Which edible plants grow well in window sill pots?

I am looking for plants that will do well in the partial shade of east-facing, west-facing and south-facing window sills. Don't limit your answers based on "the pot wouldn't fit on a window sill." I have not yet put in the window sills, I can make 'em three feet wide if I feel like it.



I am looking for plants that are:



1. Edible. Just wanna make sure we're all on the same page.

2. Nutritious. If the leaves are full of potassium or calcium or something, I want to hear about it.

3. If those are satisfied, and it's tasty too... I was gonna say "Sweet!" but that would be a little redundant.



Thanks in advance.

Which edible plants grow well in window sill pots?
the easiest items to grow in a window box are herbs, chives, parsley, thyme, sage, oregano ect..

if you like tea you can grow different mints - they need there own pot since they take over whatever container they are in.

if you want a flower and edible you can go with lavender, vanilla and cloves which you will get a great smell from, they are pretty and edible.
Reply:Herbs. They are high in all sorts of vitamins and easy to grow indoors. Try basil, oregano, and parsley to start.

Basil lives one year, oregano is perenial (which means its hard to kill and lives a short forever) and parsley you have to plant every two years (but every year is really better).

Mint is great as well as lemon balm and they live forever too, but plant them alone because they will kill everything else.

All are good for you, have various nutient qualities, and help reduce your salt intake.
Reply:Herbs and tomatoe plants
Reply:most plants for food need about 12 to 14 hours a day of full sun and an east facing window will not give you that, so most things will become "leggy" and weak stretching for light. But if you were to give them artificial light such as a small shop light/Florescent bulbs hung no more than a couple of inches from the top of the plants they should do well.



As other have said I would stick with herbs as a tomato plant would need a 5 gallon bucket to get decent growth. lettuce would likely get leggy and bolt to seed early. though i have grown baby lettuce indoors under lights with decent success. Radishes never do well indoors nor do carrots, I suspect because few pots are deep enough for them.



Hot peppers do work well indoors but you have to keep an eye out for aphids and they need about 15 hours of light to flower and make peppers,



You will have to experiment to see what works for you
Reply:a part from herbs you can also buy certain varieties of Cherie tomatoes and strawberries that are made to grow in pots and hanging baskets.
Reply:Rosemary
Reply:lettuce, beetroot, radish, herbs, spinach. are all plants you can grow

there are more depending on height of the window sill from the ground and what you will eat but basically there is no limits as long as you water and feed the plants you can grow anything you want