Brother GL200 labeller

Living in a very exposed and chilly spot I have problems with labels. I haven't yet found anything that will mark plastic labels so that the writing lasts through the winter (though I am trying yet another kind of marker this winter).

Has anyone tried the Brother GL200U1 labeller? Does it work? is the print durable? Any other comments, please? (I'm thinking of putting it on my Christmas list.)

 

I find a HB pencil on white plastic labels will ast as long as anything. We are in a cold, windy exposed area too and the labelling is still visible after 12 months. Some new labels are very smooth so I rub them over with wire wool first.

 

I read of someone printing ordinary paper on their computer (e.g. for all the veg they planned to grow that year), and then laminating them. Haven't tried it myself, but it seemed like a good idea!

 

No, sorry, Palustris, HB pencil just disappears!
Am so far pleased with the current marker, though, but it may be a different story come March.
Laminating does seem like a good idea, Kristen, but only if you have a laminator...! :hehe:
Would still like to know of any experiences with the Brother labeller, though.

 

Funny that, I have just been clearing out the ivy from the Wood and found the Magpies pile of my labels. Some of them still have the writing on from when we first moved here 15 years ago.
Another suggestion is to make ones own labels from pieces of wood about the size of a plastic label. Paint them with white paint and when dry scratch the name of the plant in the paint. Worked for the Victorian Gardeners.

 

I've found that a PILOT Razor indelible marker works well on plastic labels - we've some that are still quite clear after 4 years. Success depends on the quality of the label as some don't take the pen as well as others.
Another thing we do is to save up alloy food trays, cut them into strips and emboss plant names into them with a ballpoint pen or a pencil. These last just about for ever.

 

I think the marker I'm testing this winter is a Pilot Razor. (I'd have to go to the shed to check, so I won't just now if your don't mind! :hehe
Still reserving judgement until the spring. I'm just testing on labels on pots in the (open) cold frame, where it's also easy to plot the position of what's where on a plan, just in case the marker fades!

 

I have the p-touch made by brother.


I find that its good, but the labels must be securely pressed down other wise they have peeled off, its a thermal printer so too hot and the whole lot goes black, but after quite a few months they do fade if outside.

Often Its also cheaper to buy a new one than to buy a new roll of label stuff (really it is, Maplin put the printer on special offer, which is cheaper than the label stuff is)

Don’t use a computer printer and laminator, the ink fades quick in the summer and the laminated sheets split in cold weather.

Me, I would get a label printer and turn the labels away from the sun, should last a few years then.

oh, price.

labeling printer £14.99

9mm tape £14.99

Yes, both prices are the same.