How to get wheat seeds in minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft wheat with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, wheat is an item that you can add to your inventory by either farming with seeds or by using a crafting table.

Let's explore how to add wheat to your inventory.

Supported Platforms

Wheat is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Wheat in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Wheat

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft wheat:

How to get Wheat in Survival Mode

You can add wheat to your inventory in Survival mode by farming with seeds, water, and a hoe. So, let's get started!

1. Find Land with Water

First, you need to find an area of land that has water.

2. Hold a Hoe

Next, you need to select a hoe in the hotbar so that you are holding it in your hand. These are the hoes you can choose from:

In this example, we are going to use a wooden hoe.

3. Hoe the Land

Next, you need to hoe the land next to the water. The game control to hoe the land depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.
• For Education Edition, right click on the block.

This will prepare the ground and expose the soil for planting.

TIP: Once you have used the hoe on the blocks that you want to farm, they will look brown (because the grass has been removed). The blocks will begin to get wet from the water and change to a darker brown.

Next, select your seeds in the hotbar and plant them on the soil. The game control to plant the seeds depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.
• For Education Edition, right click on the block.

You should begin to see the plants grow. With time, your plants will grow to full size all on their own.

5. Fertilize with Bonemeal

You can speed up the growing process by using bone meal on the plants. The game control to use the bone meal depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.
• For Education Edition, right click on the block.

6. Harvest the Wheat

Now that your farm is full-grown, you need to harvest the wheat. The game control to harvest the wheat depends on the version of Minecraft:

• For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the plant.
• For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the plant.
• For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
• For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
• For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
• For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
• For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the plant.
• For Education Edition, left click and hold on the plant.

Now you should see wheat floating on the ground.

7. Pick up the Wheat

Make sure you pick up the wheat before it disappears.

TIP: If you harvest your plants too soon, it will give you seeds instead of wheat. Make sure your plants are full-grown before breaking them.

Once you pick up the wheat, it will appear in your hotbar.

Wheat is a very useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

How to craft Wheat in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Wheat

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make wheat, place 1 hay bale in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making wheat, it is important that the hay bale is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 hay bale in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for wheat.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, 9 wheat will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Wheat to Inventory

Once you have crafted wheat, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made wheat in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Wheat

Things to Make with Wheat

You can use wheat to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Wheat

Here are some activities that you can do with wheat in Minecraft:

• What's the best ways of growing wheat, and what's the best variety?

  In Minecraft, all wheat is the same. The best way to grow it would be to do it like the villagers. Make a closed square or rectangle, then hoe the soil inside it. Then, break up every alternate line of farmland one block deep. After that, fill the holes with water and plant the seeds.

• Can you grow wheat where there is no sunlight?

  You can grow wheat anywhere there is tilled dirt and some source of light. You can grow wheat and other crops without the sun, but you need torches, glowstone, sea lanterns, or other sources of light to be around the crops.

• How do I grow wheat if there are no seeds even in the inventory?

  You cannot grow wheat in Minecraft without wheat seeds. You can get seeds from breaking tall grass, in villages, and in chests found in dungeons, temples, and other structures.

• When I hit the tall grass it just breaks and there are no seeds what do I do?

  First, make sure you are not breaking a grass block. The grass you get seeds from is on top of dirt or grass blocks, it is green and is not a full block. If you are breaking this, then keep breaking multiple of the grass until you get seeds. Not every tall grass will drop seeds.

• Can you make wheat seeds?

  No, you cannot make wheat seeds. However, you can get them by harvesting fully grown wheat plants, breaking grass or tall grass, looting chests in villages, or by trading with wandering traders, who may have wheat seeds available.

• How do you grow pumpkins?

  To grow pumpkins, you first need pumpkin seeds, which can be obtained by breaking pumpkin stems, placing a pumpkin in a crafting table, or by looting chests in dungeons, mineshafts, villages, and woodland mansions. Then, you need to use a hoe and till dirt or grass blocks within 4 blocks of a water source and plant the seeds on the tilled ground. Make sure there is a free space directly next to the seedling. Once the stem is fully grown, it will eventually produce a pumpkin in the space next to it.

• What is the colour of wheat crops at harvest?

  When wheat is fully grown, it will be a light yellow color with very few darker yellows.