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THE HERBAL HABITS BLOG
Growing guides, plain-language legal explainers, events and stories from independent stores around South Africa. Every fact is sourced, and every source is listed.
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The 2018 court ruling, the 2024 Act and the draft limits published in 2026, in plain language. What adults may do at home, what's still a crime, and what isn't settled yet.
Light, pots, water and when to pick. The basics from two horticulture guides, with the map turned around for the southern hemisphere.
Wild garlic, rose-scented pelargonium, wild rosemary, golden sage and wild mint: how big they get, what they need and where they'll thrive, straight from SANBI's plant profiles.
One species, one corner of the country, and a name the European Union now protects. Where rooibos grows, how it gets its colour, and what the 2021 PDO listing actually means.
When to pick, three ways to dry, how to tell they're done, and the storage mistakes that ruin a good harvest. Based on university food-preservation guidance.
Gravel in the pot, eggshells for snails, Epsom salts for everything. Scientists have tested these tips. Here's what held up, and what didn't.
What a free account gets you, what Premium adds, how redeeming a promotion works at the counter, and the one rule every store on Herbal Habits has to follow.
Photos, descriptions, promotions, events and reviews. Seven quick fixes that make a Herbal Habits listing work harder, and the rules to know before you publish.
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