Have anyone's labels survived?

[pye]

Lo-tech works best for me, pencil on white plastic labels. Lasts all season.

Easy to clean off with a rubber too, so they can be re-used.

[pye]

[Larkshall]

Brilliant idea Larkshall - going to try this one today.  Doesn't the damp get in where you cut the label down to size though?

No, cut each label to size then space them out on the plastic sheet (about 8mm apart), seal in the heated rollers and cut into separate labels with 4mm transparent border. They should last fairly well.

When I worked for the Forestry Commission in Thetford Chase, I used to signwrite the nursery labels (white painted boards 8" x 18") with the species, variety and cultural codes. A nice job, sitting at home by the fire when there was snow and ice outside.

[theothermarg]

going to cut up free black buckets and use tippex good a chance as any
marg

[Biscombe]

Dymo is the way to go here in this bright sunshine!

[ACE]

I get loads of treated wood battens free from our timber merchant, They use them for packing. Then I dip one end in a colour paint that is the main colour of the bed then write the plant name with a staedtler marker pen. For stuff in pots or seed trays I use a dymo label.

Before you all start shouting about treated wood, these are all flower beds and I have not had any problems, the same as I have no problems with the treated timber around my raised beds

[star]

i used plastic from a margarine tub written on with a cd marker pen and theyre pretty good

Exactly how I do labels Debster, they do work really well. Im so tight I scrape off the name the following year and overwrite with new titles. And its only a margerine tub ;D ;D

[lorna]

Just gave up on permanent markers. Daughter bought me a Dymo label writing machine. (Yes Pauline I also pinched idea from Prink when we met up!!) As a  real amateur I really need labels that you can read after planting out. Yes it does take longer than hand written labels but will keep me amused on the dark days/evenings of winter.
Lorna

[Multiveg]

We did so many labels. However, as many things were sown successionally, sometimes the labels didn't make it to the sowings.
Maybe if I open up the packets,  enclose a few labels and reseal/sellotape, it would increase the chance of a label ending up with the row.
The labels made out of aluminium drinks cans worked nicely (when used).

[twinkletoes]

I'm with Larkshall.  I use the business card template and print out on the computer and then laminate in business card shaped/size laminate pouches.  They are easy to read and will be useable time and again (I hope). 
Twinkletoes