I'm looking for some help on how to make an indoor farm. I want to add some farming space to my master project. What's the best method for farming without sunlight?
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I do this all the time when making mountain/cave-fortresses. Just clear out a big room, collect some dirt, add some light to the room, a couple buckets of water in ditches, than hoe it all out, and bam you have a nice little farm. Just don't forget to plant the seeds.
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You don't really need ditches unless growing sugar cane, which has to be touching a water block on one side, with 3 air blocks above it. For wheat, pumpkins or melons, you just need one water block (at same level or one level above) within 4 blocks in any direction. So one water block can irrigate 80 blocks around it (9 x 9 with water in center block). Torches work fine if you don't have other light.
I guess my question was more about the lighting, so just torches and glowstone for the room will work? I'm not big with farming so I normally do it outside. Anyone know a target light level?
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I guess my question was more about the lighting, so just torches and glowstone for the room will work? I'm not big with farming so I normally do it outside. Anyone know a target light level?
To make the farm effective then you will need water for irrigation and a lot of light.
Torches works great to grow wheat, but you can also use the jack-o-lanterns, glowstone or lamps.
You could calculate an effective way to get enough light with a minimum number of torches but my advice would be to just go crazy with the lighting. Torches are cheap and it's never fun to later realize that you miscalculated and some of the plants have to little light.
Just make sure that the torches is not in conflict with the growing wheat.
Another thing you can do is a large skylight, this looks cool but the downside is that unless you add artificial light then the wheat will only grow during the day.
I will also advice you to plant the wheat one block higher than the floor level since it's a lot easier to interact with the farm when it's raised from the ground. If you care about the aesthetics then you can hide the dirt block behind trap doors that you leave in the open position.
If you don't mind to look down when harvesting wheat then I would advice that you place lilly pads on the water channels, that way you can "run on water" without having to worry about trampling the wheat (this will only happen when jumping (or sprinting?) on top of the wheat farm).
A wheat farm can also be automated or semi-automated by using water to flush the wheat towards you. Either make a piston system that releases the water or manually place the water with a bucket. The downside to the automated wheat farm is that you will need to use a hoe to re-tile the dirt when you replant the seeds.
I like to go with the sky light. Seriously just how bad does one need crops. Surely you have better plans for your minecraft time then to make the most ultimate productive crop harvest. Just make a few lines of what ever you want to grow going up a hill at 3 blocks over and one up. Next to each line at the top make a water flow. Make a path in the middle with torches going up if you want. all the crop winds up at the bottom and your good to go. Not the fastest but it will serve most needs.
A wheat farm can also be automated or semi-automated by using water to flush the wheat towards you. Either make a piston system that releases the water or manually place the water with a bucket. The downside to the automated wheat farm is that you will need to use a hoe to re-tile the dirt when you replant the seeds.
I haven't made a water flush wheat farm since beta, but last I knew you don't have to retill after a water flush. One thing to remember though is don't plant anything where the water goes down a level, water destroys objects like wheat and torches when it falls on top of them.
To make the farm effective then you will need water for irrigation and a lot of light.
Torches works great to grow wheat, but you can also use the jack-o-lanterns, glowstone or lamps.
You could calculate an effective way to get enough light with a minimum number of torches but my advice would be to just go crazy with the lighting. Torches are cheap and it's never fun to later realize that you miscalculated and some of the plants have to little light.
Just make sure that the torches is not in conflict with the growing wheat.
Another thing you can do is a large skylight, this looks cool but the downside is that unless you add artificial light then the wheat will only grow during the day.
I will also advice you to plant the wheat one block higher than the floor level since it's a lot easier to interact with the farm when it's raised from the ground. If you care about the aesthetics then you can hide the dirt block behind trap doors that you leave in the open position.
If you don't mind to look down when harvesting wheat then I would advice that you place lilly pads on the water channels, that way you can "run on water" without having to worry about trampling the wheat (this will only happen when jumping (or sprinting?) on top of the wheat farm).
A wheat farm can also be automated or semi-automated by using water to flush the wheat towards you. Either make a piston system that releases the water or manually place the water with a bucket. The downside to the automated wheat farm is that you will need to use a hoe to re-tile the dirt when you replant the seeds.
If you look at my signature, you'll see my project, skylight isn't an option and I was wondering how everyone did their indoor farms, I think I can set up enough torches and glowstone to bring up the light level, thanks guys!
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Any light level above 9 is ok. Wheat grows better if you make an entire solid field, with rows of crops growing, This speeds up the growth, but cuts the harvest amount in half. (due to leaving out every second row)
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I like to use glowstone in the floor or ceiling, just because it provides a lot of light and is very aesthetic. You can also use strategically placed jack-o-lanterns, but I think that those make a farm look ugly.
Just my opinion.
Levels 12-15 seem to be good
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Torches works great to grow wheat, but you can also use the jack-o-lanterns, glowstone or lamps.
You could calculate an effective way to get enough light with a minimum number of torches but my advice would be to just go crazy with the lighting. Torches are cheap and it's never fun to later realize that you miscalculated and some of the plants have to little light.
Just make sure that the torches is not in conflict with the growing wheat.
Another thing you can do is a large skylight, this looks cool but the downside is that unless you add artificial light then the wheat will only grow during the day.
I will also advice you to plant the wheat one block higher than the floor level since it's a lot easier to interact with the farm when it's raised from the ground. If you care about the aesthetics then you can hide the dirt block behind trap doors that you leave in the open position.
If you don't mind to look down when harvesting wheat then I would advice that you place lilly pads on the water channels, that way you can "run on water" without having to worry about trampling the wheat (this will only happen when jumping (or sprinting?) on top of the wheat farm).
A wheat farm can also be automated or semi-automated by using water to flush the wheat towards you. Either make a piston system that releases the water or manually place the water with a bucket. The downside to the automated wheat farm is that you will need to use a hoe to re-tile the dirt when you replant the seeds.
I haven't made a water flush wheat farm since beta, but last I knew you don't have to retill after a water flush. One thing to remember though is don't plant anything where the water goes down a level, water destroys objects like wheat and torches when it falls on top of them.
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Thank you, that should be exactly what I need
If you look at my signature, you'll see my project, skylight isn't an option and I was wondering how everyone did their indoor farms, I think I can set up enough torches and glowstone to bring up the light level, thanks guys!
Just my opinion.