Labels for seed pots
J.E. Shields (Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:13:38 PST)
I get mine from Charley's Greenhouse suppliers (
http://www.charleysgreenhouse.com/ ) but I use the 5" length. I also now
use the Brother PT-2700 Label Makers with the 1/2-in width TZ tape instead
of the soft lead pencil now.
Other sources I use are:
A. M. Leonard, http://www.amleo.com/
Hummert, http://www.hummert.com/
Since we mainly plant expensive seeds, like Clivia and rare species of
Hippeastrum, Haemanthus, etc., each seed goes into its own small pot with
its own label. But then I'm too fussy and no businessman, both according
to my wife.
Jim Shields
At 05:11 PM 12/14/2009 -0800, you wrote:
I'm about down to the last of my labels and seeds are starting to arrive,
elach
packet of which will need a label in the seed pot. Can anyone recommend a
reliable source of 4" plastic labels with a matte finish that takes pencil
well?
A quick attempt to find such with Google leads to any number of suspects, but
no one says "pencil works with these." One place extolled how smooth their
labels are, which in my experience is precisely what you don't want if using
pencil.
Why pencil? Because it never fades, unlike every felt-tipped marker I've ever
tried.
If the labels you recommend don't go brittle and break when exposed to
sunlight
(at least, if they don't do so too soon!), I will be your friend forever.
This
may be an alarming prospect for some of you, so if you prefer, I will be your
un-friend forever.
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island
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