How to Get Cactus in Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox game full of various blocks players can farm, build with, or use in other ways. Among those are plant blocks, which are both decorative and functional. You are probably familiar with sugar cane since we can break it down intopaper in Minecraftand craft fireworks to boost around withthe elytra. Also, there’s the amazing bamboo, which we can turn intobamboo woodinMinecraft 1.20. But, in this guide, we will take a trip to the desert and learn about cactus, one of the interesting plant blocks in Minecraft. Also, we will explain how to find cactus in Minecraft.

What is Cactus in Minecraft?

Cactus is a plant block in Minecraft with some fairly interesting mechanics. As you might have guessed, like in the real world, cactus plants in Minecraft also have spikes that slowly damage the player or any mob who comes in contact with it. Though armor does protect you from this damage, it also gets damaged in the process. One of the weirdest features of a cactus is that itdeletes items.

The cactus acts similarly to lava, as any item thrown onto it gets evaporated instantly. And yes, even netherite items and gear, the strongest material according to the Minecraft lore, don’t stand a chance against this prickly plant.

The cactus also has specific rules when it comes to planting it. You can onlyplace it onsand, red sand, suspicious sand, or other cacti. Moreover, you can no longer place any other block directly adjacent to the cactus in Minecraft. When a new cactus block grows, it will break immediately if there is a block attached to its side. This is a crucial mechanic as the cactus farm works solely due to it.

Where to Find Cactus in Minecraft

Cactus is a block found only in dry biomes of your Minecraft world. Your best bet is to check out the nearestdesert biome, as it’s a great environment for this persistent plant. It’s actually the only way you can distinguish a desert biome from a large beach because you cannot come across cacti on a beach.

Furthermore, another location you should check out is theBadlands biomein Minecraft. Though, it’s far more common in the deserts than in badlands.

You can mine a cactus block with any tool or hand, and you don’t take damage while doing so. Here’s a littletip for breaking cacti, if you break the bottommost cactus block, the cacti above will break on their own, so you don’t need to break every one individually and also don’t risk losing any items when falling on the lower cactus block.

In addition, if you’re lucky and found an igloo with a basement, you will find apotted cactusinside there. Cacti in pots and chests can also generate in some desert village houses, though you probably already found a wild cactus by that point. However, if you cannot locate any of these biomes, fear not, because a wandering trader can sell it to you for three emeralds.

Best Uses of Cactus in Minecraft

Cactus has a few unique uses, and it’s a good idea to start collecting this plant block in the beginning. Let’s jump into everything you can do with cacti blocks.

Making Green Dye

If you want to dye blocks such as terracotta, glass, concrete blocks,Minecraft bedsorget colored woolfrom the dyed sheep, you needall the dyes in Minecraft. So, one of them is the green dye, and the only way to get it is bysmelting a cactusin aMinecraft furnace. You not only get green dye but also some experience points. And thanks to the infinite lava generation, you can make a furnace XP farm, which will come in handy, especially on the Bedrock Edition.

Breeding Camels

Minecraft 1.20 has introduced amazing new passive and ridable mobs –camels. And thankfully, they can be bred. Tobreed camels in your Minecraftworld, you need their favorite food and that’s the cactus.

You can also speed up the baby camel’s growth with this plant.Riding a camelis nothing like riding other mobs because they are very tallmobs in Minecraftwith some rather cool features. Check out our linked guides to find out everything about camels.

Composting

Since cactus is a plant, you can place it in a composter in Minecraft. It has a50% chance of raising the compost level. So, if you have a cactus farm (coming soon), but not amob farmyet, you can stock up on bone meal this way. Also, bone meal is essential in farms like atree farm, so you can never have enough of it.

Decoration

As we have mentioned already, you can find potted cactus in your world. It’s also a cool-looking house plant that you can fill yourMinecraft housewith.

Trash Can

Although this might seem silly, it’s a good idea to have trash cans around your Minecraft world. Especially if you have way too many items of some sort and throwing them out on the ground could cause a lot of lag. Since cactus destroys items, as we mentioned above, it can make for a great option. You can also place a trap door above, so no item are deleted accidentally.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, you cannot. Some plants like cactus, sugar cane, and bamboo (on Java Edition) cannot be grown with bone meal.

Yes, cactus grows just fine without water or light, so you can place it underground too.

Radojka Travar

I’m a gaming enthusiast with a strong passion for writing. My expertise lies in creating simple, to the point and clear content teaching you about various features, mechanics and community-based inventions related to Minecraft. In spare time, I love flying around in my Minecraft world and exploring stories of other pixelated games.

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