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Five different types of soil exist in the world at different fertility rates: barren, low, medium, compost, and high (called "terra preta"). Each has according starting levels of nutrients: 5%, 25%, 50%, 65%, 80%.

Soil keeps its fertility levels when dug out and placed elsewhere, but farmland blocks are destroyed if you dig them.

You can find flat patches of rich (terra preta) soil in mild and hot areas with enough rain drop, mostly on plains and low hills. Barren soil however can rarely be found in some above ground ruins.

Farmland can be made by using a [[hoe]] on soil. This will create dry farmland. Crops will not grow on dry farmland. The dry farmland must be within 3 blocks of a water source block for the farmland to convert to moist farmland. The other solution to creating moist farmland is watering it daily with a watering can.

Nutrients in farmland slowly replenish over time and return to the maximum level per soil type. (Ex: Medium fertility will only regain nutrients to original levels) The rate of nutrient replenishment is slower with a crop, faster when empty, and even faster when one of the three different fertilizer types are applied to the soil (saltpeter, potash, and bone meal). Using a fertilizer is the only time you can cause a soil type to go above the maximum nutrient level per soil type.