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'''Kelp''' is a form of seaweed and also a renewable resource that can be used for [[:Category:Food|food]], farming, and [[crafting]]. It was introduced in [[Game updates/20130207|version 1.1]].
'''Kelp''' is a form of seaweed and also a renewable resource that can be used for [[food]], farming, and [[crafting]]. It was introduced in [[Game updates/20130207|version 1.1]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
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Kelp typically grows in temperate to equatorial coastal waters that do not see seasonal freezing in the winter. They can be found in water up to at least fifteen (15) blocks deep.
Kelp typically grows in temperate to equatorial coastal waters that do not see seasonal freezing in the winter. They can be found in water up to at least fifteen (15) blocks deep.


While kelp will try to spawn and grow in arctic waters, it will despawn in any water block that changes to [[ice]]. Occasionally a piece of dropped kelp will be found on top of recently formed ice. Most of the time, however, it's trapped under the ice and held there until it despawns or the ice melts. In places where ice melts soon after it forms, loose kelp pieces may float to the surface where they can be picked up by [[swimming]].
While kelp will try to spawn and grow in arctic waters, it will despawn in any water block that changes to [[ice]]. Occasionally a piece of dropped kelp will be found on top of recently formed ice. Most of the time, however, it's trapped under the ice and held there until it despawns or the ice melts. In places where ice melts soon after it forms, loose kelp pieces may float to the surface where they can be picked up by [[swimming]] or [[Travel#Sailing|boating]].


==Farming==
==Farming==
Kelp can be farmed by [[Farming|planting]] it in almost any type of [[Blocks|block]] under one or more blocks of water you can even plant kelp with only half a block of water. Water depth is important because kelp will not grow above the highest (at least partially filled) block of water above it. There is a maximum height a kelp can grow i do not know if compost will affect this or not but will update the information if i am done researching.
Kelp can be farmed by [[Farming|planting]] it in almost any type of [[block]] under at least one block of water. It is possible to plant kelp in only half a block of water. Water depth is important because kelp will not grow above the highest (at least partially filled) block of water above it. Care must be taken to avoid drowning while harvesting kelp in deep water.


[[Harvesting]] kelp by hand produces one unit per block, but using a [[machete]] or [[spade]] will usually produce three. Kelp above a harvested segment will despawn and may not produce any kelp, so for maximum yield kelp should be harvested from the top down. Leaving the bottom-most block of kelp in place when harvesting avoids the need for replanting at a loss of no more than two kelp per plant.
[[Harvesting]] kelp by hand produces one unit per block, but using a [[machete]] or [[spade]] will usually produce three. Kelp above a harvested segment will despawn and may not produce any kelp, so for maximum yield kelp should be harvested from the top down. Leaving the bottom-most block of kelp in place when harvesting avoids the need for replanting, thus farming kelp is more effective when the water is more than one block deep.


==Crafting==
==Crafting==
Kelp is the only ingredient in [[craft]]ing compost and can be done at the [[Craft Bench|craft bench]].
Five kelp can be used to craft [[compost]] at a [[Compost Bin|compost bin]]. Prior to [[Game updates/20141119|version 1.6]], it was instead crafted at a level 2 [[Craft Bench|craft bench]].
 
{{Craft
{{Craft
|Output=Compost
|Output=Compost
|Bench=Lvl. 2 Craft Bench
|Bench=Compost Bin
|Name1=Kelp
|Name1=Kelp
|Qty1=5
|Qty1=5
|QtyOutput=1
|QtyOutput=1
|Time1=8
|Time1=8
|Time2=4
}}
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Kelp is edible, restoring [[Health Bar|health]] and [[Hunger Bar|hunger]] bars when eaten.
Kelp is edible, restoring [[Health Bar|health]] and [[Hunger Bar|hunger]] bars when eaten.


When eaten, Kelp will replenish about half portion of the [[Air Bar|air bar]] when a [[Blockhead]] is underwater or in space.
When eaten, Kelp will replenish about half the total of a [[blockhead]]'s depleted [[Air Bar|air bar]].
 
[[Fish (creature)|Fish]] may spawn in the vicinity of growing kelp, and after having grown long enough in a large enough area, because of the many fishes, [[shark]]s may start to spawn.


[[Fish (creature)|Fish]] may spawn in the vicinity of growing kelp and when long enough and in a large enough area, because of the many fishes sharks too will start to spawn.
==Notes==
Real {{wp|kelp}} is any of about 30 genera of brown algae that grow in shallow oceans and can reach up to 80 meters long. Instead of rooting like most plants, they merely anchor themselves to submerged objects.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Kelp in Water.jpg|Kelp growing in Water
File:Kelp In Water.png|Kelp growing in Water
File:Blockheads kelpoxygen.jpg‎|Kelp air restoration
File:Kelp HD.png|Kelp in HD mode
File:Kelp Restores Air.png‎|Kelp air restoration
File:Kelp On Glass.png|Kelp planted on glass blocks.
File:Kelp On Glass.png|Kelp planted on glass blocks.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Item]]
[[Category:Resource]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Plant]]
[[Category:Plant]]
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