…bygones

As I mentioned in a previous post, Kev and I have been cultivating some vegetables and herbs in a little window garden in our kitchen.

We were particularly excited when we bought our Chilli Pepper Kit; images of always having fresh chilli peppers were floating through our minds; never again would we be slaves to Roots and Fruits. We could spice up our lives any time we wished!

Yeah, that’s all well and good if your chilli pepper plant actually grows.

For a couple weeks, our pot has sat empty, save for some very expensive nutrient-enriched soil. And I must admit that I had my doubts about whether the Chilli Pepper Kit was a good investment or not.

It seems, however, that we have a gift for making things grow where they shouldn’t be. In the case of our peace lily, Allen. Allen, surprisingly, has not been killed by our over-eager green thumbs. And it appears that no matter how hard we try to drown him, or starve him, or neglect him, he keeps on perking back up again.

Recently, Allen got a wee pal growing next to him in his pot. We didn’t know where this plant came from, or how, but we decided that we’d keep it. And his name is now Allen’s Pal.

So, bemoaning our chilli pepper plant failure to our friend, Simon, we pointed out that while the chilli peppers were a no-go, we did have Allen’s Pal and we didn’t even have to try, you know? He just wanted to grow there.

And Simon took a look at Allen’s Pal and said, ‘That’s a chilli pepper plant.’

Woo hoo! Without even trying, people, without. EVEN. TRYING.

Still have no idea how he got there. Maybe I was a bit flingy with the seeds when I was cutting chillis once? Dunno. But I’m thinking about changing Allen’s Pal’s name to ‘Chilli Allen’.

Oh, come on. That was funny!

At any rate, our strawberry plant is coming along nicely. No fruit yet, but she’s still flowering away. And the other day, she got a little pal. Just someone to keep her company and to keep her free of bugs.

I haven’t given her a name yet. Any suggestions?