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Using QR codes for plants

SalixGoldSalixGold Posts: 450
edited June 2023 in Tools and techniques
Has anyone tried using QR code tags for public or private planting? They are widely used in museums and galleries to give quick access to viewers - through access to smart phones. I have been hesitating in trying this out - but might give one a go - offering links to the public, giving detailed plant background not possible otherwise in the setting.

I would imagine that in my place relatively few people would use the tag. A fairly small percentage would even know what it was or how to use it; but I am wanting to offer opportunities to learn and inform about the project. It's cheap and interesting.

I am wanting to hear from people who have tried it.

Thanks


         

            

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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    The volunteer group associated with my garden club plan to use them as the gardener doesn't like labels on plants in the gardens. So there would be just a few QR codes on the wall, linking to detailed information about the garden, its history, a planting plan etc. Recently trialled something similar for a one-off event and no one looked at them at all 🤣! It doesn't matter though, it wasn't hard to set up and can be used / edited etc in future.
    I feel they should only be used for extra information, not for the basics as that is quite excluding. For a nursery or similar I think it would be a useful thing as you only need to create the information and code once (make sure you don't create temporary ones!) and then you can always link to it, update it etc without having to reprint the codes. But the key information - name, price etc should never be hidden behind a QR code.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Absolutely agree with @LG_ any form of labelling that needs technology in order to be readable creates a barrier that just isn't there with a simple written tag. But they can also be useful for dense information that wouldn't be fun to read on a massive panel in scorching heat or snow. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • SalixGoldSalixGold Posts: 450
    Thanks @LG_ 

    I think @Papi Jo  has used QR codes in his garden.

    There is no option for an info board in my setting.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    All well and good if you have the facility to access them. We don't. So we rely on plant labels that we can read and short info about the plants whether in a nursery or garden visit.
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