| Dear Wendy:
This is really interesting. Can you give me a few more details. What do you use to write on the plastic. What would happen, inevitably, as the containers get watered? Do you cut off lengths of plastic. I use black and green containers - would the writing show up on dark colors? How would the plastic stay on the container?
Regards, Robin Parer
415-461-4168 (office); 415-269-4168 (cell)
Geraniaceae Nursery www.geraniaceae.com
The Late Show Gardens www.thelateshowgardens.org --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Wendy Nail Art <wendynailart@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: Wendy Nail Art <wendynailart@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [IGSrobin] tags...
To: igsrobin@hort.net
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:18 AM
I wonder how long shrink plastic or polyshrink would last? the written name is embedded into the plastic as it shrinks, and I've made items 10 years ago that are like new... though they don't sit in the sun... there is even one that you can run on a desk jet, though I don't know how it compares for wear, have used it for jewelry and it does not seem as durable.
From: "CanarioDeFlores@aol.com" <CanarioDeFlores@aol.com>
To: igsrobin@hort.net
Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 11:52:12 PM
Subject: Re: [IGSrobin] New member
THANKS!
Robin is always a wealth of
knowledge.
Sandy offered some great suggestions another fountain
of experience.
Its great to hear what works for the pro's. Somewhere
in between lays an answer for all of us. I feel the longer the tag, the less you
have to remove if you want to see the name. Thanks for responding to all.
In a message dated 9/30/2010 11:25:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
geraniac@pacbell.net writes:
| Dear Joe:
I buy tags, 10,000 at a time, from Fogg-It Nozzle Company in
Belmont California for my nursery I use a .5mm lead pencil. I have been
told that the tags last for a long time, although they do get brittle
eventually. I believe that you can buy Fogg-It Labels in regular
nurseries, at least in Northern California. Tucking the tag down well
into the container also helps to preserve them from sunlight.
Regards, Robin Parer 415-461-4168 (office); 415-269-4168
(cell) Geraniaceae Nursery www.geraniaceae.comThe Late Show
Gardens www.thelateshowgardens.org--- On Thu, 9/30/10, Sandy
Connerley <sandy_connerley@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From:
Sandy Connerley <sandy_connerley@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re:
[IGSrobin] New member
To: igsrobin@hort.net
Date: Thursday,
September 30, 2010, 7:25 AM
|
Hi, Joe,
I agree re the brittle tags. I think I have found a
source that are flexible, and will let you know after I have
used them if they also become brittle.
I find that even in the greenhouse, the permanent markers
fade after a few years. Am now using pencil, though it can blur
if rubbed. Maybe marker on one side, pencil on the other? It is
a problem. In the greenhouse, I try to keep the pots in
sort of alpabetical order just in case as I will then have a
better clue.
Hope all is well with you guys.
Sandy
Shingle Springs, CA
--- On Wed, 9/29/10,
CanarioDeFlores@aol.com
<CanarioDeFlores@aol.com> wrote:
From:
CanarioDeFlores@aol.com
<CanarioDeFlores@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [IGSrobin] New
member
To: igsrobin@hort.net
Date: Wednesday, September
29, 2010, 8:59 PM
what is the best way to tag your plants. I have tried all
I think and they fade and the plastic gets brittle. Any
suggestions?
Thanks,
Joe
In a message dated 9/27/2010 6:05:08 A.M. Pacific
Daylight Time, josanne@neo.rr.com writes:
Please, can someone
tell me where to go to get off the list?? It seems
like a lovely list but my daughter signed me up years ago
and I have never figured out how to get off.... Thank you so
much
yes
interested, though usually they don't fit my work
hours....
From:
"Dazegoneby@aol.com" <Dazegoneby@aol.com>
To:
igsrobin@hort.net
Sent: Sun, September
26, 2010 6:31:47 PM
Subject: Re: [IGSrobin]
New member
Hi- Nice to hear what other people have in their
collections. If you need more cuttings, come to South
Bay Geranium Society Oct. meeting. We're doing
propagation and everyone brings cuttings. I can send
you the newsletter if you want. Let me know.
Donna
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