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 Dirt, Grass or Farmland block. If a melon is already occupying an adjacent dirt/grass or 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. Melon blocks only grow when no block is directly above the stem.

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.