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Advice on marker pens for plastic plant labels

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  • StevedaylillyStevedaylilly Posts: 1,102
    I got fed up of pencils either breaking - because  I'm probably a bit heavy handed - I use permanent marker pens on plastic plant labels. I then use wire wool to erase the writing. Never lost a name of a plant by using this. I only use a thin line marker as opposed to a think line marker and cost about £1.50 for 3 pens from Wilko's. Normally last me through out the season 
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    I found the same as Dove with the white marker thought it was me. I am trying again this year. Otherwise I use Pencil- a carpenters pencil from the builders merchant or DIY shop woks well or a 3 B
    AB Still learning

  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Maybe the longevity of the marker pen depends on the weather conditions where you live.  I've tried lots of different sorts but none of them last a whole season, maybe due to the amount of rain we have?  Anyway, the trusty pencil is the answer for me.  Pencil on aluminium labels seems pretty permanent, but I've almost finished up the labels I inherited from my Dad, and they're rather expensive...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862
    I use Chinagraph pencils on homemade labels made from plastic milk containers :):)
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Pencil, then they get cleaned off after use and re-used, see saving the world plastic!  They get used for years!
  • JeanRJeanR Posts: 16
    I use STABILO write-4-all marker pend and it doesn't come off easily.

  • Kevin134Kevin134 Posts: 15
    I use a label printer from amazon, found out that whatever i used pen or pencil wear off, the printed labels seem to last for years with no change.
    One of these
     https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brother-GL-H105-Printer-Garden-Handheld/dp/B00I5JOQEY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521056641&sr=8-1&keywords=garden+label+printer

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    STABILO write-4-all  was recommended somewhere on the forum and it does seem great.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I found silver marker pen worked ok on black labels but I switched to a Brother labelling machine. It's not cheap (the cartridges are approx. £15 a go) but the labels last well until the plastic labels degrade in the sunlight.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    edited March 2018
    Firefly0 said:
    Sharpies don't work for me at all and wash off in a month or so (outside). Following recommendations I now use a  Stabilio Write-4-All pen. I put out a load of test labels and after a wet winter, the writing is clear and present.

    The Stabilio Write-4-All pen is what I use and have found it works well for me.I got mine from Amazon.
    The ink is so durable that it is almost impossible to clean off the label to reuse (Cif cream,a scratchy sponge and elbow grease!!
    Any label that shows signs of fading at any time I always re-do as soon as I notice it!
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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