
Hoes function as in Vanilla, by right clicking dirt blocks to turn them into Farmland. They can also be used to convert Rooted Dirt into Dirt.
All crops need to be planted on farmland in order to grow. Some crops have additional requirements such as being waterlogged or requiring a stick to grow on.
Crops do not need nutrients to grow, but they certainly help. There are three nutrients: Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium. Each crop has a favorite nutrient.
Consuming its favorite nutrient causes a crop to grow faster, and improves the yield of the crop at harvest time. That means that crops that consumed more nutrients drop more food when broken! Consuming a nutrient also has the effect of replenishing the other nutrients around it a small amount.
Temperature: -8 - 26 °C
Hydration: 18 - 75 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen
Barley is a single block crop. Barley seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Barley and Barley Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 3 - 40 °C
Hydration: 35 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Oat is a single block crop. Oat seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Oat and Oat Seeds as a product.
Temperature: -11 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 85 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Rye is a single block crop. Rye seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Rye and Rye Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 13 - 40 °C
Hydration: 75 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Maize is a two block tall crop. Maize seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Maize and Maize Seeds as a product.
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Temperature: -4 - 35 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Wheat is a single block crop. Wheat seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Wheat and Wheat Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 15 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Rice is a single block crop. Rice must be grown underwater - it must be planted on farmland, in freshwater that is a single block deep. It will produce Rice and Rice Seeds as a product.
Note: in order to grow, the rice block must be Waterlogged.
Temperature: -5 - 20 °C
Hydration: 18 - 85 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Beets are a a single block crop. Beet seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Beet and Beet Seeds as a product.
Temperature: -10 - 27 °C
Hydration: 15 - 65 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen
Cabbage is a single block crop. Cabbage seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Cabbage and Cabbage Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 3 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Carrot is a single block crop. Carrot seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Carrot and Carrot Seeds as a product.
Temperature: -20 - 18 °C
Hydration: 15 - 75 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen
Garlic is a single block crop. Garlic seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Garlic and Garlic Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 2 - 35 °C
Hydration: 38 - 100 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen
Green Beans is a climbing two block tall crop. Green Bean seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall if a stick is present, and will produce Green Beans and Green Bean Seeds as a product.
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The stick is required in order for the crop to fully grow.
Temperature: -1 - 37 °C
Hydration: 50 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Potatoes are a single block crop. Potato seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Potatoes and Potato Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Hydration: 30 - 80 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Pumpkins are a spreading crop. Pumpkin seeds can be planted on farmland and will place up to two Pumpkin Blocks on the ground next to it while it is mature. If the pumpkin blocks are harvested, and the plant matures again, it can grow more pumpkins. Pumpkins can be made into Jack 'o Lanterns.
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Temperature: 5 - 37 °C
Hydration: 75 - 100 %
Nutrient: Phosphorus
Melons are a spreading crop. Melon seeds can be planted on farmland and will place up to two Melon Blocks on the ground next to it while it is mature. If the melon blocks are harvested, and the plant matures again, it can grow more melon.
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Temperature: 0 - 30 °C
Hydration: 25 - 90 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen
Onions are a single block crop. Onion seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Onions and Onion Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 8 - 30 °C
Hydration: 40 - 100 %
Nutrient: Nitrogen
Soybean is a single block crop. Soybean seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Soybean and Soybean Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 5 - 33 °C
Hydration: 23 - 95 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Squash is a single block crop. Squash seeds can be planted on farmland and will produce Squash and Squash Seeds as a product.
Temperature: 12 - 38 °C
Hydration: 40 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Sugarcane is a two block tall crop. Sugarcane seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Sugarcane and Sugarcane Seeds as a product. Sugarcane can be used to make Sugar.
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Temperature: 0 - 36 °C
Hydration: 30 - 95 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Tomatoes are a climbing two block tall crop. Tomato seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall if a stick is present, and will produce Tomatoes and Tomato Seeds as a product.
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The stick is required in order for the crop to fully grow.
Temperature: 5 - 37 °C
Hydration: 25 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Jute is a two block tall crop. Jute seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Jute and Jute Seeds as a product.
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Temperature: 19 - 37 °C
Hydration: 70 - 100 %
Nutrient: Potassium
Papyrus is a two block tall crop. Papyrus seeds can be planted on farmland, will grow two blocks tall, and will produce Papyrus and Papyrus Seeds as a product.
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