A few days ago, I told you about my concerns regarding my chili pepper plant and everything I had to do to help it survive after transplanting it to a new spot. The truth is, I’m glad I did it because, otherwise, it wouldn’t have survived; where it was originally was my cats’ favorite spot to lie down and even scratch against it, so it had been getting weaker and weaker, and I decided to move it to another spot.
Since I transplanted it, I’ve been making sure to water it at the right times and also using various organic scraps as fertilizer. I’m happy to report that all this has paid off because I’ve seen it gradually recover. I think it’s been a full month since I transplanted it—or maybe a little longer—but I feel like it’s recovered really well in such a short time.
In fact, I was even able to see its first flowers after transplanting it. I mentioned that it had already produced chili peppers once before, but I wasn’t able to enjoy them because I was traveling, and my mom was the one who used them, so I don’t know what color or type these chili peppers will be. Whatever they turn out to be, I’m going to love them and use them in the best way possible, but it’s been a really lovely experience because these flowers soon stopped being flowers and turned into tiny little chili peppers that were barely visible.
In fact, at first I thought some of these tiny chili peppers were actually flowers that hadn’t yet emerged from their buds. It wasn’t until they grew a little larger that I realized they were actually the chili peppers themselves. Well, several days have passed now, and they’re growing steadily. I’m keeping a close eye on my little plant and doing my best to help them grow really well. So far, I’ve counted about five chili peppers, but only three are more than 2 cm long.
It’s incredibly satisfying to see that the work you put in and the care you give a plant always yield positive results. I love realizing that these growing chili peppers are, in part, thanks to the fact that I’ve taken the time to nourish it as best as I can within my means, and also to water my plant consistently at the right times and no more than necessary. Plus, inevitably, that affection makes you talk to it, treat it kindly, and see it as part of the family, too.
This process—the truth is, even though it’s felt long—has actually gone by super fast, and I know this plant is going to stay there for quite a while because I’m going to make sure of it. In the meantime, it makes me very happy to watch the chili peppers grow, and I’m eagerly waiting to see what color they’ll turn out to be—or if they’ll simply be green chili peppers. I hope to show you more about how my chili peppers are doing later on, and even when the time comes to harvest them.
-Content entirely of my authorship and inspiration. -Original text in Spanish, translated at DeepL. -Personal photographs, taken with my Huawei p30 Lite Phone. -Banners designed in Canva Pro.
