Melon

This article is about the block.
For the food, see Melon Slice.

Melon Block
A Melon Block
Type	Block
Tool Used	Sword
Luminosity	None
Transparency	None
Stackable	Yes (64)
First Appearance	Update 0.5.0

Melon is a type of Food in Minecraft Pocket Edition that was added in Update 0.5.0. If destroyed, the Player can obtain Melon Slices. 

Obtaining

Before Update 0.9.0, Melons could only be obtained by farming the Melon Seeds dropped by the Nether Reactor, but since then, Melon Blocks can be found growing in Jungle Biomes. After Update 1.0.4 it can also be Traded for Emeralds.

Farming

Melon Farming is similar to Pumpkin farming, as the stem itself does not yield the Melon, but the block is formed next to the stem when it is ready. A Melon can thus grow in any of the four adjacent squares to the stem.

Crafting

• 9 Melon Slices => 1 Melon Block
• 1 Melon Slice => 1 Melon Seeds

Trivia

• When broken, Melon blocks only yield 3-7 Melon Slices in contrast to the 9 required to Craft it.
• The fastest Tool to break it is a Sword.
  • However it will use two of its durability points.
• Melons will not grow if a Block is placed next to the stalk.