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{{for|other uses|Bone (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox item
| image = Bone Meal.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable =  Yes (64)
}}
{{relevant tutorial|Bone Meal farming}}
'''Bone meal''' is an [[Minecraft:item]] that can cause many [[Minecraft:plant]]s and plantlike [[Minecraft:block]]s to instantly grow when used on them by hand or via a [[Minecraft:dispenser]]. It can also be used as a [[Minecraft:crafting]] ingredient for [[Minecraft:dye]]s and [[Minecraft:bone block]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{Exclusive|section=1|java}}
{{Drop sources|Bone Meal|edition=java}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Bone
|Output=Bone Meal,3
|type=Material
|showname=0
|head=1
}}
{{Crafting
|Bone Block
|Output=Bone Meal,9
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|bone-meal}}

=== Composting ===
{{Main|Composter#Composting}}
When a [[Minecraft:composter]] is completely filled, a single bone meal drops the next time the composter is {{ctrl|used}}.

To fill the composter, almost any plant-like item can be used, including [[Minecraft:vines]], [[Minecraft:leaves]], and [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s.

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, bone meal can be also used in [[Minecraft:banner pattern]]s:
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient === 
{{Banner loom usage|Bone Meal}}

=== Dye ===
{{Dye usage}}

=== Fertilizer ===
Bone meal can also be used on the following [[Minecraft:plant]]s to have a chance to increase their growth stage:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Plant
!Action
|-
|{{BlockLink|Wheat}}<br>{{BlockLink|Carrots}}<br>{{BlockLink|Potatoes}}
|The plant matures 2–5 growth stages.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Beetroots}}
|The plant has a 75% chance of growing to the next growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Bamboo}}
|Grows the [[Minecraft:bamboo]] by 1-2 stems.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|link=Melon Seeds}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pumpkin Stem|link=Pumpkin Seeds}}
|The planted stem matures 2–5 growth stages. Bone meal affects only the stem's growth; it does not cause [[Minecraft:melon]]s or [[Minecraft:pumpkin]]s to sprout from a mature stem.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Saplings}}<br>{{BlockLink|Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Flowering Azalea}}<br>{{BlockLink|Mangrove Propagule}} (not hanging)
|The [[Minecraft:sapling]] has a 45% chance of growing to the next growth stage, if possible. Saplings have two growth stages (with no visible difference between them) before growing into [[Minecraft:tree]]s as the third stage. A tree cannot grow unless the sapling is planted in proper ground and sufficient space is available. Using bone meal on such an obstructed sapling with no chance of growing wastes the bone meal.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sunflower}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lilac}}<br>{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Peony}}
|The corresponding item form drops, without destroying the original plant.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Short Grass}}<br>{{BlockLink|Fern}}<br>{{BlockLink|Seagrass}}
|A one-block-high tall [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:fern]], or [[Minecraft:seagrass]] (that is on [[Minecraft:grass block]], [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]], [[Minecraft:farmland]], [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:mycelium]], [[Minecraft:moss block]], [[Minecraft:mud]], or [[Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots]]) grows into a two-block-high [[Minecraft:tall grass]], [[Minecraft:large fern]], or [[Minecraft:tall seagrass]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mushrooms}}
|Has a 40% chance of growing into a {{EnvLink|huge mushroom}} if on [[Minecraft:grass block]], [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]], [[Minecraft:farmland]], [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:mycelium]], [[Minecraft:moss block]], [[Minecraft:mud]], or [[Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Cocoa}}
|The cocoa plant matures 1 growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sweet Berry Bush}}
|The bush matures 1 growth stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sea Pickle}}
|If the [[Minecraft:sea pickle]] is on a [[Minecraft:coral block]] and in [[Minecraft:water]] at least 2 blocks deep, the sea pickle colony grows, and additional sea pickles generate nearby.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Sugar Cane}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|The sugar cane grows to maximum height (three blocks tall).
|-
|{{BlockLink|Kelp}}
|The kelp plant grows by 1 block per bone meal used, up to its maximum height.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Flower|id=poppy}} (excluding [[Minecraft:wither rose]], [[Minecraft:torchflower]], and [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]]){{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|One-block-high flowers make more flowers of the same type grow in the surrounding area.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Nether Fungus|id=fungi}}
|Has a 40% chance of growing into [[Minecraft:huge fungi]], but only if on the respective [[Minecraft:nylium]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Weeping Vines}}
|Grows the [[Minecraft:weeping vines]] a few blocks downward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Twisting Vines}}
|Grows the [[Minecraft:twisting vines]] a few blocks upward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Pale Hanging Moss}}
|Grows the [[Minecraft:pale hanging moss]] a block downward.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Netherrack}}
|Creates [[Minecraft:nylium]] depending on the type adjacent to it.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Cave Vines}}
|Produces [[Minecraft:glow berries]] if the vine did not have any [[Minecraft:glow berries]] on it already.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Glow Lichen}}
|The [[Minecraft:glow lichen]] spreads to a random adjacent block.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
|The [[Minecraft:moss block]] causes nearby [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:cave vines]], and [[Minecraft:dirt]] to become moss blocks. Additionally, those moss blocks may grow [[Minecraft:azalea]]s, [[Minecraft:flowering azalea]]s, [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:tall grass]], or [[Minecraft:moss carpet]]s.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Pale Moss Block}}
|The [[Minecraft:pale moss block]] causes nearby [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:cave vines]], and [[Minecraft:dirt]] to become pale moss blocks, and turns into a [[Minecraft:pale moss patch]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Big Dripleaf}}<br>{{BlockLink|Small Dripleaf}}
|A [[Minecraft:big dripleaf]] grows one block higher, and a [[Minecraft:small dripleaf]] becomes a [[Minecraft:big dripleaf]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
|Causes [[Minecraft:hanging roots]] to grow underneath the [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]] if there is space.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mangrove Leaves}}
|Creates a hanging [[Minecraft:mangrove propagule]] under the [[Minecraft:mangrove leaves]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Mangrove Propagule}} (hanging)
|The [[Minecraft:mangrove propagule]] matures 1 growth age.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Pink Petals}}
|Produces another pink petal in the block. If there are already four pink petals in the block, it drops a pink petal as an item.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Wildflowers}}
|Produces another wildflower in the block. If there are already four [[Minecraft:wildflowers]] in the block, it drops a wildflower as an item.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Torchflower Crop}}<br>{{BlockLink|Pitcher Crop}}
|Grows every stage.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Firefly Bush}}
|Places a [[Minecraft:firefly bush]] on a neighboring block if possible.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Bush}}
|Places a [[Minecraft:bush]] on a neighboring block if possible.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Tall Dry Grass}}
|Places a [[Minecraft:short dry grass]] on a neighboring block if possible.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Short Dry Grass}}
|Grows into [[Minecraft:tall dry grass]].
|}

