Melon Seeds

Melon seeds will grow Melons in 1.8. The seeds can be found in Abandoned Mines. Seeds can also be crafted using a Melon (Slice).

Because you cannot use bone meal to instantly grow melons, and that seeds can take hours to grow, it is very hard to farm melons and Pumpkins.

Melon seeds can be found in Abandoned Mine Shaft chests.