On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:49:39 GMT, "Kevin Cutlip"
wrote:

Unless you have the exact formula for your pond, you could/will throw Ma
Nature into a very bad retaliation phase...Barley Straw is best for
controlling pond algae.Stays dormant until algae starts to bloom then
releases hydrogen peroxide as needed when breaking down...Long winded
scientific data on this, but short & sweet, its safer....Then when its done
(lasts about 6 mos but varies w/temp) use the leftover in your plant
beds...Great stuff....

So barley straw breaking down releases hydrogen peroxide? That's what
kills of the stringy green/black algae in ponds .. and swamp coolers
a.k.a. evaporative air conditioners?

I had read somewhere that barley straw keeps that stuff down, or kills
it, but didn't know why, so putting some peroxide in the water in the
cooler should kill the stuff too?!

Woo.Woo.. that would be good, because she can't put the cooler in a
shaded area, so the sun beating on the cooler on top of their trailer
soon starts smelling like that "swamp" and she's sensitive to that
kind of stuff.

When I first saw the peroxide and gardens subject line.. I thought..
naw.. they gotta be kidding. Wish I'd known and will have to look
further because of all the claims of controlling mildew and
anthracnose as anthracnose is in the soil here and it attacks
tomatoes, and may have killed the neighbor's tree. Although, at the
dilution rate of plain old household peroxide.. just doesn't sound
like it would do anything. Particularly mixed with chlorinated
water..would think that the chlorine in the water would have some
"bleaching" effect if it's strong enough to kill fish. Which of
course it is. The main water after plants are up and it's warm enough
that our irrigation water is in the ditch, I don't use much
chlorinated city water. I like the $11 to $15 a year water bill of
flood irrigation ;-D

Janice


into it.... I have great success. Mildews gone!! Great for mini ponds
to. Seed germination up 20%, use as a organic insecticide, stimulate
fast growth... the list just goes on and on.

3% and 6% food grade available for shipping anywhere in the USA and
Canada. 1 gallon shipping costs 7.00 to 9.79. Go to the address below:

http://www.perennialsonline.com/peroxide.html


Respectfully
Dale B.