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Re: labels

At 12:10 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote:
>What is the best kind of plant label to use?  I just bought some plastic
>ones, but if they only last a year that won't do.  Do the metal ones
>last a long time?  If I use metal, do I need to etch in the plant name?
>Do the metal labels pull out of the ground and wash away?  (My kids are
>likely to pull them out, but that is another story.)  I just put in a
>lot of new daylilies, and I want to be sure to remember what I have
>planted when they come up next year . . . .
> ----------
Metal markers have a way of getting separated from the plants they
identify.  Your dog, GP, NGP, other pets or your big feet may uproot the
markers.  the surest way to know what is where is to draw yourself a map
and keep it up to date.  I do use markers as well, but they're
untrustworthy.  Friends use popsicle sticks, and they've actually seen a
squirrel pull them out, carry them several feet, then drop them.  With
friends like those, who needs enemies?  Margaret
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