The bug
Using bone meal on fern, grass or seagrass, which has not enough air / water above to turn into the tall variant, uses the bone meal anyways.
To reproduce
Place a block above a fern above a grass block
Attempt to apply bone meal to the fern
Observed behavior
The bone meal is consumed, even though the fern is unable to grow.
Expected behavior
The bone meal would not be consumed when the fern is unable to grow.
Linked issues
is duplicated by 3
relates to 9
MC-261423
Pitcher pod crop with a block on top consumes bone meal despite being unable to grow
Resolved
MC-15091
Bone meal is still consumed when the mushroom is in a position where it cannot grow
Reopened
MC-125368
Sea grass can be bonemealed in locations it can't survive as tall sea grass
Resolved
MC-178713
Bone meal can be used on certain plants at build height, but they don't grow
Resolved
MC-184433
When applying bone meal to grass / ferns / nether fungi at the upper build limit, there is no warning, and the taller part of the plant is cut off
Resolved
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testing discovered 1
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Affects 18w20a