Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-109.155.24.117-20130114153619/@comment-128.208.36.148-20130115201828

alright. this is the basic idea.

1.  place an ice. surround each side of the ice with microblocks or something.

2.  make a 2x2 square of dirt within hydration range.

3. hoe the ground.

4. make a lot of "crops"...i will call them cropsticks to make it clear they are not the plant themselves.

5. place one in one corner of the 2x2 square, a second in the other square.

6. place a sugarcane or other seed in each.

7. wait for the stuff to grow.

8. when they're mature, place TWO cropstics on each of the remaining corners. and hope you don't get weeds.

9.  go back and do steps 1-8, except with a LOT more squares. i use about 25 crossbreeding  squares in my farm.

(Using a 2x2 square is nice because it limits the damage any one weed can do)