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How long do I treat for pond Algae? Bio Lake Clear

How long do I treat for pond Algae?                   Dear Customer,            Minimum Dosage’s for ponds and Lakes is a 6 weeks program. Full season typically from April through October. Adjust these dates for geographic region. With over 30,000 different verities...

Dangers of handling copper sulfate. We have safer alternatives at OES.

Dangers of handling copper sulfate, Would you swim in it? Safer alternatives with OES. Don't Use Copper Sulfate!! When organisms such as algae become a problem in private or commercia ponds, copper sulfate treatment provides an inexpensive solution. However, improper...

How phosphorous affects aquatic life, lakes and ponds.

Organic Pond Care program How phosphorous affects aquatic life: If too much phosphate is present in the water the algae and weeds will grow rapidly, may choke the waterway, and use up large amounts of precious oxygen (in the absence of photosynthesis and as the algae...

Aquatic Plants

For technical purposes, we differentiate into 4 groups:  algae, floating aquatic plants, submerged weeds, and emergent weeds.  Here is our definition and some examples for each.  A.  Algae  Primitive plants closely related to fungi.  No true leaves, stems, or root...

Duckweed

Duckweed Has an Amazing Growth Rate If you live anywhere near still water, you probably already know how fast duckweed can spread until it covers a pond.   On average, one duckweed plant can grow one daughter plan per day, effectively doubling its population and...

Bathroom Odor from Septic

Satisfied Customer: Dear Organic Earth, I have a summer home in Hawley PA, on Lake Wallenpaupack. The house has been in my family for over 30 years. It's a ranch with 4 bedroom,2 bathroom,2 houses up from the lake. Of course we have a septic system. Over the last year...