If you’ve got a garden consisting of more than a couple of crops, you might find yourself wanting to mark each area with the name of the seeds you planted. There are tons of plant markers
That’s why I was so excited to see this great reuse idea posted by Julie over on Crafting a Green World. She took broken vinyl mini-blinds that were destined for the trash and used them to create virtually indestructible markers for her garden. I absolutely love this idea because it is the perfect example of upcycling something that seems worthless into something that is helpful and saves you money.
If you have a huge garden and want to try this idea, but don’t happen to have any broken mini-blinds on hand, call a few friends. I’ll bet at least one of them has a set in the closet or attic that they don’t need but couldn’t bear to throw out (I know I do). Or take a drive around the neighborhood this weekend and look for yard sales. I wouldn’t be surprised if you found a set for less than a dollar!
NOTE – As stated in the original article, please do not use this idea on mini-blinds produced before 1996, as they may contain lead.
4 comments so far:
Thanks for the idea! I just planted an herb garden and was needing to mark each plant and I just happen to have some old blinds.
Another idea is paint sticks…my hubby is in construction and ther are always a ton of used sticks on the job site…I just use a permanent marker to write on the end with the dry paint (typically neutral office colors, but occaisionally they are really bold “accent” wall colors in there, too)
I may have to scout around for blinds, though…!
Great idea, Teresa. I personally would like the bold colors better than the neutrals, as a great way to pep up the garden! Just make sure the paint on the sticks is non-toxic
Love, love, love this idea! Thanks for sharing!