Better Bonemeal

Better Bonemeal lets you use bonemeal more crops, including bonemealing sugar cane! Better Bonemeal also adds subtle feature improvements to enhance your gameplay experience.

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About this Mod

Better Bonemeal

Description

Better Bonemeal lets you use bonemeal more crops, including bonemealing sugar cane! Better Bonemeal also adds subtle feature improvements to enhance your gameplay experience.
Demo

Installation

Install Fabric Loader >=0.16.9 for Minecraft 1.21.4 and above
Place better-bonemeal-v.x.x.jar in your mods folder
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile
Make sure you have the fabric api mod

Features

Bonemealing the following blocks is now allowed:
- Sugar cane
- Cactus
- Nether wart
Bonemealing now has a 10% chance to grow crops twice
Wasting bonemeal is now prevented (e.g. trying to grow a sapling with a block above)

Wasting fertilizer

Available Versions

Better Bonemeal v1.0.0release

MC 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric

January 24, 2026

How to Install Better Bonemeal on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Bonemeal". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+5 more)

Server-side

~ Optional

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Bonemeal server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Bonemeal compatible with fabric?

Better Bonemeal officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Bonemeal – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Bonemeal consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.