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Jumbo Craft sticks the perfect markers!
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:14 pm
by Bobberman
I have been looking for something that would work great for marking my seed palnts and also plants in the garden. I found these a a craft store. 75 for $1 and they are 6 by 3/4 by 1/16 made like a double pop sickle stick. I can cut them in half on a angle and have two over 3 inches with points! Anyone find anything better and that cheap let me know?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:59 pm
by DoubleDogFarm
Frank,
I'm using old blinds cut to 6" long. I was told there maybe a concern about lead, but I have not looked into it.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=187391
Eric
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:34 am
by johnny123
I use wooden craft/popsicle sticks also but I wrap some masking tape on the top and mark the tape with a marker.
The sticks absorb moisture and start turning black and you can't read what you wrote on them.
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:08 am
by soil
I go to the dollar tree and get 300 of them for a dollar, good deal for me.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:42 am
by Handsomeryan
Wooden plant parkers will discolor and rot pretty quickly.
Right now on [a popular internet auction company's website] you can buy a 100 pack of 4"x1/2" plant markers for $7.88 shipped.
If you don't want to spend the money buying ready-made plant markers- swing by your local apartment complex and raid their dumpsters for old plastic window blinds. They are constantly throwing them out as they renovate apartments and cut into strips they make serviceable plant markers that don't rot or discolor.
Another pro-tip- Sharpie will fade over time Pencil will not.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:54 am
by johnny123
Just wrap a piece of masking tape on the top of the wood stick and write on the tape.
If the stick turns black from moisture you can still read what you wrote on the tape.
They are so cheap at the craft and dollar stores you don't need to save them for next year.
You can get hundreds of them for just over a dollar.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:07 am
by Bobberman
ran across a neat little 3 inch mini bo tie its called. Its a wooden spoon thatthey use in small cups of ice cream! 75 for $1 at the dollar store. Wat is nice about them is you can even use them in the small 6 packs for starting plants! I got two boxes! Magic marker fine tip works perfect! Penley Corp makes them in Maine