I bent the blinds labels and also the wire legs of metal tags. Worked fine until I could no longer read the labels. Then I had to unbed the labels as I pulled them to see what I was looking at. You know if it's not one probllem another will fill the space. Like a vacuum.
Al Bullock
Z7 Sterling No Va
--- In i*@yahoogroups.com, Rodney Barton <rbartontx@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Debbie,
>
> Yes mini-blind slats with pencil. Crows like to pull them up here. In the garden
> I push them leaving only an inch or so above ground. Just enough to grab and
> pull them out if I want to check the ID on something. Mostly I rely on my maps.
> The big problem lately is that the blinds I've salvaged are very thin. OK for
> pots but really too flexible for the garden. They seem to do better if you don't
> point them. The similar white plastic "stakes" that come in sheets also work
> well and actually are easier to mark but do get brittle in a couple of years. I
> stick with the blinds because the are free!
>
> For those that haven't used this system it's important to mark both the top and
> bottom of the slat. The top marking will weather but that below the ground will
> last for years.
>
> Rod
>
> ________________________________
> From: Debbie Hinchey <dhinchey@...>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 10:44:18 AM
> Subject: [iris-species] Re: Babiana odorata
>
>
> I noticed the label in your pot. Is it made from a slat from window
> mini-blinds?
>
>
> That is what I use for all my labels. I use #2 pencil or a Brother Label maker
> for notes on the mini-blind. So far this is the best I have found for
> durability, but I am always looking for something better.
>
>
> Is this what you do too? Or do you have another technique that works better for
> durable labels?
>
>
> I have moose stepping on them and Magpies pulling them out all the time. I can
> cut them into many useful sizes with a point on one end and round the corners at
> the other end so that I do not cut my hands when weeding. I prefer to not use
> the white ones because they show up too well in the garden (like miniature
> tombstones in spring) but I use what I am given. I also like the recycling
> aspect of using otherwise trashed blinds.
>
> Debbie
> Anchorage, Alaska
> USDA Zone 3 - 4
>
