One of the problems with my veggie beds is labels. The tiny tags that look great in a pot soon get overwhlemed by growing tomatoes and green beans. They move around, and get splattered with mud. I had no more luck with the wooden ones, but some success with left over window blind slats. These were large enough to write on clearly. The down side was pushing them into the ground. Then I was given a set of large plastic slats that started life being utility markers. They are broad enough to write on, come in different colors for simple identification, and have nice strong metal rods that go into the ground. They are from a company called Quik Stakes
I tried them this week, and ran out of stakes, because I cut the labels into two halves, which was plenty large enough for my need.
The stakes in the bean/carrot patch.
Get more information on the stakes from www.quikstake.com
May 24th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Hi, nice posts there
thank’s recompense the intriguing advice
June 5th, 2009 at 8:23 am
I love your idea – I am always guessing at the end of the year where what is planted to lable the heirlooms seeds I save. I make a map in spring – but sometimes the helpers planting (hubbie) don’t follow it or fill a better layout.
Dori
June 15th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Thank you Dori
I think it is critters and rain that move and upend mine, but these new stakes might actually work.
Thank you for reading the blog,
Kate