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Minecraft Crop Growth Calculator

Plan your farm — growth time, harvest rate, and items per hour for every crop, with hydration and lighting modelled.

Pick a crop

8 growth stages · ~35 minutes total under ideal conditions

Time per stage

3.8 min

Total growth

0.44 hr

Harvests / hour

2.29

Items / hour

~146

Farm settings

Hydrated farmlandWater within 4 blocks. Dry farmland makes most crops grow ~4× slower.Alternating rowsDifferent crop types in adjacent rows speed growth by ~25%.

Light level at the plant15 / 15

0 (dark)Min required: 915 (max)

Random tick speed3

1 (slow)3 (default)10 (fast)

Farm size: 64 plants

Growth tips

💧 Hydrated farmland (water within 4 blocks) is the single biggest growth modifier
🌾 Alternate crop types between rows to trigger faster ticks
☀️ Skylight 15 — or torches at 14+ — keeps crops growing through the night
🪓 Fortune on a hoe increases carrot/potato drops, but not wheat