Can't plant seeds. [Solved]

[SpicyMcHaggis206 0]

I recently just turned a lake into a farm by placing dirt blocks and tilling them. However, when I try to plant crops in certain blocks none of the seeds will even plant. I've tried every kind of plant I've found (at least 2 from every nutrient class) and none of them will work. So I'm wondering if this has something to do with the type of soil (quartzite) I used. Can anyone confirm this?Edit: The real problem was the monster tree that I didn't realize grew out over my farm. Always look up folks.

[Iron_Hide4 0]

dirt blocks that have been placed by the player need to sit for a month or so before you can plant in them.  Use a metal hoe to check the nutrient levels and when they are a block tall or so, start farming it.

[Euphoric 48]

Is the block properly hydrated and what is the temperature?

[Temujen 31]

Tree overhead?  Plants need a view of the sky as well

[Kittychanley 1,002]

It's most likely that there is a block above the farmland. Stand on it and look straight up, if you see anything but air you can't plant there.

 

dirt blocks that have been placed by the player need to sit for a month or so before you can plant in them.  Use a metal hoe to check the nutrient levels and when they are a block tall or so, start farming it.

 

This is incorrect. Dirt blocks that have been tilled will produce farmland that has no nutrients. You will still be able to plant crops on the block, they just won't grow.

[SpicyMcHaggis206 0]

Do trees block line of sight as well?

 

Also: Side note. I planted an acacia tree and the thing is monstrous, http://imgur.com/Us7Y1ui Is this a normal size for this tree? I've never seen one in the wild this large.

[Kittychanley 1,002]

Yes, any block that is not air will block line of sight.

 

And that is the correct size for the acacia tree, which is why their saplings were removed in 78.10

[SpicyMcHaggis206 0]

So now I have to choose between cutting down an extinct tree or digging out an entire mountain off to the left to move my farm lol. Thanks for the help Kitty.

[SpicyMcHaggis206 0]

16.5 stone axes later https://imgur.com/a/TCSuG

[Mark88fan 0]

This is incorrect. Dirt blocks that have been tilled will produce farmland that has no nutrients. You will still be able to plant crops on the block, they just won't grow.

 

Will placed dirt blocks gain nutrients over time?

[Bunsan 323]

You need to wait until they become grass blocks and till those. Tilled dirt = no nutrient; tilled grass = full nutrients.

[Kittychanley 1,002]

If you have already tilled the dirt, you can let it lay fallow for a season or two to let it regenerate nutrients though. So the correct statement would be

 

Dirt that was recently tilled = no nutrients

Grass that was recently tilled = full nutrients

Dirt that was tilled a long time ago = full nutrients

 

The regeneration of nutrients only happens once the block has been turned into farmland though. It does not matter how long a plain dirt block has been sitting in the world, if it was dirt and you just hit it with a hoe to turn it into farmland, the nutrients will all be 0.