Methods for labeling tubers and plants

Krista · 2023-04-29T18:57:34+00:00

calico20hill Oh I’m so sorry, Noni! I can commiserate wholeheartedly on that feeling of horror. I’m glad to hear you’ve been able to save some, and I hope yo...

SteveM

MissyWeitzel I have used the Garden Marker for labels and it works great for those but it is not readable on my black Anderson pots. A yellow or white grease marking pencil was readable and it was easy to remove the writing when I reused the pots.
Oops, sorry, it seems I have taken this thread off the tracks. 🙂

JessieC

SteveM I wonder if a paint marker might work on your black plastic pots. I have a couple of types in my art supply bin and I will experiment and report back!

SteveM

JessieC Yes, paint markers work well but they are permanent and difficult to remove. The grease markers were easy to rub off for reuse. I used to mark my flats with paint markers and I still have flats with writing from 20 years ago.

Teddahlia

John Spangenberg has his labels printed professionally. Only black ink and no picture. Cost unknown but it is rather classy and they easily last several years. My hand written tags are sometimes only legible to me and Margaret curses at me at times during the season. Her tags are very neat and tidy. There are nursery markers for black pots and they look like crayons were used . Maybe it is crayon?

SteveM

Teddahlia There are nursery markers for black pots and they look like crayons were used . Maybe it is crayon?

Those are the grease marking pencils I referred to. The last batch I bought did not work on my slick, black Anderson pots while the ones I used to buy did.They are very much like crayons. I stored mine in a drawer in the barn and a mouse (or mice) loved them and made nests out of them. So at least they didn't go to waste.

calico20hill

I like the above pictured Garden Markers. A quantity order of them lasts me a couple of years. It makes me feel rich and well prepared when I can grab a fresh Garden Marker out ot he drawer! I have not found a good solution for marking pots. Therefore I just mark the tuber and the ID tag. I still have a lot of the green 4" pots marked with a long defunct dahlia name from its first year of experimenting with plant ID's.

Krista

calico20hill I know that flush feeling to have back up anything! Open a container and have sleeves of fresh, clean nursery pots, tags, markers, etc! 🥳 It also makes me feel very organized and prepared, which couldn’t be farther than the truth on most things.

Krista

I just encountered my first duplicate using bird labeling abbreviations: STGI

Salish Twilight Girl
Saddlerock Tiny Giant

calico20hill

Krista Oh Woops! I had not noticed that!
It will have to go the next step...Twi Girl and Tiny Gi

Krista

calico20hill I’ll do the same 😊 It was fun to finally encounter a dupe in my inventory!

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