A Ton of Hot Sauce, Jelly, and Dehydrated Seasoning in my Future

Last year this reaper split in half at its main node. I aligned the pieces back together and bound it with electrical tape. It was in a pot while my wife and I were still at an apartment and I kept it under a grow light over winter. I honestly thought it wasn't going to make it.

Fast forward to this year at our new home:
It started to produce leaves in the spring as we were moving, so i decided to keep it. I put it in the ground in April and now it has a bunch of new growth and over 60 pods on it. Definitely digging this puppy up in October and keeping it inside until next season.