Tutorials/Carrot farming

This is a tutorial page that will help with farming the new crop, carrots.

Carrots have the same prerequisites as wheat, but since it grows about twice as fast, you can do things a little differently. Carrots produce twice as fast, while also dropping up to triple the amount of crop harvest drops compared to wheat.

Like wheat, bonemeal can be used to grow carrots to their fully-grown state instantly. Water will also increase rate of growth like it does with wheat. You must also use a hoe to prepare the ground for planting. When fully grown, harvesting will yield 1-4 carrots, although using the fortune enchantment can increase the amount of carrots harvested. Carrots can be planted in the nether (on tilled dirt), but will grow slowly because you can not place water to increase the rate of growth.

To replant carrots, plant the carrots on the tilled dirt as if you were planting seeds. This will cause you to lose one carrot and harvesting an unripe carrot will not give you the carrot back.

It is smart to place fences around your carrot crops to prevent any mobs from destroying your crops. If you are harvesting your carrots do not jump on them or the crop will be destroyed and the dirt will return to normal.