Minecraft Mushroom Testing Part 3: Mushroom Farm

The mushroom climbing uphill test was successful. I can also verify that they climb downhill. With that now known, we can start building a farm with a semi-automatic harvesting method.

Mushroom Farm Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL17AAC946764576AC

Minecraft:
http://www.minecraft.net

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[marcelo85765]

@hypnotizd are u sure they can grow down 1 block? I mean, you showed in the video that they can jump to a higher block, but can they do this same thing down?

[hypnotizd]

@marcelo85765 Absolutely :) This video should show the mushroom farm working and if not, check out Part 4 where it is based on the fact that mushrooms can spread down. Later on in Part 6, I take advantage of mushroom spreading both directions and it significantly increases the output of the farm. But please note, after Beta 1.7.3, this farm no longer works. :( You can only have up to 5 mushrooms in a 9x9x3 area.

[xxlonleyemoboyxx]

Now with pistons, I bet this would work out to full expectations! I'm just statrting on my Mushroom farm, and now will feed on this idea. Very cool. Love it.

[hypnotizd]

@xxlonleyemoboyxx Before you waste your time, this method is broken in 1.8+. Mushrooms will only spread if there are less than 5 of the same color in a 9x9x3 area. It's quite sad :( You can use bonemeal on a mushroom that is sitting on dirt (with enough room around it) to grow into a giant mushroom which you can break and get near instantly about 15 mushrooms from.

[sheepnote]

You're like the mushroom scientist!

[thejay2012]

If I might make a suggestion, in your collection room you could have an empty channel that you would just take a ladder up to and place a source block, the channel would then run down to where the original spot you placed the source block is and flood the chamber. Then you could just take the block back ( you could have a pressure place load indicator to say when you should take it back .) This is if you wanted to have a completely closed system.

[bramthebest538]

For my wheat farm i used pistons and redstone with a switch to spread the water.

Maybe you can do this too.

[xxlonleyemoboyxx]

@hypnotizd Dang :/ Well you had a really good method, I must say. But on the neat side I can grow them with bonemeal. But thanks for the heads up! :)

[ButItsMonday]

nice voice

[poeticdreamers]

@sheepnote A mycologist, you mean?

[NickPuleio]

@MrBlueberryMuffinman that is not a word ... do you mean "supposed to" ?