I used to have an AeroGarden in my dining room where I grew basil, thyme, mint, oregano and other spices ... until my kitties discovered that they really had a taste for them and started to eat them as they grew.
Yeah, I’m going to try growing some basil over the winter - I start veggie seedlings with grow lights, so I’m trying to keep some basil and salad greens going in the basement. I also chiffonaded (It’s a word NOW!!) a few quarts of fresh leaves and froze them in ice cube trays with olive oil. Hopefully this will soothe the savage basil beast come the end of winter. :)
We got an Aerogarden early in the summer, and have to keep it in a spare bathroom that the cats can’t enter - which is sad, because it really is pretty when all the herbs begin to come on.
We were kind of amazed at how well things grow in it; but some of the slower-germinating, slow-growing things got crowded out, and I don’t think the thyme did anything at all. Basil and dill do splendidly. We’re going to try our own seeds next time.