Re: HYB: CULT: Garden labels

Linda:

How odd.  I live next door in sunny NM.  We have over 250 of  crystal blue
skies.  Temperatures are often in the low 100s in the  summer.  I have used
PVC
pipes for six years and they show no indication of  turning brown or black.
What do you think is the difference?  I know  AZ is often hotter.


In a message dated 10/24/2008 9:35:47 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
irisgrower@cableone.net writes:

Scarlett,

Here in our AZ sun-those pipes turn brown, then black.  I wish we could use
them.
I just order my markers from Paw Paws. They  are a little thin, but work. I
use a label maker, print out names etc then  spray w clear UV paint.  So far
that has held up in our sun strength  here.

Linda in CW AZ
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From:  SDAyres2@aol.com
Date: 10/24/08 07:48:42
To: iris@hort.net
Subject:  Re: [iris] HYB: CULT: Garden labels

The most economical labels I have  tried is PVC pipe.  It is white  and cuts
easily.  I use the  painters pens (blue or black) to write on both  sides.
If
the iris  dies, then you can sand off easily the name.  I  cut the PVC  pipe
30
inches long and stick it at least 6 inches in the   ground.  If the pipe is
planted deep enough, it won't pull out of  the  ground when rubbed by someone
moving the water  hose.   I write  the name of the iris in BIG letters so I
can
easily view  the name from 10 feet  away.  I tried using shorter PVC  pipe,
but
it
was to easy to trip over and  tended to get lost in  the leaves.

The best thing is I get the PVC pipes free from the local  irrigation supply
store.  They put their broken  pipes in a pile  for people to grab.    The
pipes
have been in the  sun so  probably aren't any good for irrigation, but they
last forever as   labels.

This year I have purchased weather proof labels from Office Max  (special
order) and have used a laser printer to print out the labels with  iris name,
hybridizer, year introduced etc.  I am sticking them on the  pipes at the
top
of
the pipe above the big iris names.

My yard  especially in winter looks like a mad scientist lives there with
all
the  pipes sticking out of the ground, but what the heck, I am a mad
scientist  ;-)

Scarlett



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