Crops Need Sky
A Minecraft mod that makes crops and plants require direct sky access to grow, else they decay in a dead bush, adding a new layer of realism and challenge to farming.

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Features
- Plants require direct sky access to grow and survive
- Plants without direct sky access will die when attempting to grow, turning into dead bushes
- Affects the following blocks:
- All standard crops (Wheat, Carrots, Potatoes, etc.). Should be compatible with other modded crops as long as they extend CropBlock class
- Melon and Pumpkin stems
- Sugar Cane
- Bamboo
- Cactus
- Sweet Berry Bushes
- Prevents bone meal usage on plants without direct sky access
- This mod has no effect on tree saplings and fully grown plants
- Glass(Fabric version only) or leaves blocks will still prevent plant growth
Custom config
- Check the cropsneedsky.toml file inside your config folder to enable/disable mod features
How to Install Crops Need Sky (Mod)
Crops Need Sky by SurfingBlockhead is verified for Fabric, Forge across Minecraft versions 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21 (latest release: 1.21-1.3.0, file size: 228 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21) and platform (Fabric, Forge).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric, Forge.
- Move the downloaded Crops Need Sky file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
All Versions
+ Add VersionAdded a 'show debug' config, set to false as default.
- changes to cropblock mixin to be more solid and enhance compatibility.
- minor code refactoring
- changes to cropblock mixin to be more solid and enhance compatibility.
- minor code refactoring