How to make Melon Seeds in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft melon seeds with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, melon seeds are one of the many food items that you can make.

melon seeds

Let's explore how to make melon seeds.

Supported Platforms

Melon seeds are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Melon Seeds in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Melon Seeds

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft melon seeds:

How to craft Melon Seeds in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Melon Seeds

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make melon seeds, place 1 melon slice in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making melon seeds, it is important that the melon slice is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 melon slice placed in the first box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for melon seeds.

Crafting recipe for melon seeds

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the melon seeds will appear in the box to the right.

melon seeds

3. Move the Melon Seeds to Inventory

Once you have crafted melon seeds, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed melon seeds

Congratulations, you have made melon seeds in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Melon Seeds

Things to Do with Melon Seeds

Here are some activities that you can do with melon seeds in Minecraft: