Outdoor labeling ideas
James Waddick (Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:21:35 PST)
Jim Shields wrote.....
The Brother type PT printers using their TZ laminated tapes seem to have
excellent staying power in the greenhouse, even on the flexible vinyl
plastic tags.
Outdoors I use metal markers ...The metal plate is zinc and does not corrode
much over the years. The wire legs are steel, but they do slowly corrode
after several years outdoors in the ground.
Dear All,
I can definitely one up Jim S's comments about metal markers
outdoors. I happen to know the inventor of a new PERMANENT outdoor
label for garden use. See http://kincaidgardens.com/. This is a metal
label similar to the one Jim mentioned, but it is made totally of
stainless steel so will not corrode, bend, rust, melt or alter in any
way. And it is designed so that the flat portion that is the actual
label can never accidentally fall or get blown off the legs. Very
clever new design.
Avery and others makes a self adhesive label( 30 per sheet)
out of UV resistant plastic that just fits on these labels. The
labels can be printed using any laser printer and the resulting
product is very long term and easy to read.
The combination is a bit pricey and totally unsuited to the
original topic of seed pot labels, but very much in the realm of
reality for long term labels of permanent plantings.
For serious labelling. Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
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Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
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