Re: CULT

From: "Martha Brown" <mbrown@pldi.net>

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From: Carryl M. Meyer <carrylm@bigsky.net>
Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 12:22 AM


 Has anyone tried the labels like the ones in Denver--made on a
'Brother' machine??? How did they survivethe winter??? Any suggestions for
labels which are:
Readable when standing in front of the rhizome and not having to bend over--
Big enough to write name, Hybridizer name,variety, date of intro--
Will last through the summer sun and be readable the next year--
Will not peel off the metal tags during the winter--
If so, please let me know--my husband is in charge of our society
garden--at least 500 different cultivars there--and the thought of having to
do labels again this year is not a pleasant one--
Thanks   Carryl in western Montana--maybe spring has sprung--suddenly the
birds are back again!!!

Carryl,

I have labels which are in their third summer with very little problems.

I use the gray (zinc?) rose markers for the most part but the ones I really
like I can't find.  They are wire in an arch with a metal label area just
below the curve of the arch that is 1 1/2 X 3 1/4 inches.

I use Avery clear computer labels which when applied and after baking in the
sun don't come off.  I print them with a HP Laserjet 5L and they are as
clear as the day I printed them.  If sun and 100 degree plus temps aren't
normal for you you might place them under a heat lamp or something to bake
the label on.

Every label has a number and each metal marker is etched with that number in
case the label peels all I have to do is print and apply another label.
Only one has had to be replaced and it was pushed into the wet ground near a
soaker hose immediately after I applied the label.  I just went out to check
before replying and pulled some that were 3/4th covered with soil and they
were Ok when I wiped them off.

I am going to look for clear shipping labels which are larger and have
markers made to fit the size of the label.  This would allow a larger font
which would be readable from a greater distance although I can read the name
of most of my plants with out bending now because I used a larger font for
it.  The additional information is in a smaller font.  I have 3 to 4 lines
of information total on some plants.

Martha,
M Brown
NW Oklahoma, USA
USDA Zone 6b,  Sunset Zone 35



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