Coarse Dirt

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Coarse dirt drops itself as an item when mined using any tool or by hand, but a shovel is the quickest.

Natural generation[]

Coarse dirt can be found as large patches in the windswept savanna, wooded badlands, and two variants of old growth taiga biomes.

It also generates in mushroom farm rooms in woodland mansions and in trail ruins.

Mob loot[]

An enderman holding coarse dirt drops the block upon death.

Crafting[]

Usage[]

Coarse dirt has the ability to grow saplings, sugar canes, mushrooms, bamboo, flowers, and sweet berries, which can be planted directly under appropriate conditions.

Neither mycelium nor grass can spread onto coarse dirt.

Coarse dirt can be tilled using a hoe to become normal dirt. There must be an empty space above the coarse dirt for it to be tilled.

Using any type of shovel on coarse dirt turns it into a dirt path.

Mud[]

Using a water bottle, splash water bottle or lingering water bottle will convert the coarse dirt into mud.

Sounds[]

Generic[]

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Unique[]

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Data values[]

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Metadata[]

In Bedrock Edition, coarse dirt uses the following data values:

Block states[]

In Bedrock Edition, dirt uses the following block states:

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History[]

Java Edition
1.7.2		13w36a			Added "grassless" dirt.
					Grassless dirt functions exactly like regular dirt, except it doesn't grow grass.
					Grassless dirt does not naturally generate.
					When broken, regular dirt is dropped. It is not obtainable in the creative inventory.
		?			Grassless dirt can now be found naturally in savanna biomes.
1.8		June 11, 2014			Ryan Holtz revealed a new coarse dirt block, including its crafting recipe. "This will be a transparent switch-over in terms of world generation, as the coarse dirt block uses the same block ID and data value as the original grassless dirt block. As a result, even old worlds with the grassless dirt blocks should have them seamlessly change over to coarse dirt."
		14w25a			Added coarse dirt as a craftable and visually distinct replacement for grassless dirt. Due to having the same ID (minecraft:dirt with metadata value 1), all existing grassless dirt blocks "convert" to it upon updating, despite not actually "changing".
					It could be tilled with a hoe into farmland.
					It is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
		14w32a			Coarse dirt can now be tilled into regular dirt.
1.11		16w39a			Coarse dirt now generates in woodland mansions.
1.16		20w07a			Piglins now barter gravel, making coarse dirt renewable.
1.17		20w45a			A shovel can now be used on coarse dirt to create a dirt path block.
1.19		22w11a			Using a water bottle, splash water bottle or lingering water bottle now convert the coarse dirt into mud.
1.20 (Experimental)		23w07a			Sniffers can now dig coarse dirt.
1.20		23w12a			Coarse dirt now generates in trail ruins.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			Added grassless dirt.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Grassless dirt has been replaced with coarse dirt. It is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added coarse dirt.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.5.25					Added coarse dirt.

Data history[]

Issues[]

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