Plant labels

I was having a clear out of one of my sheds and found an empty slug killer carton so I washed it out and made some labels out of it , Got about 24 good eh :thmb:

 

A man after my own heart.

The trouble with slug pellet containers is that the inside is smooth and a pencil can't get a grip on the surface, so a light sand with some fine grade sandpaper solves the problem.

 

Well done Nathan, and I agree with Lollipop about the sandpaper - I find pencil is the most useful as it doesn't fade and can be removed so the labels can be reused.

I also like to use coloured labels. Earlier this year I grew a load of Lupins, which are still in pots. Some were from a red seed and others from mixed seed. Rather than write labels out for them all, I just pushed a red label into the red ones and a blue label into the others. No need for any writing as the lupin leaves are so distinctive. I did the same with pots of Dianthus, where I have two varieties. And Dahliastoo; I only have a few varieties and each one is associated with a different coloured label - with no writing. Any one offs have a proper white label and name. All my Salvias have a yellow label. And at this time of the year I go round the pots and put an orange label into the ones that need winter protection.

 

Great tip that Peter will use that for my Dahlias :thmb:

 

I'm not a pesticidephobe but I dont think I would want that packet in amongst my washing up.

metaldehyde, is not a nice poison.:skp:

 

Point taken pete I had washed it all out outside before I brought it inside easy done though isnt it :thmb: