Soil Irrigation
Hydration is key

The first step to have healthy crops is to irrigate them.
The basic method is to use a water block and plant crops adjacent to it. However, this will not optimize your farmland space.

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Alternatively, you can craft a sprinkler, which has a range of 6 blocks. The sprinkler is made of two blocks, with the bottom block serving as an input or output of water (configurable using  a hammer).

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The high pressure sprinkler can be crafted, with a range of 12 blocks.
