Water To Burn, Pond Algae Offers Potential as a Source of Bio-diesel
One of the most common and prolific of water plants – and one of pond keeping’s more aggravating pests – may soon be raised commercially. Tightening of world petroleum supplies […]
Pond Balance – How to Help Prevent Green Water
A major concern of potential pond owners (and those who are new to the hobby!) can be summed up in one word – Algae! At several home-and-garden-type shows lately, this […]
Green Water – Myths, Facts, Theories
Although it is sometimes called an algae bloom, normally the names it is called are unprintable. For some, it seems to happen every Spring (also sometimes in the Fall). For […]
Green Water In Spring? Winter White May Contribute
Gazing at our icy ponds, green water may be the last worry to cross our minds. I know I’ve been preoccupied just keeping a “breathing” hole open through the ice […]
Eating Algae
Foods containing Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, are now widely believed to offer health benefits because of DHA’s role in human brain function and synapse maintenance. DHA is […]
Canary in the Water – Algae
Algae marks “dead zones” in world oceans. Last month’s issue of ‘The Water Garden’ included an article on the potential commercial use of fast growing algae as bio-fuel. An earlier […]
Controlling Green Water in Ornamental Ponds – Suspended Algae
If there is any single problem shared by ornamental pond owners around the country it is green water: the UNCONTROLLED growth of suspended algae. I emphasize adjective “uncontrolled” because some […]