Hi everyone! My urban tree nursery is going to the next level and is mandatory that I label every plant and tree I have (in the city and in the field) otherwise everything is going to be a mess. I cannot rely on my memory anymore, I have 17 types of hazel trees, 60 biotypes of goji, 4 types of raspberries and the list goes on.
Initially I looked online to see what kind of tags I could buy and I was disappointed ... I just found expensive crap.
So I decided to make them ( like I usually do). I've thought about what materials to use and I decided on garbage. I've thought of using aluminium cans but i didn't have enough, plus when tied to the branches, they would scratch the bark when moved by the wind.
The necessary materials were:
- 10 liters water bottle
- exterior paint
The tools needed were:
- a knife
- pruners
- a plier
- one nail
- one paint brush
- fire source
After examining the water bottle I figured out that the easiest way of doing this is to cut on the existing lines and i ended up with a width of 2 cm ( that is perfect).
Then I cut them to length and removed the corners.
Using pliers and a red hot nail I punched the holes.
I made only 400 tags because I didn't have any more time, I had to go to work :(
The next day I wanted to paint them but i couldn't find a freaking brush so I decided to steal a nail brush from my girlfriend. WHEN STEALING A NAIL BRUSH FROM YOU’RE GIRLFRIEND BE SURE YOU ARE TAKING THE CHEAPEST ONE YOU FIND OTHERWISE YOU WILL EAT BREAD WITH SALAMI FOR DINNER!
In this picture you can see that I decided to label a bunch of hazels together because it was quicker, I'll individually label them when they will be in the field.
I hope you liked my project and hopefully it might help you.
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