I find that plastic name tags using permanent pen fade away. I want something that will last, but am on a shoestring budget. Any advice would be much appreciated?
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Originally posted by SimonCole View PostI find that plastic name tags using permanent pen fade away. I want something that will last, but am on a shoestring budget. Any advice would be much appreciated?The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
Brian Clough
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Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View PostCool idea BW. Are the cans soft enough to mark with an old biro?
This only an idea not tried myself.The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
Brian Clough
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I haven't tried it (Gin doesn't come in cans!) but if you can use aluminium cans you should be able to turn/roll the edges.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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have tried loads of diff combinations of pen/plastic marker over the years. Last year we managed to buy plant labels with pencil THAT YOU COULDN'T WRITE ON! (one of the quid shops)
Best labels - Asda (also do a waterproof pen to go with them, but pencil lasts longer)
This year I have some leftover white paint, so I'm going to dip bits of wood in it and write on them.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Have a look at Alitags, we use their labels for lts of jobs on the reserve up here and they are very weather resistant, plus all you need is an ordinary pencil for marking them. They do labels in different shapes and sizes, aluminium, bamaboo, teak and copper (which oxidises to verdigris). We've only used the aluminium ones here but I can definitely recommend them.
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I agree with the CD marker pens, thats what I use!
I also cut the labels from Cravendale 4pt milk cartons and get 30 labels from each carton!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
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I have been following the grapes advice and making labels cut from milk cartons, however, being somewhat slow of brain at times, it took a long time for me to realise that you are not using the 1pt cartons, but larger ones.
In fact, it took a rather unkind chum to laugh wildly at my little 3" labels pointing out they were comically small.
I am now buying my milk in 2 pt cartons and will be starting again.
Hrumph.
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