Why Won't Kelp Grow Fast? - Survival Mode - Minecraft: Java Edition

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I have almost 1000 kelp plantation, partly horizontal and partly vertical.

With 9 smokers, automated for dried kelp, I am not getting good amount of kelp as one assumes with 1000 plantation.

My first assumption is that you need to be around for your plantation to grow. Is it correct? Where am I going wrong and how can I be benefited most from my Kelp farm?

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Chunks need to be loaded in order for crops to grow within them, but I can't confirm this is the case for kelp. Feel free to confirm or deny this. Likely the problem is you receiving lower rolls on kelp height.

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I'm pretty sure plants only grow with a player nearby.

It's not enough for the chunks to be loaded, spawn chunks for instance aren't supposed to grow crops when players aren't there.

Just testing.

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You have to be within 128 blocks (circular) of the center of a chunk in order for it to receive random block updates, no matter what your render distance is (unless it is less than 8-10? I know that 1.6.4 always ticks chunks regardless of the view distance but that may have since changed to avoid loading more chunks than intended, though IMO the server-side view distance should not be able to go below 10, which would also avoid other issues): https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/40n1ld/this_is_the_area_where_crops_will_grow_in_19/

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