That’s helpful, Kirby, if you want a project for a rainy day. But I just now took a large paper clip, straightened out its long leg, and inserted a paper label 3″ x 1″ first through the junction of the…
Category: Show Prep and Exhibiting
Information about preparing daffodils to exhibit.
wire looping, part 2
Here is a close-up of the tip of a wire looping plier. What makes it work is the concave jaw to hold the wire against the mandrel while you bend it. There are probably many sources of these pliers; however,…
wire looping, part 1
Attached is a picture showing the tools for making card pins (lip pins) out of paperclips and the various stages in the process. First, use needle nose or any other suitable plier to straighten the paperclip. Then use the wire…
Paperclips??
Was there discussion last year on how to use a paperclip to hold a name tag on a daffodil, for collections? I have a memory of thinking that would be useful, but no memory of how to do it, and…
small growers
Thanks to Chriss for pointing out that the small growers sections is for exhibitors who grow no more than 50 different cultivars. Our show schedule does say 50, but I didn’t look at it before posting the Murphys Small Grower…
Check and Double Check
Sam Nock and Spencer Rainey worked together to check and double check to be sure the information recorded on the class record cards was accurate and complete before they removed them from the benches.