Hoe Scythes
by Luc1fer1o
Hoe Scythes lets a hoe held in the main hand clear grass-like blocks around the block that was broken, with the clearing area growing with the hoe's material.
What it does
When a supported grass-like block is broken while holding a supported hoe, the mod removes the matching blocks in a square around it. Wooden and stone hoes clear a 3x3 area, iron and golden hoes a 5x5 area, diamond hoes a 7x7 area, and netherite hoes a 9x9 area. The default radii keep normal play close to vanilla behavior. Drops from the cleared blocks are handled as usual.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it is built for Fabric and NeoForge across 17 release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. It adds no new tools and does not replace the vanilla hoes. The covered blocks are short grass, tall grass and large ferns, and the block list can be extended in the config to include plants such as flowers. The code and assets are released under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Area by hoe material
Wooden and stone hoes clear 3x3, iron and golden hoes 5x5, diamond hoes 7x7 and netherite hoes 9x9.
Grass-like block clearing
Short grass, tall grass and large ferns around a broken block are removed together with it.
Configurable block list
The clearableBlocks option adds more plants, for example minecraft:poppy so that hoes clear poppies too.
Vanilla hoes kept
Existing hoes keep their recipes and behavior, and the clearing only adds an effect on top of breaking.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Faster farm clearing
A player working through a meadow can break one grass block with a diamond hoe and clear a 7x7 patch in one action.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a light quality-of-life change for hoe users, and players who run the mod on a server they join.
How it compares
Hoes Are Scythes is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3 that is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server. Grass_cleaner is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8 under the MIT License that is also client and server, and it is not open source. Hoe Scythes is server-side only and not open source, so players need no install.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoe Scythes | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| Hoes Are Scythes | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
| Grass_cleaner | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-12-21 |
Questions
Does Hoe Scythes need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Hoe Scythes support?
Can the list of cleared blocks be changed?
In the catalog
Hoe Scythes is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Hoe Scythes adds a simple, server-side quality-of-life feature for clearing grass, ferns, and seagrass without replacing vanilla hoes or adding new tools. When you break a supported grass-like block with a hoe, the mod clears nearby matching blocks in a square area. The clearing radius depends on the hoe material, so…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hoe-scythes
- Owner
- Luc1fer1o
- Published
- 2024-08-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15