This is also a VERY bad farm setup, I'm sorry to say.
First thing to note is that each water block supports a minimum 4 block radius of crops. Since water is the "life blood" of a farm, it's important to maximize each water block to it's full potential. Therefore the best way to plant is with water in the center of your crop fields. Like so;
▓ = Water
▓= Wheat
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▓ = Water
▓= Melon Stem
▓= Dirt
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▓ = Water
▓= Melon Stem
▓= Dirt
▓= Coal PS Stone
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▓= Wheat
▓= Coal PS Stone
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NOTES:
- If you
CROUCH you won't damage the soil when you move across it, so no need for paths that waste farming space.
- Grow your melon stems with bonemeal to skip having to wait for them to mature.
- Be patient and spend some time just standing at your melon farm, it'll produce a melon roughly every 10 seconds.
- Stack your farms vertical instead of spreading them out across the countryside, to keep them in the same chunk.
Happy farming!