Bone meal does not affect:
* [[Minecraft:Cactus]]
* [[Minecraft:Vines]]
* [[Minecraft:Nether wart]]
* [[Minecraft:Sugar cane]]{{only|JE}}
* [[Minecraft:Chorus plant]]s, or other plants not listed above.

==== Wasting bone meal ====
Bone meal can be used on the following objects in the following situations, consuming it without any real effect:

* On [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:fern]]s, and [[Minecraft:seagrass]] that do not have enough space to grow.{{verify|Is this outdated? According to the bug report, this has been fixed}}<ref>{{bug|MC-125642||Bone meal is consumed when used on fern, grass and seagrass even if it cannot grow|Fixed}}</ref>
* On [[Minecraft:seagrass]] that doesn't have [[Minecraft:water]] above.
* On a [[Minecraft:dark oak sapling]] or a [[Minecraft:pale oak sapling]] that is not in a group of four.<ref>{{bug|MC-168446||Single dark oak and pale oak saplings accept bone meal despite not being able to grow}}</ref>
* On a [[Minecraft:mushroom]] that is not on a block that allows it to grow into a huge mushroom.<ref>{{bug|MC-173213||Red and brown mushrooms accept bone meal even on blocks not in #minecraft:mushroom_grow_block}}</ref>
* On a [[Minecraft:sea pickle]] that is already in a group of four and has no valid locations to expand to.<ref>{{bug|MC-127995}}</ref>
* On a [[Minecraft:sea pickle]] that is not on a [[Minecraft:coral block]].
* On a [[Minecraft:bamboo]] (not [[Minecraft:bamboo shoot]]) that is blocked in the way.<ref>{{bug|MC-254785||Bone meal is used when clicked on a bamboo stalk with a block above it}}</ref>
* On a [[Minecraft:Nether fungus]] that is not on its respective [[Minecraft:nylium]].
* Any [[Minecraft:plant]]s whose growth is blocked by the [[Minecraft:build limit]].

