Labels for seed pots
Jane McGary (Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:40:06 PST)

Robin wrote,
I buy 5" labels from OBC Northwest in Canby, Oregon. You can also get

shorter labels. They ship just about anywhere. I'm assuming those labels
are Macore. I've used pencil for 20+ years on these labels. As far as I
can tell, they have always used the same supplier and the quality has
improved, specifically, the uv resistance. I find labels written in
pencil from ten years ago that are still quite legible. Macore is in
Lafayette, Oregon, if I remember correctly, and I would suggest contacting
them directly.

I use these labels too, because they're readily available here, but
they become brittle after about 3 years exposed to sunlight.

I usually bury the pencil-written plastic label in the pot and use an
embossed aluminum Dymo label for above-ground use. The Dymo metal
labels are expensive and tedious to make, but they will outlast any plant.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA