Complete guide on how to grow sugarcane in Minecraft outlines steps to find sugarcane, grow it, and convert it to sugar or paper.
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Sugar cane is an important raw material in Minecraft , as sugar and paper are made from it. We’ll show you where to find sugar cane, how and where to plant it, and what to do when it isn’t growing. You can also find the recipes here for further processing sugar cane.
How to grow sugarcane in Minecraft: find sugar cane
The first step for how to grow sugarcane on Minecraft is to find it. You can find sugar cane wherever a block of earth, grass or sand adjoins water. So if you have trouble finding sugar cane to then grow it, look for a river or an ocean and walk along it until you find it.
- Sugar cane is found in all Minecraft landscapes. So you don’t have to go to a special area to get hold of the sweet sticks.
- Of course, you will look in vain for the sweet plant on snow-covered blocks.
Planting sugar cane – on earth or sand? What to do if it doesn’t grow
Sugar cane can be planted where it can be found: on blocks of earth, grass or sand and always right next to water. In most cases, if your cane isn’t growing, it’s because it wasn’t planted right next to a block of water.
It grows quickly to 3 blocks and is easy to break down by hand. The fastest way is to dismantle only the bottom block, as the remaining two blocks are also dismantled.
You can even grow sugar cane directly in the water, it grows there too. As soon as you remove the water, the sugar canes die.
- Sugar cane does not need any light to grow and always grows at the same rate – whether on sand, earth or grass.
- A sugar cane plant can grow to a maximum of three blocks high.
To grow sugar cane, you are only allowed to remove the top two blocks, otherwise the sugar cane will no longer grow back. So leave the lower “block” of sugar cane in any case if you want to continue growing it.
Convert sugar cane into sugar or make paper
The recipe for making sugar from sugar cane couldn’t be simpler:
Just put a sugar cane somewhere in the workbench, the exact slot does not matter, you get a sugar lump for one sugar cane.
Paper is also relatively easy to make:
Sugar cane is also used by many players as a decoration or, since it is not destroyed by water and lava, to divert these liquids.
How to also grow wheat in Minecraft
Grain or wheat is a staple food that is needed for crafting various foods. Cookies, cakes and bread are made with cereals, among other things. To get wheat you have to grow it.
The cultivation: To be able to grow wheat, you first have to work the blocks of earth with a hoe. To do this, you take a field hoe and click with the right mouse button on blocks of earth. The surface of the blocks is changed and arable land is created.
Seeds must then be planted on this arable land (obtained by cutting tall grass). With the seed in hand, right-click on the arable land. Now patience is required. Because it takes a while for the wheat to be big enough to harvest. Grain goes through five growth phases. If you harvest it too early, you won’t get wheat, only seeds. Wheat can only be obtained if the grain plant is golden yellow in color.
The mining: If you want to mine the wheat, click on it with the left mouse button. You not only get wheat, but often also other seeds. Up to three seeds can be obtained from wheat mining. As soon as the wheat has been mined, this seed should be planted directly on the soil again. So you always have new wheat for making food.
Benefit: Wheat is used not only to produce food, but also to feed animals. If you right-click on sheep or cows with wheat in hand, hearts appear over the animals and they multiply. In addition, you attract animals with wheat. When a player picks up wheat, animals that are nearby follow him. We explain here how to catch and breed animals .
Tips
You can accelerate the growth of grain by placing water next to the grain field.
You shouldn’t walk on the arable land, as this will cause the arable land to return to normal soil. Then you have to work the soil again with a field hoe before you can plant seeds. Animals should also be prevented from walking on the arable land because they also destroy it.
