Melon Seeds

Melon seeds are an item that currently can only be found in Abandoned Mine Shaft Chests or by putting a melon slice into the crafting grid.

Melon seeds can be planted. Over time, they grow into a stem and produce a Melon on any adjacent Farmland block (or dirt/grass as of a weekly build). If a melon is already occupying an adjacent farmland spot, the stem will not grow any more melons until the melon is removed. When a melon grows on farmland it turns into a regular dirt block. A single stem can grow an unlimited number of melons.

Melon seeds take a longer time to grow than other crops, and breaking a melon block yields 3-7 melon slices which can be used as a reliable food source.

As of the release of 1.0.0, Melon Seeds are affected by bone meal only in the first stage of growth, not once they are a yellow stem.