New Gadget

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Today I got a lovely surpise gift from OH, a pair of secateurs and a labelling machine! I’m delighted to say the least, as the latter is something I’ve always said I was going to buy and never did. It’s a nuisance when you look for the name on a label and it’s either faded with the sun or washed of with the rain. I have already printed out some new labels and the results are really great. The black ink on white sticky tape is easily seen, there are also different kinds of lettering to chose from, incase the names in brackets, that’s just a few things. But no doubt I’ll find out what else it does. This is a great pastime for a rainy day, all I have to do now is remember the names of the plants to put on the labels. LOL!!

Update – here is a sample of some labels (8" and 4") with a pound coin for scale.

5 Mar, 2011
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Terratoonie

That looks interesting.

I've added this blog to GoYpedia Plant Labels :o)

Do you have photos of the printed labels please ?

5 Mar, 2011

Helenium

Thanks for that! I'm not a technical kind of person, but I found this machine really easy to use. I'll post some tomorrow if that's alright Terratoonie?

5 Mar, 2011

Teds

great idea Helenium, what a thoughtful gift!

5 Mar, 2011

Helenium

I thought so too, Teds.

5 Mar, 2011

Terratoonie

Hi Helenium...
Best way is to edit this blog and add the photos...
Thanks.. :o)

5 Mar, 2011

Helenium

Will do. Thanks!

5 Mar, 2011

Lauram

I would like to see pics also, since I've thought about buying one of those labeling machines. One problem I've had this spring - well, pre-spring - is that I've forgotten just where I'd planted things last year! I've got some plants marked off with sticks, but others I just keep "losing".....for example, I planted 5 Spigelia marilandica last year, a couple of them have just begun to show some life, and some days I can count 5 and other days I can only find 3! I lost one of the Phlox divaricata too; I suspected I'd planted 3 because I usually purchase odd numbers of plants, but could only locate 2 and figured that's all I'd planted. But this morning I found the 3rd. I would hate to accidentally dig up a plant because I'd forgotten about it! Labeling them properly is a good idea.

6 Mar, 2011

Hywel

That's a handy thing to have. I remember having a thing called Dymotape years ago. It was like a gun lol, but you could print words on it. Nice to have help to remember the names of plants

6 Mar, 2011

Shirley_tulip

I remember the old Dymo-guns too, Hywel, you could label all sorts of things with it. My Dad used to run a car repair business when I was younger and I got the job of labelling all the plastic boxes for car spare parts! : o )

6 Mar, 2011

Karensusan63

Very neat!

6 Mar, 2011

Lauram

those tags look great - I may buy a P-touch myself soon! It sure beats using sticks.

6 Mar, 2011

Terratoonie

Those labels look excellent :o)

6 Mar, 2011

Helenium

Thanks! Karen. I find the plastic labels become brittle and just snap. So I thought about smoothing some offcut pieces of wood, coat with yacht varnish, then put the labels on. I think they would blend in more with the plant, and be less visible!

6 Mar, 2011

Helenium

Thanks! Lauram & Terratoonie

6 Mar, 2011

Helenium

It is handy Hywel, no more dried up pens either! I don't remember those machines that you and Shirley mentioned.

6 Mar, 2011

Shirley_tulip

Oh dear, Hywel, we're showing our age ... lol!

6 Mar, 2011

Hywel

:o((( lol Shirley