What Grows Well in a Windowfarm?
You can grow almost anything in a Windowfarm, except root vegetables, like potatos or radishes, or plants like corn or wheat that are too tall for the system. Experiment with your own favorites or buy seeds for some of our favorite plants listed below.
A great source of iron, this rich and hearty green flourishes in Windowfarms, providing fresh stalks for months and months after seed.
- Full sun
- Moderate to high moisture
- Vegetative
Lettuce loses water, nutritional value, and taste moments after picking, so you can imagine how much is lost by the time it gets to your grocery store. Grow yours at home!
- Full sun
- High moisture
- Vegetative
Fresh strawberries are one of life's simple pleasures. Eat them off the vine or put them in the fridge with a little sugar (or perhaps a stevia/mint mixture) and enjoy later. Human-aided pollination is sometimes necessary depending on the variety, but that adds to the fun.
- Full sun
- Moderate moisture
- Fruiting
Basil flourishes in Windowfarms and grows to gigantic sizes, providing enough basil for several months of pesto and pizza.
- Moderate to full sun
- Moderate to high moisture
- Vegetative
Chamomile adds an appreciated floral element to the common Windowfarm, and homemade chamomile tea is an added benefit.
- Moderate to full sun
- Low to moderate moisture
- Flowering
Whether used as natural sweetener for coffee or to impress friends with homegrown mojitos, stevia is an easy-to-manage addition to any Windowfarm.
- Moderate to full sun
- Moderate moisture
- Vegetative
Peas are one of the most fun edibles to grow in a Windowfarm. Their vining nature, quick growth, and the pure pleasure that's involved in eating them make them perfect for anyone, beginner or expert.
- Moderate sun
- Moderate moisture
- Vegetative
This fragrant herb is a perfect addition to pasta, pizza, and pretty much any Italian dish possible. Windowfarmers have even been known to dry it and make homegrown incense!
- Full sun
- Low to moderate water
- Vegetative
Dill grows large fast and is one of the easier herbs to manage in a Windowfarm. Great in sauces or as a garnish.
- Full sun
- Moderate to high moisture
- Vegetative
One thing Windowfarmers love about cress is it grows FAST. Within two weeks they're ready to harvest and eat as a snack or blend in a Windowfarm green drink.
- Low to high sun
- Moderate to high moisture
- Vegetative
This slightly bitter (in a good way), highly nutritious leafy green is easy to grow and adds a little color to your Windowfarm! Plus, kids love it!
- Moderate to full-sun
- Moderate to high moisture
- Vegetative
Recommended after a few crops, larger, pollinating veggies like squash can be a blast to grow in a Windowfarm. Custom trellises and ways to pollinate the squash plants may add to the fun, but you may want to wait a couple months before you try it.
- Full sun
- Moderate moisture
- Flowering