=== Creating new plants ===
{{ctrl|Using}} bone meal on a [[Minecraft:grass block]] causes foliage to sprout on and around the targeted block. Grass blocks within a 15×5×15{{only|java|short=1}} or 7×5×7{{only|bedrock|short=1}} area of the target block randomly chooses which type of foliage to grow, if any (provided there is adequate space for the plant to grow). The types of foliage that can be created in this way are [[Minecraft:short grass]], [[Minecraft:fern]]{{only|be|short=1}}, [[Minecraft:tall grass]]{{only|je|short=1}}, [[Minecraft:flower]]s, and [[Minecraft:pink petals]], with the latter two being dependent on external factors like the biome and coordinates. See {{slink|Flower|Flower biomes}} and {{slink|Flower|Post-generation}} for more information.

Using bone meal on a 2-block flower ([[Minecraft:rose bush]]es, [[Minecraft:sunflower]]s, [[Minecraft:lilac]]s or [[Minecraft:peonies]]) cause one of the same type of flower to drop, without breaking the original. This is the only way to reproduce these flowers, since they cannot generate from using bone meal on grass blocks.

Using bone meal on a [[Minecraft:Placement#Surface_and_block_types|full square solid surface]] that is adjacent to a water source can generates [[Minecraft:seagrass]] on that block and surrounding blocks. {{IN|java}}, [[Minecraft:coral]] and [[Minecraft:coral fan]]s may have a chance to generate in [[Minecraft:warm ocean]] biomes; {{in|bedrock}}, coral and coral fans can be generated in any biome. {{IN|bedrock}}, in order to successfully use bone meal underwater, there must be 2 water blocks above the block the bone meal is being used on, and the lower one must be non-flowing water.

Using bone meal on a [[Minecraft:sea pickle]] on a [[Minecraft:coral block]] creates sea pickles. This generates sea pickles up to 3 [[Minecraft:block]]s (of coral) away, so a 7 × 7 square (49 blocks) of coral may be necessary, to return the most sea pickles per given bone meal attempt (more attempts grows them more numerously, exactly - including the range of it growing, like grass with heights on grass blocks - as coral and coral fans, though those others being non-solid blocks).

Using bone meal on [[Minecraft:netherrack]] adjacent to [[Minecraft:nylium]] converts the netherrack into nylium of the same type. If both crimson and warped nylium are adjacent to the netherrack that was applied with bone meal, there is a 50% chance that either type of nylium is created.

Using bone meal on [[Minecraft:nylium]] causes the corresponding [[Minecraft:roots|nether roots]] and both types of [[Minecraft:Nether fungi]] to appear on the nylium block and other nylium, [[Minecraft:netherrack]], [[Minecraft:dirt]] or [[Minecraft:grass block]]s nearby (in a 5 × 5 total area), with the type of fungi matching the type of nylium being more common. In addition, using bone meal on warped nylium creates [[Minecraft:nether sprouts]] and [[Minecraft:twisting vines]].

