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Pumpkin seeds are items obtained from pumpkins that can be used to grow pumpkin stems.

Pumpkin stems are plants grown on farmland that, over time, grow pumpkins on dirt, mud and moss blocks adjacent to them.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

When broken, a pumpkin stem drops 0–3 pumpkin seeds. The chance for pumpkin seeds to drop increases with the stem's age.

Resource location Source Default
Nothing Pumpkin seeds
1 2 3
blocks/pumpkin_stem Pumpkin stem age = 0 81.3% 17.42% 1.24% 0.03%
Pumpkin stem age = 1 65.1% 30.04% 4.62% 0.24%
Pumpkin stem age = 2 51.2% 38.4% 9.6% 0.8%
Pumpkin stem age = 3 39.44% 43.02% 15.64% 1.9%
Pumpkin stem age = 4 29.13% 44.44% 22.22% 3.7%
Pumpkin stem age = 5 21.6% 43.2% 28.8% 6.4%
Pumpkin stem age = 6 15.17% 39.82% 34.84% 10.16%
Pumpkin stem age = 7 10.16% 34.84% 39.82% 15.17%
blocks/attached_pumpkin_stem Attached Pumpkin stem 10.16% 34.84% 39.82% 15.17%

Natural generation[]

Pumpkin stems generate naturally in stem farm rooms in woodland mansions.

Pumpkin stems generate in taiga and snowy taiga[BE only] village farms.

Chest loot[]

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Pumpkin Seeds Dungeon Chest 2–4 18.5%
Mineshaft Chest 2–4 27.3%
Village Taiga house chest 1–5 40.6%
Woodland mansion Chest 2–4 18.5%
Bedrock Edition
Pumpkin Seeds Dungeon Chest 2–4 18.5%
Mineshaft Chest 2–4 27.3%
Bonus chest Chest 1–2 33.3%
Village Taiga house chest 1–5 43.7%
Woodland mansion Chest 2–4 18.5%

Crafting[]

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Pumpkin

4

Trading[]

Wandering traders sell pumpkin seeds for 1 emerald.

Post-generation[]

Shearing an uncarved pumpkin yields 4 pumpkin seeds.

Usage[]

Farming[]

Pumpkin seeds can be planted only on farmland, as stems. Over time, a stem grows through several stages[needs testing] and, at its final growth stage, will produce pumpkins on any adjacent dirt, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, grass block, farmland, podzol, mycelium, moss block, mud or muddy mangrove roots. If a pumpkin is already occupying a spot adjacent to a stem it does not grow more pumpkins until the pumpkin is removed. A single stem can grow an unlimited number of pumpkins. Pumpkin stems need a minimum light level of 10 in the block above the stem to grow and give pumpkins. Pumpkin seeds are affected by bone meal only with respect to stem growth; bone meal does not help produce the actual pumpkins.

Breeding[]

Like other seeds, pumpkin seeds can be used to breed chickens, lead chickens around, and make baby chickens grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.

Taming[]

Like other seeds, pumpkin seeds can be used to tame parrots.

Composting[]

Placing pumpkin seeds into a composter has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Pumpkin stem[]

A pumpkin stem is the block that is planted on farmland when pumpkin seeds are used on it. It starts underground, and rises up as the plant grows. The stem is colored green when young, and then yellow once fully grown.

The stem curves once a pumpkin has grown from it. A fully-grown single stem connects to any pumpkin in an adjacent square, thus there are 5 possible appearances to a stem. If there are multiple pumpkins it can connect to, it favors the east, then west, north, and south. When the pumpkin is removed, the stem returns to its straight shape.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placeditem.crop.plant[sound 1]subtitles.block.generic.place0.450.8/0.9616
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 2]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wood.fallNone[sound 2]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. Unlike all other block placement sound events, these are listed under items. Confirmed to be intentional by Mojang, see MC-177459
  2. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.wood1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.wood1.00.8
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.wood0.230.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.wood0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.wood0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.wood0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.wood0.181.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
Pumpkin Stempumpkin_stemBlockbee_growables
crops
block.minecraft.pumpkin_stem
Attached Pumpkin Stemattached_pumpkin_stemBlockNoneblock.minecraft.attached_pumpkin_stem
Pumpkin Seedspumpkin_seedsItemitem.minecraft.pumpkin_seeds

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Pumpkin Stempumpkin_stem104Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.pumpkin_stem.name
Pumpkin Seedspumpkin_seeds292Itemitem.pumpkin_seeds.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. Unavailable with /give command
  3. The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

See also: Block states

Java Edition:
Growing

Name Default value Allowed values Description
age0 0A newly planted stem.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Intermediate growth stages of the stem.
7A fully mature stem, capable of producing pumpkins.

Attached

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west
The direction from the stem to the pumpkin.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
growth0x1
0x2
0x4
0 00A newly planted stem.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Intermediate growth stages of the stem.
77A fully mature stem, capable of producing pumpkins.
facing_directionNot Supported0 0
1
UnsupportedUnused
2UnsupportedStem pointing north.
3UnsupportedStem pointing south.
4UnsupportedStem pointing west.
5UnsupportedStem pointing east.

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawA Seedy Place
Plant a seed and watch it grow HusbandryPlant one of these 7 crops: Other crops and plants can be planted, but are ignored for this advancement.husbandry/plant_seed

History[]

This section is missing information about check if stems floated above farmland upon initial implementation. 
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Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releasePumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1 Added pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkin Stem Age 0 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE1 Added the pumpkin stem, with seven stages of growth.
Pumpkin seeds can be found in the new mineshaft chests.
Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE1 The pumpkin stem has four slightly visually distinct appearances for each facing direction - the bent part of the stem rotates, but the other two planes do not.
Pumpkin Stem Age 8 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE1 Pumpkin stem data values from 8 through 15 now show a glitched formation, with a floating stem with an attached stem cross eventually emerging below.
Attached Stem Age 8 JE1 Attached Stem Age 9 JE1 Attached Stem Age 10 JE1 Attached Stem Age 11 JE1 Attached Stem Age 12 JE1 Attached Stem Age 13 JE1 Attached Stem Age 14 JE1 Attached Stem Age 15 JE1 Pumpkin stem blocks with data values higher than 7 can attach to adjacent fruits, which results in buggy stem textures with vines in the mix due to vines being below attached stems in terrain.png.
Pre-release 2 ;)Pumpkin stems can now be grown faster using bone meal.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Pumpkins can now be crafted into pumpkin seeds.
1.3.11.3The texture of pumpkin stems has been moved one pixel to the left in terrain.png.
Pumpkin Stem Age 0 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE2 Stems now appear slightly different.
Pumpkin Stem Age 8 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE2 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE2 Overgrown attached pumpkin stems now appear slightly different.
Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE2 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE2 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE2 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE2 Attached pumpkin stems now appear slightly different.
Attached Stem Age 8 JE2 Attached Stem Age 9 JE2 Attached Stem Age 10 JE2 Attached Stem Age 11 JE2 Attached Stem Age 12 JE2 Attached Stem Age 13 JE2 Attached Stem Age 14 JE2 Attached Stem Age 15 JE2 Overgrown attached pumpkin stems now appear slightly different.
1.4.212w36aChickens now use wheat seeds, melon seeds and pumpkin seeds, instead of wheat to breed.
1.513w02aPumpkin Stem Age 0 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE3 Pumpkin stems now use a squished version of their texture for immature stems, depending on age.
Pumpkin Stem Age 8 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE3 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE3 This also affects pumpkin stems of ages 8-15, which are likewise stretched to accommodate its predicted size.
Attached Stem Age 8 JE3 Attached Stem Age 9 JE3 Attached Stem Age 10 JE3 Attached Stem Age 11 JE3 Attached Stem Age 12 JE3 Attached Stem Age 13 JE3 Attached Stem Age 14 JE3 Attached Stem Age 15 JE3 Pumpkin stems of extreme ages, which are attached to adjacent fruits, now show a stretched and tinted stem appearance.
13w03aPumpkin Stem Age 0 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE4 Pumpkin stems are no longer squished or stretched to account for age.[1]
Pumpkin Stem Age 8 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE4 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE4 Pumpkin stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted trapdoor texture.
From this version up until 14w08a, overgrown pumpkin stems start to draw from the texture below them on the texture atlas, in much the same way they previously did with terrain.png. However, as texture atlases are unstable and textures tend to change positions as new blocks and textures are added, overgrown stems change the texture they draw from every time new textures are added, which includes when textures added by mods.
13w09aPumpkin Stem Age 8 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE5 Pumpkin stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted birch wood texture.
1.6.113w24aMelon and pumpkin stems have now been assigned separate textures.
Pumpkin Stem Age 8 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE6 Pumpkin stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted curving rail texture.
1.7.213w37aAdded the /setblock command, allowing for invalid pumpkin stem ages to be placed in the world without using external editors. This also allows them to be obtained in earlier versions via backdating.
13w41aPumpkin Stem Age 8 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE7 Pumpkin stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted lit furnace texture.
13w43aPumpkin Stem Age 8 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 12 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 13 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 14 JE8 Pumpkin Stem Age 15 JE8 Pumpkin stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted pumpkin top texture.
1.814w10aPumpkin Stem Age 8 JE9 Pumpkin Stem Age 9 JE9 Pumpkin Stem Age 10 JE9 Pumpkin Stem Age 11 JE9 Pumpkin stems with data values 8-11 now display a tinted attached stem, with 8 facing west, 9 facing east, 10 facing north and 11 facing south.
Invalid pumpkin stems with data values 12-15 now crash the game.
14w25aPumpkin Stem Age 0 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE5 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE5 Pumpkin stems now render as a single diagonal plane, or, in the case of attached stems, a diagonal and orthogonal plane.
Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE3 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE3 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE3 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE3 The attached pumpkin stem model now fully rotates to the direction the stem points. Prior to this update, the base of the pumpkin stem would stay the same while the long attaching section would differ, resulting in four possible attached stem appearances.
Invalid overgrown pumpkin stems have now effectively been removed from the game, as attempting to place an out of range stem via /setblock creates a stem of age 0 and loading a world with existing such stems cause a game crash.
14w26aPumpkin Stem Age 0 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE6 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE6 Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE4 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE4 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE4 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE4 Pumpkin stems now correctly render as crosses again.[2]
14w27aAttached Stem Age 0 14w27a Attached Stem Age 1 14w27a Attached Stem Age 2 14w27a Attached Stem Age 3 14w27a Attached Stem Age 4 14w27a Attached Stem Age 5 14w27a Attached Stem Age 6 14w27a Due to a bug, all pumpkin stems now appear attached regardless of age or any actual attachment.[3]
14w28aAll pumpkin stems appearing attached regardless of the age of any actual attachment has been fixed. However, pumpkin stems still appear attached to adjacent fruits regardless of age due to a similar bug.[4]
14w34dPumpkin seeds no longer can be used to breed chickens.
1.915w31aChickens can now use pumpkin seeds to breed again.
15w44aPumpkin seeds have been added to dungeon chests.
The average yield of pumpkin seeds in mineshaft chests has been decreased.
15w45aPumpkin stems must now be fully grown again to attach.
1.1116w39aPumpkin seeds are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
Pumpkin stems now generate inside woodland mansions.
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the pumpkin_stem ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Pumpkin seeds can now be obtained by shearing an uncarved pumpkin.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 104, and the item's 361.
17w48aAttached pumpkin stems no longer drop seeds.
1.1418w43aPumpkin Stem Age 0 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE7 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE7 The stem texture has changed.
Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE5 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE5 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE5 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE5 The pumpkin stem texture change also affects the base cross on pumpkin stems.
18w50aPumpkin stems now generate in the updated taiga village farms.
Pumpkin seeds can now be found in chests in taiga village houses.
19w03aPlacing pumpkin seeds into the new composter has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.
19w05aPumpkin seeds now have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
Added wandering traders, which sell pumpkin seeds.
1.1519w34aBees can now pollinate pumpkin stems.
19w39aAttached pumpkin stems now drop seeds again.[5]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0build 1Pumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1 Added pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkin Stem Age 0 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE1[verify] Added pumpkin stems.
Pumpkin seeds are obtainable from the Nether reactor.
v0.12.1build 1Pumpkin seeds are no longer available from the Nether reactor.
v0.14.0build 1Pumpkin seeds can now be found in minecart with chests inside mineshafts.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Pumpkin stems now generate inside woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Pumpkin seeds are now used to tame parrots.
1.4.0beta 1.2.13.8Pumpkin seeds can now be obtained by shearing an uncarved pumpkin.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE5[more information needed] The texture of attached pumpkin stems has been changed.
Pumpkin seeds can now be bought from wandering traders.
A single pumpkin crop now generates in the new taiga and snowy taiga villages.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1A single pumpkin seed can now be used to fill the composter.
Pumpkin seeds can now be found in taiga and snowy taiga village house chests.
Legacy Console Edition
TU5CU1 1.0 Patch 1Pumpkin Seeds JE1 BE1 Added pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkin Stem Age 0 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE1[verify] Added pumpkin stems.
TU69 1.76 Patch 38Pumpkin seeds can now be obtained by shearing an uncarved pumpkin.
1.90 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE5[more information needed] The texture of attached pumpkin stems has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Pumpkin Stem Age 0 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 1 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 2 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 3 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 4 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 5 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 6 JE1 Pumpkin Stem Age 7 JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (N) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (E) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (S) JE1 Attached Pumpkin Stem (W) JE1[verify] Added pumpkin stems.

