Laura and I recently planted some tomatoes, green peppers,watermelons and assortment of flowers. They are sprouting nicely in a variety of little pots on a table in our south facing living room. We had to move the dog over a bit, as his usual spot is on the back of the couch in front of the window in that exact same spot. We made sure he still has a place to perch on so that he can watch the world go by and bark fiercely to protect Laura and I from any dangers. We harvested some fertile soil from our worm compost in the laundry room, and because of that we also have a few unknown plants that seem to have sprouted from something that was in the compost. We love surprises.
In the warm moist habitat we have provided, some of the tomatoes have grown a bit spindly – too tall and thin. When my brother Wallace stopped by on his way home from Calgary he told me to put a fan on them so that they would feel they have to grow thicker, and so might develop stronger stalks. So we put the fan on. Tthe sun shines and the wind blows and those tomatoes are coming along just fine; they are taking advantage of the tiny bit of adversity we have given them so that they can be stronger. How cool is that.