These days, a 16-cell tray is available on Amazon at a hefty discount of 40%, which means huge savings for gardeners.

Instant gratification is not something generally associated with gardening. You must maintain some amount of chill and patience to plant seeds, nurture them, and wait for their little buds to form.

Seeds from healthy, open-pollinated plants—like tomatoes, okra, chillies, or marigolds—can be saved. The seeds need to be cleaned and dried thoroughly to prevent mould.

Stressing the interdependence of all life forms on Earth, Indonesia’s first environment minister, Emil Salim, once said that humans must respect nature and treat it the same way they treat each other.