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<\/p>\n# Hoes Are Scythes<\/p>\n
### About:<\/p>\n
**This mod is a simple, quality-of-life mod that allows you to use your hoe like a scythe!**<\/p>\n
No longer do you have to break grass, flowers and crops by hand! With any hoe you can break large areas of foliage quickly and easily.<\/p>\n
## Functionality:<\/p>\n
This mod has some useful yet simple functionality that might set it apart from other similar mods:<\/p>\n
\u2022 If you break any grass similar block, such as ferns, flowers or dead bushes, with a hoe, you will also break other similar blocks in a given radius (the radius depends on the tool material).<\/p>\n
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\u2022 If you sneak whilst breaking a block, the scythe action will not apply and you will only break a single block.<\/p>\n
\u2022 When breaking grass, you won’t break your crops, and vice versa. This means you won’t accidentally harvest your farm whilst clearing away grass, or destroy any detailing you may have placed around your farms if you are harvesting your crops.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Additionally, when harvesting any fully grown crops with a hoe, you will only break other fully grown crops in the radius. Harvesting farms has never been so easy! Breaking crops that are not fully grown will simply break all crop blocks in the area.<\/p>\n
**\u2022 As of version 1.1, it also works with nether wart!**<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Fortune enchantments also apply to any blocks broken!<\/p>\n
### Tool Tiers:<\/p>\n
As mentioned, the radius of area you can clear expands with better tools.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Wooden and stone hoes will break blocks in the 3 x 3 area.
\n\u2022 Iron hoes will break blocks in the 5 x 5 area.
\n\u2022 Diamond hoes will break blocks in the 7 x 7 area.
\n\u2022 And finally, gold and netherite hoes will break blocks in the 9 x 9 area.<\/p>\n
## Configuration<\/p>\n
As of version 1.4.0, Hoes Are Scythes is fully configurable:<\/p>\n
– Hoe radii can be customised in `config\/hoesarescythes.json`.
\n– Hoes from mods can be added using this config file, with their own custom radius.
\n– Extra scythable blocks or tags can be added.
\n– Config changes can be applied immediately in-game with `\/reload`.<\/p>\n
This makes the mod highly pack-friendly and flexible. Additional instructions below on how to use the config file.<\/p>\n You can add new entries via the `config\/hoesarescythes.json` by using the `”namespace:item_id”` format. For example:<\/p>\n “` “`<\/p>\n<\/details>\n You can add expand the blocks which can be scythed via the `config\/hoesarescythes.json` by using the `”namespace:item_id”` format. For example:<\/p>\n “` “`<\/p>\n<\/details>\n ## Mod Packs<\/p>\n You are free to use this in any mod pack you like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Use your hoe like a scythe to quickly clear areas of grass, flowers and crops!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81431,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"hoes-are-scythes","_minecraft_project_id":"isVl8RsR","_minecraft_author":"ToolLeprechaun","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":16900,"_minecraft_follows":72,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"hoes-are-scythes.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":1008924,"_minecraft_version_count":14,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-17T01:39:23.871686Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2023-10-16T19:30:45.726991Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-10-08T05:26:13.324004Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/hoes-are-scythes","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":81431,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T16:26:20+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"db04205e55931f67e70ded06115129b0","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[88,97,85,89],"mod_loader":[99],"minecraft_version":[36,60,94,40,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-81430","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-equipment","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-food","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_loader-fabric","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n\nAdding New Hoes<\/summary>\n
\n{
\n “replaceDefaultHoes”: false,
\n “hoes”: [
\n { “item”: “some_mod:steel_hoe”, “radius”: 3 },
\n { “item”: “another_mod:mithril_hoe”, “radius”: 5 }
\n ]
\n “extraScythableBlocks”: []
\n}<\/p>\n\nAdding Additional Scythable Blocks<\/summary>\n
\n“extraScythableBlocks”: [
\n “some_mod:blue_flower”,
\n “another_mod:jazbay_grape”
\n]<\/p>\n