Re: What is a good method of marking garden plots?

RE: Annie, Ollie and Amy Z. question, how to mark a plot.
Here at Willow Stream Farm Community Garden in Woodinville, Washington (where it rains more than in California) I use old PVC pipe and even new pipe that I cut to convenient lengths. I drive them into the ground at a corner of the garden plot. I have tried plastic flagging tied to the PVC stake but have found that the purple stuff you use to prepare PVC for bonding (primer) can be used like paint to mark the plot number on the pipe. That stuff stains the pipe like crazy but isn't real dark so I reinforce the printing with a permanent marker pen. It lasts a pretty long time. The 3/4 inch diameter pipe works best. It is still pretty inexpensive at the big box stores and environmentally neutral.

Garry Schuler


From: "Annie, Ollie, and Amy Z." <ecgarden@yahoo.com>
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: [cg] What is a good method of marking garden plots?
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:28:48 -0700 (PDT)

I am one of the garden coordinators at the
Experimental College Community Garden located on the
U.C. Davis campus in the Central Valley of California.

Our current method of marking plots is with a 1 x 2
wooden stakes with the plot number painted on it. The
obvious problem is that the wood rots, and the painted
numbers become illegible within a year.

Does anyone have a better idea to mark plots?
Ideally, the solution would be is cost effective, long
lasting, and not too much work.... (We have close to
500 plots.)

Thank you for your suggestions,
Amy Z

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