melon Minecraft Block
Minecraft BlockMelons were first introduced in Minecraft beta 1.8 Pre-Release Adventure Update. When a melon is destroyed, it will release several melon slices, which can be crafted in groups of nine into a Melon. as of 1.7, they can be found 'wild' in Jungle Biomes.
Melon
| First Appearance | Beta 1.8 |
| Type of Block | Solid Block; Plant |
| Stackable? | Yes |
| Tool Used | Sword (Two uses per block broken) |
| Data Values | Hex: 67 Dec: 103 |
| Obeys Physics? | No |
| Luminosity | No |
| Transparency | No |
Behavior
When destroyed, melons will drop (3-7 in 1.9 Pre-release 3, 1 in 1.9 Pre-release 4) melon slices. Melons will also be destroyed when a Piston of any kind pushes a melon block. If seeds and sticky pistons are placed in the correct formation, they can be used to auto harvest melons. One melon slice can be crafted into a melon seed.
Trivia
- Melons were first revealed in an IGN interview with Notch .
- Two Melon Stems can sometimes be connected to one melon that grows beside them.
- As of 1.7.2, melons can spawn wild in jungles.
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