At dawn in the Cagayan Valley, when mist still clings to the paddies and the air smells faintly of wet soil, rice farmers begin their quiet ritual, checking seedlings, feeling the texture of the earth ...

Make sure there is no moisture build-up in whatever container you put them in, or it may rot the seeds, so you might want to use desiccants like rice or get in your storage containers to absorb ...

As the gardening year gets underway, experts Huw Richards and Matthew Appleby share whether old seed packets can still produce a thriving garden ...