Ingrid bought two chili plants last summer. They grew, produced a few flowers, and even a couple of fruit each. And then they dropped most of their leaves – but not all! – and somehow stayed barely alive. Occasionally a handful of new tiny leaves appear in some fork, and even new flowers occasionally. They look mostly dead, except for that fruit still hanging on, but according to Ingrid, that counts as still alive, so we’re not allowed to throw them out.