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Grounded

Breaking new ground with new soil types that look, act, and grow crops differently.

by Ordana· Baileybun, eldabys5DecorationWorld generation
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Updated
March 20, 2026Mar 20
Published
in 2024
Savanna — Earthen Clay and Sandy Dirt · swipe

At a glance

Runs on Fabric, NeoForge and Forge
For Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1
Needed in the game and on the server
Latest version — 1.21.1-0.2.0 from March 20, 2026
License GPL-3.0-only — free
Where it's needed
In gamerequiredOn serverrequired

Needed both in the game and on the server

Game versions1.20.1, 1.21.1

Banner of full Grounded logo Breaking new ground with new types of soil.

What's Grounded?

Grounded gives biomes massively more distinct identities, down to the very soil they stand on. Badlands now sport cracked, dry earthen clay. Tundra dirt has frozen into deep permafrost. REST OF THE SOILS These soils aren't just pretty either--each incentivises growing certain crops faster on them, based on those crops' real life growing preferences.

REQUIRES MOONLIGHT!

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Grounded has built-in compat for:

  • Farmer's Delight
  • Biomes O' Plenty
  • No Man's Land
  • Terralith

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Grounded primarily adds 5* new soil types that generate in the world.

  • Earthen Clay is found in savannas and badlands.

    • Wheat and Bamboo grow faster in Earthen Clay Farmland.
  • Loam is found in dark forests and jungles.

    • Sweet Berry Bushes, Pumpkins and Melons grow faster in Loam Farmland.
  • Permafrost is found in snowy mountains and frozen taigas.

    • There is no permafrost farmland, and the block does not affect crops. However, digging Permafrost with fortune might reveal long-frozen treasures...
  • Sandy Dirt is found in savannas.

    • Carrots, Beetroots, and Farmer's Delight Cabbages grow faster in Sandy Farmland.
  • Silt is found in riverbeds, swamps, and aquifers.

    • Wheat, Potatoes, Farmer's Delight Cabbages and Onions, as well as Supplementaries Flax grow faster in Silty Farmland.

Each soil has their own paths, farmlands, and grassy and coarse versions.

Mulch and Nulch are decorative blocks that cover the base of the stem of plants placed on them, as if in a heaped flowerbed.

Villages now have paths made from the appropriate soils for their biomes, as well as having their respective farmlands growing their ideal crops.

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Vine divider by the Bobbu Please include in modpacks! if you do you can talk about it on our discord.

Grounded is best paired with:

Would Verdant Oxide

FAQ

How to install Grounded?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Grounded for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.

Which Minecraft versions does Grounded support?

Grounded has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1.

Is Grounded needed on the server?

Needed in the game and on the server

License and source
GNU General Public License v3.0 onlyfree to use and share; changes to the mod itself must be published under the same license
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