Basically Bone Meal
by Smited
Basically Bone Meal changes how bone meal behaves, adding a supercharged version, an edible variant and a creative-only infinite supply for Forge on 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod introduces a stronger form of bone meal called Supercharged Bone Meal, which is meant to apply growth faster than the vanilla item. A separate Edible Bone Meal item is also added, and it can be eaten like food. In creative mode, an Infinite Bone Meal option provides an unlimited stack for building and testing farms.
Equipment is the primary category, with Game mechanics, Utility and Food as secondary categories. Basically Bone Meal runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is published for Forge only, with 1.1.0 for 1.20.1 as the latest file, first released on 2025-03-01 and last updated on 2025-03-05. The mod is released under the MIT License but is not open source.
Key features
Supercharged bone meal
A stronger bone meal item that aims to speed up crop and plant growth compared with the vanilla version.
Edible bone meal
A bone meal variant that players can consume, adding a food use to an item that normally only fertilizes.
Infinite bone meal in creative
Creative players receive an unlimited supply of bone meal, useful for farm layouts and tests.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Farm setup in creative
Builders can lay out crop fields without collecting bone meal from skeletons or bone blocks.
Food on survival maps
Players who run short of food can eat the edible variant instead of storing a separate ration.
Who it’s for: Players who want faster crop growth or an edible use for bone meal in a Forge 1.20.1 world, on single-player or multiplayer servers.
How it compares
Better Bone Meal is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it covers a wider version range. Flower Bonemealing is also a Forge client and server mod for 1.20.1, but it is open source under the MIT License. Functional Foods is a Forge client and server mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 with a food focus, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basically Bone Meal | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-05 |
| Better Bone Meal | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-11-06 |
| Flower Bonemealing | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-16 |
| Functional Foods | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-17 |
Questions
Does Basically Bone Meal need any other mod?
Does the server need the mod for players to join?
Is the infinite bone meal available in survival?
In the catalog
Basically Bone Meal is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Basically Bone Meal adds: - Supercharged Bone Meal (insta bone meal something) - Edible Bone Meal (its just called Bone Meal) - Infinite Bone Meal (creative mode only)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/basically-bone-meal
- Owner
- Smited
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15