What herbs or veg or both shall I grow?

Wood.Justin

Hi Folks,

The subject is quite simple, what shall I grow?

Let me tell you about my circumstances, currently living on the top floor of maisonette styled house, not a big block or anything like that, just upstairs (us) and downstairs (lovely neighbour).

Any thoughts or ideas as to what might be suitable?

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Mustard and cress on a window ledge,herbs in a pot also on a ledge that you can cut and come again to mint,oregano basil etc.Have a look in the supermarkets or Wilkinsons they oftne have small pot that can be grown almost anywhere.I think Wilkinsons used to be around 70p a pot

Dontknowanymore

I would like to know too.
I live on ground floor with a balcony and small patch of grass out the front but I get lots of ants out the front.

adelight

I think the greenfingered forum will have more ideas. Have you searched there?

LameWolf

I currently have basil and thyme doing well on the windowsill. I think chives would work, too. And, as JackieO says, good ol' mustard'n'cress.

meritaten

I've successfully grown Peppers on a windowsill - just treated them like a houseplant. I am told tomatoes will grow there too if you dont mind the huge pot!

annie_d

I have both peppers and tomatoes growing on the windowsill in the t v room.....much to my husband's despair.

Pink.

Hi Wood.Justin,

You should get more help with your query on our Greenfingered board so I've moved your thread over there.

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lostinrates

Well, it depends what you eat! I have grown tomatoes and peppers on eindowsills, great fun, but .....i might not have thought so if i were home a lot during day light hours. They blocked all the sun out!

Something i use a lot both as a herb and as a salad green is flat leaf parsely. Likewise coriander. Cut and come again lettuces are good mainly because they taste so much better fresh, lettuces.

What you grow will depend on what you eat and what your space is. ( which way it faces etc.)

browneyedbazzi

What do you eat and use?

I have a balcony and kitchen windowsill and things that are doing well for me are peppers and chillies (on the window sill), mixed salad leaves (easy, quick to grow and saves a lot of money!), cucumbers and tomatoes on the balcony along with some herbs I like fresh and use regularly (rosemary, two sorts of thyme and chives).

I tried strawberries too but they didn't take to life on a windy balcony!

peaceandfreedom

Wood.Justin wrote: »

Hi Folks,

The subject is quite simple, what shall I grow?

Let me tell you about my circumstances, currently living on the top floor of maisonette styled house, not a big block or anything like that, just upstairs (us) and downstairs (lovely neighbour).

Any thoughts or ideas as to what might be suitable?

This guy here has grown amazing stuff just on a balcony and windowsills: http://www.verticalveg.org.uk/about-2/
Lots of advice and tips and inspiration!