A corner of the garden
Herbs
Choose herbs you use in the kitchen, then match them to your light and space. The cards show which suit pots and how much sun they need. Check each guide for picking and care advice; mint also has a section for growing indoors. A pot-friendly plant still needs room for its roots.
Choose manageable crops for your first year or get your garden space ready.
4 crops: easy, full sun, happy in a pot
Basil
A tender summer herb that grows fast, hates cold nights, and gives more the more often you cut it.
- Harvest
- 50 to 75 days
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
Cilantro
A cool-weather herb with fresh leaves called cilantro and dried seeds called coriander.
- Harvest
- 45 to 80 days
- Effort
- Season
- Cool
Parsley
A leafy herb with slow-sprouting seed and a long harvest season once established.
- Effort
- Season
- Cool
Thyme
A small woody evergreen herb that thrives in sun and dry, sharply drained soil.
- Harvest
- Year after year
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
