《Jikbakgol Garden - The Story of My Garden Grown Through Exciting Failure》 is this kind of book!

This book is intended to share the gardening knowledge learned from the precious failures experienced while creating a garden in 'Jjikbakgol', Inje, Gangwon-do over the past 10 years with people who are 'true' to plants and gardens.
Today, the exciting story of a gardener growing through experiencing 'exciting failures' at Jjikbakgol Garden will inspire and provide useful information to those who want to cultivate their own garden while being in harmony with nature.

Since I started my garden, I've always said, "Next year."
Next year, the grass will grow much bigger, next year, the soil will be better, next year, the stems will stretch long enough to climb over the fence! After a few "next years" like that, I'll be a whole lot older.
Still, I dream of a more abundant garden next year, of trees that have grown stronger, and of flowers that have bloomed healthier and more beautifully.

When planting plants in your garden, one of the most important parts is preparing the soil.
Once you've cleared all the weeds, improved drainage, and mixed in some organic compost to create the soil, 90 percent of your gardening needs are done.
If you start planting without a garden plan, boundaries, or soil preparation, you will definitely end up with a garden you will want to till.
This is not a threat, but unfortunately this is the case for many gardeners.
Just like waiting in line at a restaurant after receiving a waiting number, countless trials and errors await you.

Plants whose roots have fully adapted to the soil and survived the winter have a proper 'taste' like well-aged makgeolli.
The flowers are abundant, the stems are sturdy, and the growth rate is fast.
If possible, we changed our strategy to replacing plants in the fall.
So I decided to start the garden in the fall.
Plant the plants you've marked, pull out the ones you want to give up, and divide the plants you want to divide, and you'll be busy in the fall.
We also prune trees and pull out weeds.
The fall season is different from the summer season when the grass grows vigorously again as soon as you turn around.
This will make next spring easier.
As spring becomes easier, you will have time to prepare for summer, and if you get through summer well, you will be able to welcome a mature and dignified autumn garden.

Fortunately, the grass and trees in your garden will not die even if you don't fertilize them at all.
The purpose of fertilizing is to increase yield and to make plants grow faster and more abundantly.
When it comes to creating a beautiful garden, creating soft soil is far more important than adding nutrients.
Good soil makes gardening easier.
You only need to water it once instead of twice, and it is easy to plant and pull out.
If the soil is good, pulling out weeds becomes easier.
If the soil is good, any plant will grow well without much care.
In this sense, it is a 'good business' for a garden to be friendly with compost rather than fertilizer.

When a plant has a problem, it seems that more problems can be solved by thinking from the plant's perspective, asking, "What did this thing not like?"
I am experiencing a deep sense of empathy in my garden, thinking about the origins, climate, soil, and differences from last year's situation, and gaining new perspectives and perspectives from the other person's perspective.
Since the plants don't talk, I have to figure it out myself.
Whether you need to fertilize, water, or keep your plants warm now depends entirely on the condition of your plants!

How many times in life have you felt truly moved, happy, and filled with joy? The garden is filled with unexpected joy, delight, and a hopeful future.
After a splendid summer, I dream of the excitement of next spring as I plant tulips, alliums, and daffodils again, without even having time to immerse myself in the loneliness of the gradually fading autumn leaves.
In the garden there is always future, hope, joy and excitement.
What a gift could there be in life! Receiving such a generous gift, I am the garden's greatest beneficiary.

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