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Craft Stick Plant Markers: First Failure
Mary brought this back from the garden after it fell over while she was working in that plot:

Craft stick marker – rotted 2023-07 Another one returned a few days later in somewhat better shape:

Craft stick marker – deterioration 2023-07 We already knew lower-case letters were a bad idea and now we know a thin slab of untreated wood might survive two months when jammed into the ground.
Nothing unexpected, of course.
At least the lasering technique should come in handy for something else used in more salubrious conditions.