Has anyone ever tried using grill skewers as garden markers?
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Lori Johnson
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This isn't really a question, but an idea I came up with. While planting my garden yesterday, I needed a way to mark the end of each row and tell me exactly what was planted in each. I remembered my husband has lots of grill skewers stashed in a box, so I took a handful of those, skewered the empty seed packets on them and stuck them in the ground. These have wooden handles with colored beads on the ends. They look nice and lets me remember what's in each row. The rain and wind won't blow them away either.
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That’s a great idea! Thank you for sharing!
I have seen this done and thought about trying it in our garden, my only comment would be is they may rust beneath the soil.
I use chopsticks, plastic knives etc
Great idea! One of our members put a canning jar over her seed packet to preserve the writing on the label. Here are some more of her ideas.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/garden-markers-5-options-28619378?r=2
Garden Markers - 5 Options
I use popsicle sticks in my veggie garden, I write on them with a permanent marker and they last the whole season. Bought a box of them to make Christmas ornaments when my kids were little and I still haven't used them up. I keep my veggie seed packets in with my gardening things, that way if I need to see the stats on them, I have them and they are in good shape.
That would work, just don't make shiscabobs after using them in the garden.
Bamboo chop sticks or skewers are another choice.