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Farming guides
Harvest pumpkins and melons while retaining stems
Java Edition · renewable fruit blocks or melon slices for crafting and trading.
Where to farm
Overworld — lit farm plot with mature stems and vacant adjacent dirt-like blocks.
Mature pumpkin and melon stems can produce fruit on adjacent suitable ground. Harvest the fruit without breaking the stem, then leave its fruit space clear so it can produce again. Pumpkins drop as blocks; melons break into slices under ordinary harvesting.
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How to farm
Before you go
- Pumpkin seeds or melon seeds.
- Farmland and light level 9 at the stems.
- Adjacent suitable ground for fruit placement.
- Optional pistons, observers or a manual harvest route.
- Plant pumpkin or melon seeds on farmland and provide light level 9 or higher at the stems.
- Leave a suitable adjacent dirt-like block beside each stem for fruit to appear.
- Let stems mature; bone meal can advance stem growth but does not force a fruit to appear.
- Watch for fruit on adjacent ground and harvest it while leaving the stem planted.
- Clear the fruit space so the mature stem can produce there again.
- Collect pumpkins as blocks or melons as slices, depending on crop and harvesting method.
- For automation, use a tested piston-based design that collects fruit without uprooting the stem.
Farming tips
- A fruit already occupying the adjacent position blocks that stem from producing another fruit there until harvested.
- Melon slices can provide melon seeds for expanding the plot after you have starter stock.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeatable while stems remain planted and fruit spaces are cleared after harvest; fruit production is not a fixed timer.
Common mistakes
- Breaking the stem while harvesting: target the fruit block instead.
- Leaving fruit in place: clear the occupied spot to allow another fruit there.
- Expecting bone meal to force fruit production: it advances stem growth only.
When to stop or switch
Stop harvesting when the project or trade stock is sufficient; leave stems and open fruit spaces for future production.
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Harvest pumpkins and melons while retaining stems
Overworld — lit farm plot with mature stems and vacant adjacent dirt-like blocks.
- Pumpkin seeds or melon seeds.
- Farmland and light level 9 at the stems.
- Adjacent suitable ground for fruit placement.
- Optional pistons, observers or a manual harvest route.
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