=== Farmer villagers ===
[[Minecraft:Villager]]s with the farmer profession can collect bone meal from a full [[Minecraft:composter]], with which they can make their [[Minecraft:crop farming|crops]] grow faster.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|subtitle=Bone Meal crinkles
|description=When bone meal is successfully used
|source=block
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bone_meal.use
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|be}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Bonemeal1.ogg
|sound2=Bonemeal2.ogg
|sound3=Bonemeal3.ogg
|sound4=Bonemeal4.ogg
|sound5=Bonemeal5.ogg
|description=When bone meal is successfully used
|source=block
|id=item.bone_meal.use
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.9-1.1
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone Meal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone_meal
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bone Meal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bone_meal
|aliasid=dye / 15
|id=411
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.white.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal.
|Bone meal can now be applied only to [[Minecraft:sapling]]s and [[Minecraft:wheat]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.6|Bone meal can now be applied on [[Minecraft:grass block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:mushroom]]s to make [[Minecraft:huge mushroom]]s, and the block the mushroom is on changes to [[Minecraft:dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 2 ;)|Bone meal can now be applied on [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds|pumpkin]] and [[Minecraft:melon seed]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w19a|Bone meal can now be applied on [[Minecraft:cocoa bean]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=1.3|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w34a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:carrot]]s and [[Minecraft:potato]]es.
|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:leather armor]] and [[Minecraft:tamed wolf]]'s collar.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|Bone meal can now be [[Minecraft:crafted]] with [[Minecraft:gunpowder]] to create a [[Minecraft:firework star]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w04a|Bone meal has been significantly nerfed.<br>
[[Minecraft:Wheat]], [[Minecraft:melon seeds|melon]] and [[Minecraft:pumpkin seed]]s, [[Minecraft:potato]]es and [[Minecraft:carrot]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for all seven stages of growth (melon and pumpkin seeds do not spawn right away).<br>
[[Minecraft:Sapling]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for each of the two growth stages, then it grows into a tree.<br>
[[Minecraft:Cocoa]]s: one bone meal is now consumed for each of the three stages of growth.
|Green [[Minecraft:particle]]s are now displayed when bone meal is used.
|Bone meal can now be used from [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w05a|The balancing of bone meal has been adjusted. Growing a plant to its last state now takes on average 2-5 uses of bone meal (results vary from plant to plant).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220921040940/https://imgur.com/a/gOngk</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w19a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:stained clay]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|The [[Minecraft:flower]]s generated when using bone meal on grass blocks is now biome dependent.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w41a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:stained glass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w30a|Added [[Minecraft:banner]]s, which can be dyed with [[Minecraft:bone meal]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:bone block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39b|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w06a|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:concrete powder]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w15a|Removed the recipe to craft white [[Minecraft:wool]] using bone meal and white wool.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|Bone meal can now be used underwater to create [[Minecraft:seagrass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w14b|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[Minecraft:sea pickle]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w31a|Bone meal used in [[Minecraft:water]] of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing [[Minecraft:coral]].
|[[Minecraft:Cod]], [[Minecraft:salmon]], [[Minecraft:tropical fish]], and [[Minecraft:pufferfish]] now have a chance of dropping bone meal upon death.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w32a|Bone meal used in [[Minecraft:water]] of warm ocean biomes now has a chance of growing [[Minecraft:coral fan]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:white dye]].
|Bone meal can no longer be used as a [[Minecraft:dye]].
|All of the dye-related functions and crafting recipes of bone meal (except bone blocks) have been transferred to white dye.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:bamboo]] and [[Minecraft:bamboo shoot]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:sweet berry bush]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w03a|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[Minecraft:composter]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[Minecraft:Nether fungi]] into [[Minecraft:huge fungi]].
|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[Minecraft:nylium]] onto netherrack.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|Using bone meal to grow fungi now works only on the respective [[Minecraft:nylium]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|Bone meal can now grow [[Minecraft:kelp]], [[Minecraft:weeping vines]], and [[Minecraft:twisting vines]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w12a|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[Minecraft:crimson roots]], [[Minecraft:warped roots]], [[Minecraft:Nether fungi]], and [[Minecraft:Nether sprouts]] on nylium.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w13a|Farmers can now use bone meal to grow crops.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w03a|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[Minecraft:glow lichen]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w05a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:small dripleaf]], [[Minecraft:big dripleaf]], and [[Minecraft:cave vines]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w11a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|Bone meal now makes a sound when used.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w16a|Moss patches obtained from fertilizing moss blocks contain less vegetation and are now smaller and more irregular in shape.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:azalea]] and [[Minecraft:flowering azalea]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:mangrove propagule]]s and [[Minecraft:mangrove leaves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:pink petals]] and [[Minecraft:torchflower crop]]s.
|Using bone meal on [[Minecraft:cherry grove]]s now have a chance to generate [[Minecraft:pink petal]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:pitcher crop]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w32a|Using bone meal now emits an <code>item_interact_finish</code> [[Minecraft:vibration]] of frequency <code>3</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Bone meal can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] supply chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|exp=Winter Drop|dev=24w40a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:pale moss block]] and [[Minecraft:pale hanging moss]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:wildflowers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w05a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:bush]]es and [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w06a|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:short dry grass|short]] and [[Minecraft:tall dry grass]].}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.3|Bone meal can now be crafted from bones.
