What Herbs/spices/foods To Grow? (not Trees)

[seano]

What herbs, spices or foods do y'all find the most useful?

I have room on my balcony & in my home to grow. No room for trees though.

 

[ste199]

I live in italy and i cultivate on my balcony the typical mediterranean herbs:thyme,basil,sage,rosemary,oregan,majoram and lavander.
I use it cooking,on chicken breast,beef,liver and potatoes.
I think they are safe cause they've been used for ages by mediterranean people and i use it in small amounts.

 

[mt_dreams]

rosemary for frying, basil for tomato sauce, cilantro for fiber salad, thyme for congestion/throat issues and sage b/c I like how it looks.
for in home I would go with air purifying plants. there's lists all over the internet for plant that remove specific types of pollutants.

 

[ste199]

Also you could grow some little strawberry plant if you like it!

 

[tara]

And if you like them/climate is right, I'd consider: tomatoes, capsicum, blue berries, black currants, parsley, spinach, chard?
Depending on how big your balcony is, you could probably grow spuds in a big bucket or sack.

 

[The Revisionist]

Tulsi is pretty nice... Makes for an awesome tea that can't be commonly found except in India or online.