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01-07-2003, 11:20 PM
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My pond just had its first Algae Bloom! what do I do?????
No, It is Barley straw - only found in pond stores and possibly a
local farmer if you are lucky. I did see it in the paper once this year around here though. Other types of straw do not put out as much Hydrogen peroxide when it decays as Barley straw does thus Barley straw it really the only viable solution. Rick Is this the same straw you get in bales at a garden center? I just tossed some down around my pond to help the grass take root, and to try and keep the mud in place. I wonder if I should toss some in the pond? Hmm...Bonnie help...I am going to meddle again... BV. |
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01-07-2003, 11:26 PM
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My pond just had its first Algae Bloom! what do I do?????
No, It is Barley straw - only found in pond stores and possibly a
local farmer if you are lucky. I did see it in the paper once this year around here though. Other types of straw do not put out as much Hydrogen peroxide when it decays as Barley straw does thus Barley straw it really the only viable solution. Rick Is this the same straw you get in bales at a garden center? I just tossed some down around my pond to help the grass take root, and to try and keep the mud in place. I wonder if I should toss some in the pond? Hmm...Bonnie help...I am going to meddle again... BV. |
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02-07-2003, 12:33 AM
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My pond just had its first Algae Bloom! what do I do?????
BV,
My "pond" is a teensy-weensy 3-footer, so I bought barley straw at PetsMart. Before that, I bought a "barley ball" from Gardener's Supply Company http://www.gardeners.com/ in Vermont. (I say "bought" because my dogs -- each half Lab, half some-other-eating-machine -- "removed" the barley straw about 15 minutes after I put it in the teeny pond.) If you want to buy some, you might visit Froogle at http://froogle.google.com/ -- a search for "barley straw" turned up 8,504 results. Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... "Chester Deja" wrote in message om... If you want a no-hassle long term natural combatant for algae then just use barley straw. I added 1/3 bale to my 35'x55'x4' pond and within 3 weeks crystal clear water with NO string algae and NO other hassles. Now I can see my thousands of minnows swimming around. That's what I get for throwing in 9 dozen of them 2 months ago. Our new wild rescued from the side of the raod turtle has pleanty of food he can 'see'. Not to mention the thousands of tadpoles. snip Is this the same straw you get in bales at a garden center? I just tossed some down around my pond to help the grass take root, and to try and keep the mud in place. I wonder if I should toss some in the pond? Hmm...Bonnie help...I am going to meddle again... BV. |
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