Universal Bone Meal
by Fuzs
With Universal Bone Meal installed, bone meal works on many plants that vanilla rejects, such as sugarcane, coral and mushrooms.
What it does
Vanilla bone meal only affects a short list of crops and grass. This mod extends it to other growing plants, and each plant follows its own growth behavior rather than a single generic rule. Dispensers can use the new behaviors too, so a bone meal dispenser can feed plants automatically.
Every extended behavior can be disabled on its own in the config file. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Installation requires Puzzles Lib on Fabric and NeoForge, Fabric API on Fabric, and Forge Config API Port on Fabric, with one optional companion.
Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 25 release versions, 1.18.2 – 26.3, and the code is under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, so the project is open source.
Key features
Bone meal on more plants
Plants that normally ignore bone meal gain growth or spreading effects when it is applied.
Dispenser support
The new bone meal behaviors also work when a dispenser is used to apply bone meal.
Per-behavior settings
Each extended behavior can be turned off individually in the config file.
In-game configuration
Where a config is offered, settings can be changed from the in-game mod menu on Fabric.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version 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 3
Use cases
Automated farms
Dispensers loaded with bone meal can drive plant growth without manual interaction.
Sugarcane and coral builds
Players who want to grow sugarcane or coral in situations vanilla does not allow can use the extended behaviors.
Who it’s for: Players who want bone meal to work on more plants, and server owners who want the same behavior on a shared world. Players may also wish to tune behaviors individually, since each one can be disabled.
How it compares
Bonemeal Sugarcane is client and server, runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 26.3, and is open source under the MIT License, so it covers only sugarcane. Complete Bone Meal is server-side only, runs on Fabric for 1.19 – 1.20.4, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Mushroom Tweaks is server required with client optional, runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.13 – 26.3, and is not open source under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Bone Meal | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Bonemeal Sugarcane | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
| Complete Bone Meal | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-04-14 |
| Mushroom Tweaks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-04 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Universal Bone Meal need?
Does the server need the mod?
Where are the config files stored?
In the catalog
Universal Bone Meal 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
Universal Bone Meal fills all the missing gaps where bone meal cannot be used, but really should be! All growing behaviors are rather unique, depending on the plant. New behaviors also work with dispensers and can be individually disabled in the config. ⏩ REQUIRES PUZZLES LIB TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC & NEOFORGE)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/universal-bone-meal
- Owner
- Fuzs
- Published
- 2022-07-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15