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How to make crops grow faster in Minecraft

Run /gamerule random_tick_speed 30 and crops, saplings and grass grow about ten times faster. The default is 3; 0 stops random growth.

random_tick_speed

Sets how many random block ticks happen per chunk section each game tick, which drives crop growth, leaf decay and more.

/gamerule random_tick_speed <value>

Examples

/gamerule random_tick_speed 0

Freeze plant growth and leaf decay.

/gamerule random_tick_speed 30

Make crops grow about ten times faster.

Arguments

valueOptional
Whole number to set. Leave it out to show the current value.

What it does

Random ticks make crops and saplings grow, leaves decay, fire burn out, ice melt and grass spread. Higher values speed all of that up; 0 stops it. Very high values can lag the server.

Good to know

  • Setting it very high can cause lag and make fire spread wildly.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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