Pumpkins are naturally generated in almost all of Minecraft’s biomes. In addition, loot chests contain pumpkin and its seeds. Players can find pumpkins in the taiga and snowy hill villages in place of hay bales.
In Minecraft, breaking pumpkin blocks with an ax is the quickest method. Pumpkins drop as a block as opposed to individual pieces, unlike melons. One pumpkin block gives four seeds. On an empty side, these seeds grow into stems and produce pumpkin blocks.
- Snow Golem.
- Iron Golem.
- Jack O’Lantern.
- Pumpkin Pie.
- Pumpkin Seeds.
Natural generation
In most Overworld biomes, patches of pumpkins spontaneously appear as part of the terrain. They only need grass blocks with air above (clear of any vegetation such as grass or flowers), and they can still generate even if the grass block is covered in a layer of snow. Practically speaking, this means that pumpkins are relatively uncommon in stony or sandy biomes, as well as in grassy biomes with few patches of clear grass. Pumpkin patches can be generated by each chunk with a 1 in 32 chance, making naturally occurring pumpkins more rare than diamond ore.
Pumpkins naturally generate in stem farm rooms in woodland mansions.
4 pumpkins generate naturally in woolen tents in pillager outposts.
Pumpkins grow naturally in taiga and snowy taiga [BE only] villages as piles and in some farms.
Scarecrows made of carved pumpkins can be found in the rail rooms of woodland mansions and in the pillaging outposts.
Any tool can be used to mine pumpkins, but axes are the quickest method.
| Block | PumpkinCarved Pumpkin | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 1.5 | |
| Wooden | 0.75 | |
| Stone | 0.4 | |
| Iron | 0.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.2 | |
| Netherite | 0.2 | |
| Golden | 0.15 | |
| Sword | 1 | |
- Times are measured in seconds for unenchanted tools used by players with no status effects. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
A piston pushes a pumpkin and a carved pumpkin until they break and fall as a unit. It cannot be pulled.
Chest loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Pumpkin | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1–3 | 14.4% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Pumpkin | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1–3 | 14.4% |
Mob loot
You can obtain a snow golem’s carved pumpkin by chopping off its head, which reveals the golem’s face. The carved pumpkin cannot be put back on the golem.
Wandering traders can sell a pumpkin for one emerald.
Use shears on an uncarved pumpkin to create a carved pumpkin (and 4 pumpkin seeds in the Java Edition or 1 unit of pumpkin seeds in the Bedrock Edition). Once carved, a pumpkin cannot be changed back to uncarved. This changes the rotation of the top texture. [1].
When placed, a carved pumpkin automatically faces the player.
FarmingMain article:
Pumpkin farming strategies parallel those of melons. Planted pumpkin seeds grow a central stem that, after maturing, generates pumpkins randomly on adjacent vacant dirt-based blocks (those in the #dirt block tag in Java Edition, dirt/grass block/farmland/coarse dirt in Bedrock Edition). When a pumpkin is taken from the vine without removing the center stalk, another pumpkin grows without the need for replanting or waiting for the stalk to grow back. If a carved pumpkin is desired, simply cut the ground-level pumpkin with shears before harvesting it as usual.
It takes between 10 and 30 minutes for pumpkin stems to fully develop. For them to grow, light levels of 9 or higher are necessary. Bone meal can be applied to pumpkin stems to help them grow fully, but doing so does not immediately result in a pumpkin.
Without providing any real armor protection, a carved pumpkin can be used as a helmet. It restricts the player’s view to a mask pattern that resembles the pumpkin’s carved face when it is worn. When using the third-person view, which is switched on by pressing F5, the pattern is not visible. Additionally, it does not show up when the heads-up display is turned off by pressing F1. [2][Java Edition only].
When endermen look at a player wearing a carved pumpkin, they are not enraged.
Within the block the dispenser is facing, it is possible for dispensers to equip a carved pumpkin on a player, a mob, or an armor stand with an empty helmet slot. If a snow golem or an iron golem can spawn after the pumpkin is placed, it can also place the carved pumpkin as a block.
