Bulk Plant Labels/Tags

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Does anyone know a good source for bulk plant labels/tags? I am using some that I got off of Amazon, but the plastic gets weak and crumbly in the sun. I am looking for better soft plastic ones that are more UV resistant. Quantities of 1000 or more would be great.

I am not interested in aluminum or steel tags.

Thanks!

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I like these. I usually find them on Ebay. I like the 9" better, but 7" is usually what is listed: Flexible 7" x 3/4" Plastic Loop Plant Tags {Set of 250} tree LABELS -wrap around | eBay

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Those are a pretty good price. Looks like they are out of stock. I may call them tomorrow. Thanks! Would you say they stand up well to the sun?

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How well do these hold up to the sun?

Thanks.

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Very well, they don’t get crispy in the sun like the rigid vinyl ones. I use one of the oil based Sharpie paint pens with them and they last pretty well. Red ones with a white sharpie paint pen have done really well for me. I use the red to mark cider varieties and white for fresh eating/baking varieties. Just search Ebay for Plant Tags and you’ll get a few vendors.

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I use a paint marker too. The bright/neon colors fade very quickly. The metallic colors, especially gold, seem to last forever.

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I’m curious to hear why you don’t like the metal versions available.

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I actually do like them for my very long-term orchard situations. I do not like them for my bench grafts. First, I do not know if the graft will be successful. Second, they are difficult to read quickly and from a distance. Third, they take more time to prepare.

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i use popsicle sticks with a fine black sharpie. they last a surprisingly long time.

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Slightly off topic but, I hope to be helpful,
I buy and strip down the best priced Venetian blinds I can find at W@ ЦMart.
I take away all the hardware and just run a bunch at a time through my table-saw cut to about 5 to 6 inches long.

I use the “full sized” markers in the garden.
I further break these “full sized” markers by hand to smaller pieces (four to eight of them) for seedling markers in my planting cells.

I use a pencil to write with as it is the most permanent (go figure).

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