The garden stakes for the blueberries were looking a little ragged… Ok, a lot ragged! I decided to come up with a more permanent solution and while welding up a large piece of furniture, I took a few minutes and used a little weld bead for good.

I made eight signs, one for each vitality of tree that is planted. Materials used were 3 scrap sections of 1/4” think flat bar and some twice repurposed 24” long 1/2’ rebar that I had forged points on, welded a 1/2” washer, and had used previously as awning tent stakes.

I spent maybe an hour of time in total between cutting, welding, grinding, and bending the stakes. Maybe $5 of gas, $6 in electricity, and $2 of wire were used for plant ID signs that will last a lifetime and then some. I over-build stuff, it is what I do.