Pumpkin
A naturally generating crop block that can be carved with shears into a carved pumpkin. It is used to build snow golems and iron golems and to craft pumpkin pie.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version AddedBeta 1.8
Item ID
Item IDpumpkin
Overview
Pumpkin is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through mining, natural world generation, and farming. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Pumpkin.
Pumpkin additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Seeds. Hardness 1 is what Pumpkin is worth in the block data. The tool tag on Pumpkin is an axe, with no tier requirement behind it. Mining Pumpkin and blowing it up both run into 1. Generated chests only ever hold Pumpkin in one place: shipwreck supply chests (about 14%, 1 to 3 at a time).
Used to Craft
Pumpkin is a crafting ingredient for 2 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin SeedsHow to Obtain
- Mining
- Natural generation
- Farming
Notes
Grows from a pumpkin stem planted with pumpkin seeds. Using shears on it yields a carved pumpkin and 4 pumpkin seeds.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Pumpkin in Minecraft?
Pumpkin is obtained through mining, natural world generation, and farming. Pumpkin is not craftable, but it is an ingredient in 2 recipes.
What is Pumpkin used for?
Pumpkin is a crafting ingredient used to make Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Seeds.
How many Pumpkin can you stack?
Pumpkin stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Pumpkin take to break?
What Pumpkin comes down to is 1 against a tool and 1 against a blast. Equal values mean Pumpkin was never built as a blast wall. The tool tag on Pumpkin is an axe, with no tier requirement behind it. Both figures for Pumpkin are read straight out of the Java 26.2 block data.
Where do you find Pumpkin in chests?
Pumpkin is chest loot in exactly one place: shipwreck supply chests (about 14%, 1 to 3 at a time). No other generated chest in the game lists it, so that structure is the only place worth searching.
When was Pumpkin added to Minecraft?
Pumpkin was added in version Beta 1.8.