Botany Ores

Allows you to grow ores in Botany Pots.

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About this Mod

This mod adds functionality to the popular Botany Pots mod, allowing you to harness the power of botany to grow ores like never before. This mod is not apart of the DarkHax ecosystem and is completely made and maintained by myself.

Features

5 New Soil Types
1 New Fertilizer
Tiered Progression
Grow Every Ore
Grow Obsidian and Blaze Powder
Mod Support
Planned Updates

Soil

Spoilers

Tier 1 Soil: Coal Soil | 1.5x Speed

Tier 2 Soil: Iron Soil | 3x Speed

Tier 3 Soil: Diamond Soil | 4.5x Speed

Tier 4 Soil: Netherite Soil | 6x Speed

Tier ? Soil: Creative Soil | 25x Speed

All soil is made by surrounding a block of dirt with the respective block of smelted ore.

Growables

Spoilers

All growables are tiered and requires the respective tier of soil or higher to be grown.

Vanilla Minecraft

Tier 1

Coal (Requires Coal Ore to be grown)

Copper (Requires Copper Ore to be grown)

Iron (Requires Iron Ore to be grown)

Tier 2

Gold (Requires Gold Ore to be grown)

Lapis Lazuli (Requires Lapis Lazuli Ore to be grown)

Redstone (Requires Redstone Ore to be grown)

Glowstone (Requires Glowstone Dust to be grown)

Tier 3

Diamond (Requires Diamond Ore to be grown)

Emerald (Requires Emerald Ore to be grown)

Nether Quartz (Requires Nether Quartz Ore to be grown)

Tier 4

Blaze Powder (Requires Blaze Rod to be grown)

Netherite (Requires Netherite Ingots to be grown)

Obsidian (Requires Obisdian to be grown)

Tech Reborn

Tier 1

None

Tier 2

Bauxite (Requires Bauxite Ore to be grown)

Cinnabar (Requires Cinnabar Ore to be grown)

Lead (Requires Lead Ore to be grown)

Pyrite (Requires Pyrite Ore to be grown)

Ruby (Requires Ruby Ore to be grown)

Sapphire (Requires Sapphire Ore to be grown)

Silver (Requires Silver Ore to be grown)

Tin (Requires Tin Ore to be grown)

Tier 3

Galena (Requires Galena Ore to be grown)

Iridium (Requires Iridium Ore to be grown)

Peridot (Requires Peridot Ore to be grown)

Sheldonite (Requires Sheldonite Ore to be grown)

Sodalite (Requires Sodalite Ore to be grown)

Sphalerite (Requires Sphalerite Ore to be grown)

Tungsten (Requires Tungsten Ore to be grown)

Tier 4

None

Planned Updates

Spoilers

BetterEnd Support

BetterNether Support

Available Versions

Botany Ores 0.4 - 1.20.1release

MC 1.20, 1.20.1fabric

July 30, 2023

Botany Ores 0.3 - 1.20.1release

MC 1.20, 1.20.1fabric

July 29, 2023

Botany Ores 0.2 - 1.20.1release

MC 1.20, 1.20.1fabric

July 26, 2023

How to Install Botany Ores 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 (1.20.1).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1, 1.20

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Botany Ores 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Botany Ores compatible with fabric?

Botany Ores officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Botany Ores – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Botany Ores 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.