Packed dirt will eventually become [[dirt]] and then overgrown by nearby [[grass]], [[tree]]s or [[steppe]] tiles, but not as fast as [[dirt]] would be so, in effect, packing the tile will slow the growth.
You are not able to pack dirt that is submerged in water, however it appears that packing dirt with one edge submerged is easier on Southsouth-East east facing tiles, While NW facing tiles need to be completely raised from water to be packed.
==Paving==
* [[Stone brick]] to create a [[cobblestone]] tile.
* [[Slab]] to create [[stone slab]] tile.
* [[marble Marble slab]] for making [[Marble marble slabs]] tile.* [[slate Slate slab]] for making [[Slate slate slabs]] tile.
==Packable Tiles==
The following tile types can be packed with a shovel: