Re: [IGSrobin] tags...

Shrink plastic sheets... you can find it in clear, white, opaque and many colors
on white or opaque (semitransparent) you might write with any color sharpie,  making the original and the print four times the size you want it to be (average shrinkage), cut to shape and heat in an oven or with a heat gun to shrink
when I make jewelry with shrink I usually seal it with spray acrylic or polymer but using a permanent pen you would probably not need to do that.
you would not be able to erase it and remark it, but I don't imagine it would fade.

They would be thicker than most plant tags and probably not break.
though it you have massive numbers of plants, it might be a project making them all...

I was assuming everyone was talking about the kind of tags stuck into the soil.


I'm working on Halloween earrings tomorrow, if it sounds like it has potential I can make one up to show you


 
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From: Robin Parer <geraniac@pacbell.net>
To: igsrobin@hort.net
Sent: Fri, October 1, 2010 10:25:45 AM
Subject: Re: [IGSrobin] tags...

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.
 
Wendy
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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.com
The 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
 
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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

From: owner-igsrobin@hort.net [mailto:owner-igsrobin@hort.net] On Behalf Of Wendy Nail Art
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 10:11 PM
To: igsrobin@hort.net
Subject: Re: [IGSrobin] New member

yes interested, though usually they don't fit my work hours....
 
Wendy
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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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