Hello everyone,
My name is Doug Russell, I am 17 years old and I go to Eastwood High School in Pemberville, Ohio. I am actively involved in the FFA and for my project I have planted and baled barley straw. My family has a backyard pond and for the past two years we have placed barley straw in it to control the algae. We have definitely had success with it. I have also sold barley straw to many people in my area to control the algae their ponds. I would like to talk to anyone who would be interested in trying this. Please remember, barley straw only PREVENTS new algae from growing, it does not kill present algae. Also, this is not a guaranteed practice but the success rate is very high.
I have a website, http://www.geocities.com/dougsbarleystraw/Barley.html
please check it out.
Thank you everyone,

Doug Russell