daylily said:In the future, try putting a plastic knife with the name written on it with a Sharpie pen down in the planting hole. Then, at least when you dig and divide, you can find the name. The tags can't blow away that way!
What a great idea! I know your post was from quite a while ago, but I couldn't let it go without thanking you!
Since my memory is strong for things like cultivar names, I don't really need all the plant markers I have. This method would be less obvious (okay...not at all obvious).
Moreover, sun tends to fade Sharpie writing on the white plastic plant label stakes I use. A grease pencil lasts longer, but it's hard to write small/neatly with those. Since your method has the plastic knives underground, they wouldn't fade. (Edit: corrected from "forks" to "knives" for obv reasons.)
Doing this would also be A LOT cheaper than the plant tags I use. Those are $5+ for a bag of 25 at Lowe's. I'll begin doing this with the rather mind-boggling number of daylilies being shipped to me this spring.
Thanks again!
