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Starmstr · 09-09-2016, 03:39 AM

So I'm sure it has happened to even the best of us but last round half of the tags are faded so bad I cant read them. Got any fool proof tips to help an ol fella out? Their all jarred separate so no biggie to me butt..

KuddlyKitten · 09-11-2016, 01:04 PM

o.O

MJPassion · 09-15-2016, 11:05 AM

-Sharpie on masking tape on the lid & the jar.

-Attention to handling, noting NOT to grab label.

Betterhaff · 09-15-2016, 05:00 PM

I also put a tag inside the jar, markings down, on the bottom.

Edit: if you're talking about tags on plants I use a permanent Sharpie.

Jellyfish · 09-15-2016, 05:07 PM

I did the same thing with some clones not too long ago. I had to throw them all out.

09-15-2016, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Starmstr

half of the tags are faded so bad I cant read them

No, but... Ever been faded so bad you can't read half the tags?

Phaeton · 10-27-2016, 02:28 PM

"Sharpie Extreme Fade Resistant" is used because all stages have UV and this pen holds the darkness.

What is written on makes a HUGE difference. Wooden clothes pins need a sharp sharpie to fit the words and numbers. Post-It notes on a toothpick pole need a strip of clear tape over the ink. Jiffy pots soak up a lot of ink and have poor contrast. Plastic strip tags need a stem to go around.
When styrofoam cups were used for clones the info would be written around the top rim. At transplant the rim would be razored off and put around the seedling, where it would remain irremovable until harvest.

I notice a large percentage of responses prefer Sharpie's, I wish to join that group.

Jellyfish · 10-27-2016, 10:40 PM

I write on labels, stick them on, and then put masking tape over the label so water never touches them.

blynx · 10-28-2016, 02:56 PM

I use freezer tape (basically it's masking tape, ie the yellowish paper type tape) with Sharpies.

Stays legible for a long time. Stays stuck on the container/jar, yet still removable without ripping or leaving a bunch of adhesive behind.

waveguide · 10-29-2016, 04:09 AM

pencil

i figured you meant more, tips on how to read what you wrote. like, use some kind of substance to make the residual ink more discernable. sleuth powder. maybe acid would enhance your vision enough. maybe a blacklight or the moonlight. laser pointers on acid on the moon. but that might harm the seed. animals could see it i bet. you could describe the shape of the letters and they could nod.

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Starmstr Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Grapevine Posts: 127	Dang it dumb pen So I'm sure it has happened to even the best of us but last round half of the tags are faded so bad I cant read them. Got any fool proof tips to help an ol fella out? Their all jarred separate so no biggie to me butt..
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MJPassion Observer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: uni-verse Posts: 5,584	-Sharpie on masking tape on the lid & the jar. -Attention to handling, noting NOT to grab label.
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Betterhaff Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,568	I also put a tag inside the jar, markings down, on the bottom. Edit: if you're talking about tags on plants I use a permanent Sharpie.
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waveguide Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,950	pencil i figured you meant more, tips on how to read what you wrote. like, use some kind of substance to make the residual ink more discernable. sleuth powder. maybe acid would enhance your vision enough. maybe a blacklight or the moonlight. laser pointers on acid on the moon. but that might harm the seed. animals could see it i bet. you could describe the shape of the letters and they could nod. __________________ strain zombie says: straaaaaiiins "I think the prevailing attitudes.. ..that community is completely harmless and beneficial is wishful thinking at best, ignorant and delusional in many cases, and are the "snake oil" of the charlatan in the worst cases." where there is certainty, consideration is absent koala tea seeds
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KuddlyKitten Newbie Join Date: May 2015 Location: Brrrrirrwww Posts: 48	o.O
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Jellyfish Invertebrata intoxica Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Anywhere but here Posts: 12,106	I did the same thing with some clones not too long ago. I had to throw them all out.
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10-27-2016, 02:28 PM	#7
Phaeton Speed of Dark Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Interior Alaska Posts: 1,554	"Sharpie Extreme Fade Resistant" is used because all stages have UV and this pen holds the darkness. What is written on makes a HUGE difference. Wooden clothes pins need a sharp sharpie to fit the words and numbers. Post-It notes on a toothpick pole need a strip of clear tape over the ink. Jiffy pots soak up a lot of ink and have poor contrast. Plastic strip tags need a stem to go around. When styrofoam cups were used for clones the info would be written around the top rim. At transplant the rim would be razored off and put around the seedling, where it would remain irremovable until harvest. I notice a large percentage of responses prefer Sharpie's, I wish to join that group.
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10-27-2016, 10:40 PM	#8
Jellyfish Invertebrata intoxica Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Anywhere but here Posts: 12,106	I write on labels, stick them on, and then put masking tape over the label so water never touches them.
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