diff --git a/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/crops/BlockOverworldCrops.java b/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/crops/BlockOverworldCrops.java
index e9c8cd02..227b5dcc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/crops/BlockOverworldCrops.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/crops/BlockOverworldCrops.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks;
 
 public abstract class BlockOverworldCrops extends BlockBush implements IGrowable
 {
@@ -79,9 +80,11 @@ public void updateTick(World worldIn, BlockPos pos, IBlockState state, Random ra
             {
                 float f = getGrowthChance(this, worldIn, pos);
 
-                if (rand.nextInt((int) (25.0F / f) + 1) == 0)
+                if (ForgeHooks.onCropsGrowPre(worldIn, pos, state, rand.nextInt((int) (25.0F / f) + 1) == 0))
                 {
                     worldIn.setBlockState(pos, this.withAge(i + 1), 2);
+
+                    ForgeHooks.onCropsGrowPost(worldIn, pos, state, worldIn.getBlockState(pos));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/saplings/BlockRedwoodSapling.java b/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/saplings/BlockRedwoodSapling.java
index 1bf07413..ec0e2052 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/saplings/BlockRedwoodSapling.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/progwml6/natura/overworld/block/saplings/BlockRedwoodSapling.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public void generateTree(@Nonnull World worldIn, @Nonnull BlockPos pos, @Nonnull
         }
 
         // replace saplings with air
-        worldIn.setBlockToAir(pos);
+        this.replaceBlocksWithAir(worldIn, pos);
 
         // try generating
         gen.generateTree(rand, worldIn, pos);
@@ -192,6 +192,23 @@ public boolean isRedwoodComplete(World worldIn, BlockPos pos, SaplingType type)
         return iblockstate.getBlock() == this && iblockstate.getValue(FOLIAGE) == type;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Replaces redwood sapling's with air
+     */
+    public void replaceBlocksWithAir(World worldIn, BlockPos pos)
+    {
+        for (int x = -3; x <= 3; x++)
+        {
+            for (int z = -3; z <= 3; z++)
+            {
+                if (this.isRedwoodComplete(worldIn, pos.add(x, 0, z), SaplingType.REDWOOD))
+                {
+                    worldIn.setBlockToAir(pos.add(x, 0, z));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public enum SaplingType implements IStringSerializable, EnumBlock.IEnumMeta
     {
         REDWOOD;