Which herbs are best for my kitchen window sill?

Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:59 am

I want to grow as many herbs as I can on my kitchen window sills. The sill is 5 inches wide so I only have room for small planters. One window faces south and the other west. Which herbs grow best indoors in this limited space?

Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:41 am

I did triple curley parsley(think that's how its spelled) and its such a nice plant, after it germinates grows nice and fluffy right now its not big but grows inside easy and looks great besides the good taste, this is my window basket and all are seedlings at the moment

Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:31 pm

Your south facing window will be perfect for it! West gets fewer hours of sun and harsher afternoon sun.

Parsley is a great choice. Others would be chives, oregano, thyme, mint. lemon balm.

Window sill herb garden kits often have basil, but basil likes a lot of sun and the plant pretty quickly outgrows a window sill. If your south window is pretty sunny (not blocked by the neighbor's house or anything) you could try some basil, but look for dwarf varieties.

If you want to branch out a little more exotic, culantro is a good herb for less light conditions.

Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:36 pm

I agree. And using a straight sided trough/window box like OROZCONLECHE (well or in this case a modified toolbox? How clever!

) is a good way to compensate for the narrow ledge and forced small pot size.

Another favorite treat for me is to cut off onions, shallots and garlic ... Even leeks ... with a generous amount of bottom and plant them. They quickly grow tender green shoots that you can trim for the final garnish in practically anything. Great for omelets, soups, sandwiches..... :()

Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:10 pm

You have made my day. I will give all of them a try and let you know how they works out. If I can figure out how to post a photo I will do that too.

Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:18 pm

Instructions for posting photos are here:

http://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/v ... php?t=3724

bottom line is you can't upload them directly from your computer, they have to be on-line already at some kind of photo hosting site like photobucket.com

Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:33 am

rainbowgardener wrote:Instructions for posting photos are here:

http://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/v ... php?t=3724

bottom line is you can't upload them directly from your computer, they have to be on-line already at some kind of photo hosting site like photobucket.com

Thank you. Once I get my small pots and my herbs are a reasonable size I will take some photos and use phtobucket.com so that I can give you a look. I do like the tool box and may consider doing that instead of the small pots.

Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:36 pm

Yeah, definitely look for some kind of long narrow planter:

http://www.noveltymfg.com/Products/Othe ... fault.aspx

you will be able to grow lots more plants more attractively than with a bunch of pots...

Have fun!

Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:30 am

rainbowgardener wrote:Yeah, definitely look for some kind of long narrow planter:

http://www.noveltymfg.com/Products/Othe ... fault.aspx

you will be able to grow lots more plants more attractively than with a bunch of pots...

Have fun!

I checked out the planters, nice size and look well made.