Barren Dirt

The Barren Dirt block is used in mod generated roads throughout many of the biomes of middle-earth. It also generates as part of many biome soils, especially as part of forest floors, in the shade of the trees.

The appearance is exactly the same as that of vanilla. The physical properties are also the same. In creative mode the Barren Dirt appears in the 4th slot of the standard blocks tab.

The block represents dirt depleted of nutrients. Grass doesn't naturally spread to these blocks, but a player can convert the barren dirt to normal by right clicking it with. Note that the mod also enables this for converting normal to.

Obtaining
Barren Dirt blocks can be obtained by shoveling them from roads or poor soils.

Usage
As mentioned, these can be refertilized by right clicking them with seeds. Like normal dirt and, the barren dirt blocks can also be used to craft Dirt Path blocks.