Day 217 – Save The Peppers!

On our drive home from the Cape today, I realized we were driving by one of Massachusetts big flea markets. I asked Vinny if he minded if we stopped by even for just a few moments just to see if there was anything I could work on as my next project. It was getting late in the day so by the time we got there it was just starting to close down, in fact a bunch of the dealers were already gone. So we just quick walked through and happened to stumble on a lady (last vendor before we left actually) with a bunch of plants and flowers.

One happened to catch Vinny’s eye. It was an extremely large plant, in a bucket way to small, filled with peppers. In fact, there were so many peppers on it that the branches were beginning to break and all fall to the sides. When the lady saw us looking at it, she informed us that they were known as Portuguese “Candy Peppers”. In fact this lady was so sweet and cute- she had a very thick accent and told us that she was Portuguese and these were very good peppers for various dishes and if we took this one she would give it to us for $5.00. She told us how to take care of it and everything.

Well, I was still on the fence and told Vinny I just thought we should pass. Vinny couldn’t understand it- why I didn’t really want this plant. Upon thinking about it for another minute, I realized that I didn’t want it cause it seemed almost intimidating to me. That may sound weird and I can’t explain it but it is simply how it made me feel. I felt like I wasn’t sure how I would eat these peppers, and I surely didn’t want to be responsible if they didn’t make it.

Then I stopped and thought to myself- this would be a great intention. Taking a chance on something I normally would not. The herb garden at the house is going so well and I use them to cook a lot and love it. Why can’t I step out of my “norm” and save these peppers that are clearly in a struggle for survival and wanting desperately to be repotted and giving a chance to continue to grow.

So, we got it and the little lady was so sweet, she insisted we just take another plant for free. I’m not sure what it is but it is a pretty plant that will probably grow as big as my palm tree. The leaves are red and green and very lively and it appears as though it may sprout a flower of some sort. We stopped on the way home for a new pot and supplies. When we got back home, Vinny did an amazing job transplanting the pepper plant and fixing it up to stand tall and continue to thrive.

So in short…(not so much hahaha)…I am happy to have added this addition to our garden and am quite excited to have “saved the peppers”. #HGAL