Dirt

Dirt

Type	Solid Block
Stackable	Yes (64)
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First Appearance	Beta 1.8
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Gravity	No
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Dirt is an earthy material found abundantly in the overworld, and is the second most common solid block, next to Stone. With the exception of deserts, a layer of Dirt can be found underneath Grass at the top surface of all biomes, at the bottom of oceans and rivers, and in pockets underground at all altitudes. It can be dug by hand, producing 6 Piles of Dirt, or more efficiently by Iron Shovel or better, producing Loose Dirt.

The only way to pick up Dirt in its natural non-loose form is via the silk-touch enchantment or by using a Piston Shovel.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Input » Output		Name	Ingredients	Input » Output
Loose Dirt Slab	Pile of Dirt			Loose Dirt	Pile of Dirt
Loose Dirt	Loose Dirt Slab			Dirt	Dirt Slab
Loose Dirt Slab	Loose Dirt			Dirt Slab	Dirt
Loose Dirt	Packed Earth			Loose Dirt	Packed Earth Slab
Pile of Dirt	Dirt or Loose Dirt or Dirt Slab or Loose Dirt Slab			Dirt Planter	Dirt or Loose Dirt, Planter

Piston Packing

Name	Ingredients	Input » Output
Dirt	Pile of Dirt
Packed Earth	Loose Dirt

Uses

Using a hoe on a placed block of dirt will turn it into farmland, which can be then fertilised with bone meal and have seeds planted in it. Farmland will revert to loose dirt if jumped on by the player, animals or mobs, or if it is more than 4 blocks away from water.

When a dirt block is adjacent to a grass block and is exposed to a light level of at least 4 (e.g. from torches or sunlight), it will eventually be converted into a grass block; when this happens is random. Dirt can also have mycelium spread on to the block in much the same way, but requiring a light level of at least

Keep in Mind

• The only way to convert loose dirt into natural dirt is to allow grass to spread on it, and then smother the grass by placing a block on top.
• Using a hoe on dirt will not produce hemp seeds. You must use it on a grass block instead, which will also convert it into loose dirt, and can be tilled again to convert it into farmland.