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I have waited A hour real time and still isent done.

It takes a while for the stem to mature, but after you get your first one, they grow quicker. You do need water within four blocks, and the dirt around the stem needs to be hoed.

Make sure all blocks around it are hoed.

You need another farm space beside it to grow. Also you need water

edit: double-post fail D:

Yeah after the first one, they pop up like every minute or two

ok thanks guys.

I think the way pumpkins grow is stupid. They should grow like trees instead of having that stalk.

Or maybe a stalk should grow continuously outwards and make eventually growing mini pumpkins appear.

Quote from Stm001

edit: double-post fail D:

*FAILURE

What is everyone's problem!? FAIL IS A VERB.

I plant 3 seeds of pumpkin on 2 different rows and so far only 1 in each rom grew... i dunno why the 4 others are not.

Another thing to note is that, in a sense, all things grow twice as fast when torches are placed around them. This is because the light from touches acts as a light supply when it turns night time, and growing does not progress at night because there is no potent light source. Just thought this is good to know, since it will help them grow faster.

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I think the way pumpkins grow is stupid. They should grow like trees instead of having that stalk.

Or maybe a stalk should grow continuously outwards and make eventually growing mini pumpkins appear.

Um, pumpkins in Minecraft grow the exact same way they do in real life. So you must think real life pumpkins are stupid as well.... :mellow.gif:

1. The stem takes awhile to grow (wouldn't be surprised if it was 2 hours).
2. The more squares around the stem that are available for pumpkins to grow (up to 4), the faster the pumpkin will grow.
3. You need an air block above the block that the pumpkin would occupy if it grew there.
4. You need water (this one should be obvious) 4 blocks away from the pumpkin at most (diagonals count as 1 block, not 2).