How do you get Grass Block in Minecraft?

Grass Block is obtained through breaking with a Silk Touch tool, and Grass Block from natural world generation. There is no crafting recipe. Grass Block comes out of the world, and a shovel is what breaks it.

How long does Grass Block take to break?

For Grass Block the game keeps hardness at 0.6, and it holds blast resistance 0.6. Nothing separates the two figures on Grass Block, so there is no explosive trick around it. The game files it under a shovel, without a minimum tier attached to Grass Block. Java 26.2 keeps Grass Block on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

When was Grass Block added to Minecraft?

Grass Block was added in version Indev.

How many Grass Block can you stack?

A single slot takes 64 Grass Block, so 27 shulker slots hold 1,728 and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304. A double chest of Grass Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Utility Blocks

Grass Block

A dirt block with a grassy top that generates across the surface of most overworld biomes. It can spread to nearby dirt and supports the growth of plants and flowers.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Grass Block at a glance

Minecraft files Grass Block under Utility Blocks: a block you get from breaking with a Silk Touch tool and natural world generation. A single slot takes 64 Grass Block, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Grass Block is a 0.6-hardness block. That number is also what Grass Block is worth against a blast. The game files it under a shovel, without a minimum tier attached to Grass Block. It sits between Granite and Gray Banner in Utility Blocks, number 136 of 340 there.

How to obtain

Breaking with a Silk Touch tool
Natural generation

Notes

Drops dirt unless mined with Silk Touch. Bone meal on it grows grass and flowers; tilling turns it into farmland.

Frequently asked questions about Grass Block

How do you get Grass Block in Minecraft?
Grass Block is obtained through breaking with a Silk Touch tool, and Grass Block from natural world generation. There is no crafting recipe. Grass Block comes out of the world, and a shovel is what breaks it.
How long does Grass Block take to break?
For Grass Block the game keeps hardness at 0.6, and it holds blast resistance 0.6. Nothing separates the two figures on Grass Block, so there is no explosive trick around it. The game files it under a shovel, without a minimum tier attached to Grass Block. Java 26.2 keeps Grass Block on file as printed, which is what it shows here.
What is Grass Block used for?
A dirt block with a grassy top that generates across the surface of most overworld biomes. It can spread to nearby dirt and supports the growth of plants and flowers.
When was Grass Block added to Minecraft?
Grass Block was added in version Indev.
How many Grass Block can you stack?
A single slot takes 64 Grass Block, so 27 shulker slots hold 1,728 and 36 inventory slots hold 2,304. A double chest of Grass Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

A grass block only comes home with Silk Touch; break it any other way and you get plain dirt. Grass spreads from block to block in decent light, so a lawn can be grown rather than carried, and it is the block that decides where most passive animals spawn.

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