Minecraft – Nether Wart farming in Minecraft 1.0

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With the new potion brewing system in Minecraft, I thought I'd set up a farm for Nether Warts, but there seems to be a logistics problem here.

If I plant 1 Nether Wart on some soul sand, and then later harvest it, I get 1 back.

In other words, there appears to be no way to actually farm these. Is this correct?

I have to hunt down strongholds and find fresh sources for them, which I use up when I harvest, and then I have to hunt some more?

Or is there something I'm missing here, some trick to get more than 1 wart out of 1 plant?

Best Answer

Harvested Nether Wart should yield 2-4. However, this only works if you wait until it is fully grown.

For instance, none of these are fully grown:

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