Killing algae in pots?

[Michael J. Prigge]

In article <582ovp$sr2 at enyo.uwa.edu.au>, lmiguel at uwa.edu.au (Leon Miguel) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Once again, I am having trouble with algae infecting pots in which I am 
> growing (trying to grow..) Arabidopsis.
> 

For me, careful watering can keep them under control. I try not to
overwater...ie, saturated pots sitting in a tray of water. Algae are more
sensative to the top of the pots drying out so I try to wait until the
pots start to dry before adding more water. Also I imagine fertilizer
amount and type may play some role. 
good luck
Mike
Michael Prigge                    prigge at darkwing.uoregon.edu
Institute of Molecular Biology           University of Oregon
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