Kelp
Tall underwater plant that grows upward through ocean water columns, harvestable for dried kelp food and fuel, and useful for converting flowing water into source blocks.
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Description
Kelp grows naturally on the ocean floor and extends upward one block at a time, up to a random maximum height of 2–26 blocks per column. It grows through any water block, converting flowing water into water source blocks as it rises — a mechanic exploited to create water elevators and fill large water bodies. Breaking any kelp segment harvests all segments above it as items.
Drying kelp in a furnace produces dried kelp, which restores 1 hunger point per piece. Compact dried blocks made from nine pieces restore 0.4 saturation each and are one of the most fuel-efficient items in the game — one block smelts 20 items. The plant also composts at a 30% rate per piece.
Automated farms are simple to build: place one piece on the ocean floor near an observer and piston, which breaks the top segment each time it grows. It is also used as a visual element in ocean and underwater room builds.
Drying kelp in a furnace produces dried kelp, which restores 1 hunger point per piece. Compact dried blocks made from nine pieces restore 0.4 saturation each and are one of the most fuel-efficient items in the game — one block smelts 20 items. The plant also composts at a 30% rate per piece.
Automated farms are simple to build: place one piece on the ocean floor near an observer and piston, which breaks the top segment each time it grows. It is also used as a visual element in ocean and underwater room builds.