Pumpkin stem "item"[]

The following content is transcluded from Technical blocks/Pumpkin Stem.
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Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releasePumpkin stems have an extra, unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 104.
Java Edition
1.2.5prePumpkin stems can now be obtained via Pick Block in creative.
1.3.112w16aPumpkin stem items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric ID.
1.7.213w37aThe direct item form of pumpkin stems has been removed from the game. It can no longer exist as an item in any way, only as a placed block.
Pocket Edition Alpha
?Pumpkin stems probably exist as an item.

Appearances[]

Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 PrereleaseStem (texture) JE1 BE1 The pumpkin stem item uses this texture in inventories, when held in first or third person view or as a dropped item.
1.3.11.3Stem (texture) JE2 BE2 The pumpkin stem item now uses this texture in inventories, when held in first or third person view or as a dropped item.
This is due to the stem texture changing in this version, being moved a pixel to the left.
1.4.212w34aThe pumpkin stem item now uses the aforementioned texture when in an item frame.
Bedrock Edition
?Stem (inventory) BE Pumpkin stems appear tinted in the inventory, although not anywhere else.[6]

Names[]

This section is missing information about
  • Early behavior
  • Command announced name. 
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Java Edition
  • 13w25c - 13w36b: tile.pumpkinStem.name
Bedrock Edition
  • ? - ?: Pumpkin Stem[6]

Issues[]

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