diff --git a/crops/hemp.lua b/crops/hemp.lua
index cc41638..bc15e0c 100644
--- a/crops/hemp.lua
+++ b/crops/hemp.lua
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:hemp_block", {
 	tiles = {"farming_hemp_block.png"},
 	paramtype = "light",
 	groups = {
-		handy = 1, snappy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 1, flammable = 2,
+		axey = 1, handy = 1, snappy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 1, flammable = 2,
 		compostability = 85
 	},
-	sounds =  farming.sounds.node_sound_leaves_defaults()
+	sounds =  farming.sounds.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_craft( {
@@ -188,7 +190,9 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:hemp_rope", {
 	selection_box = {
 		type = "fixed",
 		fixed = {-1/7, -1/2, -1/7, 1/7, 1/2, 1/7}
-	}
+	},
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 -- string
diff --git a/crops/melon.lua b/crops/melon.lua
index 5d4e6b1..85a1af9 100644
--- a/crops/melon.lua
+++ b/crops/melon.lua
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:melon_8", {
 	drop = "farming:melon_8",
 	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
 	paramtype2 = "facedir",
-	on_place = minetest.rotate_node
+	on_place = minetest.rotate_node,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 -- add to registered_plants
diff --git a/crops/pumpkin.lua b/crops/pumpkin.lua
index 3f4d95a..617fb1c 100644
--- a/crops/pumpkin.lua
+++ b/crops/pumpkin.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:jackolantern", {
 		if minetest.is_protected(pos, name) then return end
 		node.name = "farming:jackolantern_on"
 		minetest.swap_node(pos, node)
-	end
+	end,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_node("farming:jackolantern_on", {
@@ -74,7 +76,9 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:jackolantern_on", {
 		if minetest.is_protected(pos, name) then return end
 		node.name = "farming:jackolantern"
 		minetest.swap_node(pos, node)
-	end
+	end,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_craft({
@@ -100,7 +104,9 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:scarecrow_bottom", {
 			{-12/16, 4/16, -1/16, 12/16, 2/16, 1/16},
 		}
 	},
-	groups = {handy = 1, snappy = 3, flammable = 2}
+	groups = {axey = 1, handy = 1, snappy = 3, flammable = 2},
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_craft({
@@ -194,12 +200,14 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:pumpkin_8", {
 	},
 	groups = {
 		food_pumpkin = 1, snappy = 3, choppy = 3, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2,
-		flammable = 2, plant = 1
+		flammable = 2, plant = 1, handy = 1
 	},
 	drop = "farming:pumpkin_8",
 	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
 	paramtype2 = "facedir",
-	on_place = minetest.rotate_node
+	on_place = minetest.rotate_node,
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_alias("farming:pumpkin", "farming:pumpkin_8")
diff --git a/crops/wheat.lua b/crops/wheat.lua
index 0b070d8..8770c70 100644
--- a/crops/wheat.lua
+++ b/crops/wheat.lua
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:straw", {
 	description = S("Straw"),
 	tiles = {"farming_straw.png"},
 	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {snappy = 3, flammable = 4, fall_damage_add_percent = -30},
-	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_leaves_defaults()
+	groups = {handy = 1, snappy = 3, flammable = 4, fall_damage_add_percent = -30},
+	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_craft({
diff --git a/food.lua b/food.lua
index 15728e5..494408e 100644
--- a/food.lua
+++ b/food.lua
@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ end
 minetest.register_node("farming:sugar_cube", {
 	description = S("Sugar Cube"),
 	tiles = {"farming_sugar_cube.png"},
-	groups = {crumbly = 2},
+	groups = {pickaxey = 1, crumbly = 2},
 	floodable = true,
-	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_gravel_defaults()
+	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_gravel_defaults(),
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_craft({
@@ -248,12 +250,14 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:salt_crystal", {
 	paramtype = "light",
 	light_source = 1,
 	tiles = {"farming_salt_crystal.png"},
-	groups = { dig_immediate = 3, attached_node = 1},
+	groups = {dig_immediate = 3, attached_node = 1},
 	sounds = farming.sounds.node_sound_defaults(),
 	selection_box = {
 		type = "fixed",
 		fixed = {-0.25, -0.5, -0.25, 0.25, 0.3, 0.25}
-	}
+	},
+	_mcl_hardness = 0.8,
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1
 })
 
 minetest.register_craft({