Hoe Scythes

Hoe Scythes

Hoe Scythes adds a simple, server-side quality-of-life feature for clearing grass, ferns, and seagrass without replacing vanilla hoes or adding new tools.

When you break a supported grass-like block with a hoe, the mod clears nearby matching blocks in a square area. The clearing radius depends on the hoe material, so better hoes cover more ground by default.

Hoe Tiers

• Wooden Hoe and Stone Hoe: 3×3 area
• Iron Hoe and Golden Hoe: 5×5 area
• Diamond Hoe: 7×7 area
• Netherite Hoe: 9×9 area

Supported Blocks

By default, hoes affect:

• Short grass
• Tall grass
• Ferns
• Large ferns
• Seagrass
• Tall seagrass

Config

Hoe Scythes creates a common config file at config/hoescythes-common.toml.

You can change:

• The radius for each supported hoe type
• The list of block IDs hoes can clear

The default radii preserve the normal areas:

• Radius 1 = 3×3
• Radius 2 = 5×5
• Radius 3 = 7×7
• Radius 4 = 9×9

Add blocks to clearableBlocks to support more plants, such as flowers. For example, add minecraft:poppy if you want hoes to clear poppies too.

How It Works

Break a supported block while holding one of the supported hoes in your main hand. The mod clears the surrounding grass-like blocks around the broken block and drops items normally where applicable.

Example

Using a Diamond Hoe on grass clears a 7x7 area centered on the block you broke.