How to Get Beetroot Seeds in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Harvest fully grown beetroot crops: each gives 1-4 beetroot seeds (about 2 5/7 on average) and Fortune improves it. Wandering traders may sell seeds for 1 emerald, and village farm plots sometimes grow beetroots.

What you need

Farmland

Step by step

Find beetroot in village farm plots: the chance depends on the village style (20% in desert, 5% in plains).
Harvest fully grown beetroot plants to get 1-4 seeds per crop (about 2 5/7 on average); use Fortune to improve it.
Buy seeds: wandering traders may sell beetroot seeds for 1 emerald.
Plant seeds on farmland. In Java they need light level 8 or more to plant and 9 or more to grow.
Use extra seeds to breed chickens, tame parrots or compost them (30% chance to raise the level).

Java vs Bedrock

In Bedrock Edition seeds can be planted at any light level but need an internal light level of 9 to grow. A wandering trader killed while showing the trade can drop 1 seed with a 25% chance (plus 1% per Looting level) if the player holds an emerald.

Versions: Beetroot crops have 4 growth stages instead of 8, and each growth tick has a 1/3 chance of not advancing.

Frequently asked questions

How many seeds does a beetroot crop give?

1-4 per fully grown crop, about 2 5/7 on average.

Do beetroot seeds breed chickens?

Yes, like other seeds, and they speed up baby chickens by 10% of the remaining time.

How well does bone meal work on beetroot?

An application has a 75% chance to advance one stage, and about 5 1/3 are needed on average to fully grow it.