EASY Automatic Melon & Pumpkin Farm in Minecraft 1.21!
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Ready to grow your own automated pumpkin and melon patch?
This guide will show you how to build a simple yet efficient Melon & Pumpkin Farm that will keep your supply of these tasty crops stocked up.
Whether you need them for crafting, decorating, or just snacking, this farm is the perfect solution. Let’s get growing!
A full step-by-step guide can be found in the video tutorial at the end of this article.
Benefits of a Melon & Pumpkin Farm
- Endless Supply: A Melon and Pumpkin Farm provides a constant supply of melons and pumpkins, which can be used for various purposes like crafting, trading, or consumption.
- Time-Saving: Experience the convenience of having your farm operate independently, requiring minimal player input. Automate the repetitive task of breaking and collecting melons and pumpkins, allowing you to focus on other aspects of your Minecraft world.
- Make a Bone Meal Farm: Easily transform your Melon and Pumpkin Farm into a Bone Meal Farm by adding a composter to the end of the storage system. This will convert both melons and pumpkins into bone meal. For a detailed guide on transforming your farm, check out this video tutorial: EASY Bone Meal Farm in Minecraft 1.21.
How It Works
- The farm features a 40-slot planting area where melon or pumpkin seeds can be placed. Once planted, the seeds will grow into mature plants with the help of natural light from the glowstones and water.
- Pistons are strategically placed around the planting area. When the melons or pumpkins reach maturity, the pistons activate and automatically harvest them.
- A minecart hopper is positioned beneath the planting area. As the melons or pumpkins break, the moving minecart collects them. The collected items are then transported to a chest, where they are stored.
Farm Details
- Farm Performance:
- 1250 Melon Per Hour OR
- 250 Pumpkin Per Hour
- Farm Mode: Fully Automatic
- Farm Location: Overworld Dimension
- Farm Expansion: Not Expandable
- Platforms: Java & Bedrock
- Versions: 1.21 +
Required Materials
- 192 Building Block
- 80 Dirt
- 76 Glass Block
- 40 Piston
- 40 Observer
- 5 Glowstone
- 1 stairs
- 2 Chest
- 1 Hopper
- 1 Minecart Hopper
- 82 Rail
- 24 Powered Rail
- 41 Redstone Dust
- 1 Redstone Torch
- 1 Redstone Comparator
- 1 Water Bucket
- 1 Hoe
- 40 Seeds (Melon or Pumpkin)
Additional Tips
- The farm can be built underground, taking advantage of the natural light provided by glowstone. Sea Lantern or Shroomlight can also be used instead of glowstone.
- You can use any building block other than Smooth Stone to build the farm structure.
- Glass blocks are also not mandatory. Instead, you can use any other block you like.
