diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48cd7fd..9a97f2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16446
 * Update readme (thanks mckaygerhard)
 * Recipe changes, player bones craft into 2x bones, bones must be cooked to
   give bonemeal
+* Added bushes_classic support
 
 ## LICENSE
 
diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 29db5b1..0000000
--- a/depends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-default
-farming?
-ethereal?
-moretrees?
-technic_worldgen?
-lucky_block?
-flowers?
-dye?
-ferns?
-dryplants?
-df_trees?
-df_farming?
-df_primordial_items?
-everness?
diff --git a/description.txt b/description.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f85f0a2..0000000
--- a/description.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Adds bone and bonemeal giving the ability to quickly grow plants and saplings.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 1a90618..b60750a 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,16 +1,31 @@
 
-bonemeal = {}
+bonemeal = {
+	item_list = {
+		bucket_water = "buckets:bucket_water",
+		bucket_empty = "buckets:bucket_empty",
+		dirt = "default:dirt",
+		torch = "default:torch",
+		coral = "default:coral_skeleton"
+	}
+}
+
+local a = bonemeal.item_list
+
+if minetest.get_modpath("mcl_core") then
+
+	a.bucket_water = "mcl_buckets:bucket_water"
+	a.bucket_empty = "mcl_buckets:bucker_empty"
+	a.dirt = "mcl_core:dirt"
+	a.torch = "mcl_torches:torch"
+	a.coral = "mcl_ocean:dead_horn_coral_block"
+end
+
 
 local path = minetest.get_modpath("bonemeal")
 local min, max, random = math.min, math.max, math.random
 
-
 -- translation support
-local S = function(s) return s end -- default boilerplate function
-if minetest.get_translator ~= nil then
-	S = minetest.get_translator("bonemeal") -- 5.x translation function
-end
-
+local S = minetest.get_translator("bonemeal")
 
 -- creative check
 local creative_mode_cache = minetest.settings:get_bool("creative_mode")
@@ -18,103 +33,14 @@ function bonemeal.is_creative(name)
 	return creative_mode_cache or minetest.check_player_privs(name, {creative = true})
 end
 
-
--- default crops
-local crops = {
-	{"farming:cotton_", 8, "farming:seed_cotton"},
-	{"farming:wheat_", 8, "farming:seed_wheat"}
-}
-
-
--- special pine check for nearby snow
-local function pine_grow(pos)
-
-	if minetest.find_node_near(pos, 1,
-		{"default:snow", "default:snowblock", "default:dirt_with_snow"}) then
-
-		default.grow_new_snowy_pine_tree(pos)
-	else
-		default.grow_new_pine_tree(pos)
-	end
-end
-
-
--- special function for cactus growth
-local function cactus_grow(pos)
-	default.grow_cactus(pos, minetest.get_node(pos))
-end
-
--- special function for papyrus growth
-local function papyrus_grow(pos)
-	default.grow_papyrus(pos, minetest.get_node(pos))
-end
-
-
--- default saplings
-local saplings = {
-	{"default:sapling", default.grow_new_apple_tree, "soil"},
-	{"default:junglesapling", default.grow_new_jungle_tree, "soil"},
-	{"default:emergent_jungle_sapling", default.grow_new_emergent_jungle_tree, "soil"},
-	{"default:acacia_sapling", default.grow_new_acacia_tree, "soil"},
-	{"default:aspen_sapling", default.grow_new_aspen_tree, "soil"},
-	{"default:pine_sapling", pine_grow, "soil"},
-	{"default:bush_sapling", default.grow_bush, "soil"},
-	{"default:acacia_bush_sapling", default.grow_acacia_bush, "soil"},
-	{"default:large_cactus_seedling", default.grow_large_cactus, "sand"},
-	{"default:blueberry_bush_sapling", default.grow_blueberry_bush, "soil"},
-	{"default:pine_bush_sapling", default.grow_pine_bush, "soil"},
-	{"default:cactus", cactus_grow, "sand"},
-	{"default:papyrus", papyrus_grow, "soil"}
-}
-
--- helper tables ( "" denotes a blank item )
-local green_grass = {
-	"default:grass_2", "default:grass_3", "default:grass_4",
-	"default:grass_5", "", ""
-}
-
-local dry_grass = {
-	"default:dry_grass_2", "default:dry_grass_3", "default:dry_grass_4",
-	"default:dry_grass_5", "", ""
-}
-
--- loads mods then add all in-game flowers except waterlily
-local flowers = {}
-
-minetest.after(0.1, function()
-
-	for node, def in pairs(minetest.registered_nodes) do
-
-		if def.groups
-		and def.groups.flower
-		and not node:find("waterlily")
-		and not node:find("xdecor:potted_")
-		and not node:find("df_farming:") then
-			flowers[#flowers + 1] = node
-		end
-	end
-end)
-
-
--- default biomes deco
-local deco = {
-	{"default:dirt", green_grass, flowers},
-	{"default:dirt_with_grass", green_grass, flowers},
-	{"default:dry_dirt", dry_grass, {}},
-	{"default:dry_dirt_with_dry_grass", dry_grass, {}},
-	{"default:dirt_with_dry_grass", dry_grass, flowers},
-	{"default:sand", {}, {"default:dry_shrub", "", "", ""} },
-	{"default:desert_sand", {}, {"default:dry_shrub", "", "", ""} },
-	{"default:silver_sand", {}, {"default:dry_shrub", "", "", ""} },
-	{"default:dirt_with_rainforest_litter", {}, {"default:junglegrass", "", "", ""}}
-}
-
+local crops = {}
+local saplings = {}
+local deco = {}
 
