RE: Spinach now markers...

Anyone ever use those engraving tools on the metal markers? 

Donna

> 
> 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
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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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