Have you ever heard of seed tag? It brings new surprises for you!

Companies committed to the environment always find alternatives to strengthen people's connection with nature and reduce impacts on the environment, helping to rebalance sustainability. The seed tag label is another cool idea that should be followed. The planet needs it. 

Seed tag no longer provides the information needed to verify the quality and amount of the product. It will turn to a plant afterward! 

The seed tag is a recyclable, organic, and eco-friendly paper composed of various types of vegetable flower seeds 

Generally, tags or labels are only used to inform the price, content, or shelf life of the product as well as the product expiration date. 

Tags have enhanced and acquired their best quality: becoming a plant such as a flower or vegetable! Isn’t that awesome?

The pack is complete because plus reading the necessary info about the product you are purchasing you now can plant the tag instead of tearing it up. 

So the seed tag will become a beautiful plant of a vase or your home garden! 

Seed tags can be useful for various segments, as well as for gifts and souvenirs distributed in schools and special events or ceremonies,

Tag seeds already in the market

Flowers

  • Clarkia: a very beautiful flower that attracts butterflies, so it is a great option to skim the edges of your garden. It has various colors, which allows you to buy again to have another flower color. The plant is also pretty cool when in a little bowl. Perfect splendid!

  • Harpsichord: Also known as "Tagetes" which is a tribute to the Etruscan God, Tages who represented who gifted to the people of Etruria (present-day Tuscany in Italy) the power to cultivate the land wisely. It may enhance your garden’s beauty.

  • Daisy: this beautiful and famous flower, for representing joy and power, symbolizes youth. Thus, a nice seed tag this one might be.

Veggies

  • Tomato: vegetable widely used in weight-loss diets, salads, sauces, soups, meats, and juices.

  • Basil: plant of Indian origin and other tropical areas of Asia that, as one knows, is used in cooking for seasonings and salads.

  • Mustard: its leaves, served raw, are used in salads or sautéed. In the case of their seeds, they serve in the flavoring of salads and dishes based on fish and meat.

  • Pepper: as it is a universal food that helps to increase the metabolic rate of the body. 

  • Parsley: the cellulose present in this vegetable helps in the intestinal tract. This plant has several other benefits for your health, such as its antioxidant power when providing folic acid to the body.

  • Watercress: it is a super-important plant that benefits the thyroid, preventing intense fatigue. Very useful for skin treatment and in the formation of bones and teeth, It has few calories (100 g = 22kcal).

  • Chicory: it is a powerful source of phosphorus and iron with other medicinal properties that are used as a natural remedy to treat liver and bowel problems.

  • Arugula: this one tastes peculiar and smells strong. It has low calories and is rich in fiber.

  • Carrot: Famous root originated in Afghanistan, you can have other colors, in addition to the orange color, such as purple, white or yellow. 

Ideal dimensions of seed tag

A seed tag can be made in various sizes, according to the purposes, but it would rather follow a standard size, that is. neither too large nor too small. 

A standard seed tag is regularly rectangular with thicker cords and rounded corners that can make it easier to read the product’s name and any other important information.  

Besides info, it is a good call to leave room for messages and texts customized according to specific extra purposes. 

6 cool tips for you to plant your seed label right:

  1. Tear your tag seed into many little pieces.

  2. Prepare the soil and bury the stickers of the tag, either in the bowl, in a little pot with little sticks underneath, or your home garden.

  3. If the seed tag is of a flower, be sure to open a hole in the ground and cover it at the height of your little finger.

  4. Always dwell and leave in the sun, are fundamental requirements for your seed tag to become a strong and imposing plant.

  5. When needed, trim the galls with sharp scissors to strengthen your plant.

  6. Use the same soil - if the plant is not in a bowl - to plant new seed tags.

By Marco Veado - THINK GREEN

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