Labelling seeds Was: sowing Moraea seeds
David Ehrlich (Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:18:54 PST)
Marilyn Daly wrote: They go into the category 'Lola'--Lost Label!
I love Lola. I've been labelling mine Unlabeled-### or
Unknown-###. (Sometimes I find things growing in a pot that don't match the
label or that I don't recall having planted.) Aside from the label, I give
every plant an accession number (Yr-xxx) and I keep two data base files, one
alphabetized by plant name (including Unknown, etc) in which I maintain all the
plant's information and history, and the other a numerical list which translates
the accession number into the plant name. Critters both bipedal and quadrupedal
do mix up some lables (why I have so many with names beginning with Un) but the
accession number is simple and easy to fix to the pot.
David E.