Barley Straw
May 5, 2010

A new shipment allows us to again have limited quantities of quality barley straw available for our customers.

$20.00 per bale
For pickup at the farm

Our farm is located two miles south of Oregon, Wisconsin.  Click here for location information.

Please note that we make no claims about the suitability of barley straw for use by pond owners.  For more information about barley straw, the following websites may be helpful:

Algae Control with Barley Straw
School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University
http://ohioline.osu.edu/a-fact/0012.html

Aquatic Plant Management: Barley Straw for Algae Control
by Carol A. Lembi, Professor of Botany
Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
Revised August 2002
http://www.btny.purdue.edu/pubs/APM/APM-1-W.pdf


Barley Straw Algae Control Research
The Water Gardeners International (WGI) Journal Online
by Deborah Hill and Renee Stoops
February 2006
http://www.watergardenersinternational.org/journal/1-1p/og/algae_control.html


Barley Straw - Algae Control
Literature Analysis
by Stan Geiger, Eric Henry, Pat Hayes and Kale Haggard
November 1, 2005
http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/Pond%20Web%20Page/barley_algae%20control.pdf


Algal control in waterways using barley straw
Central Fisheries Board
Mobhi Boreen, Glasnevin, Dublin
http://www.irishscientist.ie/P67.htm
For more information:
Mark and Jean Hanson
mrhanson@wistrout.com
608-835-9712
Location of our farm

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