Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Although basil grows best outdoors , it can be grown indoors in a pot and , like most herbs , will do best on an equator-facing windowsill .
Simplified: Although basil will grow best outdoors , it can be grown indoors in a pot . Like most herbs , it will do best on a south-facing windowsill ( in the Northern Hemisphere ) .