garden labels

wally mcgee · June 20, 2014

As I'm new to saving seed I needed to be more diligent about labeling the plants in my garden. I've never had much luck with the little plastic labels.

Short story, I bought a laminator and 3"x4" laminating pouches, printed my labels on the computer and sealed them up in the pouch. The picture of the Tequila pepper label was my trial and has weathered several heavy rains.

Not sure how they will fair in the hot sun, but so far so good.

My had writing is not good.....old and shaky ...this makes me look good anyway.

Anybody else tried this. I'm sure hoping they hold up for the season.

dpurdy · June 20, 2014

Rob,
I use a laminator often for different projects but never thought of doing labels this way. There actually quite attractive, and you can read them from a distance. You have to post back and let us know how they hold up over the summer. Nice looking garden

. Reminds me of my friends garden area that he has down on the flat behind his barn. Everything looks very healthy and well tended. Nice job.
dpurdy

KenNashua · June 21, 2014

Lol.. After presumably being careful labeling seedlings and labeling the garden, I'm looking at pear-shaped tomatoes labeled super sweet 100... Apparently not careful enough.

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Farmette · June 21, 2014

Yes, I use laminated labels w/o any problems. But I have a grid that shows the location of each variety posted on end is each trellis that is in each raised bed of 10 tomatoes. When I posted individually I had problems with the foliage overtaking and hiding the labels.

wally mcgee · June 22, 2014

Very good idea

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I'm glad to hear they hold up without fading from the sun

wally mcgee · June 22, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farmette

Yes, I use laminated labels w/o any problems. But I have a grid that shows the location of each variety posted on end is each trellis that is in each raised bed of 10 tomatoes. When I posted individually I had problems with the foliage overtaking and hiding the labels.

Have pictures?

AlittleSalt · July 20, 2014

Now, I feel kind of lazy. Your labels look great and well planned out.

My labels are hand written on a sticky folder-type label - stuck on a 1x2 stake beside each plant...really boring, but at least everyone won't be asking what kind of tomato this is.

I think your laminated pouches with printed labels looks great.

oooh idea, you could add info in tiny font that tells if that/those plants are hybrid or heirloom, bug pests that like eating them and how to combat those bugs, and interesting information dealing with that variety.

I gotta do that

POAJoan · July 21, 2014

I use a full-size laminate sheet for each bed of nine tomatoes, another for the Earthtainers and there is enough room for a description of the color for tomatoes and cetera. Just took down last year's, and they were still barely legible. None of them faced the sun, just plain weather snow, rain and freeze. Works well.

AlittleSalt · July 22, 2014

Today I watched our fuzzy white kitten playing with one of my labeled stakes, and she pulled off the cheap label. Doh!

clkeiper · July 22, 2014

I use a laminator for my seeds ( I laminate the whole seed packet) when I am not using john henry tags for a variety. That way I know what to tell my customers when they are looking at plants to buy. Your idea is a very durable one. You will even be able to save them for next year and reuse them.

viperman · January 17, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by wally mcgee

As I'm new to saving seed I needed to be more diligent about labeling the plants in my garden. I've never had much luck with the little plastic labels.

Short story, I bought a laminator and 3"x4" laminating pouches, printed my labels on the computer and sealed them up in the pouch. The picture of the Tequila pepper label was my trial and has weathered several heavy rains.

Not sure how they will fair in the hot sun, but so far so good.

My had writing is not good.....old and shaky ...this makes me look good anyway.

Anybody else tried this. I'm sure hoping they hold up for the season.

Those labels look good. I tried many different things for labeling my daylily seedlings in pots and found that the paint pens from the craft section at Walmart were sunfast. I use them to write on short pieces of window blinds. It is a quick and dirty way I can label plants in the garden. I will try your method for the more permanent markers for my named lilies as it looks a lot more professional.

Patihum · January 17, 2015

I used the laminated labels this last season. Had no fading at all. I attached them at the same place on all the cages so if the foliage covered them I knew where to look.

wally mcgee · January 18, 2015

I kept all the labels from last season and was pleased to see that they still look good as new and I will use them again this year........

AlittleSalt · January 21, 2015

We found clear compact cover at Staples 18" x 9' for $3. What I grew up calling, "Compact paper". We also bought some laminate sheets at Walmart. I don't remember the cost, but it wasn't much. We are going to try both to see if we like one more than the other.

Stvrob · January 22, 2015

You could also label all the trees on the property to...common name, Latin name, genus specieslike a park!

June 22, 2014	#5
wally mcgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a Posts: 167	Very good idea. I'm glad to hear they hold up without fading from the sun __________________ Rob

July 22, 2014	#10
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	I use a laminator for my seeds ( I laminate the whole seed packet) when I am not using john henry tags for a variety. That way I know what to tell my customers when they are looking at plants to buy. Your idea is a very durable one. You will even be able to save them for next year and reuse them. __________________ carolyn k

January 18, 2015	#13
wally mcgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a Posts: 167	I kept all the labels from last season and was pleased to see that they still look good as new and I will use them again this year........ __________________ Rob

June 20, 2014	#2
dpurdy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norwich, New York Posts: 255	Rob, I use a laminator often for different projects but never thought of doing labels this way. There actually quite attractive, and you can read them from a distance. You have to post back and let us know how they hold up over the summer. Nice looking garden . Reminds me of my friends garden area that he has down on the flat behind his barn. Everything looks very healthy and well tended. Nice job. dpurdy

June 21, 2014	#3
KenNashua Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 18	Lol.. After presumably being careful labeling seedlings and labeling the garden, I'm looking at pear-shaped tomatoes labeled super sweet 100... Apparently not careful enough. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk

June 21, 2014	#4
Farmette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 985	Yes, I use laminated labels w/o any problems. But I have a grid that shows the location of each variety posted on end is each trellis that is in each raised bed of 10 tomatoes. When I posted individually I had problems with the foliage overtaking and hiding the labels.

July 20, 2014	#7
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Now, I feel kind of lazy. Your labels look great and well planned out. My labels are hand written on a sticky folder-type label - stuck on a 1x2 stake beside each plant...really boring, but at least everyone won't be asking what kind of tomato this is. I think your laminated pouches with printed labels looks great. oooh idea, you could add info in tiny font that tells if that/those plants are hybrid or heirloom, bug pests that like eating them and how to combat those bugs, and interesting information dealing with that variety. I gotta do that

July 21, 2014	#8
POAJoan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Reno Posts: 89	I use a full-size laminate sheet for each bed of nine tomatoes, another for the Earthtainers and there is enough room for a description of the color for tomatoes and cetera. Just took down last year's, and they were still barely legible. None of them faced the sun, just plain weather snow, rain and freeze. Works well.

January 17, 2015	#12
Patihum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 878	I used the laminated labels this last season. Had no fading at all. I attached them at the same place on all the cages so if the foliage covered them I knew where to look.

January 21, 2015	#14
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	We found clear compact cover at Staples 18" x 9' for $3. What I grew up calling, "Compact paper". We also bought some laminate sheets at Walmart. I don't remember the cost, but it wasn't much. We are going to try both to see if we like one more than the other.

January 22, 2015	#15
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	You could also label all the trees on the property to...common name, Latin name, genus specieslike a park!