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+#Watering Can
+* A mod for Minetest
+* Version: 1.0
+
+##Description
+This mod adds a watering can to minetest which you can use to make some blocks wet. :-)
+
+##Getting the watering can
+You can get a watering can with the creative inventory or with the chat command
+
+    `/giveme wateringcan:wateringcan_empty`
+
+This chat commands requires you to have the `give` privilege.
+
+There is no crafting recipe yet. There is one planned in the future.
+
+##Usage
+To use a watering can, you have to first fill it up. Rightclick with it on water.
+Your watering can is now full. To use it, you have to rightclick on a node which can be made wet.
+You can use the watering can 24 times, then you have to fill it up again.
+The watering can uses the “tool wear” bar to indicate how much water is left. 
+The watering can itself does *not* wear off and does not get destroyed by usage (it just becomes empty).
+
+Currently, the watering can supports the Farming mod (from `minetest_game`) and the Pedology mod.
+For the Farming mod, you can use the watering can on soil to wetten it.
+For the Pedology mod, you can increase the wetness level of ground blocks by 1, but the maximum wetness you can reach is 2 to avoid creating mud lakes only with a watering can. ;-)
+
+Anything else currently can’t become wet; you’d simply waste your water. ;-)
+
+##Support
+Currently, the mods Farming and Pedology are supported.
+
+As for water, any node which is member of the `water` group can be used to fill up the watering can.
+
+##Dependencies
+There are only optional dependencies:
+
+* `farming`
+* `pedology`
+
+However, it recommended to use at least one of these mods, otherwise you have nothing to use the watering can on. ;-)
+
+