Best way of Marking plant labels?

savemoney

Could be PlantNet app


https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/plantnet/id600547573
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet&hl=en_GB

Davesnave wrote: »

Ee might not need to do so much labelling in the future. On a recent walk around the 'holding, I commented that I'd never successfully ID'd a tree we have growing at the end of an area of willows.

My son in law, whipped out his phone, held it up and then replied "It's an American Black Walnut...."

"Ah..."

silverwhistle

Is there a WeedNet app?..

Davesnave

silverwhistle wrote: »

Is there a WeedNet app?..

Yep....
https://www.agricentre.basf.co.uk/en/Services/Mobile-Tools/Weed-ID-app/


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id-weeds/id559906313

twopenny

I use a laundry marker pencil, they're still available. Lasts forever and doesn't seem to need sharpening.
The labels have come from poundland and seem the same as the garden centre ones apart from the price.
Every autumn they are washed in the sink and a plastic scourer sponge like you use for washing up. Some need a touch of gentle abrasive sink cleaning stuff...Jiff or whatever it's called now but it comes of easily.
Another thing that should work is a Chinagraph pencil usually found in art shops these days. Made for writing on ummm china and shiny stuff so useful all round for the tool box. It will be light proof and weather proof but being waxey it does need sharpening regularly.

silverwhistle

Thanks Dave, my comment was only half tongue in cheek. I was chatting to a neighbour about the weeds on my new plot and an area which I'd worked which now has a carpet of young weeds, which I thought might at least work as green cover over the winter. He pointed out I had a number of young cabbage plants in their number (h. 8-10cm?), big enough even for me to identify. Would it be too late to transplant them to one of my new weedless raised beds - I've got some plastic cloches that could protect them a bit?


Location S Hants

Davesnave

silverwhistle wrote: »

Would it be too late to transplant them to one of my new weedless raised beds - I've got some plastic cloches that could protect them a bit?
Location S Hants

I don't grow much in the way of brassicas, but my attitude is always to do whatever it is and live in hope; hence I almost have a late crop of peas ready at present.