Re: Economical labels

On Mon 15 Feb, Leslie L. Smith wrote:
> I am on this terrible budget right now with the planting urg.
> (no ground available--long story) so I was bragging on my great finds at
> Big Lots (Mac Frugals, Odd Lots) and someone came up with these:
> 
> 
> Cheap Markers, cut up used, clean, yorgurt, sour cream
> >or plastic milk jugs, cut in 3/4 to 1 in strips. Mark with
> >Estabrook sharpie.
> > Big advantage to this system, its so cheap that you can throw
> >them out at the end of the season instead of spending hours
> >trying to find the right one
> >
> 
> 

In my case I used to cut up washing-up liquid bottles. They have the
advantage of flexibility, last for years if you clean them but this is
tedious. I use a Sharpie marker by Edding (the finest tip is best), it
is sufficiently permanent to last the season and then cleans off with a
nylon scouring pad and a bit of soap and some elbow-grease. I now buy
large boxes of labels through Growers' suppliers, they are so incredibly
cheap that it's really not worth cleaning them, but OTOH it doesn't help
the environment.
Another method, our supplier sells matt white tape, you put that on the
label and write on it, then at the end of the season replace the tape.
A nice job for those long winter evenings.
-- 

Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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