The old fashioned way was to add barley bails into the edge. Seems to have gone out of fashion.
In reply to Post #16
That's for algae not weed
That's for algae not weed
Out of interest as a observer, what's the legality of the dye if it can run off into the watercourse?
In reply to Post #18
Depends on the effect it has, it isn't harmful to aquatic life obviously, it just blocks light. If you managed to kill off all the weed in a watercourse and destroy it then you'd be looking at prosecution. But if used properly it would likely just dilute to the point it's barely noticeable in a river as it would just flow downstream.
Depends on the effect it has, it isn't harmful to aquatic life obviously, it just blocks light. If you managed to kill off all the weed in a watercourse and destroy it then you'd be looking at prosecution. But if used properly it would likely just dilute to the point it's barely noticeable in a river as it would just flow downstream.
In reply to Post #19
loving this thread - I'm learning loads!
now all I need is that lottery win so I can apply all my new knowledge on my private lake....
now all I need is that lottery win so I can apply all my new knowledge on my private lake....
In reply to Post #16
Have these on my local lake, they've just changed them & it's amazing to see the amount of debris these collect- all sorts!
Have worked a treat to be fair
Have these on my local lake, they've just changed them & it's amazing to see the amount of debris these collect- all sorts!
Have worked a treat to be fair
In reply to Post #22
I don't think its to do with what they collect - from what I understand as the straw breaks down it produces a chemical that inhibits growth of new algae.
I don't think its to do with what they collect - from what I understand as the straw breaks down it produces a chemical that inhibits growth of new algae.
In reply to Post #23
Its the reaction of the barley straw as it begins to rot down, oxygen in the water and sunlight.
This all brews and forms a chemical similar to hydrigen peroxide that breaks down the algae at a cellular level preventing them multiplying.
Straw bales need to be broken apart and stuffed into xmas tree nettibg to make sausages, some plastic bottles inserted for floats, and tied into 1.5 - 2m lengths.
Apply mid spring just as the algae gets going (so some macrophytes still flourish) and add a second lot mid july to august and a coule f weeks later remove the first ones.
Use about 4 x 3 string bales per acre.
Its the reaction of the barley straw as it begins to rot down, oxygen in the water and sunlight.
This all brews and forms a chemical similar to hydrigen peroxide that breaks down the algae at a cellular level preventing them multiplying.
Straw bales need to be broken apart and stuffed into xmas tree nettibg to make sausages, some plastic bottles inserted for floats, and tied into 1.5 - 2m lengths.
Apply mid spring just as the algae gets going (so some macrophytes still flourish) and add a second lot mid july to august and a coule f weeks later remove the first ones.
Use about 4 x 3 string bales per acre.
In reply to Post #24
Applying siltex releases nutrients trapped in the substrate and makes it more fertile. That's probably why your weed has taken off
Applying siltex releases nutrients trapped in the substrate and makes it more fertile. That's probably why your weed has taken off
In reply to Post #25
Interesting mate
They have treat a few waters that I have fished over the years, gin clear and then an explosion of blanket weed
Interesting mate
They have treat a few waters that I have fished over the years, gin clear and then an explosion of blanket weed
In reply to Post #19
It's still an illegal activity to discharge any colour (dye) into a watercourse full stop, it's all detailed within the water framework directive. It's virtually non harmful to a watercourse within reason but unsightly and therefore what primarily drives that particular legislation, I've been involved in many incidents over years involving dye houses illegally discharging into surface drains and entering a watercourse.
It's still an illegal activity to discharge any colour (dye) into a watercourse full stop, it's all detailed within the water framework directive. It's virtually non harmful to a watercourse within reason but unsightly and therefore what primarily drives that particular legislation, I've been involved in many incidents over years involving dye houses illegally discharging into surface drains and entering a watercourse.
In reply to Post #27
Bring back the crystals
Bring back the crystals
In reply to Post #28
In reply to Post #27
Where abouts in the WFD is that legislation. I've never heard of it.
Where abouts in the WFD is that legislation. I've never heard of it.