Tip for labels for newbies

[machman5]

I have been using margarine tubs and lids but on the lolly stick thing, Ikea restaurants also have the wooden sticks for stirring with.  I asked for some last year and the lovely lady obliged with a great big handful but they did rot very quickly.  I have found that a permanant dvd marker is good to use on plastic.  fine tipped too.
Donna.

[machman5]

[Tinkie_Bear]

I brought a load of beautiful coloured lolly sticks from the Range, 99p for 50 - 30 normal size ones and 20 massive ones, I don't care if they only last a season, they look great!  They are designed for kids to do craft with but I have had a better idea, I used them with the chilli seedings and colour coded them according to temperature - red = hot,  blue = mild and the orange, yellow and green were somewhere inbetween, the purple are for the prettiest ones :-)  All the pumpkins have orange sticks too.  I had a lovley afternnon with seeds and lolly sticks !

Helen

[Good Gourd2]

I used plastic milk cartons and wrote on them with a thick permenant marker as talking of squinting thats my problem and the specs are always in the shed!! The idea of venetian blinds is great as the milk cartons are a bit fiddely. Thanks.

[Jeannine]

When I started the thread I forgot  to say ,if I find a blind in a funny colour(most are white or cream) I use it as a second label if I want to remind myself something about that plant,eg I have some silver ones at the moment and they have sticks in my tomatoes that  'vine,prune' or 'bush don't prune'  and in my squash 'summer squash' or 'winter squash' . These can be kept and used over and over again . I find this very useful as the stick stays the life of the plant and I don't make a mistake further on with pruning for eg.My squash go in differnt parts of the lottie depending on what they too. XX Jeannine

[LucyJ]

As someone that works in Theatre we use "Sharpie" permanent markers that you can get in fine or think and last forever and NOTHING gets rid of it (as the guy that we drew a glasses on whilst he was sleeping hehe).  It doesn't fade in light, wash, run or disappear. they can be write on all surfaces.

Always a good investment.

[Jeannine]

That is exactly what I use, my best freinds are Sharpies,along with duct tape.XX Jeannine

[caroline7758]

Thanks, Jeannine- I have a coupleof venetian blinds which I've tried to freecycle without success. Can't bear to take them to the tip, so now I know what to do with them! :)