Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Mushrooms in Minecraft: Growing Huge Mushrooms
Red and brown mushrooms grow in dark places, on any block in low light or on mycelium and podzol in any light. Bone meal has a 40% chance to grow a small mushroom into a huge mushroom, 5-7 blocks tall (sometimes about twice as tall). Mushrooms make mushroom stew and suspicious stew and are an ingredient for fermented spider eyes.
How do mushrooms spread and grow?
- Small mushrooms spread slowly onto nearby blocks in low light.
- They need light 12 or less to grow huge, except on podzol, mycelium or nylium, where any light works.
- Bone meal on a small mushroom: 40% chance of a huge mushroom.
- Huge brown mushrooms have a flat 7×7 cap; huge red ones a dome.
Where do mushrooms grow?
In caves and dark forests, swamps, taigas and the Nether, and all over mushroom fields, where mooshrooms live and hostile mobs never spawn. See mushroom fields and dark forest.
What are mushrooms used for?
| Item | Recipe |
|---|---|
| Mushroom stew | Red mushroom + brown mushroom + bowl: 6 hunger |
| Suspicious stew | Both mushrooms + a flower + a bowl |
| Fermented spider eye | Spider eye + brown mushroom + sugar |
| Rabbit stew | Cooked rabbit, carrot, baked potato, mushroom, bowl |
Stew effects: suspicious stew. Brewing: brewing potions.
What are mushroom blocks?
Huge mushrooms are made of mushroom blocks and stems; broken without Silk Touch they drop a few small mushrooms. Mooshrooms are milked with a bowl for mushroom stew; see mooshrooms.
Can you get food easily on ArtemisPvP?
Frequently asked questions
How do you grow a huge mushroom?
Use bone meal on a small mushroom: 40% chance each time, in low light or on mycelium or podzol.
What light do mushrooms need?
Light level 12 or less to grow huge, unless on mycelium, podzol or nylium.
Sources
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