Realistic Farmland
by boyonk
With Realistic Farmland, moisture spreads between farmland blocks and water is drawn from nearby sources to keep crops hydrated.
What it does
Farmland in this mod consumes water from nearby sources and passes moisture to neighboring farmland, so the wet area spreads outward over a wider patch. Water hydrates the crop planted above it, and rain also hydrates farmland. Farmland dries out slowly, and crops still grow on dry soil, only more slowly. The mod changes how crop growth responds to moisture.
Realistic Farmland runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it. An optional client-side part can show the moisture level of each farmland block. The mod requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric across 12 release versions, 1.21 – 1.21.11, and the mod is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Moisture spreading
Moisture moves from hydrated farmland to nearby farmland, redistributing itself across a wider area.
Water hydration
Farmland takes water from adjacent water sources and keeps the crop above it hydrated.
Rain hydration
Rainfall hydrates exposed farmland, so fields can stay workable during wet weather.
Moisture display
An optional client-side display shows the moisture level of each farmland block.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Crop fields away from water
Farms placed far from rivers or lakes can rely on spreading moisture and rain rather than manual irrigation.
Slower dry-soil growth
Crops planted on drying farmland keep growing but more slowly, which affects how survival farms are planned.
Who it’s for: Players who run survival farms and want crop growth tied to soil moisture, on single-player worlds or servers that install the mod.
How it compares
Forever Wet is server-side only, like Realistic Farmland, and is published for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1; it is not open source and is released under the MIT License. FarmZ is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server together for 1.21.1, so every player needs it. Crop Farming Helper is client-side only and targets 26.2 under a Creative Commons license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realistic Farmland | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-09-30 |
| Forever Wet | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-05-28 |
| FarmZ | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-07 |
| Crop Farming Helper | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-27 |
Questions
Does Realistic Farmland need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed to join a server?
Which game versions does Realistic Farmland support?
In the catalog
Realistic Farmland is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/realistic-farmland
- Owner
- boyonk
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15