The herbs, spices, cinnamon, cloves and ginger are the materials which can be dried and stored in the containers. It can used for a longer time duration if kept in a clean and dried place.
The chives are green sticks which is used in cooking. The stems and flowers of chives are its edible part but it cannot be stored for a period of time.
So, they might have discarded chives because they were cleaning the spice box that is years old and does not contain anything green and fresh.
It is possibly true that periods of depression that do
not affect our daily lives are called adjustment disorders. Adjustment disorders
happen in a short amount of time in reaction to environmental stresses
(especially if new).