How do you label plants?

Is it possible to buy little plastic sticks to put in the ground and label plants - I don't eat enough lolipops to collect enough sticks though do lolipop sticks look nicer than plastic ones?

Do you make your own?

Where can I buy some from?

 

I try to remember or failing that draw a rough plan of where things have been planted.

 

Yes - these are freely on sale in garden centres. You can get different colours as well. I use them mainly for plants in pots, and I like to colour code - perennials from annuals, tender plants etc.

I tried using felt tip pens. They show up well, but fade in the sun and can't be removed. So I now use a soft pencil, and when its done it can be erased and used again.

 

I use plastic one's from wilkie's too, mainly to remind me where ive planted bulbs.. Helofadigger uses old plastic Blinds, they do the same job, but for free

Here's a Link to hel's Markers, I forgot about her Pebble markers, There Great...

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=17370

 

As do I-waste not, want not. Did buy some once, but after using some I lost the stash I had and made do with this method. I found the wooden lollipop sticks have the problem of the ink bleeding into the grain and I can`t make head nor tail of them afterwards.

Course this all depends on me remembering to lable in the first place.

 

I buy plastic ones, but one batch I had were so shiny I couldn't write on them, so that's perhaps something to check before you leave the shop.

I write on them in pencil, which seems to last well. Have tried permanent marker, which worked fine on the shiny ones, but as Peter said it fades ...

... haven't tried chinagraph(sp?) pencil, but that might be an answer.

Labels on Gladioli etc. I store with the corms, and thus reuse the label next year because I can find it!

 

I cut up the silver aluminium cat food containers and any writting is impressed into them.

 

I cut up old plastic 1ltr Ice cream containers.......
They cut easily with scissors and you determin the size you want.

 

I agree with you on that one Pal .... :gnthb: .... when I'm not using them as little trays for little pots that have little labels in them .... recycling at its best ....

 

I dont use labels much because I always remember exactly what everything is.:D

At least thats what I tell myself, until after the winter, and its a dead looking stick and I cant remember what it was that I bought last year, maybe I'll recognise it when the leaves come out in the spring.:D

So I actually bought some lables recently, as the odd bits of white formica I have used in the past dont look very impressive if you decide to give a plant to someone else.

 

Found some at Wilco's for about 60p they are the white plastic type and come with a pencil so problem solved - thanks.

Re rememberign what everythis is - well i don't know in the first place so that doesn't bode well for later!

 

Dear old blackbirds toss the labels around all over the place, it is fun to watch but a bit of a nightmare trying to remember where everything is!