Building golems
As demonstrated below, carved pumpkins can be used to create snow golems and iron golems. Iron golems need blocks of iron, whereas snow golems need blocks of snow for their bodies. Place the carved pumpkin last for the golem to spawn. When creating an iron golem or a snow golem, the direction the pumpkin was carved in is irrelevant.
Crafting ingredient
As part of their trades, villager apprentice farmers exchange six pumpkins for an emerald. [Bedrock Edition only].
Farmers at the apprentice level have a 2/3 chance of purchasing six pumpkins for one emerald. [Java Edition only].
The following enchantments can only be applied to carved pumpkins through an anvil.
Placing a pumpkin or carved pumpkin into a composter has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1
Note blocks
You can make didgeridoo sounds by placing a pumpkin under note blocks. This doesnt apply to carved pumpkins. [3].
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Pumpkin_carve1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Pumpkin_carve2.ogg | Shears carve | Blocks | When a pumpkin is carved | block.pumpkin.carve |
subtitles.block.pumpkin.carve |
1.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
Data values
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin | pumpkin |
Block & Item | enderman_holdable mineable/axe |
block.minecraft.pumpkin |
| Carved Pumpkin | carved_pumpkin |
Block & Item | enderman_holdable mineable/axe |
block.minecraft.carved_pumpkin |
- Blocks Direct Item Form ID, used in add-ons and savegame files
- ↑ a b Available with
/givecommand. - The block’s direct item form and its identifier are the same.
Block statesSee also:
Java Edition: Carved pumpkin:
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facing | north |
eastnorthsouthwest |
The direction the pumpkins carved face is facing. The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the pumpkin. |
Bedrock Edition: Pumpkin and Carved Pumpkin:
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| direction | 0x10x2 |
0 |
0123 |
0123 |
The direction the pumpkin is facing. Both pumpkin and carved pumpkin have direction, though it doesnt affect the pumpkin at all.
|
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Body Guard | Create an Iron Golem | — | 20G | Bronze | ||
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hired Help | Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village | What a Deal! | Summon an iron golem. | adventure/summon_iron_golem |
On the bug tracker, problems with “Pumpkin” or “Carved Pumpkin” are kept up to date. Report issues there.
- The only headgear that blocks the players’ view is the carved pumpkin
- Since it doesn’t lose durability like armor does, a carved pumpkin that has been cursed with Curse of Binding cannot be removed from a player’s helmet slot until the player passes away. A carved pumpkin like that effectively remains on the player in Hardcore mode (Java Edition only) forever.
- A group of pumpkins.
- view of the environment while donning a pumpkin helmet
- A screenshot of a pumpkin on a stem.
- Observing an enderman while donning a pumpkin-carved helmet Keep in mind that it is not attacking the player and has its back to you.
- A floating pumpkin as a result of the creation of ponds after the rest of the landscape
- A full group of floating pumpkins.
- A naturally generated carved pumpkin in a woodland mansion room.
- A group of pumpkins generated in a snowy tundra.
- A player wearing a pumpkin.
- Pumpkins in a jungle.
- Naturally spawning pumpkins in a village.
- A pumpkin patch in a windswept hills biome.
- A pumpkin generated on top of grass.
- The original suggestion for pumpkins protecting from endermen.
- Unreleased texture update carved pumpkin texture.
Halloween Mobs
- ↑ – resolved as “Wont Fix”
- ↑ – resolved as “Works As Intended”
- ↑ resolved as “Works As Intended”
Tip: Pumpkin Tricks in Minecraft
FAQ
What can you do with pumpkin Minecraft?
Jack o’ lanterns, a decorative object that illuminates a space and can be submerged, can be made from pumpkins. Pumpkins must now be sheared (defaults to right-click) in order to transform them into their carved state as of the aquatic update. This will yield 1 pumpkin seed.
Can we eat pumpkin in Minecraft?
Like in real life, you can grow them, eat them, wear them as hats, and carve them.
What can you do with pumpkins?
Instead of throwing your pumpkin in the trash, here are 5 things to do with it: 2) Feed it to wildlife. 3) Put down the knife. 4) Eat your pumpkin. 5) Freeze it.
Can you turn pumpkins into seeds Minecraft?
In Java Edition, shearing an uncarved pumpkin produces 4 pumpkin seeds, while in Bedrock Edition, it produces just one unit of pumpkin seeds.
