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The most important tool is portable and powerful. [GreenPrints]( February 9, 2023  [THE MOST IMPORTANT GARDENING TOOL IS PORTABLE — AND POWERFUL!]( Enthusiastic gardeners are always eager to use the best tools to get the most out of their gardening space. There’s one gardening tool that no gardener should be without — and you can easily carry it anywhere! GreenPrints is its own toolbox of sorts, with stories that amuse, inspire, entertain, and even heal. These “gardening stories from the heart” are reading for your enjoyment, fulfillment, and personal enrichment—you’ll always find stories of hope and inspiration whenever you read an issue! Become a [GreenPrints All-Access Member]( today to get stories that amuse, inspire, entertain, and even heal. These “gardening stories from the heart” are reading for your enjoyment, fulfillment, and personal enrichment—you’ll always find stories of hope and inspiration whenever you read an issue! For example, check out this story from page 40 of The Weeder’s Reader — a gardening story with a surprisingly delightful lesson: [The Most Important Tool]( One every gardener needs. By Inez Castor The other day, while weeding, I unearthed a rusty trowel, which got me started thinking about tools in general. They seem to come in two varieties, those I swear by and those I swear at. Among those I swear at are cheap trowels. They’re usually stamped out of sheet metal, and they bend easily. They not only fail to do the job, they frustrate the heck out of me until I manage to break them. [Healing Gardens Collection] Just then, I glanced up briefly from my weeding—and noticed that our normally well-behaved squash patch was tossing like a small boat on a choppy sea. On closer inspection, I found a pair of half-grown black-and-white pigs eating zucchini, with more enthusiasm than zucchini usually engenders. [Healing Gardens Collection] If you’ve ever been faced with the problem, you already know that it is not possible for one person to herd two pigs out of anything as succulent as summer squash. Believe me, I tried. The only results were trampled squash and hyperactive pigs. About that time, Jean, the owner of the pigs, joined me, and we began working on a strategy to get the little porkers back on their own side of the fence. We planned our attack carefully—while the pigs speeded up their squash consumption. Pigs aren’t stupid; they knew their feast was about to be interrupted. It wasn’t going to be easy, because pigs are noticeably short of handles. Remember the greased pig contests once popular at county fairs? I don’t think those pigs really had to be greased; slippery is their natural condition. Jean tells me that her pigs weigh about 75 pounds. They are, after all, baby pigs. I suppose she’s right, if the pig is holding still and cooperating. But once you figure in the struggle factor, you effectively double the pig’s weight. [old man] Jean said we’d have to be quick. There was just one minor problem. I thought we were each going to grab one end of the closest pig, heave it over the fence, then tackle the other one. Jean expected me to grab an entire pig! The next thing I knew, I was clutching the south end of a northbound pig whose wild squeals seem to have short-circuited my brain. I couldn’t let go. I was flat on my belly, still hanging on, when the pig plowed through the fresh heap of rabbit manure we’d piled so conveniently near the squash patch. We did finally get the little critters back on their own side of the fence—in spite of Jean’s hysteria. Every time she looked at me, she collapsed into fresh spasms of laughter. Oh, well. It could have been worse: the cow manure is on the other side of the squash. Which brings me back to tools. The most important tool a gardener can possess is a sense of humor. Keep it oiled, and not too sharp; you don’t want to hurt yourself. Most of all, keep it handy. You never know when you’re going to need it. ❖ Illustrations by Marilynne Roach Dear Reader, Do you share Inez Castor’s opinion on the most important tool you need to be a happy gardener? A sense of humor won’t deter garden pests, but it will certainly help you deal with them! GreenPrints has published many stories just like this— entertaining, amusing, and sometime hilarious tales from the garden. The Weeder’s Reader includes more stories to tickle your funny bone, such as: - “On the Art of Gardening” from the Spring 1991 issue - “The Obsessed Gardener” from the Summer 1997 issue - “The Joy of NonGardening” from the Summer 1990 issue - And more! The Weeder’s Reader is a fabulous compendium of some of the best stories GreenPrints has published over the years, all gathered into one wonderful special issue. Plus, we have dozens more amusing stories in our Library—and coming up in future issues! Please read what some subscribers say about how GreenPrints affects their lives: “The wonderful stories in the magazine have given me hope about mankind. We are surrounded by sad and difficult times in a polarized culture. Your heartful approach and spirit shine through. Thank you!” —Cathy Gornick, New Hartford, NY “I’m renewing for three years. I’m not sure I’ll be around in three years. But I want to make sure you are!” —Susan Ward, Middleton, WI “Thank you, GreenPrints family, for providing calm, joy, and wisdom in these crazy times.” —Lee Ann Hawkins, Marion, IN Including this featured story—“The Most Important Tool”—you get all 16 stories in the GreenPrints Special Issue Weeder’s Reader only with an [All-Access Membership](. Filled with stories that inspire, amuse, and heal, The Weeder’s Reader, like all issues of GreenPrints, also includes specially commissioned artwork with every article, to enhance the stories and entertain you—illustrations that are thought-provoking and just plain fun! Here is what one subscriber says about GreenPrints: “Thank you! BEST EVER Magazine!! It's like the finding a ‘treasure’ in the mailbox. 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