Algae and barley straw in garden ponds part 6
Over the last 4 years or so barley straw has come into vogue as a means for solving suspended algae problems in ponds and particularly blanketweed algae problems. However discussion was almost always superficial, word of mouth or anecdotal.
Not Short term FixA 4 year experiment on a full scale pond is underway in an English village. The pond is known as The Beck and has been an eyesore for years. I contacted one of the village residents to ask about the experiment and here is Rod Storers reply
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What a surprise to get your message. Yes the Barley straw programme has been going now for three years and I am
convinced that it helps.
Our village pond has a high nitrogen content, consequently the blanket weed infestation was severe. I string a line of
"sausages" of straw wrapped in silage wrapping net along a rope across the pond each spring and it seems to be progressively suppressing the algal growth, does not eradicate it but reduces it and this year (third treatment year) the annual growth has been markedly less.
I assume you must have a problem in SA? If so the straw is worth a try but don't expect it to cure the problem overnight!
I gained my info on the subject from the Aquatic Research Project at Reading. By the way how did you find my e mail address and which part of SA are you in?
Rod Storer.
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