Horticulture tag printer

A method of printing a selected plurality of horticultural identification tags, the method comprising:

• providing a printing system having a housing comprising a first printer, a second printer, a tag creasing mechanism and a tag separating mechanism;
• providing a supply of unprinted tags on a continuous roll where the unprinted tags are connected along a first side to a subsequent tag in the continuous roll;
• providing an automatic feed mechanism configured to feed at least a first tag through an inlet in a housing to the first printer and printing a selected image on a first side of the tag;
• and
• flipping the tag to expose a reverse, unprinted side and feeding the first tag to a second printer for printing a selected image on a reverse side of the tag,
• wherein printing the first side and the second side of the tag is done sequentially.

A system for printing horticultural identification tags, the system comprising:

• a feed roll configured to receive a supply of printable tags;
• a first printer station configured to receive a first tag from the feed roll for printing on a first surface on a first side of the first tag;
• a second printer station positioned with respect to the first printer and configured to receive the first tag in a reversed orientation exposing a reverse unprinted side from the first printer for printing on a second surface on the reverse side of the first tag;
• a first sensor positioned near a first printer inlet and configured to sense the presence of an unprinted tag and a second sensor positioned near a second printer inlet and configured to sense the presence of a tag having a first printed surface and a second unprinted surface;
• and
• wherein the first and second printer are configured for sequential printing of first and second sides of the first tag and subsequent tags.