Raven said:My method of labelling is different but it works for me. I wanted something that would last, cheap, not easily knocked out or frost heaved, easily read, low to the ground and vertical. I use the touch labeller also. The labeller is cheap but the replacement tapes are not so I change the menu on it to give me the least amount of border. I still need to trim the edges but not as much. I print the label and stick it to a reclaimed stainless steel dinner knife blade. The prices of these vary depending on the store but I have found second hand stores where I can purchase for about .10 cents each. I push the handle of the knife into the ground and, for most, that is about 4 inches. At this point, I have about 300 around my gardens, mainly for the daylilies but also some irises. They have been through 2 winters already. I have tried different methods for labelling but this has been the best solution so far. Plus, when I am no longer gardening, the metal can be recycled.

I like this but where did you get all the knife blades?

tveguy3 said: RJ, I don't think I've seen you on here before. Do you have irises? If not we'll fix that on here.

and to the iris forum!

Hi Lynn:
I started off buying dinner knives from Value Village. Only 10 or so. When I discovered I liked this, I sourced out other thrift stores like Salvation Army. Eventually, I discovered that local "new to you" stores were charging less, like .10 cents each so I now buy from them. I have no problem adding to my supply and I am "shopping local"!!

tveguy3 said: RJ, I don't think I've seen you on here before. Do you have irises? If not we'll fix that on here.

Hi Tom, I have not been on this forum before...but thanks for the all the welcome's. I just have your common blue iris, and iris domestica. Responding to what works best for labeling which I use on all of my other plants. I would also like to get into the beautiful Iris that everyone on here grows....but not enough sun!

Around a half day of sun seems to be enough for most of them. There's always a chain saw!

I'm hoping the shade is not from the house then!

IrisLilli said:I'm hoping the shade is not from the house then!

. That's funny!

,love everyone's sense o'humor!

After agonizing over missing plant ID labels/stakes, worn out rusted name plates and illegible tags I am finally on the road to 'recovery'. I had ordered the P-Touch printer with the 1" wide white, UV resistant tape, and 100 new galvanized plates and stainless steel wires. These all came last week, and I was able to replace all the unreadable and substandard stakes. Here is what my problem was looking like before I started:



And these are a sampling of the new labels and stakes. I was able to use 24 point type for these new ones which makes it much easier to read from a distance. Now for the test of time to see how they hold up.

TBGDN said:After agonizing over missing plant ID labels/stakes, worn out rusted name plates and illegible tags I am finally on the road to 'recovery'. I had ordered the P-Touch printer with the 1" wide white, UV resistant tape, and 100 new galvanized plates and stainless steel wires. These all came last week, and I was able to replace all the unreadable and substandard stakes. Here is what my problem was looking like before I started:



And these are a sampling of the new labels and stakes. I was able to use 24 point type for these new ones which makes it much easier to read from a distance. Now for the test of time to see how they hold up.

This is just what I've been looking for Where is the best (and cheapest) place to get the stakes and the P touch printer and labels - would the labels stick to a skinny PVC pipe that I could then cut to length?

They look great Leon

lookin' good! leon

Ginny-
I got the P-touch apparatus at Amazon. They have different models to choose from. The plates & stakes I got from Paw Paw in Michigan. The "E" Rose label is what I chose and they seem to be OK. I would like to say this is all a big 'test' for me, and I know it will take time to evaluate. But for now they seem to be an improvement over what I had.
https://everlastlabel.com/inde...

I got the heavy duty plates for sturdiness. Hope this helps.

Looking good, Leon! Mine are very similar, although my print is black on clear.

Thanks Mika-
Hoping all is better with your Sis.
I feel relieved that I've gotten all the bad labels replaced. I still have about 30 blanks to play with.

Leon - this is just what I needed!

Welll....just had everything labeled with Kincaid stakes and painted labels. My dog's leash got caught in the stakes and pulled up a whole row! So now I have a row of NOIDs that I'll have to wait until they bloom to figure out what's what. Oh, wellers! Another gardening adventure!

Oh no but there is this part of me that can see it happening to me and then this comes out

Zero point stressing over it, Ginny, so I might as well giggle as some of the mishaps of the day!

If you have time to shop for your labeler, you might want to watch ebay.