Re: Labels
Arnold Koekkoek wrote:
>
> Barb: I wish you better success with the plastic pieces of Venetian
> blind than I had. Pushing them into the ground till they are almost
> covered is something I never did, but what a pain when you have a
> lot. Mine either became brittle and cracked or were heaved out of the
> ground by the severe winter freezing/thawing. I found it worth the
> cost to buy metal markers. Saved so much weeping, wailing and
> gnashing of teeth in the spring. Also the commercial markers are
> taller and thus easier to read, especially if one puts some kind of
> printed label on them. I use a labelmaker with the Dymo plastic
> tape, and I find that if I use ONLY black tape they hold up without
> fading for several years. It most likely makes a difference what
> one's weather is, both winter and summer.
>
> Arnold (in NW Iowa, zone 4)
Hi, Arnold! Sounds good. My idea is temporary since I don't have many
irises yet and they are all in 4 gallon pots. Also our winters aren't as
bad as yours. People in our local club are experimenting with labels on
metal strips too but we don't have any yet.
You're from the same neck of the woods as my husband, who was born in
Ware, and grew up in that area: Pomeroy, Pocahontas, etc. His mom is
from Manson. Which town are you from? Your name sounds like the name of
another Iowa town, Keokuk. Is it an Indian name?
Barb, enjoying the cooler weather!
