Good luck darling

I had all these label stake things and my puppy pulled them all out

so now I am on my own

no idea what is what

weeeeeeeeee

you can try taking a piece of thread or fishing line and run it through the netting, tie a knot and taking a piece of tape and folding it over the end and assigning it a number..like this
{{gwi:1301844}}

May not be puppy proof though :)

Happy Gardening

Ohmygosh, Blessedfrog -- you are hilarious! Forgive your puppy and consider this a Real Adventure.
Good idea, Atacosa -- I was also wondering how I would label them
Sunny

Once you pot up the seedlings just take the assigned # (say #1 was stump of the world) and write it on the cup.
If you have 10 #1's , you'll know which is which..and I feel your pain frog....before using this method, I was potting up a bhn 444 and a olena ukranian, stupid me I put them next to each other and marked the cups, then thought...hmmm, which is which? I'll find out later on.

Happy Gardening

Just fold the tape over the end, like you were putting a band-aid on your finger, and make sure it's secure..

Thanks so much, atacosa!!

Blessedfrog- My last puppy decided that tubers were delicious, so after I went and planted a whole bunch of dahlias and other tubers that flower, he promptly dug them up and ate them. The ones he missed, he found them once they sprouted, and then ate those as well. *sigh*

Look at it this way- at least you now have the adventure of figuring out which plant is which once they start fruiting...and who doesn't like a good adventure?! : )

I am so excited about starting my next batch of seeds! This is my first time to use the Jiffy Greenehouse and pellets, and my first batch of seedlings (sown in the Jiffy peat pots) were my first ever, so I am quite the newbie at this.

Thanks again!! : )

Let me know how it works out fer ya..and ya welcome!

Happy Gardening

I start my seeds in Jiffy 7's every year and use the plastic seed flats with a dome to cover them. Just get a permanent marker and number each row in the flat and give each jiffy a letter. 1a,1b,1c etc. Then make a list as to what variety is planted where. Once you transplant your Jiffy seedlings to a pot put the number on the tag (1a) and your done. When you plant your seedlings to their final resting place the tag goes with it and you always have your list as a reference. I use Excel for making my list. Ami

You could also use a strip cut from a styrofoam cup (cut the bottom off, then cut the strips from the top of the cup straight down to the bottom) and run the thread through the end of the strip with a needle before attaching it to the netting. If you write on styrofoam with a ballpoint pen and press down, that indents what you write and it stays visible in sun and rain. You can abbreviate the name so it's always right before your eyes.

I do a spreadsheet, but mine are in flats so they can't move around like the pellets. I also put a number on the black trays (1, 2, 3, etc) using white-out, only on one side in case they get rotated.

I would say permanent markers on popsicle sticks should work for pellets, or if those are too big, wooden coffee stirrers with tiny writing.

Carla in Sac

Bleach bottles, mini blinds, coffee creamer containers ... Anything white, with some tooth, cut into strips 3/4" x 3" (+-) and marked with a sharpie.

The curved shape fits snuggly outside of the pellet into the base. Make em up ahead of time. No worries.

My puppies would all have done more damage than to the markers. No puppies allowed in the maters.

I buy peat pellets and trays separately, not a greenhouse so have no height limitations. I put a 2 1/2" rubberband on the expanded pellet when I sow the seeds, and stick a commercial plastic labeling stake (5/8" x 5", pointed end) into the rubberband. I write on the stake with pencil and it stays legible, then rub it off with cleanser with bleach to reuse. I also sometimes cut milk bottles into strips and write on them with a Sharpie. I can get around 50 free labels from a bottle.

I also keep an Excel map of my seedling tray and of my planting bed so if a label is lost I can check the map. So I have to be really careless to mix up varieties, like when I was sowing sprouts from ziplock bags and watching a movie, and when the sprouts came up there were two sets in the same pot.:-/

With me it's the kitties. I love them, but they love anything that seems to be dirt. I try to convince them that it's off limits, but have you ever tried to train a cat??? Actually I do train them to come when I whistle. I always felt like a fool going to the door and calling "here kitty, kitty, kitty" so I have them trained to come when I whistle (when they feel like it, if you know what I mean).
Anyway I use an Excel chart to track mine, and I have a bunch of the blank charts made up before hand, in case I have to move them.
JMO,
Tom

Toothpicks with masking tape flags (fold tape over end of toothpick so it sticks to itself, number/initial with a sharpie marker).

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions! :o)

I went with the Excel map, and I'm going to add the toothpicks with masking tape. I have those supplies on hand, and it seems simple enough. Then when I pot up to cups I can write on the cups.

I have made a map that I tape to the side or cover, depending on what I am doing. The one on the side works well if you do a whole row of seeds.

I cut a small sliver of cardboard from the jiffy greenhouse label and wrote on it what they were and then stuck it in between pellets seperating the varieties.

As a backup I drew a little map of what went were incase of some mishap.

My problem though was when I potted my seedlings into cups I got my Dr Carolyn and Virginia Sweets confused so now they are all in one section together with a common label.

Ragtime Annie - (good fiddle tune)
I go to Walmart and get some (Jumbo sticks - 75 count). Wooden sticks 3/4 wide and about 6 inches long for a nominal fee, (forget) cut them in the middle to make 2 labels of one stick. I then use (common black nbr 2 pencil ONLY). I've tried the sharpies etc but they seem to want to fade in all the moisture. The pencil works much better.
Good Luck - Bill

I have a Jiffy Garden which holds 25 peat pellets in 5 Rows of 5 pellets. I place a tape completely around the container. I label 2 outside Parallel rows numerically 1-2-3-4-5. I then label the 2 remaining sides A-B=C-D-E. I now have peat pots labeled 1A thru 5E. When I plant I transfer the info to my notebook,which is usually a mess.

I should add that I always try to plant my seeds in the flats so I have have potato-leafed varieties alternated with regular leaf, so I can pick them out faster just by looking, and I can tell when there's been a mishap.

Carla in Sac

First, I have a 72-cell tray. I never plant all 72 at one time as I wouldn't know what to do with all 72 plants. Once they outgrow the pellet and need to go to a pot, I wouldn't have room for 72 potted plants. So, I staggered them. I planted about 25 for the first round, potted up what survived (all of them!) and placed them on a window sill and started the second 20 or so. When those were ready, I moved the original 25 outside on a tray so I could move them around easier and move the 20 to the window sill and started round three.

Before doing this, I made a 6x12 spreadsheet and labeled which plants I wanted to go into which cell. When planting the seeds, I followed the spreadsheet/map. Once the plants were potted, I placed labels in the pot. Once they were moved outside, the labels were attached to the plant so they wouldn't blow away.

Anyway, my point is that since I was not filling the tray, I could arrange them in patterns so I would not confuse which corner is which. For example, the first 25 went on the left side of the tray. That way, I would know which plant was in column1, row1 and not have to worry about turning the tray upside down or something and confuse 1,1 with 12,6.

If you must plant all 72 at once, I would mark a corner with paint, a hole-punch or whatever. DO NOT mark the lid, as that can be turned around by accident. You could also put plants in the corner that you can easily recognize, like basil or something. Finally, you could probably get by with just planting 71 and leave a corner blank.

There are some great pre-made grids you can use that are on the web for just about any size/shape seed tray. I found them useless, however, as a spreadsheet is much easier to update than a printed list.