Plant Doctor Archive

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 iin ponds because there is a risk of overdosing, but it's ideal for a fountain.

Reproduced with permission from the former Weekend Gardener magazine. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the RNZIH.