Slow growth
by alexmatusk
Slow growth is a Fabric food mod for Minecraft 1.21.4 that multiplies crop growth time by ten, so wheat takes 10 to 15 game days to mature.
What it does
Crops in a world running the mod ripen about ten times more slowly than in vanilla. Wheat and other plants need 10 to 15 game days to reach maturity, which asks players to plan planting schedules and manage fields over a longer span. Trees also grow more slowly under the mod. The growth factor can be changed through the server's customizable commands and the slowgrowth setting, so the pace can be adjusted for a given world.
The mod is server-side only: the server runs it and players join without installing anything. Its one published file is version 1.0.0 for 1.21.4, released on 2026-03-12, and the code is under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Ten times slower crops
Crop growth runs at one tenth of the vanilla rate, so wheat needs 10 to 15 game days to ripen.
Slower tree growth
Saplings also take longer to become trees, keeping the slower pace consistent across farming and forestry.
Adjustable growth factor
Commands and the slowgrowth setting let a server owner change how much slower growth runs.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Grow A Crop is a client and server mod for 1.21 – 1.21.8, released under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license, so it is not open source. CropTime is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Slow growth covers 1.21.4 alone, runs on the server side only and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow growth | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2026-03-12 |
| Grow A Crop | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-13 |
| CropTime | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-09-03 |
Questions
Does Slow growth need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Slow growth is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
This mod slows down crop growth by a factor of ten, making farming in Minecraft feel more challenging and realistic. Instead of crops instantly reaching maturity, players must plan ahead and manage their farms carefully. By requiring more patience and strategy, the mod creates a balanced gameplay experience where…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/slow-growth
- Owner
- alexmatusk
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15