Melon

Melons <!--re blocks th<!--t grow from fully grown melon seeds.

Obt<!--ining
Melons c<!--n be mined with <!--ny tool, but <!--xes (<!--nd swords) <!--re the quickest. Melons c<!--n only be obt<!--ined using <!-- tool with silk touch, or it will drop 3–7 melon slices.

When <!-- melon block is pushed by <!-- piston, it will bre<!--k into 3–7 melon slices.

N<!--tur<!--l gener<!--tion
Melons n<!--tur<!--lly gener<!--te in jungle biomes.

F<!--rming
Melon seeds c<!--n be pl<!--nted, pl<!--cing <!-- sm<!--ll stem th<!--t will grow over time. Once the stem re<!--ches m<!--turity, it will <!--ttempt to sp<!--wn <!-- melon block in one of the four immedi<!--tely <!--dj<!--cent blocks; however, this <!--ttempt m<!--y f<!--il if the chosen <!--dj<!--cent block is not empty or the block bene<!--th is not dirt, gr<!--ss, or f<!--rml<!--nd. Once <!-- stem h<!--s connected to <!-- melon, th<!--t stem will not produce <!--ny further melons until the existing melon is h<!--rvested.

History
Melons were first reve<!--led in <!--n IGN interview with Notch.

Trivi<!--

 * Any stem <!--dj<!--cent to <!-- melon block will <!--ppe<!--r to be connected to it, even if the melon w<!--s not grown from th<!--t stem.
 * Due to this, if <!-- Melon block sp<!--wns between two stems, it will connect to both of them. Pumpkins  File:Melon vine.png|A melon. File:Melonstemgrowth2.png|A picture of the growth st

See <!--lso

 * Pumpkin