Re: CULT: labels from vinyl siding

Good Idea.? I would never have thought of using siding.? It is probably more attractive than PVC pipe which is what I use.??? I think my neighbors think I am a mad scientist with all the PVC pipe coming out of the ground.? Does labels stick to the siding well?






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From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To: iris@hort.net
Sent: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 8:05 am
Subject: [iris] CULT: labels from vinyl siding



I'm trying a new type of garden row label this fall, using some of the pile of scrap vinyl house siding that's been sitting behind the shed for a few years.?
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It's white, lap type made to look like wood. It scores easily with a utility knife (the kind with replaceable heavy razor blades), then breaks clean. And easily scrubs clean with a stiff brush and soapy water.?
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The thing I really like about using it is that it keeps some garbage out of the landfill (at least for a few more years!) and is heavy enough that I can push it into my gravelly soil. I still bury a piece of vinyl blind under a rock with each plant to make sure one label stays where I put it, but these are nice for groups of seedling crosses.?
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Plus I can make the labels long enough that they will be well above the chip mulch. And can make them any width (up to 5 inches). Plenty of room to write seedling crosses in letters big enough that I can read them standing up.?
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I know we've had a lot of discussion in the past about types of label materials we all use, but I don't remember this being discussed before.?
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For those who don't have a handy pile of garbage in their back yard <g>, Lowe's and probably other places like Home Depot will often sell single pieces of siding or soffitt. I think each piece is 12 ft long - makes a <lot> of labels!?
-- Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8?
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