Irises: labeling iris methods, 1 by HappyJackMom

HappyJackMom wrote:
Oh my gosh, and I thought Elk, Deer, Cattle, Skunk, Raccoon, Fox, Coyote, Porcupine, Squirrel and Chipmunk were bad enough. Moose would be the last straw!

Hi, hope you don't mind an intruder from Northern Arizona butting in on your blog. I wanted to let you know what we have experienced with the label problem. Not having as many Iris as the rest of you, and only being able to afford 'cheap' ones, we have used the plastic ones as shown in the pic. Of course they get snapped off, but there is usually no problem with the labeling. I have used a P-Touch for years to mark my plants and haven't had much problem with fading. The P-Touch I have now is an old 1180 and I use just the regular tape in it. I didn't even know about the outdoor tape, so thank you so much for mentioning it. We live at 7,000 feet, so when that sun shines, it can get really hot at times, but not like the desert floor in the Phoenix Valley.

This message was edited Feb 12, 2009 6:01 PM