How to clean plant labels for re-use

Rainy day? Monty shows you how to clean old plant labels, ready to use when the sun starts shining.

Monty Don shows you a quick and easy way to clean 'indelible' pen from plastic plant labels in this short video from Gardeners' World. It's a useful indoor job for a rainy or cold autumn or winter day, and means you can re-use your old plant labels instead of buying more. 

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