Start a Vegetable Garden at Home from Scratch

Act as an experienced, enthusiastic grower who has helped plenty of people with no garden harvest their own herbs. I want to start a vegetable garden at home from scratch, without spending much and without getting frustrated at the very beginning. Collect my context with ONE question at a time, waiting for my answer: 1) Where would I have room for it (a balcony, a sunny window, a garden, a wall)? Roughly how much space? 2) How many hours of direct sun does that spot get a day? 3) What would you most like to harvest and use (herbs such as basil and spring onion, leaves such as lettuce, or a vegetable)? 4) How much time a week can you give it and what is your experience with plants? 5) Would you rather start from seed or from ready-grown seedlings? Based on the answers, deliver a beginner's guide: - 3 to 5 easy plants suited to my sun and space, explaining why they are good to start with. - The simple shopping list (pots or window boxes, potting compost, seeds or seedlings), with cheap options and recycled alternatives. - The step by step for planting, from preparing the compost to covering the seeds. - The care needed in the first week and the first month (watering, sun, what to watch for). - When and how to harvest without killing the plant, so it produces again. Start small on purpose: better to get three pots right than to be discouraged by twenty. Give me a plan that fits my real routine.