Re: OT:Hyb

From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>

>However I noticed that you had lost track of a considerable number of your 
>crosses because of tag failure. I have found that the easiest, if not 
>cheapest, way is to use 3x1" plastic twist ties that we label plants with.

I've taken to using the little paper sales tags that they sell in news 
agencies. They have a piece of string to tie to the plant. Ball point pen 
seems to wear the best with these. I have had some markings fade with 
weather, and am still learning what works best, but because I keep very 
thorough records in a book on my desk, I have not had any confusion. If you 
do a lot of different crosses per clump, then you can get into trouble. I 
identify stalks by marking with a permanent marking pen (1,2, etc)
I write the whole cross in full on the label, rather than an abbreviation. I 
have only had a couple of tags (out of 150 or so) disappear, and cross 
referencing with my indoor records solved any problems.
Cheers, Jan
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