Re: plant markers
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: plant markers
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 10:54:21 EDT
In a message dated 5/13/00 9:45:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jyang1@home.com
writes:
<< As for going by memory--ha! I am having more "senior moments" all
the time. The only reliable thing is to sketch a map in your gardening
journal and write down what plants go where. But...where did I put that
darned journal? >>
I swore I would never read or write another post on labels but here is my
small contribution. Vinyl siding in a light brown color makes a marker
unseen by most. You can put the information on the pointed end (cut long
pointed shapes from the siding) and shove deep into the soil. The writing
underground will remain intact.
The siding can be found as scrap in landfills or from passing a job using the
correct color (you offer to clean up some of the scrap). You can cut and
shape a ten inch marker. If you have a lot of time in the winter you can cut
a finger hole in the top to pull it out. You plant the marker with the new
plant. The brownish top or finger hole is barely noticed.
Do I do this? Not very often but it is a good system.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY z4
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