Get out the green. How to rid a backyard pond of algae.
HORTICULTURE May 1997 (v.94#5) pg. 60
Added Info HORTICULTURE Mar 1998 (v.95#3) pg. 10
Tip on controlling excess algae in pond or water garden by adding a small amount of straw to the water.
ORGANIC GARDENING May-Jun 1999 (v.46#3) pg. 9
The pleasures of pond scum. How to sterilize a canning jar filled with some water and soil (dirt) so that you can incubate algae found in pond mud, garden soil, etc. How to raise several generations of algae and examine them with a microscope.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Mar 1998 (v.278#3) pg. 96