Don't waste your resources crafting a massive farm of Lilypads of Fertility if you plan on using Botany Pots. The Lilypad is fantastic for traditional, open-air micro-farms (like those using Industrial Foregoing gatherers), but for the self-contained logic of a Botany Pot, it’s a no-go.
If your pack includes the mod , the "Time in a Bottle" is your best friend. Unlike the Lilypad, this item speeds up the actual processing time of a Tile Entity. Point it at a Botany Pot, click, and watch the progress bar fly. 4. The Watch of Flowing Time does lilypad of fertility work with botany pots exclusive
The question everyone eventually asks is: The short answer: No. By default, they do not interact. Why They Don’t Connect Don't waste your resources crafting a massive farm
To understand why they don't work, we have to look at how these two mods function under the hood: Unlike the Lilypad, this item speeds up the
Because the Botany Pot isn't looking for "ticks" from the outside world to grow, the Lilypad's "tick acceleration" simply ignores it. How to Actually Speed Up Botany Pots
If you have , the Watch of Flowing Time (placed on a Dark Matter Pedestal) functions similarly to a super-powered Lilypad. In many configurations, this can force Tile Entities like Botany Pots to work faster, though it is often disabled by modpack authors because it is incredibly laggy. The Verdict
These are considered Tile Entities . Unlike a crop growing in dirt, the Botany Pot has its own internal timer and logic. It doesn't rely on random game ticks to progress; it calculates its growth based on its own internal code.