Free Plant Labels

 Allotmenteers, plant enthusiasts and gardeners, we don't think twice about picking up a packet of plant labels when shopping. A quick search revealed prices for labels cost between £2 and £4 and although this may not seem much to most, it's the price of a packet of seeds you could be sowing. 

Trust me, we are surrounded by possibilities by making them in minutes and with no special tools. Anything from plant pots, soda cans, beer cans, plastic milk bottles, empty tomato fertilizer bottles etc. One of my favourites is soda or beer cans producing smart-looking aluminium labels. Another I like is made from the tomato fertilizer I use, which produces bright red rigid labels.

All you need are a pair of cheap scissors and a few minutes of your time to cut panels from whatever resource you are recycling, then cut them into strips. Aluminium can ones are best finished by bending a slight crease along its length over a table edge or even a pen so they are more rigid. One note, aluminium can edges can be sharp so more of an adult project. 

In the end, you are doing your bit for the environment by recycling waste products and saving a penny or two in the bargain. Remember look after the pennies as they mount up!