Re: OT Speedball paint markers
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: OT Speedball paint markers
- From: D* M* <d*@southconn.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 16:50:38 -0600 (MDT)
At 12:37 PM 8/10/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I don't believe it would be safe to mark your Iris fans for sales
>useing this paint marker. It may be hazardous to them. It is really a
>type of paint. I found out about these markers from a waterlilly grower.
>I have had some markers underwater three years and they haven,t faded. A
>shsrpie pen does good for labeling iris but fades over time where the
>paintstic has never faded on me.
>Mr. Green Wet Thumb
I remembered that I had some of these Speedball painters, so I pulled them
out to make some labels with my new mini-blind markers. I noticed that the
marker is labeled as certified by the Arts and Crafts Materials Institute
as being nontoxic. I don't know if we can assume it is nontoxic to plants,
but I would guess that it is safe for use on iris fans. However, I
wouldn't won't to risk ruining the paint marker tip by getting it wet with
juice from newly cut fans of irises.
-Donald
Donald Mosser
Member of AIS, HIPS, SIGNA, SSI, SLI, SPCNI, and IRIS-L
dmosser@southconn.com
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5570
North Augusta, South Carolina, USA
On the South Carolina and Georgia Border
USDA Zone 7b-8
