diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/carrots.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/carrots.lua
index 1c3ebcdfa..b76606be2 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/carrots.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/carrots.lua
@@ -89,14 +89,7 @@ minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_farming:carrot_item", {
 	groups = {food = 2, eatable = 3, compostability = 65},
 	_mcl_saturation = 3.6,
 	on_secondary_use = minetest.item_eat(3),
-	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
-		local new = mcl_farming:place_seed(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, "mcl_farming:carrot_1")
-		if new then
-			return new
-		else
-			return minetest.do_item_eat(3, nil, itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
-		end
-	end,
+	on_place = mcl_farming:get_seed_or_eat_callback("mcl_farming:carrot_1", 3),
 })
 
 minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_farming:carrot_item_gold", {
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua
index 78532c0c0..50bb66a3b 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/potatoes.lua
@@ -95,14 +95,7 @@ minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_farming:potato_item", {
 	_mcl_saturation = 0.6,
 	stack_max = 64,
 	on_secondary_use = minetest.item_eat(1),
-	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
-		local new = mcl_farming:place_seed(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, "mcl_farming:potato_1")
-		if new then
-			return new
-		else
-			return minetest.do_item_eat(1, nil, itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
-		end
-	end,
+	on_place = mcl_farming:get_seed_or_eat_callback("mcl_farming:potato_1", 1),
 })
 
 minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_farming:potato_item_baked", {
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua
index e2e42dd25..989274c43 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_farming/shared_functions.lua
@@ -469,6 +469,21 @@ function mcl_farming:stem_color(startcolor, endcolor, step, step_count)
 	return colorstring
 end
 
+--[[Get a callback that either eats the item or plants it.
+
+Used for on_place callbacks for craft items which are seeds that can also be consumed.
+--]]
+function mcl_farming:get_seed_or_eat_callback(plantname, hp_change)
+	return function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
+		local new = mcl_farming:place_seed(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, plantname)
+		if new then
+			return new
+		else
+			return minetest.do_item_eat(hp_change, nil, itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 minetest.register_lbm({
 	label = "Add growth for unloaded farming plants",
 	name = "mcl_farming:growth",