Hoes Are Scythes
by tayhz
With Hoes Are Scythes, a hoe clears grass, flowers and crops across a square area around the block it breaks.
What it does
The mod lets a hoe act like a scythe: holding it and breaking a plant clears the surrounding grass, ferns, flowers, dead bushes and crops in one action. Wooden and stone hoes clear a 3 x 3 patch, iron and copper hoes clear 5 x 5, diamond hoes clear 7 x 7, and gold or netherite hoes clear 9 x 9, so the reach grows with the tool. Sneaking while breaking limits the action to a single block, and fortune enchantments apply to every block broken.
Crops are handled separately from plants. Breaking grass does not break crops, and breaking crops does not clear grass, so clearing a field around a farm will not destroy planted seeds. Harvesting only takes fully grown crops within the radius. The mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files cover 1.20.1 – 26.3 and the latest Fabric file is 1.6.0+26.1-26.3 for 26.3, published 2026-09-19.
Key features
Area clearing with hoes
Any hoe can clear grass and flowers in a square area, with the radius set by the hoe material.
Separate crop handling
Grass and crops are treated apart, so clearing plants does not accidentally harvest a farm.
Grown-crop harvesting
Harvesting only takes fully grown crops in the radius, and unripe crops are left in place.
Config-driven hoe list
A config file adds modded hoes with their own radius, and extra scythable blocks can be added through tags.
In-game configuration
Config changes apply immediately with a reload, and in-game editing is available through Mod Menu, or Cloth Config if it is installed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Clearing overgrown areas
A player can clear grass and flowers over a large area quickly instead of breaking each plant by hand.
Working around farms
Clearing grass near planted fields keeps crops in place, since the two are handled separately.
Who it’s for: Players who want to clear grass and flowers faster in survival, and server owners who want to adjust which hoes and blocks count.
How it compares
Hoe Scythes is server-side only, runs on Fabric and NeoForge, and is not open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. Will's Farming Tweaks shares the client and server environment of this mod, is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.1 – 26.1. Farming 3x3 is client and server, under the MIT License, and is not open source, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoes Are Scythes | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
| Hoe Scythes | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| Will's Farming Tweaks | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
| Farming 3x3 | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2024-11-03 |
Questions
Does Hoes Are Scythes need Mod Menu?
Do server owners need to install it?
Can modded hoes be used?
In the catalog
Hoes Are Scythes is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod is a simple, quality-of-life mod that allows you to use your hoe like a scythe! No longer do you have to break grass, flowers and crops by hand! With any hoe you can break large areas of foliage quickly and easily.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hoes-are-scythes
- Owner
- tayhz
- Published
- 2023-10-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15