The Windowsill Experiment - Growing Edible Plants Indoors

[Rouge]

I have been growing spring onions in a glass of water (from the bulbs I cut off the last batch of spring onions) and they are flourishing (I could cut to use them now, and its been less than a week!).

I have decided I suck at growing herbs outdoors so I'm going to set up a little indoor herb table right next to the sunniest window of the house. We use a lot of fresh herbs (Continental Parsley, Mint, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Chives)... and I've been doing a lot of reading in which people have their own indoor herb gardens - windowsill style!

So have you done it? What did you find lived longer? Did you have to move certain herbs away from sun at certain times of the year?

[Lulu]

Herbs are pretty hardy little buggers, I don't think you would have to move them.

[Nelle]

When you go to the nursery, you can read their tags to see how much sun the like and then plant them together - at the moment, in a pot I've got thyme, oregano, coriander which all want full sun, and then basil which wants halfish sun so I've planted that behind the others.
I'm trying to remember to water these every day while they settle in (and until I get a saucer!), but my greatest success with herbs has been when they've been in a self watering pot.

You could even try bigger planters on a balcony/deck so it'd be close to the house - the bigger the pot the bigger and more established a plant can get, and I think the bigger they get the hardier they get.

[Rouge]

Planters on my deck die. It's a proven statistic. So I'm going to go with the indoor herbary. I've done a fair bit of research now and it's extremely doable. I'm going to get a tea trolley and use it to house my pots... which I might make out of quirky ceramics and the like.

I'm very excited... I needed a new project and one that relates back to my kitchen is awesome

[Lulu]

That would more than likely not being watered enough darlink. Planters dry out very very quickly and in the warmer months need to be watered every morning.

[Nelle]

Which is why self watering pots really are pretty cool. But you could always water plants if you ever step out for fresh air during the day, it doesn't take long.