Overview
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Attached Melon Stem is a wooden block. This is a Creative-mode block; Survival players will never hold one. It breaks almost instantly, with a hardness of just 0.
You can break it by hand without losing the drop. Breaking it produces Melon Seeds. Light passes through it, so it will not darken the space behind it.
It offers almost no protection from explosions (0 blast resistance). No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
How long it takes to break
Attached Melon Stem sits at hardness 0: 0 seconds per block with your fists, 0 with the correct netherite tool.
There is no tier requirement to worry about. Any tool, or none, returns the drop; the numbers below just say how fast.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed. On a block this soft the enchantment reaches instant mining almost immediately.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | instant | instant | instant |
| Wooden | instant | instant | instant |
| Stone | instant | instant | instant |
| Iron | instant | instant | instant |
| Diamond | instant | instant | instant |
| Netherite | instant | instant | instant |
| Golden | instant | instant | instant |
Properties
Blast resistance on Attached Melon Stem is 0, so any explosion nearby takes it out. It lets light pass and gives off no light. The block is tagged for axes, and only that class gets the speed bonus; everything else mines at bare-hand rate. Broken normally it drops Melon Seeds rather than itself; Silk Touch is what returns the block, and Fortune raises the ordinary drop instead. As furnace fuel it burns for 15 seconds — one and a half smelting operations.
- Required tool
- Any
- Fuel value
- 15 s
Drops
Attached Melon Stem drops Melon Seeds.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Attached Melon Stem in Minecraft?
Attached Melon Stem generates naturally in the world; breaking it yields Melon Seeds.
What tool do you need to break Attached Melon Stem?
No specific tool is required — Attached Melon Stem can be broken by hand.
Is Attached Melon Stem blast resistant?
Attached Melon Stem has a blast resistance of 0, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How long does Attached Melon Stem take to break?
The correct netherite tool clears it in 0 seconds. Bare hands take 0.
