giving things more time

So. During the past fortnight, the too-short tomato cuttings grew roots after all:



Even so, some of them look a shade too sickly -- leaves too translucent -- to survive much longer. But I have plenty of pots on hand, so I planted them all this evening:



The sun shone steady and strong through sporadic showers of rain as I sat on my porch. That was a treat.