diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/quickiefabric/items/ItemBag.java b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/quickiefabric/items/ItemBag.java
index d6d27b1..2634a19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/quickiefabric/items/ItemBag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jottyfan/minecraft/quickiefabric/items/ItemBag.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package de.jottyfan.minecraft.quickiefabric.items;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import de.jottyfan.minecraft.quickiefabric.container.BackpackInventory;
 import de.jottyfan.minecraft.quickiefabric.item.ModdedItemUsageContext;
 import net.minecraft.block.Blocks;
@@ -21,6 +24,20 @@ import net.minecraft.world.World;
  */
 public class ItemBag extends ItemBackpack {
 
+	private Integer useItemsOfStack(ItemStack stack, List<BlockPos> posList, ItemUsageContext context, World world,
+			PlayerEntity player, Item item) {
+		for (BlockPos pos : posList) {
+			BlockHitResult hit = new BlockHitResult(context.getHitPos(), context.getSide(), pos, context.hitsInsideBlock());
+			ModdedItemUsageContext iuc = new ModdedItemUsageContext(world, player, Hand.MAIN_HAND, stack, hit);
+			item.useOnBlock(iuc);
+			stack.decrement(1);
+			if (stack.getCount() < 1) { // interrupt if stack is empty
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		return stack.getCount();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public ActionResult useOnBlock(ItemUsageContext context) {
 		BlockPos pos = context.getBlockPos();
@@ -34,18 +51,18 @@ public class ItemBag extends ItemBackpack {
 			for (int slot = 0; slot < ItemBackpack.SLOTSIZE; slot++) {
 				ItemStack stack = bi.getStack(slot);
 				if (stack.getCount() > 0) {
-					Item item = stack.getItem();
+					// not yet working recursive calls of findFreeFields; do not use this now!
+//					List<BlockPos> posList = findFreeFields(new ArrayList<>(), world, pos, stack.getCount());
+					List<BlockPos> posList = hackedFindFields(world, pos);
 					for (int i = stack.getCount(); i > 0; i--) {
-						pos = findNextFreeField(world, pos);
-						if (pos == null) {
-							break;
+						int beforeUsage = stack.getCount();
+						int afterUsage = useItemsOfStack(stack, posList, context, world, player, stack.getItem());
+						if (afterUsage == beforeUsage) {
+							break; // no more fields found
+						} else {
+							stack.setCount(afterUsage);
+							bi.setStack(slot, stack);
 						}
-						BlockHitResult hit = new BlockHitResult(context.getHitPos(), context.getSide(), pos,
-								context.hitsInsideBlock());
-						ModdedItemUsageContext iuc = new ModdedItemUsageContext(world, player, Hand.MAIN_HAND, stack, hit);
-						item.useOnBlock(iuc);
-						stack.decrement(1);
-						bi.setStack(slot, stack);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -59,68 +76,71 @@ public class ItemBag extends ItemBackpack {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * find the next free field that can be used to set a sapling to...
+	 * add pos to list if it is farmland
 	 *
+	 * @param list  the list
 	 * @param world the world
-	 * @param start the starting position
-	 * @return the next free block of farmland - might be even the one on start
+	 * @param pos   the pos
+	 * @return the added pos; might be up or down also; if null, no farmland was
+	 *         found or the element has been already added or there are more
+	 *         farmland fields than seed
 	 */
-	private final BlockPos findNextFreeField(World world, BlockPos start) {
-		if (isFreeFarmland(world, start)) {
-			return start;
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east())) {
-			return start.east();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west())) {
-			return start.west();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.south())) {
-			return start.south();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.north())) {
-			return start.north();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().south())) {
-			return start.east().south();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().south())) {
-			return start.west().south();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().north())) {
-			return start.east().north();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().north())) {
-			return start.west().north();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().up())) {
-			return start.east().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().up())) {
-			return start.west().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.south().up())) {
-			return start.south().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.north().up())) {
-			return start.north().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().south().up())) {
-			return start.east().south().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().south().up())) {
-			return start.west().south().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().north().up())) {
-			return start.east().north().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().north().up())) {
-			return start.west().north().up();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().down())) {
-			return start.east().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().down())) {
-			return start.west().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.south().down())) {
-			return start.south().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.north().down())) {
-			return start.north().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().south().down())) {
-			return start.east().south().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().south().down())) {
-			return start.west().south().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.east().north().down())) {
-			return start.east().north().down();
-		} else if (isFreeFarmland(world, start.west().north().down())) {
-			return start.west().north().down();
+	private BlockPos addToListIfNotYetDone(List<BlockPos> list, World world, BlockPos pos, Integer limit) {
+		if (limit < list.size()) {
+			return null; // interrupt here to reduce calculation time
+		} else if (!list.contains(pos) && isFreeFarmland(world, pos)) {
+			list.add(pos);
+			return pos;
+		} else if (!list.contains(pos.up()) && isFreeFarmland(world, pos.up())) {
+			list.add(pos.up());
+			return pos.up();
+		} else if (!list.contains(pos.down()) && isFreeFarmland(world, pos.down())) {
+			list.add(pos.down());
+			return pos.down();
 		} else {
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * find the next free fields that can be used to set a sapling to...
+	 *
+	 * @param world the world
+	 * @param start the starting position
+	 * @return the next free blocks of farmland - might be even the one on start
+	 * @deprecated not yet safe abort condition; do not use it in the game
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	private final List<BlockPos> findFreeFields(List<BlockPos> list, World world, BlockPos start, Integer limit) {
+		addToListIfNotYetDone(list, world, start, limit);
+		BlockPos east = addToListIfNotYetDone(list, world, start.east(), limit);
+		if (east != null) {
+			list.addAll(findFreeFields(list, world, east, limit));
+		}
+		BlockPos west = addToListIfNotYetDone(list, world, start.west(), limit);
+		if (west != null) {
+			list.addAll(findFreeFields(list, world, west, limit));
+		}
+		BlockPos south = addToListIfNotYetDone(list, world, start.south(), limit);
+		if (south != null) {
+			list.addAll(findFreeFields(list, world, south, limit));
+		}
+		BlockPos north = addToListIfNotYetDone(list, world, start.north(), limit);
+		if (north != null) {
+			list.addAll(findFreeFields(list, world, north, limit));
+		}
+		return list;
+	}
+
+	@Deprecated
+	private final List<BlockPos> hackedFindFields(World world, BlockPos pos) {
+		List<BlockPos> list = new ArrayList<>();
+		if (isFreeFarmland(world, pos)) {
+			list.add(pos);
+		}
+		return list;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * check if the block on pos is farmland and the one above is air
 	 *