I have tried putting them in little rows, making little flags out of toothpicks and stickers, rubber bands.. nothing works too great.

I finally decided to write on the leaf of the clones with a magic marker. Will this work? Has anybody else tried this?

I don't know why I never thought of writing on the leaf, but I don't see why it won't work, and it's easy to do.

What do ya'll do when you have several strains in the same basket?

[krunchbubble]

plastic plant tags, 1000 for $10.00. you can write on them.....

plastic knives or spoons....write on the handles and slide the blade into the pot along the edge...with spoons, write on the bowl and slide the handle into the pot...
instead of writing, use colour coding...dip or paint the ends of the plastic cutlery using different colours for different stock...this way you can tell @a glance what is where without twisting ones neck sideways trying to read labels...

muA

[happyherb]

i use twist ties or string to attach things...

i use flat plastic...like ice cream containers...

cut into strips...say...6cm long x 1cm wide...put a hole in one end for string/tie...(i use the scissors tip and push through.. keep band-aids on had for ya fingers that you stab ! )

a strip with one hole pushed through it at the bottom is strain "a" (write it down)...2 holes strain "b"..ect

if the strip is only big enough for say 6 holes...i start a 2nd line of holes e.g..6 holes up one side one(then 2 ,3 ect) starting at the bottom opposite side...

now if ive got even more strains ...at the end of the tag i cut one corner off...so one corner off....1,2 ,6 holes = "?"

need more? cut both corners so its now a point...or square end with a slit in the end....(just making each one different in some way...easy to see with the eye)

need more tags? (wow you grow alot ) ...use a different colour plastic.

so i just keep notes/ diary with the list of strains and a drawn pic of the tag...

hope makes sence and helps you or others...been doing it for years and it works...when some pens rub off...sticker type tags fall off or get wet and cant be read.HH. =]-~

[exploziv]

Originally Posted by happyherb

need more tags? (wow you grow alot ) ...use a different colour plastic.

Great info happyherb.
If I'd grow more than 4 x 6 strains I'd implement barcoding.

Nobody said anything about just writing on the leaf with a marker. Much easier than making tags and stuff.

Also I use peat pellets to clone, so they are not very big, and plastic spoons are way to big to use.

Will let ya'll know how just writing on the leaf works out.

[Milwaukee]

Making a key, a piece of paper with the different strains mapped out how they're arranged is easy.

[geopolitical]

Originally Posted by happyherb

i use twist ties or string to attach things...

i use flat plastic...like ice cream containers...

cut into strips...say...6cm long x 1cm wide...put a hole in one end for string/tie.

I actually do this but I use very thin copper sheeting (craft store sale ftw) with a bit of copper wire to attach it. I use the same system on garden plants. The tags last for YEARS outdoors and are nearly as cheap as plastic tags if you're making them yourself.

[grow1620]

I've used a black sharpie to make a little mark on my stems to indicate where I've pollinated. I've also used red and blue

also I think the colored frill toothpicks would work great...the kind they use to mark steaks in restaurants. or just color your own toothpicks...

[natrone23]

I'm don't see why this wouldn't work.



good idea