Today, I’m playing the What Do I Have? What Do I Need To Get? What Needs To Go? game.
It’s important to check your herbs regularly to make sure they’re in good condition and not too old. Some witches will tell you that you MUST GET RID OF ANY HERBS OLDER THAN SIX MONTHS! Bollocks to that.
My method?
Have a look. Does it still LOOK okay? Good. Open the jar. Does it still SMELL okay? Good. It’s perfectly fine for use, then.
Pearl-clutchers have a place and it’s not in witchcraft.
So, this morning is dedicated to sorting through my dwty apothecary before spring comes around.
One of the reasons I do this roughly twice a year (aside from making sure I haven’t used the last of something important and, like the ADHD mess I am, forgotten to replace it *ahem, cloves and cinnamon stucks*) is to make a note of how many jars I need to get because WHY AREN’T THERE EVER ENOUGH JARS?!
Hey, Valentines Day is coming up, y’all. Need a cheap present? Get that witch JARS. Witches LOVE jars. (Just… ya know, stay on her good side so she doesn’t have to put you in one. 😉😂)
At the moment, I’ve got some herbs in plastic bags and plastic tubs, which isn’t exactly ideal.
I’m not into gatekeeping when it comes to witchcraft and magick so don’t expect a long lecture about how YOU SIMPLY CANNOT STORE HERBS IN PLASTIC! 😫 It is better to keep them in glass if you can, though, because plastic doesn’t just absorb magickal energies, it absorbes colours and smells too.
Which means… dang. I’m short at least six jars.
Again.
Why doesn’t that number ever seem to get smaller? 🤔
My herbs are sourced locally, either from my garden (when I’m able and the notoriously foul Welsh weather plays nice) from friends who are better gardeners than me, or witchy fayres when I can attend. Mostly, though, I get them from Morbitorium. You can order from them online if, you know, you don’t have an oddities and witchcraft shop on your doorstep, like I do. 😉
And remember: if you live with non-magickal folk, keep your herbs clearly labelled to avoid the inevitable (and often explosive) gastrointestinal catastrophy that’ll result from them rooting around in your supplies when they run out of basil while making dinner! 🤦♀️😂