Bulbs: Marking Bulb Location, 0 by Cibarius

Cibarius wrote:
Paint stirrers are a very convenient size for marking plants. They are big enough to find later in the growing season, and they are big enough to write on. The wood does rot easily in the wet soil. So I have have found a solution to this problem. It is a chemical method that may not appeal to everyone. I use fiberglass resin to coat the wood. I paint it on with a throw-away brush. You can get fiberglass resin in pint cans at the auto parts store. It comes with directions. It will coat the wood and keep the water and wood-rotting microbes out. It will make your wood last for several years in the soil.

Attached is a picture of the labels I am using this year. You can find these same items (without the coatings) by searching eBay for "garden stakes/plant labels." They are orange because they have been stained that color. You can see my resin coating on the pointed end. And I have painted the other end so I can write on it with aluminum paint, which won't fade.