 --
 -- local functions
 --
 
-
 -- particles
 local function particle_effect(pos)
 
@@ -519,6 +445,14 @@ function bonemeal:on_use(pos, strength, node)
 
 		particle_effect(pos)
 
+		return true
+
+	elseif node.name == "default:dry_dirt" and strength == 1 then
+
+		minetest.set_node(pos, {name = "default:dry_dirt_with_dry_grass"})
+
+		particle_effect(pos)
+
 		return true
 	end
 
@@ -660,11 +594,11 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	output = "bonemeal:gelatin_powder 4",
 	recipe = {
 		{"group:bone", "group:bone", "group:bone"},
-		{"bucket:bucket_water", "bucket:bucket_water", "bucket:bucket_water"},
-		{"bucket:bucket_water", "default:torch", "bucket:bucket_water"}
+		{a.bucket_water, a.bucket_water, a.bucket_water},
+		{a.bucket_water, a.torch, a.bucket_water}
 	},
 	replacements = {
-		{"bucket:bucket_water", "bucket:bucket_empty 5"}
+		{a.bucket_water, a.bucket_empty .. " 5"}
 	}
 })
 
@@ -688,7 +622,7 @@ end
 -- bonemeal (from coral skeleton)
 minetest.register_craft({
 	output = "bonemeal:bonemeal 2",
-	recipe = {{"default:coral_skeleton"}}
+	recipe = {{a.coral}}
 })
 
 -- mulch
@@ -716,8 +650,8 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	recipe = {{"bonemeal:bonemeal", "bonemeal:mulch"}}
 })
 
-
--- add bones to dirt
+-- NALC: add bones to dirt but without overriding a previous drop definition
+-- from other mods.
 local drop = minetest.registered_items["default:dirt"].drop
 if drop then
 	table.insert(drop.items, 1, {items = {"bonemeal:bone"}, rarity = 30})
@@ -736,7 +670,7 @@ else
 	}
 end
 
--- add support for other mods
+-- add support for mods
 dofile(path .. "/mods.lua")
 
 -- lucky block support
diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
index dc1ebf7..86f78e0 100644
--- a/mod.conf
+++ b/mod.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name = bonemeal
-depends = default
-optional_depends = lucky_block, farming, ethereal, moretrees, technic_worldgen, flowers, dye, ferns, dryplants, df_trees, df_farming, df_primordial_items, everness
 description = Adds bone and bonemeal giving the ability to quickly grow plants and saplings.
+optional_depends = default, mcl_core, lucky_block, farming, ethereal, moretrees, technic_worldgen, flowers, dye, ferns, dryplants, df_trees, df_farming, df_primordial_items, everness
+min_minetest_version = 5.0
diff --git a/mods.lua b/mods.lua
index cf98c0d..debaf3e 100644
--- a/mods.lua
+++ b/mods.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,97 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("animalmaterials") then
 end
 
