Minecraft wiki entry for Carrot, associated text: Carrots can be farmed and harvested on farmland. Planted carrots take 8 stages to grow, and go through 4 visually distinct stages. Mature carrot crops drop 2 to 5 carrots (over 3 per crop harvested on average). Bone meal can be used on carrot crops. Using a tool enchanted with Fortune increases the maximum number of carrots dropped by 1 per level.