On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:24:10 -0400, Pat Meadows
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:46:21 GMT,
wrote:

Dwight Sipler wrote:

The strips of aluminum can will have sharp edges, so you might want to
bend them over to avoid hazards to small children and pets.

I think cutting up a bleach jug and using a permanent marker might be a better
idea. No sharp edges and the plastic lasts a long time. Could be a use for
old floppies too. Thread a wire or string through the hole and write on the
floppy with a marker.

Or cutting up an old mini-blind. (Or a new mini-blind, for
that matter.) A mini-blind makes hundreds of labels.

This subject came up recently and I was going to suggest just buying
plastic plant markers. Then searched for them in the places I used to
buy them, and they seemed in rather short supply. And a lot more
expensive than I remember. The availibility of old mini (or maxi?)
blinds, plastic jugs, etc., plus the labor of slicing 'em up seemed
like a lot more trouble than just buying pre-cut labels and and
outdoor marking pen. When I was heavily into growing greenhouse veg
plants, I got packs of 50 or 100 plastic labels for a very reasonable
price. I *do* agree with "waste not; want not" but only of one's own
labor (and materials and tools involved) are over-plentiful.