One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

When I first started growing vegetables, I thought it would be very simple. I thought that if I had some soil and planted some seeds, the vegetables would just grow by themselves. But I was wrong. At first, I did not even know why my vegetables were not growing well. So I bought a small hand shovel. As I dug deeper into the soil, I learned something important. Vegetables need more than just seeds and soil. The soil also needs to breathe. I had to dig the soil deeper, make it softer, and give the roots enough space to grow. Then I bought a bag of organic fertilizer. I do not use a lot at once. I spread a little at a time. Water is also very important. Especially when the weather is hot and dry, vegetables can taste different if they do not get enough water. Leafy vegetables can even become bitter when they do not get enough water. So I usually water my garden once or twice a day, and I give it a good, deep watering. And there is one more thing. Thinning. At first, I thought that if I pl...

It rained a lot yesterday and today. I had actually been waiting for the rain. A while ago, I planted cabbage seeds in my little vegetable garden. Soon, tiny cabbages began growing everywhere, very close together. They were still baby cabbages, not big mature heads. I have been thinning them out little by little and eating the small ones as they grow. The problem is that bugs love cabbage. When the seedlings first appeared, I saw quite a few bugs, so I used a little insecticide. But then, almost no rain came. I kept watering the garden with tap water, but I still felt a little uneasy about eating the cabbages. So I waited. I wanted to wait for a good amount of rain before I started eating them. Finally, yesterday and today, we had plenty of rain. After the rain, I went out to my garden. The wet black Jeju stones were shining, and the little green cabbages were everywhere. Today, I picked a few of the baby cabbages. I washed them well and made a simple Korean soybean past...