Better Planting
Plant crops by dropping them onto farmland
About this Mod
This mod adds the ability to plant crops by letting them fall onto farmland in item form. It aims to diversify crop farming methods, as the lack of automatic planting methods in vanilla makes crop farms generally uninteresting to build. It supports most modded crops by default, and can be configured to select exactly which items it should plant. Since this mod adds no blocks or items, in multiplayer only the server needs to have the mod installed.
Configuration Details
The mod is configured through the server config, which in single player is found under theserverconfig file in the world folder. The config has an option to let the mod try to auto-detect items to plant, which is on by default. Whether or not the auto-detection is enabled, all items with the #betterplanting:plantable tag will be eligible for automatic planting. Items can be added to this tag via datapack or mod.
Available Versions
How to Install Better Planting on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.19.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Planting". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2 (+2 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Better Planting server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.19.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Better Planting compatible with forge?
Better Planting officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Better Planting – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Planting 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.
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