Make sure you have all the necessary spring pond products when you need them. It never fails, each year it seems like the spring weather holds off as long as possible, then suddenly changes. Almost overnight, the sunny warm weather arrives, the ice on your pond melts and algae begins to grow. When this happens, be ready for it! Check out all our spring pond products that will help you get a jump on establishing a clear healthy pond this summer.
Not sure what you should do to get your pond ready this spring? Check out our Spring Pond Cleaning & Start-up Page for some great tips.
Barley Straw Pellets+ Algae Control - 40 lbs
Natural Algae Control For Large Ponds! Enriched with peat and humic acid, this revolutionary formula works faster & better with Less Mess & Cost and is easier to apply than bales, pillows and pads!
MICROBE-LIFT Barley Straw Pellets+ works in much the same way as barley straw…only faster! Whereas barley straw works by releasing certain natural chemicals as it biodegrades, so do the pellets in MICROBE-LIFT/Barley Straw Pellets+, only the breakdown compounds are released faster: dispersing equally throughout the water; reacting photochemically with sunlight; and activating humic acids to produce hydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent that also helps to keep the water clear-naturally and at a low level of release. The humic acid will also chelate metals such as copper or arsenic. MICROBE-LIFT/Barley Straw Pellets + are rich in organic peat which softens pond water-reducing nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the water column-and provides a buffering agent and ion attenuation in lined ponds that additionally gives them some beneficial properties of earthen ponds!
MICROBE-LIFT Barley Straw Pellets + is an environmentally responsible, cost-efficient pond conditioner that is a natural and organic way to a healthy pond environment! Barley straw and selected natural peats have been processed and packaged to make them clean and easy to apply. Manufactured using an exclusive proprietary pelleting process that eliminates the use of wheat, corn and other binders, the barley straw is harvested and stored under climatic conditions that assure the quality of these essential ingredients.
Features:
Fish, Plant, Wildlife & Environmentally Friendly
MICROBE-LIFT Barley Straw Pellets+ is a completely natural product. When used in accordance with label directions Barley Straw Pellets+ is completely safe for your fish, plants, pets and pond wildlife.
Microbe-Lift Barley Straw Pellets Plus Application Rates
Simple broadcast the barley straw pellets into the pond at the recommended rate in the table below. Repeat every two months for optimal results.
| Pond Size (In Surface Acres) | Application Rate (repeat every 2 months) |
| 0.25 acres | 30 lb. |
| 0.50 acres | 60 lb. |
| 0.75 acres | 90 lb. |
| 1.00 acres | 120 lb. |
| 2.00 acres | 240 lb |
