"Welsh Witch" wrote in message
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I had a super labeller that punched out the letters made by Brother, but
when I ran out of tape there was no replacement tape so that's in the bin!
Vegetables seems so much more complicated a job than flowers which I'm
very used to.

Too late for you now but I've just come in from marking some plants, lilies
as it happens but I'll use the same system on veg from now on.

I cut some strips of white plastic from yogurt pots and wrote the
information in CD writers (Spouse got them very cheaply from Lidl yeterday).
Then with a paper punch I made a hole towards one end of the strip, threaded
a plant tie through the hole and attached it to the stem. So easy!

This could be done at planting out time or, if outdoor sown, when the plants
are big enough and before the markers which of course you put at least at
the end of each row have worked their way out of the soil.

You seem to have to indulge in marathon eating time.

Yes, it's wonderful!

I am going to freeze lots of things..

I prefer to eat as many veggies as possible when they're cut, dug or picked
from the garden. Freezing is a last resort and I do like to have seasonal
veg so grow things for year round harvesting. Our little garden won't supply
all our needs, we're greedy about veg, but it's the best we can do. We
really don't like frozen runner beans but love them fresh so we have them
day after day when they're ready and never bore of them, after all, they
have such a short season and we don't buy them.

A lot of the ground this year is given over to tomatoes, I wish I'd marked
those plants because there are at least seven different types. It would be
useful to know which are the best for what we want. And they will freeze
perfectly well for use in cooking.

The computer solution, for me, would be a no-no. I couldn't remember the
details between garden and pc and it does sound complicated. I try to record
things in a book but that's not perfect either.

I'm only human :-(

Mary