Description
These are the instructions for building a Minecraft redstone beetroot farm. This is produced by the crop growing naturally after the player has planted them and then being harvested automatically into a chest. This redstone beetroot farm works in the way that when the player switches a lever this will release water that will wash the beetroot into a row of hoppers and eventually into a chest. This is done by sticky pistons that will raise and retract back down. When the sticky pistons are lowered the water will flow down and wash the beetroot into the hoppers and finally into the chest. The player will have to plant the crops for this build to work. They will also have to release the lever to wash the beetroot into the hoppers and eventually into the chest.
The produce of this farm is beetroot and it can be used for the following:
- Food – food can be eaten by the player to restore the hunger bar.
- Crafting – by using the crafting table 6 beetroots can be crafted into beetroot soup.
- Breeding – beetroot can be used for breeding and growing pigs.
- Dye – can be crafted into a dye in the crafting table using 1 beetroot.
- Composting – beetroot can be placed into a composter to make compost and eventually bonemeal.
To be able to grow beetroots you will need to get beetroot seeds. Here are the ways you can get the beetroot seeds.
- Beetroot seeds can be found in a village farm.
- Dungeon chest.
- Mineshaft chest.
- End city chest
- Trail ruins chest.
- Woodland mansion chest.
- Can be got from a wandering trader for one emerald.
Ingredients
These are the ingredients and recipes that you will need to make this Minecraft redstone beetroot farm. Please ensure that you have all of the ingredients before you start your build.
| Item | Picture | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stone |  | 34 |
| Bucket of water |  | 8 |
| Repeater |  | 8 |
| Redstone dust |  | 10 |
| Chest |  | 2 |
| Hoe |  | 1 |
| Lever |  | 1 |
| Hopper |  | 8 |
| Sticky pistons |  | 8 |
| Beetroot seeds |  | 48 |
- Hopper – to craft a hopper you will first need to craft a chest.
- Repeater – to make a repeater you will have to craft redstone torches first.
- Sticky Piston – to craft a sticky piston you will first need to craft a piston.
Build Plans
Here we will explain in detail how to build this Minecraft redstone beetroot farm Minecraft. Please follow the instructions carefully.
- The first stage is to prepare for the redstone section of the build.
- This entails digging 2 blocks down in a 8 blocks by 3 blocks section. Then on the left hand side dig 3 blocks by 2 blocks.
- Finally a 1 block down and a 1 block by 2 blocks to enable you to get out of the hole. Dig this on the end of the 3 block by 2 block hole. It should look something like the picture.
- Lets now place down the sticky pistons. Place the sticky pistons in the back section ensuring that they are green side up.
- Next run repeaters pointing towards the sticky pistons along the whole length of the sticky pistons.
- Then place redstone dust behind the repeaters extending by one block at the end and place down a lever in the next block.
- When switching the lever the sticky pistons should come level with the ground.
- Lets now switch the lever and ensure that the sticky pistons extend and retract normally.
- Ensure that the pistons are extended to move on to the next section. They should be level with the ground.
- Ok, first up lets hoe a rectangle, from the sticky pistons, hoe 6 blocks down all the way along to make a 8 block by 6 block rectangle.
- Dig a 1 block hole down each side of the tilled area.
- Next dig a 1 block deep hole along the opposite end to the sticky pistons for 10 blocks (2 blocks longer than the tilled area on one end).
- Place your two chests down as shown in the screenshot. Next you need to place your hoppers leading into the chest.
- Fill the hole by the side of the tilled area with water ensuring it reaches both ends.
- In this section we need to build the stone walls around the build.
- From the hoppers place stone blocks over the water and go up 9 blocks.
- Next place stone blocks on top of the pistons.
- Then place a second row of stone blocks to join the two rows in step 2.
- Place a row of stone blocks above the repeaters making a trough.
- Now lets place buckets of water into that gap.
- You should now have something that looks like this picture.
- Lets now make sure that this works.
- If you select the lever that you placed earlier, the front row of blocks should drop down and the water should flow down to the edge of the hoppers.
- This is final section, now we plant the crops and wait for them grow.
- Select the lever and watch the crops flow down into the hoppers and then into the chest.
Hints and tips
What can go wrong – water not reaching the hoppers.
- Ensure that there are only 6 blocks of beetroot planted. The water will then reach the hoppers.
What can go wrong – mobs trampling crops.
- Place fences and a gate around the build.
Where next
Additions to the build –
- Increase crops – This build can be made wider by adding more pistons and hoppers, it cannot be made longer as the water will only reach this far.