diff --git a/mods/farming/api.lua b/mods/farming/api.lua
index 4a482fac..91d557c7 100644
--- a/mods/farming/api.lua
+++ b/mods/farming/api.lua
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ farming.place_seed = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, plantname)
 	end
 
 	-- add the node and remove 1 item from the itemstack
+	minetest.log("action", player_name .. " places node " .. plantname .. " at " ..
+		minetest.pos_to_string(pt.above))
 	minetest.add_node(pt.above, {name = plantname, param2 = 1})
 	tick(pt.above)
 	if not (creative and creative.is_enabled_for