Crops for windowsills

[VirginVegGrower]

Peas for shoots, chives for those winter weather jacket potatoes, salad leaves and rocket all grow in a long windowsill planter as my "leafy greens". I overwinter my chilli pepper plants - quite a number in a long row. My citrus plants move back in after their extended holiday in the sun. I have added myrtles and a caper bush to my overwintering orangery this year. Once the Christmas tree is in too it will be like David Attenborough in the rainforest.

[Panda]

I am afraid I have not been very organised and I though I have had a good year in the garden, the only things on the kitchen windowsill have been drying garlic bulbs! I must get my act together this weekend. I do find I get troubled by those pesky little fruit flies whenever I grow stuff on the windowsills. Any ideas on how to stop them?

[chris]

Not wishing to de-rail the thread...Fungus gnats? They're to do with over-watering..

Edit:
http://www.which.co.uk/documents/pdf...ats-151783.pdf

Also, bags of information on here about them too Overwatering will cause algae, which they'll thrive on. Also remove any decaying leaves, etc on the compost, that'll help too - but mainly watering from the bottom, and letting the compost dry out more between waterings.