The more you've experienced losing a plant, the more you'll love them.

It's Roro🌱

"I've let it wither again..."

Working as a plant shop clerk, I hear those words a lot.

And often, the people who say those words are the ones who come back to welcome a new plant next.

It's a bit mysterious, isn't it?

Normally, you'd think that if you failed, you'd get discouraged and walk away.

But I feel like plants are a little different.

I, too, have let many plants wither.

There have been times I watered them too much.

Conversely, there have been times I was too busy and forgot about them.

"I wish I had done this more for them."

There are many pots of plants I've regretted like that.

But it is precisely because of those experiences that I am who I am today.

When you let a plant wither, your heart aches just a little.

That is surely because you truly cared for it.

If it were something you didn't care about, you wouldn't feel that way.

That is why I believe the experience of "letting a plant wither" is one of the proofs that you have come to love plants.

Plants don't always grow exactly according to the textbook.

Even with the same variety, the way they grow changes depending on where they are placed, the season, and the person's lifestyle.

That is why, while experiencing failures, you gradually begin to hear the voice of the plants.

"This leaf looks a little bit unwell."

"It looks like it wants some water soon."

You start to notice such small changes.

People who are good at growing plants weren't good at it from the start.

I believe they are people who failed many times more than anyone else, let many plants wither, and yet did not give up.

So if you are currently thinking,

"Maybe I don't have the talent to grow plants."

Please rest assured.

That experience is properly connecting to your next plant.

Plants might be a hobby that makes you a little kinder with every failure.

It is precisely because I have the experience of letting plants wither that I am happy when a new bud sprouts.

It is precisely because I have the experience of letting plants wither that I can notice a change in a single leaf.

And, it is precisely because I have the experience of letting plants wither that I come to love plants even more.

That is what I think.

The plants you have let wither until now are surely not a wasted experience.

That time, too, is properly becoming your "power to grow plants."

Do you have any unforgettable failures with plants, or a pot that you still remember even now?

🌿Notice

Things I can't write about in free articles,

・Things I feel daily as a plant shop clerk
・Common traits of people who let plants wither
・Slightly deeper care methods for each season
・Things I've learned from living with plants

I am writing about such things slowly in my membership.

When you grow plants, there are happy times, but there are also times when things don't go well, right?

If you would like to continue enjoying life with plants together, please come and take a look anytime🌿

I would be happy if this could become a place where you can feel a little relieved while talking about plants.