Almost anyone that lives in Southeast Texas knows that algae is a problem. Unfortunately, the 3 acres or so of my land that drains into my 0.9 acre pond is wooded (mostly Cedar Elm and Hackberry). This causes a real nutrient load to be washed into the pond every fall. I treat with Cutrine Plus but it is a never ending battle all summer. Lately, about 4 days after spraying the soreline with the Cutrine, I use a sand rake to groom the shallow water along shore. This helps break up the mats of filimentrojs algae helping prevent the large mats from floating to the surface. I got to wondering, since the copper in the Cutrine eventually settles to the bottom, does the raking stir the copper back into the water making it somewhat effective again? What do you think?
