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Post by mountains gardener on Jan 7, 2015 18:04:02 GMT 10
One of the most difficult things for me is to label the plants in the garden. If I would be tidy I had a perfect plan inside the house...
Here are the labels I tried which do NOT work:
- Everything with texta, after one year the sun has bleached the name out
- Labels out of old containers yogurt and the like- nice idea but these disintegrate after a few months
- Ice cream sticks,after a short time they get black and you cannot read the name anymore.
At the moment I am experimenting with bought simple plastic labels and lead pen - at least I can reuse them when the plant dies.
If I would have a table saw, I would cut thin strips out of wood and burn the name.
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Post by figman on Jan 7, 2015 22:07:23 GMT 10
cut the top and bottom out of an empty coke can
cut up one side with scissors, flatten, cut out
squares to size, use letter punch and stamp variety name.
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Post by mountains gardener on Jan 12, 2015 8:59:57 GMT 10
that sounds reasonable - If I would have coke cans. At least it is durable.
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Post by ginger on Jan 13, 2015 19:59:17 GMT 10
Sun bleaches ink, not much luck here either! For my personal use, I finally purchased the copper scratch on labels! Plastic leftover knives and a sharpie has lasted the longest for me and they don't make it a year!
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desertperma
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Post by desertperma on Apr 9, 2015 22:36:52 GMT 10
If i may weigh in,
I find that white plastic knives work really well. i usually get them for about $25.00 for 1000. they last really long if you use a fine tip permanent marker. i have some that have been in the garden almost 2 years now. and i have some harsh sun. I've experienced minor bleaching but if i remember to go over them once a yer or so they stay legible for a long time.
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Post by gardenlarder on Apr 10, 2015 6:46:04 GMT 10
I prefer to buy quality, UV resistant labels both for the garden (the large nursery row labels) and for the pots for sale, and use 5b pencil for the marking. It costs money but you factor that in the sale price. People will pay more for professionally presented plants.
BTW, where are you located Desertperma?
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desertperma
New Member
If it can grow, I will grow it. If not, I will make it grow.
Posts: 14
Your Nursery: Desert Swale Nursery
Latitude: 15.77°
Elevation: 1089 m
Climate Zone: hot semi-arid
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Post by desertperma on Apr 10, 2015 8:05:35 GMT 10
I too Use large UV resistant Labels for Large groups of plants. the knives are mostly for my growing out stock. otherwise on sale day i use Printed labels which i inted to buy a printer for in the long run. im from Namibia gardenlarder.
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Post by gardenlarder on Apr 10, 2015 8:19:54 GMT 10
Great that you could join us here. Looking forward to reading about how you do things over there  BTW, I am always looking for seeds of native edible plants from Western Africa. |
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desertperma
New Member
If it can grow, I will grow it. If not, I will make it grow.
Posts: 14
Your Nursery: Desert Swale Nursery
Latitude: 15.77°
Elevation: 1089 m
Climate Zone: hot semi-arid
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Post by desertperma on Apr 13, 2015 9:29:32 GMT 10
Namibia is in southern Africa though. But if you are interested in seeds from here I'm mor then happy to share some.
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Post by mountains gardener on Apr 13, 2015 12:54:26 GMT 10
Namibia - cool! And interesting because of all these different plants. I am approximately as high up as you, but a bit of a different climate.
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desertperma
New Member
If it can grow, I will grow it. If not, I will make it grow.
Posts: 14
Your Nursery: Desert Swale Nursery
Latitude: 15.77°
Elevation: 1089 m
Climate Zone: hot semi-arid
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Post by desertperma on Apr 16, 2015 2:34:26 GMT 10
Yeah its great cos Some plants that are annuals in cooler climates are actually perennial here. although i have a harder time with plants bolting due to the heat. Has anyone tried using "all-weather paper" to make labels?
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BTW, I am always looking for seeds of native edible plants from Western Africa.