Pitcher Pod
Pitcher Pod is a renewable seed that a Sniffer digs out of dirt blocks, planted on farmland to grow the decorative Pitcher Plant.
Description
Pitcher Pod is planted on farmland and grows through five crop stages (age 0 to age 4) into a two-block-tall pitcher crop, accelerated by bone meal. Breaking the crop before age 4 returns one Pitcher Pod, while breaking the fully grown age 4 crop drops one decorative Pitcher Plant instead. Beyond farming, Pitcher Pod feeds chickens (speeding chick growth by 10%), tames parrots, and offers a 30% chance to raise a composter's level by one in Minecraft 1.20.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:pitcher_pod
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:pitcher_pod
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Hand (any) |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 0 |
| Blast resistance | 0 |
| Java Edition | 1.20 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.20.0 |
Java & Bedrock guide
How to get Pitcher Pods and grow a Pitcher Crop in Minecraft
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1
Hatch a Sniffer
Brush suspicious sand found inside warm ocean ruins until a Sniffer Egg drops, then place that egg on any block and wait for it to hatch into a Sniffer.
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2
Breed more Sniffers
Feed torchflower seeds to two adult Sniffers to produce a second Sniffer Egg, so a small flock keeps digging Pitcher Pods for the player.
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3
Let Sniffers dig on dirt
Release the Sniffer onto a dirt-type block such as dirt, grass block, podzol, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, moss block, or mud, and the Sniffer digs up and drops one Pitcher Pod.
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4
Collect the dropped pod
Walk over the dropped Pitcher Pod before its five-minute despawn timer expires, since the item stacks to 64 for convenient bulk storage.
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5
Plant on farmland and bone meal
Right-click tilled farmland with a Pitcher Pod to plant it, then apply bone meal to push the crop through its five growth stages toward the fully grown Pitcher Plant.
Sniffers cannot dig on mycelium at all, so never build a dig pen from that block. A freshly planted Pitcher Crop at age 0 is also fragile: any entity walking on the crop can trample and destroy it, while crops at age 1 or higher are immune to trampling.
Frequently asked questions
How do you get a Pitcher Pod in Minecraft?
A Pitcher Pod is obtained when a Sniffer digs on a dirt-type block such as dirt, grass block, podzol, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, moss block, pale moss block, mud, or muddy mangrove roots, then drops one Pitcher Pod on the ground.
Can you craft a Pitcher Pod in Minecraft?
No, a Pitcher Pod cannot be crafted at a crafting table. Pitcher Pod is exclusively dug up by Sniffers, and no recipe in survival Minecraft produces one from other ingredients.
What does a Pitcher Pod grow into in Minecraft?
A Pitcher Pod planted on farmland grows through five stages into a two-block-tall pitcher crop, and breaking the crop at its final age 4 stage drops one decorative Pitcher Plant instead of the pod.
Is a Pitcher Pod renewable in Minecraft?
Yes, a Pitcher Pod is renewable because Sniffers dig them up repeatedly, and Sniffers themselves are renewable through eggs hatched from suspicious sand in warm ocean ruins.
Can you compost a Pitcher Pod in Minecraft?
Yes, placing a Pitcher Pod in a composter gives a 30% chance to raise the compost level by one, the same rate as other low-tier seeds such as wheat seeds and beetroot seeds.
What version added the Pitcher Pod to Minecraft?
The Pitcher Pod was added to Minecraft Java Edition in 1.20 and to Bedrock Edition in 1.20.0, released as part of the Trails & Tales update alongside the Sniffer mob.
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