diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_dye/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_dye/init.lua
index e7aa1b55bc..8e05d4d52d 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_dye/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_dye/init.lua
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ mcl_dye.apply_bone_meal = function(pointed_thing)
 	elseif string.find(n.name, "mcl_farming:potato_") ~= nil then
 		stage = tonumber(string.sub(n.name, -1))
 		if stage == 1 then
-			minetest.add_node(pos, {name="mcl_farming:potato_"..math.random(stage,2)})
+			minetest.add_node(pos, {name="mcl_farming:potato_"..math.random(stage,2), param = n.param, param2 = n.param2})
 		else
-			minetest.add_node(pos, {name="mcl_farming:potato"})
+			minetest.add_node(pos, {name="mcl_farming:potato", param = n.param, param2 = n.param2})
 		end
 		return true
 	elseif string.find(n.name, "mcl_farming:beetroot_") ~= nil then
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua
index cff24538ef..82813c99d7 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_farming:potato_1", {
 	_doc_items_entry_name = "Premature Potato Plant",
 	_doc_items_longdesc = "Potato plants are plants which grow on farmland under sunlight in 3 stages. On hydrated farmland, they grow a bit faster. They can be harvested at any time but will only yield a profit when mature.",
 	paramtype = "light",
+	paramtype2 = "meshoptions",
+	place_param2 = 3,
 	walkable = false,
 	drawtype = "plantlike",
 	drop = "mcl_farming:potato_item",
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_farming:potato_2", {
 	description = "Premature Potato Plant (Second Stage)",
 	_doc_items_create_entry = false,
 	paramtype = "light",
+	paramtype2 = "meshoptions",
+	place_param2 = 3,
 	walkable = false,
 	drawtype = "plantlike",
 	drop = "mcl_farming:potato_item",
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_farming:potato", {
 	description = "Mature Potato Plant",
 	_doc_items_longdesc = "Mature potato plants are ready to be harvested for potatoes. They won't grow any further.",
 	paramtype = "light",
+	paramtype2 = "meshoptions",
+	place_param2 = 3,
 	walkable = false,
 	drawtype = "plantlike",
 	tiles = {"farming_potato_3.png"},