Well I improvise and use a Milk Carton to make markers. Just take kitchen shears and cut out a thing rectangle. Then write on it with permanent marker and stick it in the dirt of the container I am using. It’s cheap and helps get rid of Milk carton trash.
I have a baking station sort of in my downstairs basement. It’s about 39 inches long. I just take a newspaper and cover the counter, do my thing, then wad up the mess and stick in into the big compost bin. I have a grow light on the downstairs kitchen table, which we don’t really use to eat on anyway, because I put the containers on an old pan covered with aluminum foil.
Since I pass by the table constantly during the day, I don’t forget to check on the progress of the starts.
It’s always better to share the chores with someone, even if its just the kids, and even if all they do is talk about what you do. At least that’s the way I am. I find it hard to get as motivated when it’s just me. That’s why this garden thread is so helpful to me.
Reading what everyone is doing or especially seeing pictures gets me motivated big time.
I second that motion. I'm also telling myself “You have always been able to learn anything, and you MUST do this.” That “MUST” keeps bugging me until I do what is necessary, plus I know the people on this thread are working at this, and I'd better have something every week to report that shows I'm trying, along with these master growers.
I'm also impressed with the number of growers that have physical problems that should limit what they can physically do and they do it anyway.