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Water Gardens — Fountain
MY
fountain is always slimy and I’m sick of constantly having to
clean it out. What can I do?
THE best thing to do is to add an
algaecide to the water. You can buy it in a liquid form or as a
block that slowly dissolves. I’m not keen on them in ponds because
there is a risk of overdosing, but it’s ideal for a fountain.
Weekend Gardener, Issue 102, 2002, Page 20
Advice by Andrew Maloy, former Plant Doctor of the Weekend Gardener and Kiwi Gardener magazines
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