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Fatalii_Llama

Fatalii_Llama

What have you all found to be the best method? I havent had much luck with things lasting through the season....... I have tried Popsicle stick (they rot and ink warps on the wood), plastic label stakes (marker faded away). I use a milwaukee Ink zall pen. It works, but I am still having problems. Do I need to use my label maker? Costly since I am doing a lot of varieties. Anybody ever try the labels that clip around base of plant similar to a zip tie? Looking for help to make sure I dont lose track of what plants or what by mid summer.  
 
In the past I've used popsicle sticks but they do not last long, I had to replace them twice during the season. By the way, you just reminded me that I ordered a bunch of plastic wrap-around label about a month ago, I should have a look at my mailbox!! Besides, the only flawless tactic I'm aware of is to draw a plan to locate every plant so if you lose a tag, you don't have to wait until harvest to know what the mysterious variety is!
 
Fatalii_Llama said:
What have you all found to be the best method? I havent had much luck with things lasting through the season....... I have tried Popsicle stick (they rot and ink warps on the wood), plastic label stakes (marker faded away). I use a milwaukee Ink zall pen. It works, but I am still having problems. Do I need to use my label maker? Costly since I am doing a lot of varieties. Anybody ever try the labels that clip around base of plant similar to a zip tie? Looking for help to make sure I dont lose track of what plants or what by mid summer.
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There was a recent thread, last summer as I remember, couldn't find that one but I did find this, Labeling varieties.
 
If I find the newer one I'll post it.....
 
EDIT: Found it!>Nothing is labeled
 
CaneDog said:
Hmmm...  So you'd feel good about that grease pencil with standard wrap around tags?
 
https://www.amazon.com/KINGLAKE-Plastic-Nursery-Hanging-Writing/dp/B00WHBWOGI/ref=sr_1_25?keywords=wrap+around+nursery+label&qid=1581647328&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-25
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Seems like great minds think alike!​
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No grease pencil for me though, I used a.....................................
 
 
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Fatalii_Llama said:
What have you all found to be the best method? I havent had much luck with things lasting through the season....... I have tried Popsicle stick (they rot and ink warps on the wood), plastic label stakes (marker faded away). I use a milwaukee Ink zall pen. It works, but I am still having problems. Do I need to use my label maker? Costly since I am doing a lot of varieties. Anybody ever try the labels that clip around base of plant similar to a zip tie? Looking for help to make sure I dont lose track of what plants or what by mid summer.  
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Perment marker and cheap plastic labels from amazon.  The marker doesn't wash away.
 
 
I give up on wooden plant markers that rot.... tags where the sun fades the markers even when using sharpie extreme markers that are supposed to resist fading.
I use copper plant tags....a little more costly but work amazing....the name is sort of embossed right into the copper and last forever  no matter what elements they get exposed to....
 
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I seen a very effective and economical way to make hundreds of tags from a fellow grower on one of the facebook groups. They mentioned using window blinds cut to what ever length strips needed and since they normally have a matte finish the markers or even said graphite pencil did not come off all season and held up to the hot humid weather. In addition could use a hole puncher and tie some twine if wanting to attach to plant stalk. So if you can grab some like from a thrift shop or have some laying around it might be worth re purposing. I might give it a try this season with a backup diagram spreadsheet just in case.
 
The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:
Seems like great minds think alike!​
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No grease pencil for me though, I used a.....................................
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How has the sharpie held up to the sun for you over the course of the season?  I've used this combo quite a bit - also the white plastics stakes with Sharpie - and the sun will fade mine over the course of the season to where it's unreadable or even totally gone. I often have to write over them again often as they begin the fade.
 
catchthebear said:
I would!  I like those wrap around tags...no more bending down and hunting for what's growing where.  
 
But I'm sure Sharpies are fine too!
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Cool, thanks.  I should give the grease pencils a try.   I'd like more "set it and forget it" results than I'm getting with the Sharpie.
 
CaneDog said:
How has the sharpie held up to the sun for you over the course of the season?  I've used this combo quite a bit - also the white plastics stakes with Sharpie - and the sun will fade mine over the course of the season to where it's unreadable or even totally gone. I often have to write over them again often as they begin the fade.
 
 
Cool, thanks.  I should give the grease pencils a try.   I'd like more "set it and forget it" results than I'm getting with the Sharpie.
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Well, I don't remember rewriting the tags during the season......... But I do know grease pencils never fade!
 
holy smokes. I cannot believe how many incredibly helpful replies I have received since last night!!!!  Thank you all so much!! There are SO many great tips and things to try in here. I love so many of these ideas. I plan to just try all the methods and see what works best for me. ill have to buy some items I dont have currently, but thats ok (sounds fun)    ;)  so happy I asked this question! You all rock!
 
I haven't had issues with the sharpie fading ( usually my tags are under the plant in partial shade? I have experienced the plastic tags getting brittle And breaking. This season I will use plastic tags with a backup paper " legend "
 
BDBeatz said:
I seen a very effective and economical way to make hundreds of tags from a fellow grower on one of the facebook groups. They mentioned using window blinds cut to what ever length strips needed and since they normally have a matte finish the markers or even said graphite pencil did not come off all season and held up to the hot humid weather. In addition could use a hole puncher and tie some twine if wanting to attach to plant stalk. So if you can grab some like from a thrift shop or have some laying around it might be worth re purposing. I might give it a try this season with a backup diagram spreadsheet just in case.
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This.
 
I've been doing this for several years. Works great.
 
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