At this time of year, it's incredible to think that a small 2 foot by 4 foot section of my kitchen table holds nine different species of plant and almost 800 individual seeded plants. And this is just the last 24 hours of starts. I will go through the regime almost daily, scavenging for little pots and trays, scrubbing them clean, filling, meticulously laying seed, covering, and watering. And then scavenging for the scarce plastic markers to tell me what lies beneath the soil. Wood and clay markers, as pretty as they are, draw much needed water from your seedlings- so don't use them until your plants are much bigger. They will move into the grow area underneath artificial light until spring and warm weather is really here. Now, we sit and wait on these finished pots and hope. Gardening, above all, is about faith and hope.