Crop Profiles

Crop Profiles

Crop profiles decide in which seasons a crop grows. They are stored in:

config/seasonsystem-crops.json

The file is created on the first start with profiles for the vanilla crops and for the crops of the Expanded Food System mod. You can change these entries and add crops from any other mod.

Structure of an entry

Every entry starts with the item id of the seed or crop item (for example minecraft:wheat_seeds). This id controls the tooltip. Inside the entry you set these fields:

Field	Values	Meaning
best	spring, summer, autumn, winter	Season in which the crop grows fastest. fall also works.
grows	list of seasons	All seasons in which the crop can grow. If missing, only the best season is used.
needs_moisture_in_summer	true / false	The crop needs wet farmland in summer. If missing, it is true for crops that grow in summer.
winter_growth	true / false	The crop can grow in winter. true also adds winter to grows.
blocks	list of block ids	The placed crop blocks that follow these rules.

Example

An entry for tomatoes from another mod looks like this:

"expanded_foodsystem:tomato_seeds": {
  "best": "summer",
  "grows": ["spring", "summer"],
  "needs_moisture_in_summer": true,
  "winter_growth": false,
  "blocks": ["expanded_foodsystem:tomato_crop"]
}

This tomato:

• grows fastest in summer,
• grows in spring and summer, not in autumn or winter,
• needs wet farmland in summer,
• the placed block expanded_foodsystem:tomato_crop follows these rules.

A winter crop would use "best": "winter", "grows": ["winter"] and "winter_growth": true.

Item id and block id

A crop has two ids: the item you plant (seeds) and the block that grows in the field. They are often different, for example minecraft:wheat_seeds and minecraft:wheat.

• The entry name (item id) is used for the tooltip.
• The blocks list is used for the growth rules in the field.

Always fill in blocks with the exact block ids. If you leave it out, Season System tries to guess the block from the item name (for example tomato_seeds → tomato, tomato_crop or tomatos), but an exact entry is safer. You can also use the block id itself as the entry name.

Finding the ids: press F3 + H in game to show advanced tooltips; the item id is shown under the item name. For blocks, look at the placed crop with the F3 screen open; the block id is shown on the right side.

Default profiles

Item	Best	Grows in	Water in summer	Winter
minecraft:wheat_seeds	Spring	Spring, Summer, Autumn	Yes	No
minecraft:carrot	Spring	Spring, Summer, Autumn	Yes	No
minecraft:potato	Spring	Spring, Summer, Autumn	Yes	No
minecraft:beetroot_seeds	Spring	Spring, Summer, Autumn	Yes	No
minecraft:pumpkin_seeds	Autumn	Spring, Summer, Autumn	No	No
minecraft:melon_seeds	Summer	Spring, Summer	Yes	No
expanded_foodsystem:tomato_seeds	Summer	Spring, Summer	Yes	No
expanded_foodsystem:cabbage_seeds	Spring	Spring, Autumn	No	No
expanded_foodsystem:winter_berry_seeds	Winter	Winter	No	Yes
expanded_foodsystem:lettuce_seeds	Spring	Spring, Autumn	No	No
expanded_foodsystem:pepper_seeds	Summer	Spring, Summer	Yes	No
expanded_foodsystem:onion_seeds	Spring	Spring, Summer, Autumn	No	No
expanded_foodsystem:cucumber_seeds	Summer	Spring, Summer	Yes	No
expanded_foodsystem:corn_seeds	Summer	Spring, Summer, Autumn	Yes	No
expanded_foodsystem:rice_seeds	Summer	Spring, Summer	Yes	No

Crops without a profile

Crops that are not listed still follow the seasons. They behave like wheat: best in spring, growing in spring, summer and autumn, needing water in summer and resting in winter. They just do not show a tooltip.

Applying changes

After editing the file, run /season reloadcrops (or /season reloadconfig) or restart the server.

Common mistakes

• Missing comma between two entries, or a comma after the last entry. The file must be valid JSON, otherwise no profiles are loaded and the server log shows a warning. An online JSON validator helps to find the mistake.
• Wrong id: ids are written in lower case with the mod name in front, for example modname:tomato_seeds. Without a mod name, minecraft: is assumed.
• Tooltip works but the crop still grows in the wrong season: the blocks list is missing or has the wrong block id.
• To get the default file back, delete seasonsystem-crops.json and restart; it is created again.