Displaying tomato info on seedlings

Anijunga · March 10, 2009

Hello,

How do you make your signs for the seedlings you sell?

When I sold seedlings at the end of my driveway last year I lined up each seedling by variety and affixed name badges with the name and a photo of the tomato to the first seedling in the row.

I also had a handout with more detailed information such as: type of vine, shape, weight of fruit, colour and a short description that included taste, history, use. The list was organized by fruit shape.

When I brought them to the farmer's market, I cut up the hand out, laminated each one individually and affixed it to the front of each seedling row.

What are your methods? Can you post a picture?

Thanks!

Kathy

GIZZARDFARM · March 10, 2009

I transplant into styrofoam coffee cups and write the name and a description of the taste with a sharpie on the cup itsself. I know its not good to use that type of cup but i usually start 2000 or so and 35 varities and its just alot cheaper.. I too give out handouts about the tomatoes at market

**Mischka** · March 10, 2009

I print labels on my computer with the variety information. After applying the label to the pot, I then cover it with a piece of clear tape to help keep it dry and clean.

I also have flyers available with detailed descriptions of each variety and general care instructions. I prefer people to take them if they want them, rather than hand them out.

huntoften · March 11, 2009

Wow...you guys do a lot more than I did! I bought a huge supply of plastic plant markers and just numbered them 1-##. Then I had a handout packet with the corresponding numbers and descriptions of the tomatoes.

Anijunga · March 11, 2009

Neat, thanks everyone for your examples. It's interesting to read what other people do and gives me ideas for what I could do differently this year.

Kathy

huntoften · March 11, 2009

Here's a couple of pics of the greenhouse and markers

tigahb8 · April 7, 2009

I recycle mini blinds, I cut them into marker size pieces and
write on them with a "laundry marker pencil"

ButchT

David52 · April 28, 2009

A note on computer printed labels / clear tape that Mischka mentions. I did that one year with several dozen trays I sold through a nursery, and after a few times over-head watering, moisture got under the tape and blurred the print - not good.

Discovered that lining the stuck-on-a-stick, printed labels face up on a piece of cardboard and spraying the whole lot with a can of cheap, clear polyurethane will last months.

tigahb8 · April 28, 2009

The laundry pencil on the mini blind pieces seems to last
very well, I transfer the labels to the garden when I plant
and even the ones left outdoors all winter are still legible.

ButchT

**nctomatoman** · April 29, 2009

I have plant lists on my web site that people can print out (which many do). I also have three complete sets in stiff plastic sheaths, tied together with twistie ties that people can browse the plants with. Each plant has a 6 inch plastic label with the tomato name hand written with a Sharpie. I have them in alphabetical order.

Been working well for 12 years!

March 10, 2009	#1
Anijunga Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Zone 5b Posts: 30	Displaying tomato info on seedlings Hello, How do you make your signs for the seedlings you sell? When I sold seedlings at the end of my driveway last year I lined up each seedling by variety and affixed name badges with the name and a photo of the tomato to the first seedling in the row. I also had a handout with more detailed information such as: type of vine, shape, weight of fruit, colour and a short description that included taste, history, use. The list was organized by fruit shape. When I brought them to the farmer's market, I cut up the hand out, laminated each one individually and affixed it to the front of each seedling row. What are your methods? Can you post a picture? Thanks! Kathy __________________ Kathy

March 10, 2009	#3
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	I print labels on my computer with the variety information. After applying the label to the pot, I then cover it with a piece of clear tape to help keep it dry and clean. I also have flyers available with detailed descriptions of each variety and general care instructions. I prefer people to take them if they want them, rather than hand them out. __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

March 11, 2009	#4
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Wow...you guys do a lot more than I did! I bought a huge supply of plastic plant markers and just numbered them 1-##. Then I had a handout packet with the corresponding numbers and descriptions of the tomatoes. __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

March 11, 2009	#5
Anijunga Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Zone 5b Posts: 30	Neat, thanks everyone for your examples. It's interesting to read what other people do and gives me ideas for what I could do differently this year. Kathy __________________ Kathy

March 11, 2009	#6
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Here's a couple of pics of the greenhouse and markers __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

March 10, 2009	#2
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	I transplant into styrofoam coffee cups and write the name and a description of the taste with a sharpie on the cup itsself. I know its not good to use that type of cup but i usually start 2000 or so and 35 varities and its just alot cheaper.. I too give out handouts about the tomatoes at market

April 7, 2009	#7
tigahb8 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walker, Louisiana US Posts: 14	I recycle mini blinds, I cut them into marker size pieces and write on them with a "laundry marker pencil" ButchT

April 28, 2009	#8
David52 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SW Colorado Posts: 74	A note on computer printed labels / clear tape that Mischka mentions. I did that one year with several dozen trays I sold through a nursery, and after a few times over-head watering, moisture got under the tape and blurred the print - not good. Discovered that lining the stuck-on-a-stick, printed labels face up on a piece of cardboard and spraying the whole lot with a can of cheap, clear polyurethane will last months. __________________ That last tomato, dear? What last tomato? That stain on my shirt collar? Um, er, lipstick.

April 29, 2009	#10
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	I have plant lists on my web site that people can print out (which many do). I also have three complete sets in stiff plastic sheaths, tied together with twistie ties that people can browse the plants with. Each plant has a 6 inch plastic label with the tomato name hand written with a Sharpie. I have them in alphabetical order. Been working well for 12 years! __________________ Craig