Re: Spinach

Kate, I have Rumex sanguineus atrosanguineus, (bloody dock,
red-veined dock, beet leaf sorrel), which I think is your blood
sorrows.  Lovely plant.  Have had mine for about 2 years, I think,
and it has not bloomed at this point.  I think they are supposed to,
but will not swear to it.  If they do, they will probably look just
like the weed dock...not a plant one grows for flowers.  Love the
foliage.

Those *&^%$#@! "permanent" markers are NOT, outside...no way.  I made
the mistake of using one again - thought I'd learned that lesson!  I
find #2 lead pencil works well; does not wear off for years and
years. 

Never thought of punching names on metal...interesting, tho' likely a
whole lot more time consuming than I would ever actually devote to
plant markers:-)

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Tom Wilson <logicpilot@worldnet.att.net>
> Hello everyone!
> Also, I have gotten two Blood sorrows plants at least I think this
is the
> name as I lost the tags.  The leaves were just beautiful green with
that
> touch of red and I didn't see any flowers on this perennial. 
Anyone raise
> these out there?  They have burned up a wee bit here on the
Mountain here in
> zone 6 since this is the worst hot weather I've ever seen in my
life.  But,
> they still have colored leaves on them. My perennials here are
burning up
> and just can't water all of them.  Even my phlox burned up and I
usually
> have a beautiful display with the different color pinks.  Usually
have
> artist stop to paint them, but this year they were not as showy.
> 
> Another question - I've tried marking my plant stakes with a
water-proof
> black marker but it seems to wear off.  Labeled lots of my
daylilies with a
> marker and now I can't read them. I used those metal stakes and
wrote with
> the marker.  Any suggestions?  I probably will just start making
metal
> markers like my Dad did.  Have a tooling set and will start making
plant
> labels with this.   He would usually just take a thin piece of tin
and
> hammer the letters on the tin and nail it on a wooden stake. I
still have
> some of his markers.  Has anyone used this method for making plant
markers?
> 
> Thanks
> Kate Wilson
> Zionsville, PA Zone 6

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