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Annette3Annette3 Posts: 22
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Fed up of plant labels fading any one have any suggestions Currently using Lollipop sticks and a thick pencil but not always ideal. Tried permanent markers, plastic labels and plastic label printer but not very good. There must be something on the market that lasts.
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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    I bought a job lot of slate markers and a white liquid paint pen. Still as good as 2 years ago but pricey.
    Failing that take photos and use an app that lets you add text which I did for the new owners of a house we moved from and loaded them on to a CD or nowadays it would be a flash drive or SD card!
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    There are bamboo plant labels available, I’ve just Googled them. I expect they would last longer than wood. 
    East Anglia
  • Annette3Annette3 Posts: 22
    Thanks for the info, its really for labeling up cuttings etc that are grown in the greenhouse. Being moved about on the staging labels are the best, rather than pictures.  Just if you have several cuttings from different clematis colours, variety  flowering times are important.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Chinagraph pencils  I've been really pleased with how well the writing lasts.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Annette3Annette3 Posts: 22
    Will look into Bamboo labels but perhaps not much different to wooden/lollipop sticks. Monty mentioned the same problem on the programme, so I suppose I am not alone. 
  • Annette3Annette3 Posts: 22
    wild edges said:
    Chinagraph pencils  I've been really pleased with how well the writing lasts.
    Ooh will try that option
  • 2 point 42 point 4 Posts: 60
    I will second the use of a Chinagraph pencil.

    I grow lots of plants for charity sales, etc. and therefore ultimately require loads of labels.  I usually cut up yoghurt pots or the like and I often use a Sharpie on one side and Chinagraph on the other as ‘insurance’.  If I am doing a lot of cuttings or seeds, I don’t bother using a label, just write with a Chinagraph on the pot - usually in abbreviated form that I can understand. Black on terracotta and a white one on a black pot.  The writing comes off the pot if you give them a serious rub with a damp nitrile coated gardening glove which I usually wear.  Plants when given away, then get given a label.
  • Annette3Annette3 Posts: 22
    2 point 4 said:
    I will second the use of a Chinagraph pencil.

    I grow lots of plants for charity sales, etc. and therefore ultimately require loads of labels.  I usually cut up yoghurt pots or the like and I often use a Sharpie on one side and Chinagraph on the other as ‘insurance’.  If I am doing a lot of cuttings or seeds, I don’t bother using a label, just write with a Chinagraph on the pot - usually in abbreviated form that I can understand. Black on terracotta and a white one on a black pot.  The writing comes off the pot if you give them a serious rub with a damp nitrile coated gardening glove which I usually wear.  Plants when given away, then get given a label.
    Thank you!

  • StevedaylillyStevedaylilly Posts: 1,102
    I use plastic labels but use a fine point permanent marker pen that do not fade over time After they have been used I pop them in a container of bleach over night and they are cleaned off the next day and ready to reuse
    I’ve used pencils and after a few weeks they have faded and then utter confusion 

  • zelda.ellaazelda.ellaa Posts: 2
    I think permanent markers are best to keep the longest. I usually use Sharpie Permanent Markers. It works nicely on most surfaces. Ink is so sustainable. You can refer it
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