Among many plant-like items and blocks in Minecraft, bamboo is by far one of the most useful ones. However, if you’re new to the game, it can also be a little difficult to find and grow. Well, for all those cases and more, we are here. So keep reading as we show you how to find and grow bamboo in Minecraft using our dedicated guide right here.
Where to Get Bamboo in Minecraft
1. Explore Jungle Biomes
Bamboo in Minecraft naturally only generates inside one type of in-game biomes – jungles. Here you’ll find bamboo stalks scattered across the terrain. They are usually pretty tall, so you’ll see them easily. Bamboo generates a lot more inside bamboo jungles, where you’ll find forests of bamboo. The only jungle biome that cannot generate bamboo is the sparse jungle.
Its foliage and plant life are not as dense as inside the regular jungle. You may break bamboo shoots with any item and you’ll still get bamboo. Sword breaks these blocks fastest, but it also costs it double the durability loss.
2. Fish in Jungle Biomes
Another way to find bamboo is to do some fishing inside the jungle biomes. It is one of the junk category items, so the luck of the sea enchantment on the Minecraft fishing rod only makes it harder to get bamboo. This may not seem useful in the normal survival world, but in some popular modes like Skyblock, this can be the only way to find bamboo.
3. Loot Chests
Chests inside jungle temples and shipwrecks can occasionally generate bamboo in Minecraft. So the next time you spot them, hack away!
4. Kill Pandas
This is the cruelest way to get bamboo, as it requires killing the cute panda Minecraft mobs. On Minecraft Java, pandas always drop only one bamboo when killed, while on Bedrock they can drop up to two bamboo. However, do note that looting enchantment increases the bamboo quantity only in the Bedrock edition.
How to Grow Bamboo in Minecraft
Unlike sugar cane in Minecraft, bamboo doesn’t have any specific requirements when it comes to growing it. Instead, you may simply right-click the surface of dirt and grass variants, moss (Java only), gravel, sand, and mud blocks to place bamboo. It’ll first appear as a shoot that doesn’t have a hitbox.
Soon after it’ll grow into a bamboo stalk that you cannot walk through. The top block of the bamboo stalk always needs a light level of 9 or more to grow. This plant can grow up to 12-16 blocks tall and it also grows quite quickly. But if you want to speed up the growth, simply use bone meal on the plant.
Once you’re ready to harvest the bamboo, break the second block off the ground, so the initial bamboo shoot stays so it can regrow. All the bamboo blocks above will get broken instantly and fall in the form of items.
Bamboo Uses in Minecraft
It’s pretty easy to get tons of bamboo in Minecraft once you start growing it. Once you have it, keep reading to see what can you do with bamboo in Minecraft!
1. Crafting
You can craft blocks of bamboo, scaffolding, and sticks out of bamboo. Block of bamboo is like a log variant for bamboo wood, which you can break down into bamboo planks. Scaffolding is a unique pillaring and bridging block, while sticks are simple items used in various crafting recipes.
Block of bamboo crafting recipe
2. Fuel
Bamboo is one of the fuel sources used inside furnaces, blast furnaces and smokers. You’ll need four bamboo to smelt or cook one item.
3. Breed Pandas
You can use bamboo on pandas to feed it to them. If there is bamboo growing around them, they will enter love mode and produce a baby panda. You can also feed the baby panda to help it grow faster. Feel free to visit our linked guide on how to breed pandas to learn more.
4. Decoration
Bamboo all on its own is a fantastic decorative block. It has a unique appearance and its height can be manipulated by placing string above the block. Moreover, you may also place bamboo in flower pots for an indoor cozy plant decor.
As you can see, bamboo in Mincraft is quite useful. Its best application is to make bamboo wood, which you can then turn into a bunch of wooden blocks. So that’s why building a bamboo farm is highly recommended, as it’s very simple, fast and practical.
In addition, you can also insert the crafter into the design to automatically get bamboo wood from the farm. And that is all you need to know about how to find and grow Bamboo in Minecraft. That said, what do you want to use bamboo for? Share with us in the comments below!