|Bone meal can now be applied to grass blocks and saplings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Added the first [[Minecraft:Wheat Seeds|crop]]s, which bone meal can be applied to.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.
|Bone meal no longer instantly grows [[Minecraft:Wheat Seeds|crop]]s to full size.
|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:carrot]]s and [[Minecraft:potato]]es.
|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:wool]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 5|[[Minecraft:Pumpkin]] and [[Minecraft:melon]] stems now grow by only one stage when bone meal is used.
|Some [[Minecraft:flower]]s now spawn certain other flowers when bone meal is used on them.
|Bone meal can now grow [[Minecraft:fern]]s and [[Minecraft:short grass]] in [[Minecraft:survival]] and [[Minecraft:creative]].
|Bone meal can now grow [[Minecraft:sugar cane]]s to maximum height.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 11|Bone meal can now be used to dye tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]] collars.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Bone meal can now be used from [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:water]] in [[Minecraft:cauldron]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:shulker]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:concrete powder]], white [[Minecraft:bed]]s and white [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.3|dev=alpha 1.1.3.0|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:bone block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:stained glass]].
|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:firework star]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to create [[Minecraft:banner]] patterns.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Bone meal can now be used underwater for growing [[Minecraft:seagrass]] and [[Minecraft:coral]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.20.1|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[Minecraft:sea pickle]]s.
|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:balloon]]s and white [[Minecraft:glow stick]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.0|dev=beta 1.8.0.8|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[Minecraft:bamboo]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.8.0.10|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:white dye]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Bone meal is now sold by [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[Minecraft:composter]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Bone meal can now grow [[Minecraft:Nether fungi]] into [[Minecraft:huge fungi]].
|Bone meal can now be used to turn [[Minecraft:netherrack]] into [[Minecraft:nylium]].
|Bone meal can now be used to grow [[Minecraft:crimson roots]], [[Minecraft:warped roots]], [[Minecraft:Nether fungi]], and [[Minecraft:nether sprouts]] on nylium.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|dev=beta 1.16.210.51|Bone meal used in [[Minecraft:water]] now has a chance of growing [[Minecraft:coral fan]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.52|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:moss block]]s, [[Minecraft:small dripleaf]], [[Minecraft:big dripleaf]], [[Minecraft:cave vines]] and [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.50|Bone meal can now be used to spread [[Minecraft:glow lichen]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Bone meal can be used to grow [[Minecraft:azalea]]s into azalea trees.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Bone meal now makes a sound when used.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.70|exp=Sniffer|dev=Preview 1.19.70.23|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:torchflower seeds]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:pink petals]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.20|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:pitcher pod]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Wandering traders no longer sell bone meal. They can sell [[Minecraft:white dye]] instead.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Bone meal can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] supply chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.20|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:pale moss block]] and [[Minecraft:pale hanging moss]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1|dev=Preview 1.21.70.20|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:wildflowers]], [[Minecraft:bush]]es and [[Minecraft:firefly bush]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.70.22|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:short dry grass|short]] and [[Minecraft:tall dry grass]].}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bone Meal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bone meal.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:leather armor]] and [[Minecraft:tamed wolf]]'s collar.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|Bone meal no longer instantly grows [[Minecraft:crop]]s to full size.|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:stained clay]].|Bone meal can now be [[Minecraft:crafted]] with [[Minecraft:gunpowder]] to create a [[Minecraft:firework star]].|Bone meal can now be used from [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU25|xbone=CU14|ps3=1.17|psvita=1.17|ps4=1.17|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:stained glass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|Added [[Minecraft:banner]]s, which can be dyed with bone meal.|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:bone block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es.|Bone meal can now be used to craft white [[Minecraft:concrete powder]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|Bone meal can now be used to dye [[Minecraft:leather horse armor]].|Bone meal can now be used to dye water in a [[Minecraft:cauldron]] to dye leather [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Bone meal can now be used underwater to create [[Minecraft:seagrass]] and [[Minecraft:coral]].|Bone meal can now be used for spreading [[Minecraft:sea pickle]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|Bone meal can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:white dye]].|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:bamboo]] and [[Minecraft:bamboo shoot]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bone Meal JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of bone meal has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Bone meal can now be obtained from [[Minecraft:composter]]s.|Bone meal can now be used on [[Minecraft:sweet berry bush]]es.|Added the [[Minecraft:wandering trader]], which sells bone meal.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Bone Meal JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added bone meal.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 351.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of bone meal has been changed from <code>dye/15</code> to <code>bone_meal</code>.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Bone meal can be used on the sides or bottom of a [[Minecraft:grass block]], as well as on a grass block with [[Minecraft:plant]]s already on top of it.
* Regardless of if it succeeds in fertilizing, bone meal makes green sparkles. However, like smoke from a [[Minecraft:torch]], the sparkles appear only if the [[Minecraft:player]] has [[Minecraft:particles]] set All or Decreased.
* In real life, [[Wikipedia:bone meal|bone meal]] is used as a fertilizer to provide nitrogen and phosphorus to plants.

==Gallery==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Bone Meal On Grass.png|Bone meal used on [[Minecraft:grass block]]s.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Farming]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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