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My Sharpie ink fades within a year, and I've noticed that the labels of some of my seedlings in a zip bag only three months have already started to fade. I started using pencil, preferably #2 or darker.

My grandfather always used aluminium labels and a pencil for his prize winning dahlias and chrysanthemums which grew in full sun. Fully reusable labels which were recyclable when they ultimately became brittle.

Ryman office supplies have packs of Sharpies on half price sale

Hi,
I have a Rotring pen must be 10 years old and still has ink in it and working. But i used it for drawing work not on my lables, but I might just give it a try.... I think the tip! is 0.5mm in size.
Regards

Mel.

Have you tried putting it on a copier / printer /scanner? I once blanked something out with marker pen then scribbles over it with a ball point but the scanner could still pick the original wording up.

Hi Smel, I think you are right, Rene,s label writing compares with the lettering you have shown. Cheers

Rene used a Rotring Rapidograph, I understand.
I prefer a Pentel 209 mechanical pencil with a 2B lead, quick, easy and doesn't fade.

Chez2 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:35 pm Have you tried putting it on a copier / printer /scanner? I once blanked something out with marker pen then scribbles over it with a ball point but the scanner could still pick the original wording up.

That's what I've done with my faded labels in conjunction with the brightness/contrast adjustments.

Might explain why I couldn't pull anything out of this label.