Bone Meal
A crafting and farming item made from bones. It is used as fertilizer to grow plants instantly.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryMiscellaneous
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDbone_meal
Overview
Bone Meal is a item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Bone Meal. This item was added to the game in the early Alpha development period.
In this database, Bone Meal sits alongside 146 other Miscellaneous entries, each with its own page. Bone Meal additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Bone Block and White Dye.
Crafting Recipe
Bone Meal×3Crafting TableStation: Crafting Table
Yields: 3 items
Used to Craft
Bone Meal is a crafting ingredient for 2 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Bone Block
White DyeHow to Obtain
- Crafting
Notes
Grows crops, flowers and saplings, and is also produced by composters. Crafts into White Dye and Bone Blocks.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Bone Meal in Minecraft?
Bone Meal is crafted at a Crafting Table using Bone, and each craft yields 3.
What is Bone Meal used for?
Bone Meal is a crafting ingredient used to make Bone Block and White Dye.
How many Bone Meal can you stack?
Bone Meal stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
Can Bone Meal be enchanted?
No. Bone Meal cannot be enchanted in vanilla Minecraft.
When was Bone Meal added to Minecraft?
Bone Meal was added in the early Alpha development period and remains part of the Miscellaneous category in the current 1.21 release.