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How to grow Potatoes in Minecraft: Step by Step Guide
Ever wanted to become a farmer in Minecraft? As Minecraft inches closer towards becoming a complete product, new foods and crops get added constantly. One of these foods is the Potato, a hearty vegetable that can survive in multiple climates. These vine based plants can be planted on any grass or dirt block with enough access to water.
Potatoes are a popular vegetable that can be included in all kinds of dishes. In Minecraft, however, the only possible food to create from raw potatoes is a Baked Potato. These plants need to be harvested to begin growing their next cycle, but at a rate of 1-5 potatoes, this plant is well worth the investment.
To grow potatoes in Minecraft, you will need the following:
Right-click on a grass or dirt block with a hoe equipped to till the land. Plant your potatoes into the farmland and wait for them to grow!
If you don’t already have one, here is the recipe for a stone hoe:
You can simply dump a single water bucket in the center of the blocks you want to farm.
There are 8 stages of growth. You will know that the potato is fully grown once you see the vine-like tips of the potato plant.
These Potatoes are in the middle of growing.
It is recommended to cook a potato before eating it.
Potatoes only have one recipe available for cooking; this is the Baked Potato recipe. The Baked Potato restores 2.5 food bars whereas normal potatoes only restore half of one bar! Baking a potato is as simple as placing a potato and fuel into a Furnace and cooking it.
Baked potato recipe
A. Some mobs such as the zombie can occasionally drop carrots or potato seeds, which allow you to grow them from scratch. Finding a village can also help you with gathering the crops and seeds that you are missing.
Potatoes are a great vegetable because they are low maintenance. These vines don’t die and do not need to be replanted, and because they return multiple veggies per harvest, which means you can load up on food each time you return to your base in Minecraft. Build an infinite supply of delicious snacks for your character today.
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