Like Larry, I bought the galvanized stakes and they have corroded over the last few years. I have a few stakes that I've just broken off the bottom where it was eaten away and just made the stake shorter. I have not bought stainless steel yet since I still have many galvanized ones left. But if I can afford them in the future, my stakes will definitely be stainless steel.
I use the Brother P-Touch labeler to make labels for the stakes and I have not had to replace any of the labels. They have outlasted the stakes, have not peeled or faded. I love my labeler!!
When I make my labels, I do put an asterisk behind the name if it is a tet. That way, if I want to dab pollen, I know whether I am crossing with the same ploidy.
