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Homemade Plant Markers
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PepperDude Showing Great Promise

 Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Location: Tishomingo, MS. zone 8 (Map) Posts: 315 PlantStew: 323 |
| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: Homemade Plant Markers |
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Ok ya'll, are ya tired of marking your plants with these little tags than ya go check them and find out the name has faded and ya can't make it out?
Well, this is what i do when planting the veggie garden.
Yes its made from a soda can! And just think it keeps it from filling our landfills. I will post on how to make them in my blog when i get new batteries for my camera with step by step pics. I hope i posted this in the right forum if not feel free to move it.
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trudy Showing Great Promise

Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Location: South Georgia, left at nowhere (Map) Posts: 281
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Those do work well, I've done those b4.
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Netty Chaotic Gardener

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Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Location: Southern Ontario zone 5a (Map) Posts: 7062 PlantStew: 10292 |
| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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What a great idea! I use slats from my old mini blinds and the marker always fades.
I guess I would have to be very careful (I'm a little accident prone) so I don't get blood on my plants! LOL
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stratsmom Flower Fanatic
 Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Location: Southern Oregon (Map) Posts: 1487
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: |
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EXCELLENT IDEA!
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eileen Moderator & Resident Taxonomist

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Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Location: Scotland (Map) Posts: 14179
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Another great tip for us!!!
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Droopy Slug Slaughterer

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Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Location: Western Norway (Map) Posts: 7163 PlantStew: 10067 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Our plant markers disappear, no matter what we make them from. I blame the magpies. Yours look good, PD. We get money if we return soda cans to the shop, but I'd like to try making those anyway.
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Frank Happy Gardening

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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 10626 PlantStew: 2307 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:48 am Post subject: |
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These are a fantastic idea PD. As Droopy said we also get money back for cans here in Sweden but a few cans could be repurposed for this need. Looking forward to the photo tutorial
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Wrennie Showing Great Promise

 Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Location: Catskill Mountains NY Posts: 645
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Pepperdude, Do you have bottle deposits on soda cans & bottles in Mississippi? Just curious. The plant tags are a great idea, {{and worth not getting a nickle back for }}.
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kuntrygal Texas Rose
 Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Location: Texas ~ Zone 8 Posts: 3115 PlantStew: 313 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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My plant markers disappear also. The other day, I saw...yes another d@mn squirrel, tearing up the moss liner of an iron planter box and he was eating the plant marker.Guess I am doomed!!!!!
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gardenmama Showing Great Promise

 Joined: 26 May 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 575
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Now this looks like something I can do...my garden is full of recycled tires and my tin men are made from recycled cans...
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CritterPainter Awed by Nature
 Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Location: Washington State Posts: 1448
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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The iron in blood is very good for some plants, Netty, lol! (bleah)
That's a great idea, think I'd bend the corners back. I bet bits of aluminum trays & such would work, too, and no recycle deposit to worry about...
Those ties give them a nice bit of class.
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gardengater Highly Skillful

 Joined: 30 May 2008 Location: NC Posts: 1566 PlantStew: 28 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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You're imaginative for sure, Pepper Dude. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.
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