For years I’ve struggled with marking my plants with various types of permanent markers or even label makers, only to eventually have the labels fade or fully wash off. I’ve tried using pencils through the years, but a traditional mechanical pencil is too fine for most tags, and good ol Ticonderoga is just annoying to have to find a sharpener for. These showed up in my recommendeds for some reason, and I was both overjoyed and felt stupid at the same time—how could I forget clutch pencils are a thing! I’ve been using these out in my greenhouse for a few months now and the thicker lead is perfect! It’s legible and not too fine to write on most labels. I also ordered a name brand 2mm clutch pencil at the same time, which IS to fine to be legible, which is why I mention that feature. These are inexpensive enough that I don’t care if I leave them on the bench and they get wet or rusty when my greenhouse gets watered, but, fwiw, I’ve left it on my bench for 3mos now, and it gets watered every other morning, and it’s still not rusting or giving me issue. The sharpener in the top could be a little better, but for a couple bucks per pencil, I totally don’t mind.I’ve attached a couple pics where you can see how well they write on my plastic plant markers.