Label makers etc

daniella3d

daniella3d

Carnivorous Plant Addict
Hi, I have been in trouble a few times when my labels written with a supposed permanent marker were starting to fade and being hard to reed, so I decided to find a better solution. After trying a few, I decided to buy the P-touch CUBE plus. I have also bought some Avery Waterproof Film Labels no 64500 and they seem to work well with a laser color printer, not sure about the durability. The p-touch seem to last since I received some plants from years ago with such labels and they are still perfect. Here are a few samples.

This is with the Avery film stickers and my color laser printer. The labels also work with an ink jet printer, but not sure about the water on these, they would probably be ruined by water. It's fun to be able to put a tiny photo of the actual plant. This is for Adrian Slack.

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And with my P-Touch Cube plus, it's also possible to put some sort of graphic, but very simple. P-Touch last a very long time, and I don't think they ever fade. They are not ink. There is a lot of colors for the tape to choose from, so I enjoyed putting labels of different colors.

A black on white tape :

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And a gold on black tape :

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There is a lot of options for the type of text, with the P-Touch as well. So I am having fun refreshing all my plant labels!

If you have used other method that word well for professional looking label, please share. I tried the pencil but did not like the result of hand written labels and eventually they do get dir
 

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I use a laser printer with Gardenware's printable pot sticks. Works pretty well for me but I do have to print a couple at a time
 
If you get a sharpie with extreme fade resistance it will not fade like the normal "permanent" markers. I think they only sell them online though. Hope that helps!
 
Not as fancy, but I've found the garden marker from Lee Valley tools to hold up excellent to the elements. I’ve had labels for a couple of years now that were written on cut up plastic milk cartons and left outside all seasons, all weather, and still look new.
 
Will20013 said:
If you get a sharpie with extreme fade resistance it will not fade like the normal "permanent" markers. I think they only sell them online though. Hope that helps!
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I tried the extreme fade resistant and after a year under the sun, water and they do fade. The one that resist the most is the
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Silver.

I tried these, and they fade just like the rest : Sharpie Extreme Permanent Markers fade resistant in extreme conditions, Black

But I have ptouch labels that are from a few years and they look just like new.
 
KingLouisCLXXII said:
I use a laser printer with Gardenware's printable pot sticks. Works pretty well for me but I do have to print a couple at a time
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That's quite cool. Just expensive. For 2500 it's not so bad but it's expensive to begin with this type of labels. I wish they would sell a smaller quantity so that would be cheaper. The advantage of using a laser printer is the color option and the option to include an actual photo of the plant.

Where did you buy yours ?
 
DaniL said:
Not as fancy, but I've found the garden marker from Lee Valley tools to hold up excellent to the elements. I’ve had labels for a couple of years now that were written on cut up plastic milk cartons and left outside all seasons, all weather, and still look new.
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that's interesting. I will try these for quick labels. thanks!
 
Lloyd Gordon said:
Pencil lasts for years and years!
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well, I don't really like pencils. They don't work on my shiny plastic labels. They work on certain type of labels only. When the labels get dirty, it's hard to clean them without erasing the pencil. The type of labels that can be written on with pencil are usually thin and they crack under the sun. I have a few plants that I bought with tags that were written with a pencil, but they cracked and needed to be replaced because too thin. They are pale and hard to read from a distance.
 
I own a couple of them.Brother P-touch labelers. I used them for my kids water bottles etc
And i must say, even after being washed evey day, the labels still held on even to this day. Brother used make $19.99 p-touch labelers but they seem to only make the more expensive ones now. tape is not very expensive and seems to last forever for me. Generic knocknoff tape is even cheaper and seems to hold well too (eg
Ink123.com )...lots of colours and widths too.
 
Yes, I bought a refurbished brother label maker, and it's been perfect.
The generic brand labels from 123ink work great BUT only the white with black writing last. Anything I had with coloured labels, red, green, blue etc etc fade after
 
daniella3d said:
That's quite cool. Just expensive. For 2500 it's not so bad but it's expensive to begin with this type of labels. I wish they would sell a smaller quantity so that would be cheaper. The advantage of using a laser printer is the color option and the option to include an actual photo of the plant.

Where did you buy yours ?
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I use the Brother DCPL2550DW (monochrome). Color laser printers are pretty pricey imo
 
@daniella3d I’m curious if your still happy with your p touch cube plus? I have a few labels that are starting to crack from years of being outside and I’m looking to get a label maker that will last in raincouver
 
I use a Niimbot D110 label printer, and I would not recommend it. The labels are legible for about a year, then the ink fades quickly into oblivion. I got it originally cause I could easily import my logo and make custom images. It works well for that, but the ink isn't UVA/B stable. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to update to a better one yet, so I'm curious to hear how the P-Touch is going too.
 
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Brother P-touch labels/labeler are great and i attest to them.. i suggest getting real brother labels to be fair. I can't say If 3d party tapes are as durable .
 
So far I love the Cube + and I buy third party labels and they did great in the greenhouse this summer under full sun. I love that the Cube is portable, and that I can do my labels on the computer or via Bluetooth with my phone and the app. The only negative is that if doing different labels, one by one, then the printer cut off about half an inch each time. This is a lot of waste. So I regroup them and this way they print without the waste in between. I usually have to print a few each time, so only one waste at the beginning and after that the machine cut each label without waste. I love the pastel shade label too, and the black and gold.
 
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