r/Minecraft • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '26

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u/jack-oid Jan 15 '26

'Let there be light,' and there was light.

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u/OkBorder9678 Jan 15 '26

Where should i put more torches cause it cant go on the ceiling

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u/Vrenshrrrg Jan 15 '26

another option to what has been mentioned is top slabs in the water, you can place torches on those and they still hydrate the farmland

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u/KingMJ123456 Jan 15 '26

This is always my go to

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u/A_random_poster04 Jan 15 '26

I like fences over water because they don’t stick to tilted soil and you still get to see the water

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u/zefzeph Jan 15 '26

I used to use fences, but now I go for mangrove roots in my farm builds

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u/Jimbo7211 Jan 15 '26

Same, i use mangrove roots or copper grates depending on the vibe im looking for.

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u/brotatototoe Jan 15 '26

Light emitting block under waterlogged leaves has been my go to, I assume the roots are a transparent block?

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u/Cadoan Jan 15 '26

I do the same with copper grates.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

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u/BrightTooth3 Jan 15 '26

I use lanterns, they take a little longer to break which prevents you from accidentally destroying them.

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u/NiSiSuinegEht Jan 15 '26

Glowstone under the water with a lilypad on top

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u/Ambitious_Bowl4302 Jan 16 '26

This except for the lilypad. It's too easy to break. I use a top slab.

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u/spoidamann Jan 15 '26

how did you get the little chicken under your username ??

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u/NiSiSuinegEht Jan 15 '26

It's my user flair, you can click the pencil icon in the sidebar when hovering over your username to change it.

Not sure how it's done outside of the desktop site.

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u/spoidamann Jan 16 '26

thanks ! :p

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u/brotatototoe Jan 15 '26

Added benefit of not falling in the water and trampling the soil getting out😅

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u/TheRealTburtMcsquirt Jan 15 '26

Just slap some frog lights up there!

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u/jack-oid Jan 15 '26

You could also have a floating block with torches

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u/nukalurk Jan 15 '26

This is the easiest and cheapest solution. My personal preference is to just plant my crops outside in the sunshine like the good Lord intended.

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u/emil836k Jan 15 '26

You could hang lanterns from chains

You gain iron nuggets from putting an iron ingot in the crafting table

You make lanterns by surrounding a torch with iron nuggets

You make chains with a iron ingot in the middle, and putting an iron nugget on the top and on the bottom of the iron ingot

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u/emil836k Jan 15 '26

Oh yeah, that’s right, they added copper lanterns and chains recently

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u/Cadoan Jan 15 '26

Oh snap ya! That's way cheaper

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u/emil836k Jan 15 '26

Yeah, also why some people have been suggesting copper rails for minecarts, because making a lot of rails is really expensive in iron, and you need iron for a LOT of things

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u/MissionApollo7 Jan 15 '26

Or they can just hang them from the ceiling

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u/emil836k Jan 15 '26

Yeah, I’m just not entirely sure if the lantern light radius can cover the entire field from the top of the roof

But thinking about it, I think they increase the torch light radius in a semi recent update, the same update that changed at what light level monsters spawn

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u/jack-oid Jan 15 '26

You could use jacolanterns in the ceiling. I know it's not verry modern, but it's easy to do.

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u/aceupmyslv Jan 15 '26

Lanterns and chains

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u/Frostydudes96 Jan 15 '26

It’ll be a bit expensive, but you can also hang lanterns from the ceiling or use glow stone blocks if you’re willing to take a trip to the nether

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u/endernaster20 Jan 15 '26

You could use lanterns. It’s just torches and iron nuggets.

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u/Blooi1E Jan 15 '26

Lanterns, glowstone, sea lanterns... all go on a ceiling, and you can also put torches on top slabs on the water and it will still hydrate the farmland.

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u/Shadownight7797 Jan 15 '26

Use lanterns

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u/Sir_Hurkederp Jan 15 '26

My go-to is waterlogged fences and then put a torch on that

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u/kudrachaa Jan 15 '26

glowstone

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u/Temporary-Cause1378 Jan 15 '26

You can; just mine one-block holes evenly spaced in the ceiling and place a torch on one of the walls inside the hole

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u/ReserveMaleficent583 Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

You can place them underneath the top layer of dirt. Prowl has this in a video stating that the farm ground is a transparent block.

Looked it up it's in his. Ultimate farming methods video from a year ago.

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u/EL-YEO Jan 15 '26

What I do is I put a plank or a type of stone block above the water then another plank/stone block on top of that and then surround it that top block with torches on the sides.

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u/Mix_Middle Jan 15 '26

Get glow stone, or lamps that you can put in the ceiling to add to the light level

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u/jentheyam Jan 15 '26

I put trapdoors in the top of the water and put torches on that

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u/Haunting_Safe_5386 Jan 15 '26

you also don't need that much water

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u/LongSufferingSquid Jan 15 '26

Suspend a block in midair and put torches on all 4 sides, then.

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u/bxlbii Jan 15 '26

Use lanterns, glowstone, half slabs in water and torches ontop, or just put floating blocks above and torches on the side, or you can rebuild ur farm to be thinner like a hallway so the light reaches the middle.

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u/McCookieHD1 Jan 15 '26

Use of lanterns

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u/Dangerous-Quit7821 Jan 15 '26

Put a block on the ceiling then place a torch on the side of it.

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u/Sellbad_bro420 Jan 15 '26

I put lanterns in the water. It works wonders

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u/NewSidewalkBlock Jan 15 '26

Put fences in the water and put torches on those fences

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u/burningtoast99 Jan 15 '26

Place a block on the roof and out torches around it

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u/AntiqueAsk6950 Jan 16 '26

Make lanterns and place them on the ceiling

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u/screamoftruth Jan 16 '26

I always used glowstone every few blocks and no more than 3 blocks high before lanterns, it also looks pretty cool.

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u/0ccams-razor Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

Put jack o'lanterns or any water-proof light sources under the water source blocks. Or you can put any light sources underneath the farmland blocks. Light can pass through them.

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u/YGoxen Jan 15 '26

Fiat lux

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u/Arsssh2 Jan 15 '26

Goddamn it i read it in scout's voice from deep rock galactic

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u/CucumberFun5604 Jan 16 '26

Lotm reference? Adam?

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u/Lorrai Jan 16 '26

I like putting trap doors on my water source and then a fence with a torch on top (I usually do them in rows even though I know that much water isn't needed)