Overview
Minecraft classifies Melon Stem as 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
Melon Stem has a hardness of 0. By hand that is 0 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0 seconds.
No particular tool tier is required: any tool, or none at all, still yields the drop, so the table below is about speed rather than about whether you get anything.
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
Melon Stem resists blasts at 0, which is not enough to survive anything explosive nearby. Light passes through it, and it emits none of its own. 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
- Renewable
- Yes
- Fuel value
- 15 s
Drops
Melon Stem drops Melon Seeds.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Melon Stem in Minecraft?
Melon Stem generates naturally in the world; breaking it yields Melon Seeds.
What tool do you need to break Melon Stem?
No specific tool is required — Melon Stem can be broken by hand.
Is Melon Stem blast resistant?
Melon Stem has a blast resistance of 0, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
Is Melon Stem renewable?
Yes. Melon Stem can be obtained again and again in one world, so building with it does not exhaust the supply.
How long does Melon Stem take to break?
The correct netherite tool clears it in 0 seconds. Bare hands take 0.
