diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/Helper.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/Helper.java
index 63c633f8..9314f4bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/Helper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/Helper.java
@@ -321,4 +321,16 @@ public final class Helper {
         }
         return ItemStack.EMPTY;
     }
+
+    public static BlockPos getClosestAirAboveGround(Level level, BlockPos pos, int radius) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < radius; i++) {
+            var up = pos.above(i);
+            if (level.isEmptyBlock(up) && !level.isEmptyBlock(up.below()))
+                return up;
+            var dn = pos.below(i);
+            if (level.isEmptyBlock(dn) && !level.isEmptyBlock(dn.below()))
+                return dn;
+        }
+        return pos;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/chunk/effect/PlantBoostEffect.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/chunk/effect/PlantBoostEffect.java
index b990ba53..fe0dded8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/chunk/effect/PlantBoostEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/chunk/effect/PlantBoostEffect.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.ellpeck.naturesaura.chunk.effect;
 
+import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.Helper;
 import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.ModConfig;
 import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.NaturesAura;
 import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.api.NaturesAuraAPI;
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ public class PlantBoostEffect implements IDrainSpotEffect {
             return;
         for (var i = this.amount / 2 + level.random.nextInt(this.amount / 2); i >= 0; i--) {
             var x = Mth.floor(pos.getX() + (2 * level.random.nextFloat() - 1) * this.dist);
-            var y = Mth.floor(pos.getY() + (2 * level.random.nextFloat() - 1) * this.dist);
+            var y = Mth.floor(pos.getY() + (2 * level.random.nextFloat() - 1) * this.dist / 2);
             var z = Mth.floor(pos.getZ() + (2 * level.random.nextFloat() - 1) * this.dist);
-            var plantPos = new BlockPos(x, y, z).below();
+            var plantPos = Helper.getClosestAirAboveGround(level, new BlockPos(x, y, z), this.dist / 2).below();
             if (plantPos.distSqr(pos) <= this.dist * this.dist && level.isLoaded(plantPos)) {
                 if (NaturesAuraAPI.instance().isEffectPowderActive(level, plantPos, PlantBoostEffect.NAME))
                     continue;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/ClientEvents.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/ClientEvents.java
index 6e7fe177..fb314bab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/ClientEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/events/ClientEvents.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.BonemealableBlock;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.LeavesBlock;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.MyceliumBlock;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.Heightmap;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
@@ -110,8 +109,9 @@ public class ClientEvents {
                         var amount = Mth.floor(190 * ModConfig.instance.excessParticleAmount.get());
                         for (var i = 0; i < amount; i++) {
                             var x = Mth.floor(mc.player.getX()) + mc.level.random.nextInt(64) - 32;
+                            var y = Mth.floor(mc.player.getY()) + mc.level.random.nextInt(32) - 16;
                             var z = Mth.floor(mc.player.getZ()) + mc.level.random.nextInt(64) - 32;
-                            var pos = new BlockPos(x, mc.level.getHeight(Heightmap.Types.WORLD_SURFACE, x, z) - 1, z);
+                            var pos = Helper.getClosestAirAboveGround(mc.level, new BlockPos(x, y, z), 16).below();
                             var state = mc.level.getBlockState(pos);
                             var block = state.getBlock();
                             if (block instanceof BonemealableBlock || block instanceof IPlantable || block instanceof LeavesBlock || block instanceof MyceliumBlock) {