>>368699Dill, Chives, Cilantro, Parsley and Basil are all pretty easy indoors from seed. To speed things up, I'd recommend soaking basil seed for 12-24hrs in water before planting (don't worry if they look like they have slime surrounding them, that's normal). Soaking works wonders on speeding up basil seeds. Soaking cilantro and parsley seed for 12-24hrs is good too, but soak them separately- parsley has an anti-germination chemical in the seed coat, so it's good to soak it to get rid of some of it, but don't mix it with other seeds.
I'd avoid rosemary and bay if you want quick results and harvest from seed. They're fun to grow, just slow.
As for other "herbs" I've tried from seed- Cumin is a finnicky baby indoors (and also outdoors imho)- I don't recommend it. Fennel is good and fast but tastes better outdoors. Toothache plant (pic) is AWESOME. Epazote surprizingly does pretty well indoors, but there are health concerns associated with it and I wouldn't plant it in the same soil as other herbs. I've had crummy luck with sesame so far, though it's an interesting plant to look at, and the same goes for shiso.
I haven't tried mint, oregano, thyme, tarragon, chervil or sage from seed yet- so no comment on those from seed.
Whatever you grow, you should get them into bright light as soon as they sprout, especially basil and other herbs that don't continue to grow leaves from the base.
Good luck with your growing.
