by Leslie Cox; Monday; February 15, 2021

Seed sowing will be starting very soon…if it hasn’t already…and you will need plant labels to identify what the seed varieties are in each pot or tray.

By far, the best material I have found for making my own labels are plastic venetian blinds and for several reasons:

• easy to cut to size needed…much easier than cutting up a yogurt tub
• easy to write on
• use a lead pencil instead of a permanent marker
  • easily readable
  • erasable so you can re-use the labels
  • name label will withstand weather for a couple of years, or more
• plastic blinds can often be found in thrift stores for a reasonable price…and if not,
• are not expensive to buy from a discount store when you consider how many labels you can get out of even the smallest size blind offered for sale

It should be noted that plastic blinds are better than metal ones for making plant labels. Metal labels have sharp edges that can make painful cuts when handled.

Metal also does not accept pencil or ink very well. Can be difficult to read…or worse…and the writing may rub off when label is handled.