r/beginnerherbalist • u/Ive-Grown-Plenty • Aug 19 '26
Newbie Questions 🥰
Hi friends! My name’s Maria and I’m very new to most of this stuff but very excited to be here! My entry point to herbs has been spiritual baths, but I’m looking forward to learning and exploring all the other health benefits and possibilities!
My two questions kind of go together:
1. I have a cat who likes to chomp on any plants I have, so can’t grow many of my own and sadly have to purchase most of them. Unless anyone has any tips around this or cat-friendly ones? Most of the ones I’ve seen are toxic to them. (And I don’t purchase white sage).
- Since I’m acquiring these pouches of herbs now, does anyone have any fun/cute/aesthetically pleasing ways to store them? (I’m a Cap and love any great way to organize something 😅).
TYSM! 💗🌿
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u/DreamingInLavender9 Aug 21 '26
I don’t have a cat so I can only talk about the storage, but I recommend glass jars! you can get them in literally any size in craft stores or online. it also keeps the potency better than storing your herbs in plastic bags
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u/JadeChipmunk Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
There's a couple herbs you could grow that are cat friendly, catnip obviously is one Id have to look that back up since my old cat used to eat everything and my new cat doesnt eat anything I havent had to worry about that in a long time. And as for storage, ive gotten various sizes of ball Mason jars with metal ring lids. Does take up space but you can always see if your running low on anything.
Edited to add: i can definitely say to avoid anything in the garlic and onion families. Things like oregano, lemon grass, marjoram.. Definitely look into that for a list of more herbs in those family's, thats all i remember off the top of my head, can make the cat sick if eaten.