Re: Spinach now markers...

I have done plant labels on metal flat strips my husband found at HD, and
cut into foot lengths.  I engraved them with one of the little engraving
tools that are used to put ID numbers on things.  The markers last forever,
but they aren't easy to read without bending way down to get close.  I've
tried various substances to "fill in" the engraving, like crayon, magic
marker--but haven't yet found anything that works well.  If you painted the
strips and then engraved through the paint, that might work, but I' haven't
gotten that far yet.   Judy Warner
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: 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
> > 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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