diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua
index e066092c35..6c682f839c 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua
@@ -1,22 +1,74 @@
 local plant_lists = {}
+local plant_nodename_to_id_list = {}
+
+local function get_intervals_counter(pos, interval, chance)
+	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+	local time_speed = tonumber(minetest.settings:get('time_speed') or 72)
+	local current_game_time
+	if time_speed == nil then
+		return 1
+	end
+	if (time_speed < 0.1) then
+		return 1
+	end
+	local time_multiplier = 86400 / time_speed
+	current_game_time = .0 + ((minetest.get_day_count() + minetest.get_timeofday()) * time_multiplier)
+
+	local approx_interval = math.max(interval, 1) * math.max(chance, 1)
+
+	local last_game_time = meta:get_string("last_gametime")
+	if last_game_time then
+		last_game_time = tonumber(last_game_time)
+	end
+	if not last_game_time or last_game_time < 1 then
+		last_game_time = current_game_time - approx_interval / 10
+	elseif last_game_time == current_game_time then
+		current_game_time = current_game_time + approx_interval
+	end
+
+	local elapsed_game_time = .0 + current_game_time - last_game_time
+
+	meta:set_string("last_gametime", tostring(current_game_time))
+
+	return elapsed_game_time / approx_interval
+end
+
+local function get_avg_light_level(pos)
+	local node_light = tonumber(minetest.get_node_light(pos) or 0)
+	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+	local counter = meta:get_int("avg_light_count")
+	local summary = meta:get_int("avg_light_summary")
+	if counter > 99 then
+		counter = 51
+		summary = math.ceil((summary + 0.0) / 2.0)
+	else
+		counter = counter + 1
+	end
+	summary = summary + node_light
+	meta:set_int("avg_light_count", counter)
+	meta:set_int("avg_light_summary", summary)
+	return math.ceil((summary + 0.0) / counter)
+end
 
 function mcl_farming:add_plant(identifier, full_grown, names, interval, chance)
 	plant_lists[identifier] = {}
 	plant_lists[identifier].full_grown = full_grown
 	plant_lists[identifier].names = names
+	plant_lists[identifier].interval = interval
+	plant_lists[identifier].chance = chance
 	minetest.register_abm({
 		label = string.format("Farming plant growth (%s)", identifier),
 		nodenames = names,
 		interval = interval,
 		chance = chance,
 		action = function(pos, node)
-			if minetest.get_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z}).name ~= "mcl_farming:soil_wet" and math.random(0, 9) > 0 then
-				return
-			else
-				mcl_farming:grow_plant(identifier, pos, node)
-			end
+			local low_speed = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z}).name ~= "mcl_farming:soil_wet"
+			mcl_farming:grow_plant(identifier, pos, node, false, false, low_speed)
 		end,
 	})
+	for _, nodename in pairs(names) do
+		plant_nodename_to_id_list[nodename] = identifier
+	end
 end
 
 -- Attempts to advance a plant at pos by one or more growth stages (if possible)
@@ -28,15 +80,34 @@ end
 
 -- Returns true if plant has been grown by 1 or more stages.
 -- Returns false if nothing changed.
-function mcl_farming:grow_plant(identifier, pos, node, stages, ignore_light)
-	if not minetest.get_node_light(pos) and not ignore_light then
+function mcl_farming:grow_plant(identifier, pos, node, stages, ignore_light, low_speed)
+	local average_light_level = get_avg_light_level(pos)
+	local plant_info = plant_lists[identifier]
+	local intervals_counter = get_intervals_counter(pos, plant_info.interval, plant_info.chance)
+	local low_speed = low_speed or false
+	if low_speed then
+		if intervals_counter < 1.01 and math.random(0, 9) > 0 then
+			return
+		else
+			intervals_counter = intervals_counter / 10
+		end
+	end
+	if not minetest.get_node_light(pos) and not ignore_light and intervals_counter < 1.5 then
 		return false
 	end
-	if minetest.get_node_light(pos) < 10 and not ignore_light then
+	if minetest.get_node_light(pos) < 10 and not ignore_light and intervals_counter < 1.5 then
 		return false
 	end
 
-	local plant_info = plant_lists[identifier]
+	if intervals_counter >= 1.5 then
+		if average_light_level < 0.1 then
+			return false
+		end
+		if average_light_level < 10 then
+			intervals_counter = intervals_counter * average_light_level / 10
+		end
+	end
+
 	local step = nil
 
 	for i, name in ipairs(plant_info.names) do
@@ -51,6 +122,7 @@ function mcl_farming:grow_plant(identifier, pos, node, stages, ignore_light)
 	if not stages then
 		stages = 1
 	end
+	stages = stages + math.ceil(intervals_counter)
 	local new_node = {name = plant_info.names[step+stages]}
 	if new_node.name == nil then
 		new_node.name = plant_info.full_grown
@@ -86,6 +158,7 @@ function mcl_farming:place_seed(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, plantname)
 	if string.find(farmland.name, "mcl_farming:soil") and string.find(place_s.name, "air")  then
 		minetest.sound_play(minetest.registered_nodes[plantname].sounds.place, {pos = pos}, true)
 		minetest.add_node(pos, {name=plantname, param2 = minetest.registered_nodes[plantname].place_param2})
+		local intervals_counter = get_intervals_counter(pos, 1, 1)
 	else
 		return
 	end
@@ -379,3 +452,18 @@ function mcl_farming:stem_color(startcolor, endcolor, step, step_count)
 	local colorstring = string.format("#%02X%02X%02X", color.r, color.g, color.b)
 	return colorstring
 end
+
+minetest.register_lbm({
+	label = "Add growth for unloaded farming plants",
+	name = "mcl_farming:growth",
+	nodenames = {"group:plant"},
+	run_at_every_load = true,
+	action = function(pos, node)
+		local identifier = plant_nodename_to_id_list[node.name]
+		if not identifier then
+			return
+		end
+		local low_speed = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z}).name ~= "mcl_farming:soil_wet"
+		mcl_farming:grow_plant(identifier, pos, node, false, false, low_speed)
+	end,
+})