Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Garden markers

Thanks to Mrs. Martha Stewart I have found a free way to mark my garden. I mostly rely on memory which works well for the garden bed but for seeding, that NEVER works!

While browsing marthastewart.com I found this free cheap idea.
First grab some good lookin' sticks :) I have TONS on my 1.5 acres!

The directions say to use a peeler but I just used an old ($store) kitchen knife. You cut a couple of layers off the top. It should look something like this.

Next you get a sharpie and write your vegetables, plants, herbs etc. I only have veggies :)



I sprayed a clear coat on top to protect from the elements but I am not sure you have to do that step.

The entire process took literally, 5 minutes. Of course, it was FREE so nothing beats that but I like the organic natural feel.

happy planting

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11 comments:

  1. That is a great idea and right up my alley! Well... if we had sticks... In phx, trees and sticks aren't abundant... I'm sure I can figure something out. We hope to plant our first garden next year!! I'm gonna remember this! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. I noticed that YHL had my chair on it today - pretty cool! I responded to your comment on my blog with my suggestions... :) But, I love that she tried it!!

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  2. I love this idea, Margo. I am going to use it if and when we get our garden planted :)

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  3. great job! :) I need to do this! thanks for inspiring me.
    gail
    ps "catching" you this week, thanks for linking up

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  4. This is so great! Would love for you to link to my delightfully inspiring Thursday Party.
    http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2011/04/delightfully-inspiring-thursday-party-8.html
    DaNita

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  5. Very timely as I will be sweating my tushie off while planting in my garden this weekend. I like this idea much better than using cheesy plastic markers. It just so happens I have a bunch of stick like that in my brush pile! Thanks!

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  6. Love those!! Thanks for sharing this tip at my linky party :)

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  7. love it!! I think I'm going to try that this year for my garden

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  8. Visiting from The DIY Show Off. Very nice. And simple too. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. I am loving the rustic awesomeness of these markers! They would look perfect in my container garden with my brand new DIY rustic bench! www.decoratingdiy.blogspot/2011/05/4-upcycled-bench.html

    Kristen
    Turning a House into a Home

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  10. what a fun idea. I am planting a smaller garden this year and this idea will help me not feel so sad about it. Thank you!

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