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- From: "Jeff Ball" <jeffball@starband.net>
- To: "'gardenwriters-on-gardening'" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: RE: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:16:35 -0400
Melanie, I am not the horticulturist that you are,
but in my vegetable garden I’ve been struggling with a workable labeling
system for years. I’ve tried
all the standard techniques, and am not happy with any of them. Finally, this year I think I’ve
solved my labeling problem. It may
not work for you, but it looks like my label problems are over. I spent $25 for a small laminating
machine. I have two sizes of label
that I can laminate and make waterproof.
I can make a label the same size as a seed packet and I can make a label
the size of a business card. For
the seed packet size Jeff Ball -----Original Message----- Good morning all, Melanie Vassallo, Long Island NY
zone 6b Another list I belong to asks that
we begin each posting with our name, location and zone. It really does help
when talking about gardening so I'll stick to that format here. Thanks Lon for setting up this list! Thought I'd begin the day with a
question about labels/markers. How do you feel about labeling your plants? Here in my garden I have about 500
daylilies cultivars, they are all labeled with metal markers, an expensive job.
In order to keep my status as a Display Garden for the American
Hemerocallis Society I have to label each daylily in a certain way. I also
collect Hosta, Sedum, Geraniums, Pulmonaria, Heuchera, Tradescantia and so much
more, many of them are not labeled well at all. I can't stand the look of those
metal markers all winter and especially now in the spring. What kind of
alternative is there? Just sticking the plastic tag from the original pot isn't
working well at all, I've lost the name of so many different cultivars. Several 100 people tour this garden
in June and July so having the names on the plants makes it much easier. I'm
expecting a large group the first week of June and want to have things ready
for them. Even if the name isn't sticking up out of the plant, it makes it
easier for me if I know I can just push aside the foliage for the cultivar
name. Has anybody tried painting or
marking the names onto flat stones? We can go to the beach and get beautiful
stones from there. Spreading manure today, Melanie |
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[gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Melanie, 04/09/2004
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RE: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Jeff Ball, 04/12/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Melanie, 04/12/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Lucky Pittman, 04/12/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Sandie Parrott, 04/13/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Ellen Zachos, 04/13/2004
- Re: [gwl-g] slugs, Sandie Parrott, 04/13/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Margaret Lauterbach, 04/13/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Sandie Parrott, 04/13/2004
- RE: [gwl-g] slugs, Jeff Ball, 04/14/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Sandie Parrott, 04/13/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Ellen Zachos, 04/13/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] slugs,
Sandie Parrott, 04/13/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Lucky Pittman, 04/12/2004
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Re: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Melanie, 04/12/2004
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RE: [gwl-g] Welcome, labeling plants,
Jeff Ball, 04/12/2004
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