Plant Labels That Don't Fade Outdoors?
Dominica
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http://www.amekron.com/ sells aluminum tags that when you write on them with a pen end up embossed so even if it fades you still know whats there.
Heather
http://www.amekron.com/ sells aluminum tags that when you write on them with a pen end up embossed so even if it fades you still know whats there.
Heather
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For years I used Popsicle sticks that I used a black fine point maker and then sprayed a clear varnish on. These lasted the season. Then my dear daughters went to a thrift store and bought them out of metal spoons. They engraved titles in these such as lettuce #1, #2, etc. I could then record the marker in my notebook along with the exact type of lettuce, etc. I've been using these for more than 8 years now. My husband has done up a few more as I start growing things we never used to grow. They used a simple hand held engraver from the hardware store that we had bought to mark our equipment with. Hope this helps you! I have switched to mini gardens planted around our trees so I no longer use markers. I record what is planted around each tree. I thought when we retired I'd have so much time to do the things I love to do but I am way busier now then I ever have been working and handling 5 kids. I set up berms around my trees and only one berm failed during this years drought so we will work on that one in a few weeks. No watering needed with them being near a berm that stores water.
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Hi Heather, thank you so much! Those tags are really neat. How do you attach them to your planting area?
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Thank you so much Cherlynn! I love the idea of engraving spoons -- that's so clever and charming!
I'm so glad I asked this question. :-) -
Love the spoon idea. We use leftover tile and painted them. They lay flat and stay put.
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Thank you all for such great ideas. I love these!
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I have seen the spoon idea before. It is a good one.
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I make jewelry so I use leftover bits of metal and make tags and use metal stamps to write on them. To attach, I punch a hole in the tags and use wire to tag tree branches or shrub branches. I have row markers that are pieces of rebar that I pound into the ground and the tags twisted onto them.
I love that spoon idea! You could make really pretty row markers!
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