Posted 7/25/2006 11:17 (#29692 - in reply to #29637) Subject: RE: Barley straw for algae control
Southeast MN
I was at a small marina Saturday and they used bales of barley straw stuffed into burlap sacks under the docks. One bale kept a 10-15 foot radius algae free. They put rocks in the burlap first to keep it from floating away, although that may not be a problem in a pool.