I use plastic labels, a permanent marker pen and a coat of yacht varnish. I don't take cuttings and haven't got a greenhouse so all my labels are permanent
What a good idea to cut up yoghurt pots for labels. I've been using wooden ones with a sharpie but once seedlings are pricked out the demand for labels shoots up. We always have plenty of yoghurt pots (also used for seedlings with the bottoms stabbed for drainage). I like to be able to use plastic more than once.
I use black T labels and write on them with a white permanent marker..
That's what I used to do for my old garden. It looked better when I opened it to the public. For my baby plants in the GH and cold frames I used white markers with a B pencil.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
For the last year or so I've been using black labels with silver or gold acrylic pens when I want them to last. It seems to be working. For short-term labels such as seed trays/pots I use wooden lolly sticks and an ordinary pencil, then they go in the compost bin.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
After a lot of frustration trying various methods I received a birthday gift of a brother thermal printer. The black print never fades and label remains attached. Very pleased with my gift.
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Last Friday, one of the TV programmes used cut-up black plant pots and a white marker. I am going to try that.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."