Best Herbs for Pots Indoors?

[sez]

What are the 3/4 best herbs to grow indoors in small pots? Basil of course but what else?

[veg4681]

I think the ones you can grow successfully indoors are the ones that are sold in little pots in supermarket, by the fruit and veg section. Whether you buy them there or raise from seeds etc, it's up to you but checking out the supermarket ones give you a better idea. So far I can only remember parsley, basil and coriander. Maybe there are more options so hopefully somebody will recommend rarer ones.

[rustylady]

Basil, parsley, coriander, chives, mint. Depends on what you use regularly, really. Most herbs are either hardy so can grow in the garden all year round (bay, sage and rosemary) or can adapt fairly easily to life on the kitchen windowsill.

[Alice]

I would go with basil, coriander and mint - but that's the ones I use most often. Parsley, oregano and chives will do well too. It's just to what you like.

[JazzDuke]

Depends how long they will be on the windowsill. I grow quite a lot of herbs - in, out and sometimes I shake them all about. Basil is great indoors (stick to the standard Sweet Genovese), parsley has a long root and as such doesn't really thrive in pots, coriander is a tricky customer to get lots of leaves (I believe it needs lots of sun and water), chives are OK but better outdoor, thyme is fine if you plan to grow it and use it (or plant out if you want a perennial bush), sage and rosemary both woody outdoor herb bed types, chervil highly recommended, oregano and pot marjoram both good indoors same comments as thyme, mint is OK indoors but you won't get that many leaves from a pot if you plan to use it regularly, tarragon outdoors, dill and fennel outdoors.

Depending on the size of your windowsill buy some of those mixed salad leaves packets (some work better than others) and grow them in those cheap half size seed trays for baby leaf salad.