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sandy0225 · 11-19-2008, 08:15 AM

Plastic mini blinds work well-- if you write on them in pencil, not marker--it doesn't fade off in the sun. Put two or three of them around each plant in case something happens to one. They're super cheap too.
They do tend to get brittle after 2 years or so, but they can be easily replaced.
You can also make little "id bracelets" for your plants by poking holes in each end of a section of mini blind, and using fishing line or galvanized wire to loop around the plant at the base if you're afraid of them blowing away. We get a lot of wind here though and they usually stay in the ground real well if you bury a length of them.

11-19-2008, 08:15 AM	#20 (permalink)
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