Soil

Bony Soil
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Blocks

Barren soil
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Fertility	5%
Blocks

Low fertility soil
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Fertility	25%
Blocks

Forest floor
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Low fertility soil
Fertility	25%
Blocks

Medium fertility soil
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Fertility	50%
Blocks

High fertility soil
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Fertility	65%
Blocks

Terra preta
Material	Soil
Stackable	64
Drops	Itself
Fertility	80%
Blocks

Natural generation

Seventeen soil type variants may exist in the world, and are created during world generation. The appearance of each block indicates the nutrient levels (soil type) and the grass coverage (grass variant) indicates the climate conditions in the area.

Prior to version 1.19, terra preta would naturally generate in areas with high rainfall. Terra preta no longer generates in version 1.19, with its place taken by high fertility soil blocks. Terra preta is instead crafted out of high fertility soil, compost , bonemeal and charcoal .

Soil types

Different types of soil are found in different places in the world and vary based on the climate. Five different types of soil exist in the world at different fertility rates: bony, barren, low, medium, and high. Each type has the following starting levels of nutrients, respectively: 0%, 5%, 25%, 50%, 65%. The forest floor is a special kind of soil appearing only in forest. When broken, the forest floor turns into low fertility soil. Soil retains its fertility levels when removed and placed elsewhere, as long as it hasn't yet been converted with a hoe into farmland.

Barren soil (5% fertilty) is found in some above-ground ruins, but is a rare occurrence. Bony soil may be found buried below ruins, has no nutrient levels for farming purposes, and will not grow grass.

High fertility soil

High fertility soil (65% fertility) is the highest fertility soil you can find naturally in the world. It is found as deposits within low or medium fertility soils, in areas with correct rainfall and temperature. It will not spawn at high elevations, areas of very low temperature, or areas of low rainfall.

Grass variants

Each type of soil block (with the exceptions of bony and barren soil) has three grass coverage variants and may appear as "bare soil" with a brown top (no grass), or a green top surface, aka "grass block". Depending on climatic conditions, grass coverage appears as a continuum from sparse (patchy brown and green), patchy (mostly green), or grassy (solid green). Grass spreads from grassy blocks onto bare soil blocks as the climate allows, while grass blocks lacking sunlight lose the grass and may revert to bare soil blocks. Also, tall {{ll|grass|grassgrass can grow/spawn on "grass" blocks.

Crafting

Terra preta

Terra preta (80% fertility) is the highest fertility soil in the game. It can only be crafted.There are two ways to make terra preta in the crafting grid:

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
8x Compost 4x Bonemeal 4x Charcoal

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
8x Compost 4x Bonemeal 4x Charcoal 1x High fertility soil

Compost is made via barrel crafting mechanics, requiring 64 rot and 20 days for 16 compost (enough for 2 terra preta).

Harvesting

Soil blocks may be removed by breaking with bare hands or using any tool, though a shovel is a faster method to harvest soil blocks.

Usage

Crafting

Soil blocks are used in crafting both light and dark mudbrick blocks, as well as cob building blocks, packed dirt and strewn straw . Packed dirt and strewn straw do not grow grass. All those blocks have 0% fertility.

Farming

Fertile soil blocks can be converted to farmland using a hoe . For more information, see the farming guide .

Panning

Bony soil contains the remains of deceased people. It can be panned to find items from the past.

Storage

Soil blocks may be placed in the world or stored in containers .

Trivia

Prior to version 1.19, players could find deposits of Terra Preta in mild and hot areas with enough rainfall, mostly on plains and low hills.

Specifically, terra preta required:

• rainfall: 0.5 - 0.9
• temperature: 5 - 37
• maximum Y level: 0.53, and terra preta seemed to follow the the soil surface at a depth of 1.