Posted by denmennis on September 04, 2002 at 08:48:36:
A bale of barley straw will help to clear the algae although it may not look very decoative. I would not use Roudup or any other chemical aroud the pond. The plants that you are describing may be water hyacinths (do they nave round thick leaves attached to a bulbous base? Are the flowers a lavender color?). If so, you will need to periodically thin them out. I would not try to eradicate them as they have massive complex root systems that are excellent for filtering the water and will actually improve your water quality. If you them go however, they will overtake your entire pond. Hope this helps.
