What is the new use for bonemeal mentioned in the 1.6.6 patch notes?
Using it on grass with enough space will cause long grass and flowers to appear.
You can also use the bone meal on the underside of the block and long grass will still grow.
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2it also has a chance to spawn flowers as well, as shown by the screen shot. – GSto May 31 '11 at 15:49
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8@danixd It does (and wheat) but that is not the 'new' use for it introduced in 1.6.6 – James May 31 '11 at 17:05
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@James my bad, didn't notice the emphasis on new. (I didn't know this about wheat either, thanks!) – theorise Jun 1 '11 at 9:13
The function of bonemeal and grass has not changed in the 7 months between 1.6.6 and 1.0.1.
It will still give you long grass and flowers. The former is likely to become important since sheep will be able to eat it next patch to regrow their wool.
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1@John - from Mojang's Website :
For the record: Currently Sheep eat both grass from grass blocks and from tallgrass. They will eat grass regardless if they have been sheared or not, but baby sheep will eat more often than old sheep.
– Raven Dreamer Jan 5 '12 at 2:36