How to grow melons/pumpkins on DF

[Snivy]

So I've tried a lot of things, and after some testing I've come to the conclusion that it is impossible to grow a melon or pumpkin on DF. Here's what I've gathered:

-You can't use Bone Meal to grow them
-Things don't naturally grow on DF
-The game actions of Bone Meal Block, Random Tick Block, Set Block, or Get Item Type into Set Block can't be used.

All of this just to get an attached melon or pumpkin stem for my game. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[ARMcPro]

Random Tick Block is broken rn, normally, you would just random tick it (multiple times) and a melon should grow. The issue shouldn't take long to fix.

Also, why can't you use Set Block and set a Melon block near a plant?

 

[Snivy]

It doesn't cause the stem next to it to become attached, this also can't be done with the debug stick.

 

[ARMcPro]

can't you set facing=east of the Stem (not the melon block) to attach it east?

 

[Snivy]

nope, the only attribute of the stems is their age, which is maxed at 7