Gardening in the sink

September 14, 2009 10:13 PM

What indoor plants or herbs can I grow in this repurposed children's sink?

The ideal plant would have a carpet-like sheet of foliage (if a non-herbal plant) or be something I could use around the kitchen.

This is in a bedroom, but quite a bit of sunlight can be given if needed.

FWIW, the 'sink' doesn't have any drainage.

Thanks in advance!

posted by bradly to home & garden (5 comments total)

Oh! Dimensions: 11"x7"x3.5"
posted by bradly at 10:18 PM on September 14

corsican mint or creeping thyme
posted by sanko at 10:25 PM on September 14

You may be best leaving the plants in pots and just sitting the pots in the sink. That will give you a better control over drainage, and then you can swap plants in and out as you see fit.

Me, I'd be putting parsley and basil in there, but only because I use ridiculous amounts of both in my cooking. That and they're pretty hard to kill. What herbs are you likely to use a lot of?
posted by Jilder at 1:41 AM on September 15 [1 favorite]

What Jilder said regarding drainage. Also: I've found that basil needs lots and lots of sunlight. What about alfalfa sprouts or catnip for the local kitty?
posted by jquinby at 6:36 AM on September 15

Cat grass is also good. It's just a coarse fast growing annual type of grass that you can trim straight across to get that designer look - and to keep it from going to seed. It will die out from time to time, but a handful of seed will get you going again relatively quickly. I've grown it in a shallow pot with gravel in the bottom for drainage. I love the idea of grown one of the creeping thymes indoors.
posted by x46 at 10:29 AM on September 15