Do any of you have herb gardens? I know Jafo does, he's posted photos! I want to begin growing my own.

I live in a townhouse, with only the kitchen window facing east, and the deck far too shaded by trees to be suitable for any such endeavor. With that said I am wondering if I do begin a small herb garden in my kitchen window, would you think it worth my while?

What are some of your own growing experiences?

Hungry for fresh! CCCathy

Go for it, Cathy,

Even partial sun can work with herbs, so they might grow on the deck. And an east-facing window is fine.

I find that, for practical purposes, you want to go with a minimum of an 8" pot. This could crowd a window pretty badly. So you might want to consider a window box, instead, with a selection of kitchen herbs all growing together.

Meanwhile, out on the deck, find the spot that gets the most light. Then plant a selection of herbs in the various openings in a strawberry pot.

If you can't find started plants locally (always the best bet with herbs), check out Horizen Herbs' seed selection.

Good luck.

Thanks KYH ! I am going to go for it!

P.S. Only not today, it is snowing like crazy right now! Yipeee, we do not get much of that here!

Let me just suggest you stay away from those small little hydroponic herb gardens you see on TV. You know, the one with the huge light? My mother bought one of these, and they work fine, if you only want to use your herbs once every 3 weeks.

Growing herbs inside with low light will generally get you some stringy lanky looking herbs. They will be reaching for light and producing sparse leaves and low oil content.

Outdoors is the way to go. Herbs will do just fine, even facing east. Where I live, I put some out on my porch facing east:

Thanks for the advice, Jafo. I am going to try and hope for a good little amount of fresh herbs....I figure here I will be able to get started indoors and move them out as time goes by and it warms up. The photo of your herbs is beautiful and an inspiration. I love the suggestion that KYH gave, which is to plant different varieties in each of the openings of a strawberry pot, how convienient! I think it's a nifty idea and I would not have too many different pots to contend with and fertilize. With all the openings in a strawberry pot it would mean quite a few different types of herbs to enjoy!