{"id":2837,"date":"2022-06-06T10:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2023-02-27T20:31:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T22:31:15","slug":"diy-plant-markers-for-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/diy-plant-markers-for-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Plant Markers for your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">                                                    <em>With wood sticks and a wood burning tool,                                                you can make garden plant markers to last in your garden all year<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/diy-plant-markers.jpg\" alt=\"diy garden plant markers\" class=\"wp-image-2838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/diy-plant-markers.jpg 480w, https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/diy-plant-markers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you first plant your garden, it can be hard to remember which seeds you planted where, so it&#8217;s a good idea to use plant markers for your garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to gardening like me, you may even need plant markers for seedlings to make sure you recognize each plant variety you planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s an easy DIY to make your own garden plant markers in a matter of minutes.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-pinterest wp-block-embed-pinterest\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DIY Plant Markers for your Garden\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/ext\/embed.html?id=118993615144793657&#038;src=oembed\" height=\"775\" width=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"> Supplies you will need:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Super Jumbo sticks from craft store (I chose Woodpile from Hobby Lobby<\/li><li>TRUArt Pyrography Pen (or any other wood burning tool you prefer)<\/li><li>a pencil to write the plant names on the wood before burning<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/diy-garden-markers.jpg\" alt=\"plant marker made by wood burning\" class=\"wp-image-2840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/diy-garden-markers.jpg 480w, https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/diy-garden-markers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I recommend using a pencil to write the plant name on the wood first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">That way, you are less likely to misspell a word or make a mistake with spacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wood-burning.jpg\" alt=\"diy wood burned plant markers\" class=\"wp-image-2843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wood-burning.jpg 352w, https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/wood-burning-165x300.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It might take you a few tries to get the hang of using the tool. Chances are, you will have plenty of wood sticks to practice wood burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/garden-markers-using-wood-burning-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"easy diy garden plant marker project\" class=\"wp-image-2841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/garden-markers-using-wood-burning-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/garden-markers-using-wood-burning-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I used this pyrography pen of my husband&#8217;s, but you can find different options at your local craft store or home improvement store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/garden-markers.jpg\" alt=\"affordable garden plant markers\" class=\"wp-image-2842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/garden-markers.jpg 480w, https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/garden-markers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Now you will have garden plant markers to last all year long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">No more guessing what seeds were planted where \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/diy-garden-area-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"diy raised garden bed project\" class=\"wp-image-2803\" 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