[Farming 101] How to Grow Melons in Minecraft 1.19.1

How to Grow Melons in Minecraft

Growing your food is a great way to get more bang for your buck. Crops in Minecraft are one of the most popular and used resources globally, with many uses. So it’s no surprise that this activity can often be compared to farming in real life.

You can grow extra crops, increase the amount harvested from crops, and tap into the many resources mined from the surrounding area. Read on from this post to learn how to grow melons in Minecraft.


What’s required to make a Melon Farm in Minecraft

1. Melon Seeds: Melons are found in the Nether, but you can also find them in the Overworld. To make a melon farm, you need to collect melon seeds. They’re found by breaking down melon stems with a hoe. You can also find them if you dig up or break down any plant with its branch intact. You’ll want to collect as many seeds as possible because they’re required to make a melon farm.

Melon Seeds

2. Hoe: You will need to craft a hoe for digging up dirt so you can plant your seeds there! Make sure your hoe is enchanted with a silk touch so you can pick up dirt from around your house without breaking blocks like glass or stone!

Hoe

3. Bonemeal (optional): If you want more than just your seeds turned into melons, bonemeal might help make them grow faster! It’s made from bone meal and can be used on any plant with which it has been placed.

Bonemeal (optional)


How to Get Melons In Minecraft (Steps Guide)

You can set up a Minecraft melon farm‌. Below are ways to get melons in Minecraft.


1. Find Or Place Down Water

Find Or Place Down Water

Water is your garden’s lifeblood and is the most important element for growing melons. You can find water by digging in water sources or putting down water blocks. Water will flow down from the sky, so you need to ensure that there is at least one block above where you want the water to start flowing. Also, the water source needs to be small enough to fit in the block above it; otherwise, it will take too long to flow down into your garden (it will also take longer if there’s not enough room).


2. Use Your Hoe

Use Your Hoe

Melons are very hard to get in Minecraft. To get melons, you need to dig up dirt, and then you need to place them as a plant in your garden. After that, you can plant them in your garden using your hoe and then wait for them to grow. After waiting, they will turn into melons.

Using your game controller, you can use the hoe by using the following controls:

Step 1: Windows 10 Edition, Education Edition, Java Edition (PC/Mac): right-click on the icon block.

Step 2: Pocket Edition (PE): Click on the block.

Step 3: Xbox 360, Xbox One: Click the LT button.

Step 4: PS3, PS4: hold down the L2 button.

Step 5: Wii U, Nintendo Switch: click the ZL button.


3. Plant The Melon Seeds

Plant The Melon Seeds

Melons are a type of fruit that can be grown from seeds. You can plant them in your garden or on grass blocks. You can also use melon seeds to grow melon trees, producing melons for you to harvest.

To plant the melon seeds, you must first break open the seed packet using a shovel. Next, place the packet on your crafting table and then put some cobblestone.

You can use the following controllers to plant seeds in plant melon seeds:

Step 1: PS3, PS4: hold down the L2 button.

Step 2: Wii U, Nintendo Switch: click the ZL button.

Step 3: Windows 10 Edition, Education Edition, Java Edition (PC/Mac): right-click on the icon block.

Step 4: Pocket Edition (PE): Click on the block.

Step 5: Xbox 360, Xbox One: Click the LT button.


4. Fertilize the Seeds

Fertilize the Seeds

Melons can be planted in any dirt, but it’s best to use sandy soil. Next, you can fertilize the seeds by adding fertilizer to the water. Fertilizer is often used to grow produce and flowers, so you may already have some handy in your home. If not, you can purchase it from a store or online.

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Once your seeds are ready for planting, add them to your dirt and wait for them to sprout. However, you can increase this process by using a bone meal to fertilize the seeds. Select the bone meal in the hot bar. To do this, use these game controls to fertilizer your plants:

Step 1: Wii U, Nintendo Switch: click the ZL button.

Step 2: Windows 10 Edition, Education Edition, Java Edition (PC/Mac): right-click on the icon block.

Step 3: PS3, PS4: hold down the L2 button.

Step 4: Pocket Edition (PE): Click on the block.

Step 5: Xbox 360, Xbox One: Click the LT button.


Final Thoughts

Growing watermelons in Minecraft is fun and rewarding, especially if you can harvest them for food. Melons are relatively easy to grow; if you place the seeds in a warm and sunny place, they will grow quicker than pumpkins. Growing crops in Minecraft is an essential part of the game, and you must carefully plan every step of your garden. Melons are especially difficult as they require extra care and maintenance, but with our tips, you shouldn’t have any difficulties getting a decent crop.

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