Pumpkins in Minecraft are one of the most common and useful crops in the game. They can be found in most biomes of Minecraft, are easy to grow, and have a variety of uses. But unfortunately, they don’t grow like other crops in Minecraft. Because of that, you need to take extra measures to harvest, collect and use pumpkin in your world. So we are stepping in to make your life easier and teaching you how to make a pumpkin farm in Minecraft. Once you build the pumpkin farm, you can let the farm do its job while you explore your world. The best thing about this farm is that you can use the same design to create a melon farm as well. With that said, let’s dive right in!
We will first cover the uses of pumpkins in Minecraft 1.19 to help you make the most out of this farm. But if you are not interested in that, use the table below to skip to the farm building process.
- Uses of Pumpkins in MinecraftItems Required to Make a Pumpkin FarmEasily Make a Pumpkin and Melon Farm in MinecraftHow Does the Pumpkin Farm WorkFrequently Asked Questions
Uses of Pumpkins in Minecraft
Since we are going to build a pumpkin farm, you should know the various ways in which you can use this fruit within Minecraft:
Uses of Melons in Minecraft
You can use the design of a pumpkin farm in Minecraft to grow melons as well. They both follow the same mechanics. But when it comes to usage, the melons don’t match up to pumpkins. You can either eat them directly or trade them for emeralds. That’s all. That said, it is time to look at the materials you need to make a pumpkin farm.
You need the following items to build a Pumpkin farm in Minecraft:
- One Bucket of WaterTwo ChestsA HopperEight PistonsSix ObserversOne HoeSix Solid Blocks (any)Eight Pieces of Redstone DustSix Pumpkin Seeds (or melon seeds, if preferred)Fifty Building Blocks (any)Optional: Froglights (or any other light source)Optional: Forty-Four Glass Blocks
All of the items you need for a basic pumpkin farm are easy to acquire. But you might have to put in some effort to find the pumpkin seeds. They can be found in villages, dungeons, mineshafts, Woodland Mansions, and by trading with Wandering Traders. Though, most players rely on finding naturally generated pumpkins and breaking them to obtain seeds.
The design we are covering here is the easiest pumpkin farm design in the community. It was developed by YouTuber NaMiature and works on both Minecraft Java vs Bedrock editions. You can use the same blueprint to build a melon farm in Minecraft. Just the seeds are different in each case.
Follow the steps below to make a pumpkin or melon farm in Minecraft:
Then, at one end of the cavity, dig an L-shaped hole that is two blocks deep.
After that, put two chests side-by-side on the extended end of the two-block deep hole. After that, put a hopper on the edge of the chest next to the extended hole. This hopper should directly connect to the chest.
Once one edge of the farm is ready, go to the other edge of the 8-block hole. Then, empty a bucket of water at the far edge. The water will flow from that edge to the hopper. Every item that enters this flow will directly reach the hopper and stored in the chests.
Plantation Area for Pumpkin Farm
Unlike other crops, alongside water, pumpkins also require an additional empty block to grow upon. The block where their seed is planted acts as the stem, and the block adjacent to the stem is where the actual pumpkin fruit grows. Keeping these mechanics in mind, let’s create a plantation area for the pumpkin farm in Minecraft.
Then, plant the pumpkin or melon seeds in the tilled spots by right-clicking or using the secondary action key. You can perform this step after finishing the farm as well.
Now, put an observer behind each tilled block. Each observer should be facing the tilled block where you have planted the pumpkin seeds.
Then, put pistons on either side of the observers. These pistons should be facing the water pathway, as they will push the fully-grown pumpkins into the water flow for collection.
Automate the Pumpkin Farm
With the harvesting and plantation area ready, it’s time to activate the pumpkin farm and automate it. Here’s how to go about it:
Now, place a piece of Redstone dust behind every piston on the pumpkin farm in Minecraft.
Finally, cover the entire farm with solid blocks to prevent pumpkins from falling outside the water path. If you want to keep an eye on the farm, it’s best to use glass blocks.
How Does the Pumpkin Farm Work
The mechanic behind the functionality of the pumpkin farm is simple. In Minecraft, the observers can detect the growth of stems. So, whenever the stem grows, the observer sends a Redstone signal, which moves the pistons. The pistons can dislocate the pumpkins in front of them, making them drop as an item in the stream of water.
The water takes these pumpkins to the hoppers, which collect them in chests. At the same time, the hopper also collects seeds that are dropped by the pumpkins. Meanwhile, the stem restarts the cycle by growing and spawning another pumpkin.
How to grow pumpkins faster in the Minecraft farm?
Where can you plant pumpkin seeds?
You must leave one block of space empty adjacent to the pumpkin seed.
