There's this issue going on with Rising World that even I have to make note of it that I have to request 'garden shears' to be a thing. Me, Zork, and others seem to have this issue that farming tends to be a hassle when you continuously gain 1x saplings for troublesome plants that garden shears could be the answer to this problem by snipping 'saplings' off of these plants.
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I had this frustration with chili peppers and such that it be nice if this was looked into. Upping spawn rate may indeed work, but a more immersive way to be using these garden shears instead because I want to also just to gain saplings without harming the plants. I want to grab a piece of them to replant instead of knocking the whole thing down.