If you know me at all you know how frugal I am. In fact, I devoted an entire blog to it. So it should come as no surprise that, whenever possible, I will make something myself instead of buying it.
This is a prime example. Clothes peg plant markers. I bought 40 clothes pegs for under 2 euro and 2 permanent markers for 2.65 (they only came as a set). And, as luck would have it, there was a can of paint under my kitchen sink from when they built my house. Bonus!
I do have to mention that I did attempt to buy tags at the garden center but they hadn't gotten them in yet. But knowing how expensive things are in Ireland I'm going to harbor a guess that I did save some money making them myself. Plus it was a fun little craft project.
Clothes Peg Plant Markers in 3 Easy Steps:
1. Either keep pegs in tact or break them apart into 2 pieces.
2. Paint the pegs with any paint you have lying around the house. Try not to paint the part that goes into the soil to avoid contamination.
3. When dry, use a permanent marker to write the name of the plant on them. My penmanship is atrocious but I'm sure yours is a lot better.
And that's it you're done. Just keep in mind it may take overnight for the paint to dry. You can clip them to the side of the pot or put them in the soil like I did here. I like clipping them because they don't get as dirty and they're easier to read. But if you're using trays like I am you'll need to make both. Have fun!
2 comments:
These are lovely, but I did something even cheaper last year.
I cut up plastic from tomatoes and strawberries and wrote on them in marker! Having just got a washing line for the first time in years, breaking up clothes pegs is a big no no to me :)
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P.S. I tried just writing on the clothes peg without painting it. It it just bleeds into the wood making it almost illegible. Going to paint all of them from now on.
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