Editing Guide:Getting started (section)

=== 24. Set up a {{InvSprite|Wheat}} wheat farm. ===
If you don't want to rely on killing pigs to get food, you can farm wheat. To start farming, you'll need a hoe.{{Crafting table|Cobblestone|foot=y|RESULT=Stone Hoe|Cobblestone|5=Stick|8=Stick}}

You can make a hoe out of any material you want, but the stone hoe is typically sufficient. Higher tiers do not offer any benefits other than increased durability. You will also want to craft a bucket. Buckets allow you to move liquids such as water and lava around.

{{Crafting table|foot=y|RESULT=Bucket|4=Iron Ingot|6=Iron Ingot|8=Iron Ingot}}

Now you can begin gathering {{InvSprite|Wheat Seeds}} seeds. You can get seeds by breaking the tall grass around your world with your hoe. Note that seeds won't drop unless you break grass with your hoe. Next, start making farmland by right clicking grass or dirt blocks while holding your hoe. You will notice that the farmland will eventually dry up unless the farmland block has water up to four blocks away from it.

The way you chose to make your farm is up to you. Typically, farms will either have rows of alternating farmland and water:

[[File:Farm Rows.png|alt=A farm consisting of alternating rows of water and farmland.|frameless]]

Or a field of farmland with a single block of water in the middle:

[[File:Farm Field.png|alt=A 9x9 field of farmland with one water block in the middle.|frameless]]

Notice that some of the patches of farmland are a darker brown color. These blocks are hydrated, and won't dry out. Crops planted on them will grow significantly faster than crops grown on dehydrated farmland. Hydration will automatically spread over time if water is near your farmland.

Next, hold your seeds and right click the farmland blocks. You will plant the seed. Seeds grow slowly over time, and eventually mature into full grown wheat. The final stage of wheat is more yellow with brown at the tips: {{BlockSprite|Wheat}}

Once a seed has grown fully into wheat, break it by left clicking it. It will drop one wheat item and a random number of seed items for replanting. Once you have three wheat, you can craft a piece of bread. Bread heals six health points. As time passes, you will eventually acquire an abundance of wheat, allowing you to self-sufficiently grow food without going hunting for pigs.

{{Crafting table|foot=y|RESULT=Bread|4=Wheat|5=Wheat|type=workbench|6=Wheat}}

You may notice that you keep trampling your farmland whenever you walk over it. To negate this, collect four pieces of {{InvSprite|Leather}} leather by killing cows. Use the leather to craft leather boots, then equip them. You will no longer be able to trample farmland.

{{Crafting table|foot=y|RESULT=Leather Boots|4=Leather|6=Leather|7=Leather|9=Leather}}