Here’s a video of my roommate Nicky describing her efforts to comply with my “leave the bathroom shade open” request. The only sunny spot I have in the house is the bathroom window, where I’ve built shelves to (just barely) accomodate all my emerging seedlings. Problem is, this window is also right next to the toilet, so if you don’t want the neighbors to have a wide open view of you as you use the john, you have to close the shade, then remember to open it back up again when you’re done, so the plants can get some light. It’s an annoying thing I’m asking my roommates to do. They are really quite nice to accomodate this request, and most of the time the shade does get left open.
Here you can (just barely) see my tomatoes, basil, peppers, and eggplant. Nicky uploaded this on April 23. These plants were planted on March 23. Even with the shade open, they don’t really get enough light, and this is about as good as it gets for a window. It faces directly south and is bigger than a standard modern window. So the plants are all tall and leggy. But actually I’m not too worried about this, because most of these plants are things that I can plant deeper when I put them in bigger pots. They will root along the stem.
Below maybe you can also see my two big basil plants. These are overwintered from last year. I’ll have to mow them down soon because I need the pots they’re growing in for other things. They’re not really making many leaves anyway, they’re putting all their effort into making flowers, which I keep mercilessly pinching off.