 
+if minetest.get_modpath("default") then
+
+	-- saplings
+
+	local function pine_grow(pos)
+
+		if minetest.find_node_near(pos, 1,
+			{"default:snow", "default:snowblock", "default:dirt_with_snow"}) then
+
+			default.grow_new_snowy_pine_tree(pos)
+		else
+			default.grow_new_pine_tree(pos)
+		end
+	end
+
+	local function cactus_grow(pos)
+		default.grow_cactus(pos, minetest.get_node(pos))
+	end
+
+	local function papyrus_grow(pos)
+		default.grow_papyrus(pos, minetest.get_node(pos))
+	end
+
+	bonemeal:add_sapling({
+		{"default:sapling", default.grow_new_apple_tree, "soil"},
+		{"default:junglesapling", default.grow_new_jungle_tree, "soil"},
+		{"default:emergent_jungle_sapling", default.grow_new_emergent_jungle_tree, "soil"},
+		{"default:acacia_sapling", default.grow_new_acacia_tree, "soil"},
+		{"default:aspen_sapling", default.grow_new_aspen_tree, "soil"},
+		{"default:pine_sapling", pine_grow, "soil"},
+		{"default:bush_sapling", default.grow_bush, "soil"},
+		{"default:acacia_bush_sapling", default.grow_acacia_bush, "soil"},
+		{"default:large_cactus_seedling", default.grow_large_cactus, "sand"},
+		{"default:blueberry_bush_sapling", default.grow_blueberry_bush, "soil"},
+		{"default:pine_bush_sapling", default.grow_pine_bush, "soil"},
+		{"default:cactus", cactus_grow, "sand"},
+		{"default:papyrus", papyrus_grow, "soil"}
+	})
+
+	-- decoration
+
+	local green_grass = {
+		"default:grass_2", "default:grass_3", "default:grass_4",
+		"default:grass_5", "", ""
+	}
+
+	local dry_grass = {
+		"default:dry_grass_2", "default:dry_grass_3", "default:dry_grass_4",
+		"default:dry_grass_5", "", ""
+	}
+
+	local flowers = {}
+
+	minetest.after(0.1, function()
+
+		for node, def in pairs(minetest.registered_nodes) do
+
+			if def.groups
+			and def.groups.flower
+			and not node:find("waterlily")
+			and not node:find("seaweed")
+			and not node:find("xdecor:potted_")
+			and not node:find("df_farming:") then
+				flowers[#flowers + 1] = node
+			end
+		end
+	end)
+
+	bonemeal:add_deco({
+		{"default:dirt", bonemeal.green_grass, flowers},
+		{"default:dirt_with_grass", green_grass, flowers},
+		{"default:dry_dirt", dry_grass, {}},
+		{"default:dry_dirt_with_dry_grass", dry_grass, {}},
+		{"default:dirt_with_dry_grass", dry_grass, flowers},
+		{"default:sand", {}, {"default:dry_shrub", "", "", ""} },
+		{"default:desert_sand", {}, {"default:dry_shrub", "", "", ""} },
+		{"default:silver_sand", {}, {"default:dry_shrub", "", "", ""} },
+		{"default:dirt_with_rainforest_litter", {}, {"default:junglegrass", "", "", ""}}
+	})
+end
+
+
+if farming then
+
+	bonemeal:add_crop({
+		{"farming:cotton_", 8, "farming:seed_cotton"},
+		{"farming:wheat_", 8, "farming:seed_wheat"}
+	})
+end
+
+
 if farming and farming.mod and farming.mod == "redo" then
 
 	bonemeal:add_crop({
@@ -327,3 +418,22 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("everness") then
 		{"everness:willow_tree_sapling", Everness.grow_willow_tree, "soil"}
 	})
 end
+
+
+if minetest.get_modpath("bushes_classic") then
+
+	local function grow_bush(pos)
+
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		local bush_name = meta:get_string("bush_type")
+
+		-- only change if meta found
+		if meta and bush_name then
+			minetest.swap_node(pos, {name = "bushes:" .. bush_name .. "_bush"})
+		end
+	end
+
+	bonemeal:add_sapling({
+		{"bushes:fruitless_bush", grow_bush, "soil"},
+	})
+end