Terraria: how to get a pumpkin

Terraria is a sandbox adventure game where players need to complete story quests. In addition, the game has life simulation activities such as cooking, mining, fishing, etc. One such common activity in any life simulation game including Terraria is crafting. Players can create various items and progress further in the game. However, crafting items requires some ingredients to be crafted with a crafting station to create a finished product. Apart from various other ingredients, gourd is used to craft a variety of items. If you’re having a hard time figuring out how to get your hands on the Pumpkin, then this guide is for you. Check out this guide to learn how to get a pumpkin in Terraria.

How to get a pumpkin in Terraria

During the seasonal Oktoberfest or Halloween events, pumpkins grow naturally on the ground and can be randomly found anywhere. Although you can grow pumpkins yourself by growing them from pumpkin seeds. To get the Pumpkin Seed, just go in and chat with the Dryad. For those who don’t know, Dryad is an NPC that sells all kinds of seeds and only appears after you’ve defeated any boss. Back on topic, pumpkin seeds can be bought from dryads for 250x coins. After that, you need to clear at least 2×2 blocks (2x high and 2x wide) when planting a pumpkin in Terraria. Also, keep in mind that plant boxes and clay pots cannot be used to grow pumpkins.

  • Here is a list of items you can craft with Pumpkin as an ingredient in Terraria:
Ingredientsfinished productcrafting station
pumpkin2x pumpkin platformHands
10x PumpkinPumpkin WorkbenchHands
10x PumpkinPumpkin piebake
4 pumpkins and 4 torches, chainpumpkin chandelierIron or lead anvil
30 pumpkins, 5 ectoplasms and 10 sacred ingotsPumpkin Moon MedallionMithril or orichalcum anvil
14 pumpkinspumpkin bathSawmill and Flicker Transmutation
15x Pumpkin and 5x Silkpumpkin bedSawmill and Flicker Transmutation
20 pumpkins and 10 bookspumpkin bookcaseSawmill and Flicker Transmutation
10x Pumpkin, 6x Glass and 3x Any Iron Barpumpkin clockSawmill and workbench
16 pumpkinspumpkin chest of drawersSawmill and workbench
15 pumpkins, 4 bones and a bookpumpkin pianoSawmill and workbench
5 pumpkins and 2 silkspumpkin sofaSawmill
6 pumpkinspumpkin toiletSawmill
4x Pumpkin and torchHanging Jack LanternShimmering Transmutation
6x Pumpkin and torchJack O LanternShimmering Transmutation
12 pumpkins and 4 torchesjacquelleShimmering Transmutation
30 pumpkinsPumpkin CuirassShimmering Transmutation
5 pumpkins and 3 torchespumpkin candelabraShimmering Transmutation
4x Pumpkin and torchpumpkin candleShimmering Transmutation
4 pumpkinspumpkin chairShimmering Transmutation
8x Pumpkin and 2x Any Iron Barpumpkin chestShimmering Transmutation
6 pumpkinspumpkin doorDesktop
20 pumpkinspumpkin helmetDesktop
3x Pumpkin and torchpumpkin lampDesktop
6x Pumpkin and torchpumpkin lanternDesktop
25 pumpkinsPumpkin LeggingsDesktop
6 pumpkins and a bucket of waterpumpkin shellDesktop
8 pumpkinspumpkin tableDesktop
pumpkin4x pumpkin wallDesktop

Here’s how to get pumpkins in Terraria. If you found this guide helpful, be sure to check out our other Terraria guides.

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