Works with vanilla clients - no client mod required for multiplayer.
Features
- Area-Based Actions - Till, plant, bonemeal, and harvest multiple blocks at once
- Staged Actions - One click per action type (till all > plant all > bonemeal all > harvest all)
- Auto-Plant - Hold seeds in off-hand to plant on farmland
- Auto-Bonemeal - Hold bone meal in off-hand to fertilize growing crops
- Auto-Harvest - Harvest mature crops with automatic replanting
- Sweet Berry Harvesting - Pick berries without breaking the bush
- Vertical Crop Harvesting - Sugar cane, bamboo, cactus, and kelp - harvest all above base
- Fortune Support - Fortune enchantment on hoe increases crop drops
- Visual Preview - Colored particles show affected area when holding a hoe
- Reach Enchantment - New enchantment to increase hoe area (5 levels)
- Fully Configurable - JSON config for area sizes, durability costs, and action toggles
Area Sizes by Reach Level
All hoes work the same way. Area size is determined by the Reach enchantment:
| Reach Level | Area Size |
|---|---|
| None | 1x1 |
| I | 1x3 |
| II | 4x4 |
| III | 4x9 |
| IV | 9x9 |
| V | 9x18 |
These are the defaults. All sizes are configurable.
How to Use
- Tilling - Right-click on grass/dirt with a hoe to till the area
- Planting - Hold seeds in your off-hand and right-click farmland
- Bonemealing - Hold bone meal in your off-hand and right-click crops
- Harvesting - Right-click farmland with mature crops to harvest and replant
Actions happen one stage at a time in priority order: Till > Plant > Bonemeal > Harvest
Hold Sneak to use vanilla single-block behavior.
Visual Preview Colors
- Brown - Blocks that will be tilled
- Green - Farmland that will be planted
- White - Crops that will be bonemealed
- Gold - Mature crops that will be harvested
Durability Cost
Area actions cost 1 base + 1 per affected block durability (configurable). Creative mode does not consume durability.
Configuration
A config file is created at config/useful-hoe.json on first run. Changes require a server restart.
| Field | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
reach0 - reach5 |
See table above | Area [width, depth] per Reach enchantment level (max 32) |
durabilityBaseCost |
1 |
Flat durability cost per area action |
durabilityPerBlock |
1 |
Additional durability cost per affected block |
particlePreviewEnabled |
true |
Show colored particle preview when holding a hoe |
particleTickInterval |
4 |
Ticks between particle updates (higher = less frequent) |
tillEnabled |
true |
Enable area tilling |
plantEnabled |
true |
Enable area planting |
bonemealEnabled |
true |
Enable area bonemealing |
harvestEnabled |
true |
Enable area harvesting |
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